Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.14/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$136.14

201 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$2.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	136.97	805	99
Medium and Large 2	469	135.87	638	65
Medium and Large 3	384	134.39	516	37

One grade step is worth $2.58/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale201 hd

136.14

—

AL average16 barns · 1,740 hd

141.80

−5.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,657	101.52	1,682	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	80.19	889	202
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	79.53	1,141	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	66.73	646	79

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$931	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$836	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,034	53
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$620	5

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	148.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	166.03/cwt	165.00–168.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	169.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	714	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	126.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.16/cwt	129.00–133.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	151.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	234	141.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	137.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	137.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	808	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	123.25/cwt	121.00–124.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	154.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.65/cwt	117.00–124.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	140.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	149.55/cwt	148.00–152.00	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.07/cwt	135.00–143.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	120.29/cwt	120.00–121.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	143.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	153.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	143.31/cwt	142.00–146.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	158.47/cwt	155.00–159.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	140.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	175.75/cwt	175.00–178.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	162.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	174.24/cwt	170.00–178.00	641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	164.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	142.27/cwt	141.00–146.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	165.64/cwt	164.00–168.00	687	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.97/cwt	143.00–150.00	835	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	155.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	718	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	74.93/cwt	72.00–78.00	823	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	60.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	568	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	72.28/cwt	71.00–76.00	716	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	68.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	667	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	80.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,160	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	87.97/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,001	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	81.79/cwt	79.00–85.00	905	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	72.86/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,093	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	86.88/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,159	8
Bulls	—	—	1,773	103.63/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,837	7
Bulls	—	—	1,521	99.05/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,507	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/head	800.00–1,075.00	890	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,295.00/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,295	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.00/head	525.00–875.00	620	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,306.25/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,306	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	735.00/head	600.00–825.00	735	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	939.06/head	850.00–1,150.00	939	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,059.68/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,060	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	821.43/head	675.00–875.00	821	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	162.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	167.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.93/cwt	154.00–160.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	171.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	174.22/cwt	172.00–176.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	169.79/cwt	168.00–172.00	465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.88/cwt	128.00–132.00	938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	137.82/cwt	136.00–139.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	129.42/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.82/cwt	138.00–142.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.80/cwt	140.00–146.00	665	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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