Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-09-14

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 14
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
183 vs last sale 1,033 218 vs year ago 1,068 · 20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
55 vs last sale 215 115 vs year ago 155 · +74.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
28 vs last sale 67 17 vs year ago 56 · 30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.99/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$145.99
181 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.12
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493153.3775644
Medium and Large 2522144.48755111
Medium and Large 3496139.9669326
One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $63 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 sale181 hd
145.99
AL average15 barns · 1,981 hd
147.11
−1.12
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
BullsLow1,522102.561,56114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12592.601,042135
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45291.511,32932
CowsLean 85-90%Average99779.2579036

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)$1,2509
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$98313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9506

Every lot, as filed

90 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1571148.02/cwt147.00–149.008455
HeifersMedium and Large 1729141.41/cwt140.00–143.001,0317
HeifersMedium and Large 1526149.00/cwt148.00–151.007848
SteersMedium and Large 1665157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0442
SteersMedium and Large 1605167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1735150.96/cwt148.00–154.001,1102
HeifersMedium and Large 2718134.00/cwt132.00–135.009623
HeifersMedium and Large 2333159.01/cwt158.00–160.005304
HeifersMedium and Large 2795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 2421148.88/cwt147.00–151.0062714
HeifersMedium and Large 1380163.52/cwt161.00–166.0062110
HeifersMedium and Large 1318162.54/cwt162.00–164.005174
HeifersMedium and Large 3636131.58/cwt130.00–134.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 2270162.00/cwt162.00–162.004373
HeifersMedium and Large 2633138.27/cwt135.00–141.0087518
HeifersMedium and Large 2571140.54/cwt138.00–146.0080220
HeifersMedium and Large 2681135.17/cwt134.00–136.009216
HeifersMedium and Large 2528142.64/cwt140.00–147.0075313
HeifersMedium and Large 2465147.70/cwt145.00–150.0068721
HeifersMedium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005182
HeifersMedium and Large 3365149.00/cwt148.00–150.005444
HeifersMedium and Large 3528138.51/cwt138.00–139.007314
SteersMedium and Large 2418187.32/cwt186.00–188.007833
SteersMedium and Large 3410178.00/cwt178.00–178.007301
SteersMedium and Large 3655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
SteersMedium and Large 3618147.45/cwt145.00–150.009112
SteersMedium and Large 3582161.33/cwt160.00–162.009393
SteersMedium and Large 3482174.36/cwt173.00–175.008403
SteersMedium and Large 1755148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1171
SteersMedium and Large 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2380192.00/cwt192.00–192.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2695144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 2564167.43/cwt164.00–170.009447
SteersMedium and Large 2476179.55/cwt178.00–181.008557
SteersMedium and Large 1570173.99/cwt173.00–175.009924
SteersMedium and Large 1425196.75/cwt190.00–200.008363
SteersMedium and Large 2618157.64/cwt155.00–160.009746
SteersMedium and Large 2520169.42/cwt168.00–173.008815
SteersMedium and Large 2740143.66/cwt143.00–145.001,0633
BullsMedium and Large 1612148.30/cwt145.00–150.009083
BullsMedium and Large 1472181.71/cwt180.00–185.008583
BullsMedium and Large 1328195.53/cwt195.00–196.006412
BullsMedium and Large 1681141.78/cwt141.00–145.009665
BullsMedium and Large 1370192.26/cwt190.00–195.007114
BullsMedium and Large 1785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0992
CowsLean 85-90%97680.32/cwt77.00–83.0078414
CowsLean 85-90%1,04572.36/cwt70.00–76.0075612
CowsLean 85-90%96986.03/cwt84.00–89.0083410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43992.09/cwt90.00–95.001,32514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53687.19/cwt85.00–89.001,33911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34697.14/cwt96.00–101.001,3087
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12792.04/cwt90.00–95.001,03766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10987.31/cwt84.00–89.0096831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13597.90/cwt96.00–101.001,11138
Bulls1,43296.72/cwt95.00–98.001,3855
Bulls1,572105.81/cwt102.00–108.001,6639
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2725.00/head625.00–850.007254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,097.22/head950.00–1,250.001,0979
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,066.67/head975.00–1,150.001,0676
Bred CowsSmall 1-2700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,616.67/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0254
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2800.00/head800.00–800.008002
BullsMedium and Large 3375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006753
BullsMedium and Large 3725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
BullsMedium and Large 3617136.33/cwt135.00–137.008413
BullsMedium and Large 2378185.51/cwt182.00–188.007016
BullsMedium and Large 3571141.22/cwt140.00–143.008064
BullsMedium and Large 3477168.41/cwt166.00–171.008038
BullsMedium and Large 2471175.03/cwt172.00–178.008247
BullsMedium and Large 2726132.73/cwt129.00–137.009644
BullsMedium and Large 2330190.06/cwt188.00–192.006272
BullsMedium and Large 2527155.11/cwt154.00–156.008179
BullsMedium and Large 2438180.37/cwt178.00–184.007908
BullsMedium and Large 3520149.35/cwt148.00–150.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1578155.00/cwt154.00–156.008962
BullsMedium and Large 2630141.29/cwt140.00–144.008903
BullsMedium and Large 2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
BullsMedium and Large 2572147.38/cwt145.00–150.0084310
BullsMedium and Large 1413187.99/cwt186.00–190.007762
BullsMedium and Large 3430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1472151.67/cwt151.00–153.007166
HeifersMedium and Large 3565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1410157.00/cwt157.00–157.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1280166.00/cwt166.00–166.004652
HeifersMedium and Large 1655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1520159.99/cwt158.00–161.008325
HeifersMedium and Large 2380158.86/cwt155.00–161.006047
HeifersMedium and Large 3479140.11/cwt137.00–143.006719

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.