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
Bulls—Low1,522102.561,56114
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 1—571148.02/cwt147.00–149.008455
HeifersMedium and Large 1—729141.41/cwt140.00–143.001,0317
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526149.00/cwt148.00–151.007848
SteersMedium and Large 1—665157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0442
SteersMedium and Large 1—605167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1—735150.96/cwt148.00–154.001,1102
HeifersMedium and Large 2—718134.00/cwt132.00–135.009623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333159.01/cwt158.00–160.005304
HeifersMedium and Large 2—795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421148.88/cwt147.00–151.0062714
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380163.52/cwt161.00–166.0062110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—318162.54/cwt162.00–164.005174
HeifersMedium and Large 3—636131.58/cwt130.00–134.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270162.00/cwt162.00–162.004373
HeifersMedium and Large 2—633138.27/cwt135.00–141.0087518
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571140.54/cwt138.00–146.0080220
HeifersMedium and Large 2—681135.17/cwt134.00–136.009216
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528142.64/cwt140.00–147.0075313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465147.70/cwt145.00–150.0068721
HeifersMedium and Large 3—345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005182
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365149.00/cwt148.00–150.005444
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528138.51/cwt138.00–139.007314
SteersMedium and Large 2—418187.32/cwt186.00–188.007833
SteersMedium and Large 3—410178.00/cwt178.00–178.007301
SteersMedium and Large 3—655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
SteersMedium and Large 3—618147.45/cwt145.00–150.009112
SteersMedium and Large 3—582161.33/cwt160.00–162.009393
SteersMedium and Large 3—482174.36/cwt173.00–175.008403
SteersMedium and Large 1—755148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1171
SteersMedium and Large 1—330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2—380192.00/cwt192.00–192.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2—695144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 2—564167.43/cwt164.00–170.009447
SteersMedium and Large 2—476179.55/cwt178.00–181.008557
SteersMedium and Large 1—570173.99/cwt173.00–175.009924
SteersMedium and Large 1—425196.75/cwt190.00–200.008363
SteersMedium and Large 2—618157.64/cwt155.00–160.009746
SteersMedium and Large 2—520169.42/cwt168.00–173.008815
SteersMedium and Large 2—740143.66/cwt143.00–145.001,0633
BullsMedium and Large 1—612148.30/cwt145.00–150.009083
BullsMedium and Large 1—472181.71/cwt180.00–185.008583
BullsMedium and Large 1—328195.53/cwt195.00–196.006412
BullsMedium and Large 1—681141.78/cwt141.00–145.009665
BullsMedium and Large 1—370192.26/cwt190.00–195.007114
BullsMedium and Large 1—785140.00/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
Bulls——1,43296.72/cwt95.00–98.001,3855
Bulls——1,572105.81/cwt102.00–108.001,6639
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——725.00/head625.00–850.007254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,097.22/head950.00–1,250.001,0979
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,066.67/head975.00–1,150.001,0676
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,616.67/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,025.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0254
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——800.00/head800.00–800.008002
BullsMedium and Large 3—375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006753
BullsMedium and Large 3—725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
BullsMedium and Large 3—617136.33/cwt135.00–137.008413
BullsMedium and Large 2—378185.51/cwt182.00–188.007016
BullsMedium and Large 3—571141.22/cwt140.00–143.008064
BullsMedium and Large 3—477168.41/cwt166.00–171.008038
BullsMedium and Large 2—471175.03/cwt172.00–178.008247
BullsMedium and Large 2—726132.73/cwt129.00–137.009644
BullsMedium and Large 2—330190.06/cwt188.00–192.006272
BullsMedium and Large 2—527155.11/cwt154.00–156.008179
BullsMedium and Large 2—438180.37/cwt178.00–184.007908
BullsMedium and Large 3—520149.35/cwt148.00–150.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1—578155.00/cwt154.00–156.008962
BullsMedium and Large 2—630141.29/cwt140.00–144.008903
BullsMedium and Large 2—665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
BullsMedium and Large 2—572147.38/cwt145.00–150.0084310
BullsMedium and Large 1—413187.99/cwt186.00–190.007762
BullsMedium and Large 3—430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472151.67/cwt151.00–153.007166
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1—410157.00/cwt157.00–157.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280166.00/cwt166.00–166.004652
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1—520159.99/cwt158.00–161.008325
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380158.86/cwt155.00–161.006047
HeifersMedium and Large 3—479140.11/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.