Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $140.78/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$140.78

158 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$4.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	142.89	780	68
Medium and Large 2	494	139.67	689	65
Medium and Large 3	424	137.96	585	25

One grade step is worth $4.94/cwt here — about $195 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 sale158 hd

140.78

—

AL average15 barns · 1,808 hd

140.90

−0.12

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,631	92.57	1,510	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	72.46	823	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	71.66	1,060	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	62.85	625	42

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)	—	$1,325	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,264	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$921	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,197	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$692	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	613	139.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	144.58/cwt	142.00–147.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	158.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.36/cwt	146.00–150.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	141.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.35/cwt	148.00–152.00	640	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	177.06/cwt	174.00–180.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	143.77/cwt	143.00–145.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.21/cwt	144.00–149.00	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.57/cwt	170.00–171.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,044	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.92/cwt	158.00–165.00	911	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.64/cwt	162.00–168.00	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	151.46/cwt	150.00–153.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	161.48/cwt	158.00–165.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.32/cwt	174.00–175.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	146.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	172.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	160.68/cwt	158.00–164.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.49/cwt	155.00–157.00	824	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	67.04/cwt	66.00–68.00	646	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	61.97/cwt	60.00–65.00	636	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	74.36/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,109	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	68.48/cwt	66.00–71.00	770	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	55.15/cwt	55.00–56.00	520	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	68.23/cwt	64.00–70.00	998	11
Bulls	—	—	1,681	94.59/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,590	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	80.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,015	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	74.48/cwt	72.00–77.00	811	35
Bulls	—	—	1,562	89.73/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,402	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	691.67/head	650.00–725.00	692	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.00/head	825.00–900.00	865	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	750.00–900.00	850	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,157.14/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,157	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,142.86/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,143	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.24/cwt	180.00–188.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	185.88/cwt	184.00–189.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	139.19/cwt	138.00–140.00	742	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	160.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	169.50/cwt	169.00–171.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.19/cwt	137.00–140.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.80/cwt	140.00–142.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.97/cwt	164.00–172.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	153.43/cwt	152.00–155.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	121.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	818	4

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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