Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.05/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$151.05

196 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$9.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	154.49	762	97
Medium and Large 2	461	149.69	690	60
Medium and Large 3	445	144.61	643	39

One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about $119 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 sale196 hd

151.05

—

AL average14 barns · 1,755 hd

149.65

+1.40

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	1,749	102.65	1,795	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	89.10	1,312	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	84.03	912	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	71.24	661	41

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)	—	$977	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$788	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,692	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,145	20
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$738	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	141.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	999	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	192.21/cwt	190.00–196.00	825	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	154.66/cwt	153.00–156.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	126.94/cwt	121.00–130.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.88/cwt	152.00–156.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	164.71/cwt	162.00–170.00	616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.31/cwt	148.00–154.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.72/cwt	147.00–153.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	158.48/cwt	156.00–160.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	160.53/cwt	160.00–162.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	151.43/cwt	148.00–154.00	806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	164.67/cwt	164.00–166.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	139.59/cwt	139.00–140.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	159.21/cwt	158.00–160.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	138.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	160.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	144.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	178.51/cwt	175.00–181.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	199.65/cwt	196.00–206.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.62/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	188.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	180.68/cwt	178.00–184.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	171.49/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	212.44/cwt	208.00–216.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.52/cwt	164.00–170.00	876	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	64.15/cwt	61.00–66.00	594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	75.65/cwt	74.00–79.00	678	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	95.54/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,336	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	87.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,295	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	92.17/cwt	90.00–95.00	985	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	69.79/cwt	68.00–73.00	661	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	85.23/cwt	83.00–88.00	932	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	80.51/cwt	78.00–82.00	874	21
Bulls	—	—	1,810	103.80/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	98.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,673	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	108.89/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/head	625.00–800.00	738	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,691.67/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,692	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	658.33/head	575.00–775.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	616.67/head	550.00–675.00	617	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/head	900.00–1,025.00	958	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,138	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	150.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	183.83/cwt	180.00–188.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	156.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	198.27/cwt	194.00–203.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	211.74/cwt	210.00–214.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	172.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	832	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	188.26/cwt	186.00–192.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	151.95/cwt	148.00–155.00	865	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	188.89/cwt	188.00–190.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	201.67/cwt	200.00–204.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	161.14/cwt	159.00–165.00	901	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.85/cwt	140.00–146.00	597	6

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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