Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.67/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$129.67

194 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	133.52	750	57
Medium and Large 2	517	130.40	674	93
Medium and Large 3	508	123.14	625	44

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $125 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 sale194 hd

129.67

—

AL average16 barns · 1,762 hd

136.54

−6.87

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	1,481	99.71	1,477	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	80.34	1,170	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	79.93	875	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	62.09	583	26

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$987	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$921	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$828	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,023	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	167.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	110.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	106.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	116.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	690	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.82/cwt	133.00–138.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.57/cwt	131.00–135.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.19/cwt	137.00–139.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	120.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	617	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	124.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	169.98/cwt	169.00–171.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.34/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	149.50/cwt	144.00–153.00	881	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	143.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.32/cwt	158.00–164.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	148.72/cwt	148.00–150.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	164.61/cwt	164.00–165.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	169.16/cwt	168.00–170.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.76/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.23/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.45/cwt	128.00–131.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	121.77/cwt	117.00–124.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.16/cwt	127.00–129.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.84/cwt	172.00–174.00	643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	53.27/cwt	50.00–55.00	494	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	62.20/cwt	60.00–65.00	583	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	68.20/cwt	67.00–69.00	652	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	87.21/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,164	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	79.94/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,186	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	72.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,132	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	72.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	760	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	86.12/cwt	84.00–89.00	988	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	80.27/cwt	77.00–83.00	875	68
Bulls	—	—	1,568	103.92/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,629	5
Bulls	—	—	1,427	97.08/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,385	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	716.67/head	625.00–775.00	717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	796.67/head	700.00–950.00	797	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	633.33/head	575.00–750.00	633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.45/head	875.00–1,125.00	970	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,150	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	830.00/head	800.00–925.00	830	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	156.23/cwt	154.00–160.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	160.85/cwt	160.00–162.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.98/cwt	162.00–164.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	130.33/cwt	128.00–132.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	762	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	158.81/cwt	154.00–160.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	139.34/cwt	135.00–142.00	654	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.62/cwt	116.00–120.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.06/cwt	128.00–130.00	813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.84/cwt	142.00–145.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	18

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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