Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, boning cows sold up to 100 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.34/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$148.34

286 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	150.91	799	159
Medium and Large 2	514	145.95	751	92
Medium and Large 3	451	142.98	645	35

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $155 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 sale286 hd

148.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,963 hd

148.69

−0.35

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	1,681	102.28	1,720	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	84.98	1,230	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	84.03	958	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	68.02	656	77

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)	—	$1,157	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,022	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$892	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$888	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$864	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,258	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$706	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	—	678	139.93/cwt	138.00–140.50	949	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,036	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.49/cwt	149.00–155.00	795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	652	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	166.24/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	130.40/cwt	130.00–131.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.95/cwt	168.00–174.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.46/cwt	147.00–156.00	862	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	148.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	148.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	161.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.22/cwt	138.00–146.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	129.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	151.29/cwt	150.00–153.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	980	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	177.09/cwt	175.00–180.00	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	164.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	149.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	148.24/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	195.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	157.22/cwt	154.00–160.00	979	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	151.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	892	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	998	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.99/cwt	157.00–166.00	918	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	184.78/cwt	180.00–188.00	854	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	67.18/cwt	65.00–69.00	649	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	85.10/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,304	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	80.05/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,132	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	79.56/cwt	76.00–82.00	866	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	92.12/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,129	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	85.45/cwt	83.00–89.00	993	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,296	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	61.11/cwt	60.00–63.00	579	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	72.08/cwt	70.00–75.00	700	33
Bulls	—	—	1,628	102.62/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,671	9
Bulls	—	—	1,689	97.37/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,645	9
Bulls	—	—	1,784	112.55/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,008	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.83/head	800.00–1,025.00	896	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	887.50/head	825.00–950.00	888	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	816.67/head	775.00–875.00	817	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	706.25/head	600.00–800.00	706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,192.50/head	975.00–1,325.00	1,193	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,383	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	891.67/head	875.00–900.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	159.13/cwt	158.00–160.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	163.23/cwt	162.00–164.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.30/cwt	151.00–156.00	727	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	168.65/cwt	168.00–170.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	166.55/cwt	165.00–168.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	184.30/cwt	182.00–186.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	174.73/cwt	172.00–177.00	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	149.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	931	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.15/cwt	178.00–184.00	757	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	175.31/cwt	172.00–178.00	822	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	191.26/cwt	190.00–193.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	169.04/cwt	166.00–170.00	779	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	157.88/cwt	156.00–159.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	201.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	125.54/cwt	122.00–129.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	138.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	864	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.04/cwt	153.00–162.00	969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	137.81/cwt	135.00–142.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.56/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,056	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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