Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $135.95/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$135.95

167 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	142.15	720	79
Medium and Large 2	529	132.13	699	62
Medium and Large 3	515	126.26	650	26

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $70 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 sale167 hd

135.95

—

AL average16 barns · 1,577 hd

137.36

−1.41

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	1,783	82.27	1,467	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	72.93	1,054	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	72.06	818	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	62.55	626	50

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)	—	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$971	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$746	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$985	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$683	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	567	135.05/cwt	133.00–138.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.39/cwt	140.00–141.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.75/cwt	126.00–132.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	131.11/cwt	130.00–132.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.30/cwt	145.00–152.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.43/cwt	147.00–150.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	136.89/cwt	134.00–139.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.61/cwt	129.00–134.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	139.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	121.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	138.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	146.80/cwt	146.00–148.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	129.34/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	148.41/cwt	148.00–149.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	146.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	143.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	182.81/cwt	182.00–184.00	625	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	70.20/cwt	68.00–73.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	63.94/cwt	62.00–67.00	637	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	71.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,028	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	66.04/cwt	65.00–68.00	923	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	67.00/cwt	65.00–68.00	723	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	76.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	918	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	58.64/cwt	55.00–61.00	578	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	76.29/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,113	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	71.47/cwt	69.00–74.00	803	82
Bulls	—	—	1,868	83.78/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	971.43/head	825.00–1,075.00	971	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	746.43/head	700.00–800.00	746	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	683.33/head	575.00–750.00	683	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.00/head	925.00–1,050.00	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	170.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	121.04/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	164.50/cwt	162.00–168.00	645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.24/cwt	121.00–128.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	138.85/cwt	138.00–140.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	139.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	158.26/cwt	157.00–162.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	134.66/cwt	133.00–137.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1

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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