Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.90/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −80.59 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$129.90

126 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$9.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	138.53	747	5thin
Medium and Large 2	574	129.62	745	75
Medium and Large 3	534	129.41	691	46

One grade step is worth $9.12/cwt here — about $55 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

129.90

—

AL average15 barns · 1,071 hd

133.85

−3.95

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−80.59

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	—	Low	1,674	87.88	1,471	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	70.29	1,000	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	69.84	767	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	55.88	561	32

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)	—	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$851	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$808	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,202	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.73/cwt	121.00–125.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	131.56/cwt	130.00–133.00	758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	128.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	119.18/cwt	118.00–120.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	137.80/cwt	135.00–141.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	156.84/cwt	156.00–158.00	425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.84/cwt	155.00–160.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	111.60/cwt	110.00–112.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	112.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	121.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	713	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	70.53/cwt	69.00–74.00	988	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	77.01/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,056	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	56.95/cwt	54.00–60.00	588	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	64.25/cwt	62.00–65.00	958	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	79.09/cwt	78.00–82.00	796	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	67.32/cwt	65.00–70.00	711	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	50.71/cwt	50.00–52.00	480	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	61.65/cwt	61.00–64.00	627	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	73.06/cwt	71.00–76.00	865	39
Bulls	—	—	1,578	83.77/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,322	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	90.25/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,597	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	808.33/head	800.00–825.00	808	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	766.67/head	725.00–800.00	767	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	593.75/head	550.00–650.00	594	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	711.11/head	600.00–800.00	711	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	906.25/head	875.00–1,000.00	906	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	929.55/head	850.00–1,100.00	930	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,170.83/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,171	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.82/cwt	127.00–132.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	114.77/cwt	111.00–116.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	136.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	138.53/cwt	137.00–145.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	160.73/cwt	160.00–162.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	109.74/cwt	109.00–111.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	159.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	120.82/cwt	120.00–123.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	722	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	128.79/cwt	128.00–130.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	145.40/cwt	145.00–147.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	862	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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