Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.37/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$152.37

254 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$15.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	155.08	829	172
Medium and Large 2	503	149.17	750	60
Medium and Large 3	478	139.85	668	22

One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $161 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 sale254 hd

152.37

—

AL average15 barns · 2,068 hd

151.84

+0.53

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	1,630	108.47	1,768	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	96.78	1,388	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	95.84	1,085	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	83.64	792	33

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)	—	$1,328	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$706	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$833	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$730	5

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	—	677	131.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	140.47/cwt	138.00–143.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	893	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	170.30/cwt	168.00–174.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	162.84/cwt	159.00–164.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	160.57/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.10/cwt	176.00–184.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.66/cwt	156.00–166.00	762	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	932	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	139.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	145.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.15/cwt	153.00–163.00	820	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	151.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,343	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	170.47/cwt	169.00–172.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	163.31/cwt	159.00–168.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	147.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	182.14/cwt	180.00–184.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	200.23/cwt	199.00–202.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	169.88/cwt	169.00–171.00	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	151.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,104	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	176.20/cwt	172.00–178.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	165.18/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	185.76/cwt	185.00–186.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	194.38/cwt	192.00–197.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	184.61/cwt	183.00–188.00	860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	198.76/cwt	198.00–200.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	142.29/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	146.79/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.70/cwt	161.00–170.00	875	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	95.60/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,077	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	105.30/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	89.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	991	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	76.22/cwt	73.00–78.00	681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	87.76/cwt	85.00–90.00	843	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	82.63/cwt	80.00–84.00	792	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	89.38/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,307	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	97.36/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,328	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	103.91/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,208	22
Bulls	—	—	1,515	111.08/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	103.49/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,748	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	768.75/head	725.00–850.00	769	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	600.00–875.00	775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,167	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/head	725.00–1,000.00	885	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,661.11/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,661	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,092	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	833.33/head	750.00–900.00	833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,456.25/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.64/cwt	166.00–174.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	152.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	891	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	154.52/cwt	151.00–159.00	952	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	131.39/cwt	127.00–136.00	937	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	177.30/cwt	173.00–182.00	855	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	190.82/cwt	190.00–192.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	192.43/cwt	190.00–194.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	179.23/cwt	178.00–180.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	172.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.75/cwt	157.00–167.00	927	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	141.31/cwt	140.00–143.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	183.42/cwt	182.00–190.00	783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	168.97/cwt	165.00–171.00	801	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	182.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	577	5

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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