Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bull market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.12/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$131.12

216 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	135.74	721	112
Medium and Large 2	517	129.87	671	65
Medium and Large 3	517	119.93	620	39

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $101 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 sale216 hd

131.12

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

138.24

−7.12

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	—	Low	1,735	97.52	1,692	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	74.91	1,081	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	73.96	800	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	58.72	554	21

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)	—	$1,033	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$831	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,149	34
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$663	39

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.59/cwt	155.00–164.00	919	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	187.27/cwt	187.00–188.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.27/cwt	123.00–127.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	119.76/cwt	119.00–120.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	122.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.11/cwt	134.00–137.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.59/cwt	132.00–141.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	134.52/cwt	132.00–138.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	178.14/cwt	175.00–181.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	119.17/cwt	117.00–120.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.81/cwt	110.00–113.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	670	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	121.12/cwt	120.00–123.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	157.45/cwt	155.00–159.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	185.59/cwt	180.00–188.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	177.68/cwt	175.00–179.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	134.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	137.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	135.40/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	144.73/cwt	144.00–150.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	170.01/cwt	166.00–172.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.81/cwt	148.00–158.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	143.43/cwt	140.00–148.00	980	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.96/cwt	168.00–172.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	146.80/cwt	145.00–153.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	186.67/cwt	184.00–192.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	991	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	75.96/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,120	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	68.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	724	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	62.32/cwt	61.00–65.00	586	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	57.99/cwt	55.00–60.00	560	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	72.82/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,003	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	79.63/cwt	78.00–83.00	897	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	73.67/cwt	71.00–77.00	787	43
Bulls	—	—	1,735	97.52/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,692	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	778.13/head	725.00–850.00	778	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,050	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.82/head	550.00–750.00	663	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	847.73/head	750.00–1,000.00	848	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,820.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,820	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	168.95/cwt	168.00–170.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.09/cwt	144.00–151.00	544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	182.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	132.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	181.96/cwt	180.00–184.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.59/cwt	142.00–149.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	184.28/cwt	182.00–190.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	1

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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