Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $172.30/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −38.19 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$172.30

207 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	176.65	894	112
Medium and Large 2	503	168.18	845	67
Medium and Large 3	483	164.75	796	28

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $99 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale207 hd

172.30

—

AL average16 barns · 1,533 hd

156.95

+15.35

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−38.19

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	1,647	100.83	1,661	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	85.31	1,169	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	84.77	961	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	66.64	674	58

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)	—	$1,021	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$786	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$762	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,096	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,292	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,017	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$563	8

Every lot, as filed

93 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 3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	170.41/cwt	168.00–176.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.61/cwt	146.00–154.00	791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	151.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	157.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	167.35/cwt	166.00–170.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	121.35/cwt	120.00–122.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.44/cwt	148.00–155.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	206.03/cwt	200.00–209.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.24/cwt	169.00–170.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	162.29/cwt	161.00–165.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	168.58/cwt	166.00–171.00	642	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	131.33/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	212.85/cwt	210.00–216.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	206.54/cwt	205.00–208.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	202.24/cwt	198.00–205.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	152.97/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	191.52/cwt	190.00–193.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	158.97/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	214.38/cwt	212.00–216.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.77/cwt	158.00–161.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.58/cwt	151.00–161.00	884	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	215.10/cwt	212.00–222.00	794	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	222.62/cwt	216.00–228.00	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	203.04/cwt	198.00–208.00	847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.66/cwt	156.00–164.00	843	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.74/cwt	148.00–154.00	936	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	91.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,038	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	60.37/cwt	57.00–62.00	603	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	66.26/cwt	63.00–69.00	671	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	86.22/cwt	83.00–89.00	982	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	94.01/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,286	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,180	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	71.76/cwt	70.00–75.00	731	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	80.42/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,109	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	79.20/cwt	76.00–82.00	891	46
Bulls	—	—	1,845	103.19/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,904	5
Bulls	—	—	1,400	97.87/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,370	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	562.50/head	525.00–600.00	563	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,096.43/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,096	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,080.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	879.17/head	825.00–950.00	879	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,581.25/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,581	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	556.25/head	500.00–650.00	556	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	996.43/head	875.00–1,150.00	996	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	566.67/head	525.00–650.00	567	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	825.00–925.00	875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,326.47/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,326	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	164.05/cwt	162.00–166.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	148.95/cwt	147.00–150.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	190.18/cwt	186.00–196.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	191.81/cwt	190.00–193.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	141.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.76/cwt	156.00–166.00	691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	143.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	187.77/cwt	182.00–190.00	892	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	206.46/cwt	203.00–210.00	768	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	145.63/cwt	142.00–149.00	821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	927	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	151.87/cwt	148.00–156.00	796	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	173.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	806	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	177.16/cwt	173.00–180.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	139.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,015	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,016.67/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,017	12

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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