Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls no trends. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.54/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$141.54

201 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$11.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	144.80	743	113
Medium and Large 2	467	138.23	645	73
Medium and Large 3	407	133.19	542	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.61/cwt here — about $201 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

141.54

—

AL average12 barns · 1,408 hd

139.42

+2.12

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	—	Average	1,591	94.86	1,509	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	71.37	982	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	69.20	768	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	57.10	568	15

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)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$935	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,112	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$763	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.21/cwt	138.00–147.00	609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	128.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	150.49/cwt	148.00–158.00	644	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	150.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	163.70/cwt	160.00–166.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	182.71/cwt	180.00–184.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	198.05/cwt	194.00–202.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	179.66/cwt	177.00–186.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	197.79/cwt	196.00–199.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.52/cwt	167.00–175.00	882	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.92/cwt	176.00–186.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	198.68/cwt	198.00–200.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.33/cwt	148.00–153.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	193.29/cwt	185.00–196.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	835	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	76.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	671	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	55.73/cwt	53.00–58.00	551	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	60.58/cwt	60.00–61.00	603	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	66.64/cwt	64.00–69.00	893	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	72.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,026	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	69.85/cwt	67.00–73.00	780	20
Bulls	—	—	1,653	98.70/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,632	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	90.07/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	800.00–975.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–875.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	762.50/head	750.00–775.00	763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,134.09/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,134	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	169.45/cwt	166.00–172.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	174.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	133.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	849	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.35/cwt	154.00–162.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.80/cwt	140.00–142.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	188.67/cwt	188.00–190.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	130.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	188.84/cwt	186.00–190.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	181.34/cwt	180.00–184.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	169.40/cwt	164.00–174.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.93/cwt	140.00–143.00	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.47/cwt	128.00–138.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.31/cwt	134.00–139.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	197.08/cwt	192.00–202.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	191.24/cwt	190.00–194.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	9

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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