Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-09-07

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 7
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
299 vs last sale 734 157 vs year ago 876 · +17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
88 vs last sale 127 5 vs year ago 210 · +2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
2 vs last sale 65 61 vs year ago 128 · 47.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 109 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $152.56/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$152.56
217 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.28
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568156.63889118
Medium and Large 2536148.1979578
Medium and Large 3479145.9969921
One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about $190 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 sale217 hd
152.56
AL average11 barns · 1,679 hd
152.85
−0.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,656103.421,7137thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11590.601,010109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44489.291,28918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00074.8174844

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,28510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,07417
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,17818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$9384thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$7694thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3478170.97/cwt170.00–172.008172
HeifersMedium and Large 1681149.65/cwt145.00–153.001,0198
HeifersMedium and Large 1578156.49/cwt152.00–162.0090523
SteersMedium and Large 3621157.32/cwt156.00–158.009776
HeifersMedium and Large 1380164.00/cwt164.00–164.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 1716140.60/cwt139.00–144.001,0075
HeifersMedium and Large 1635155.04/cwt149.00–157.0098529
HeifersMedium and Large 2673138.16/cwt135.00–141.009307
HeifersMedium and Large 2620141.00/cwt140.00–146.008748
SteersMedium and Large 1438195.50/cwt195.00–196.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 2481151.99/cwt150.00–155.0073110
HeifersMedium and Large 2740133.01/cwt131.00–135.009844
HeifersMedium and Large 1311179.26/cwt177.00–184.005574
HeifersMedium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005524
HeifersMedium and Large 2792130.43/cwt130.00–131.001,0337
HeifersMedium and Large 1532157.88/cwt153.00–163.0084029
HeifersMedium and Large 3568137.96/cwt136.00–140.007844
HeifersMedium and Large 3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007352
HeifersMedium and Large 2366159.30/cwt157.00–162.0058315
HeifersMedium and Large 2564148.58/cwt146.00–150.008388
HeifersMedium and Large 1485159.30/cwt156.00–166.0077319
HeifersMedium and Large 2430156.71/cwt154.00–159.0067412
HeifersMedium and Large 3473143.99/cwt142.00–146.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 3417151.19/cwt150.00–152.006305
SteersMedium and Large 1683153.46/cwt150.00–155.001,04818
SteersMedium and Large 1724147.25/cwt145.00–148.001,0664
SteersMedium and Large 2615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009844
SteersMedium and Large 1561175.64/cwt174.00–178.0098514
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added788150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1824
SteersMedium and Large 2530171.53/cwt170.00–173.009094
SteersMedium and Large 2435189.32/cwt188.00–190.008243
SteersMedium and Large 3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
SteersMedium and Large 1518177.18/cwt175.00–182.009189
SteersMedium and Large 3588158.99/cwt158.00–160.009354
SteersMedium and Large 3520160.49/cwt160.00–162.008354
SteersMedium and Large 1455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008652
SteersMedium and Large 1325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
SteersMedium and Large 1607168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0209
SteersMedium and Large 2665146.10/cwt140.00–149.009727
SteersMedium and Large 2576169.82/cwt164.00–171.0097810
SteersMedium and Large 2482178.25/cwt176.00–180.008598
SteersMedium and Large 1768147.25/cwt146.00–148.001,1314
BullsMedium and Large 1722140.67/cwt140.00–141.001,0163
BullsMedium and Large 1470187.01/cwt186.00–188.008794
BullsMedium and Large 1328209.96/cwt208.00–214.006895
BullsMedium and Large 1660146.00/cwt146.00–146.009643
BullsMedium and Large 1277210.65/cwt210.00–212.005843
BullsMedium and Large 1522167.55/cwt166.00–170.008759
CowsLean 85-90%94570.71/cwt68.00–73.0066817
CowsLean 85-90%1,03577.83/cwt75.00–80.0080626
CowsLean 85-90%1,00566.00/cwt66.00–66.006631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55284.21/cwt83.00–85.001,3075
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42489.12/cwt87.00–91.001,2699
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08085.89/cwt83.00–88.0092839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10897.98/cwt96.00–102.001,08621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14691.19/cwt89.00–95.001,04549
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35396.00/cwt94.00–97.001,2994
Bulls1,713101.56/cwt100.00–105.001,7405
Bulls1,513108.08/cwt106.00–110.001,6352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3941.67/head925.00–975.009423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,285.00/head1,150.00–1,350.001,28510
Bred CowsSmall 1-2805.00/head725.00–875.008055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165.00/head1,050.00–1,225.001,16510
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2768.75/head700.00–875.007694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,287.50/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,130.00/head1,000.00–1,250.001,13010
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3937.50/head925.00–950.009384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,450.00/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsSmall 1-2700.00/head700.00–700.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2526148.57/cwt147.00–150.007817
BullsMedium and Large 1563159.49/cwt159.00–160.008984
BullsMedium and Large 2335202.25/cwt200.00–205.006784
BullsMedium and Large 2675141.02/cwt140.00–142.009524
BullsMedium and Large 2472179.29/cwt178.00–181.0084610
HeifersMedium and Large 3690131.00/cwt131.00–131.009042
BullsMedium and Large 1785138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 3715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009443
BullsMedium and Large 2731138.76/cwt138.00–139.001,0144
BullsMedium and Large 2568151.63/cwt147.00–155.008616
BullsMedium and Large 2531162.21/cwt160.00–165.008618
BullsMedium and Large 2280208.00/cwt208.00–208.005821
BullsMedium and Large 3377191.93/cwt188.00–194.007243
BullsMedium and Large 1424190.02/cwt188.00–191.008066
BullsMedium and Large 2375200.67/cwt199.00–203.007533
BullsMedium and Large 2438183.27/cwt180.00–186.008038
BullsMedium and Large 3525151.32/cwt150.00–152.007943
BullsMedium and Large 3615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008613
BullsMedium and Large 2619146.55/cwt142.00–149.0090713
BullsMedium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008052
BullsMedium and Large 1613152.49/cwt152.00–153.009352
BullsMedium and Large 3425176.00/cwt176.00–176.007483
BullsMedium and Large 3345198.00/cwt198.00–198.006832
BullsMedium and Large 3488168.79/cwt166.00–170.008245
BullsMedium and Large 2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009822

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.