Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-10-19

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▼ 256 vs last sale 906▼ 402 vs year ago 1,052 · −38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 208▼ 79 vs year ago 220 · −35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 81▼ 2 vs year ago 90 · −2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $136.16/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$136.16
138 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.96
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502139.6470265
Medium and Large 2482134.4564951
Medium and Large 3448129.8658122
One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about $120 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 sale138 hd
136.16
—
AL average16 barns · 1,392 hd
134.20
+1.96
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—Average1,77482.961,47214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44970.001,0146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09567.5173948
CowsLean 85-90%Low98256.0355023

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)—$1,2564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,21724
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$88330
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6507

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,303.13/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3038
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——680.00/head625.00–700.0068010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——985.00/head850.00–1,125.0098520
BullsMedium and Large 2—663114.50/cwt113.00–116.007594
BullsMedium and Large 3—635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006993
BullsMedium and Large 3—325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005203
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 1—728123.50/cwt123.00–124.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425149.10/cwt147.00–153.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—588173.99/cwt173.00–175.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—625172.06/cwt170.00–174.001,0752
SteersMedium and Large 3—375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
SteersMedium and Large 3—670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373142.45/cwt140.00–145.005318
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380150.13/cwt148.00–154.005708
HeifersMedium and Large 1—461138.76/cwt137.00–143.006407
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775121.46/cwt120.00–123.009412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617131.12/cwt128.00–134.0080910
HeifersMedium and Large 3—745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428141.32/cwt138.00–144.006059
HeifersMedium and Large 2—533129.46/cwt128.00–132.0069012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—332148.61/cwt148.00–150.004933
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585128.35/cwt127.00–130.007513
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004052
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005133
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004414
HeifersMedium and Large 3—440131.66/cwt130.00–134.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 2—662119.97/cwt116.00–122.007946
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475132.74/cwt130.00–136.006317
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521135.17/cwt133.00–138.0070413
SteersMedium and Large 2—555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2—345172.00/cwt172.00–172.005931
SteersMedium and Large 3—490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007353
SteersMedium and Large 3—788120.53/cwt117.00–124.009502
SteersMedium and Large 3—340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
SteersMedium and Large 3—420154.00/cwt154.00–154.006473
SteersMedium and Large 1—678162.73/cwt159.00–167.001,1034
SteersMedium and Large 1—760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1021
SteersMedium and Large 1—740162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2—462167.91/cwt160.00–170.007766
SteersMedium and Large 2—363171.51/cwt170.00–172.006234
SteersMedium and Large 1—578165.92/cwt164.00–170.009598
SteersMedium and Large 1—530168.10/cwt167.00–170.008918
SteersMedium and Large 1—630163.68/cwt160.00–169.001,0318
SteersMedium and Large 2—535162.00/cwt162.00–162.008673
BullsMedium and Large 1—473152.16/cwt150.00–158.007206
BullsMedium and Large 1—375170.40/cwt166.00–177.0063911
BullsMedium and Large 2—529139.96/cwt138.00–146.007407
BullsMedium and Large 1—410164.60/cwt160.00–170.0067512
BullsMedium and Large 1—538152.01/cwt150.00–154.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1—575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06968.80/cwt67.00–73.0073523
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03975.39/cwt74.00–78.007834
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40572.65/cwt72.00–74.001,0213
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53062.53/cwt62.00–63.009572
CowsLean 85-90%—95650.12/cwt49.00–52.004797
CowsLean 85-90%—94062.71/cwt61.00–65.005895
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01756.75/cwt54.00–59.0057711
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13464.60/cwt62.00–66.0073321
Bulls——1,85686.12/cwt84.00–89.001,5985
Bulls——1,72981.21/cwt79.00–82.001,4049
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——650.00/head600.00–700.006507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,191.67/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1923
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,206.67/head1,175.00–1,250.001,20715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560120.51/cwt120.00–122.006754
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575134.43/cwt132.00–137.007735
HeifersMedium and Large 1—240168.00/cwt168.00–168.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 3—755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
BullsMedium and Large 2—324168.89/cwt168.00–170.005477
BullsMedium and Large 2—428151.07/cwt148.00–154.006479
BullsMedium and Large 3—359150.71/cwt150.00–154.005416
BullsMedium and Large 2—619121.55/cwt120.00–125.007527
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663127.65/cwt125.00–130.008463
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330154.05/cwt152.00–158.005085
BullsMedium and Large 2—478142.86/cwt140.00–146.006836
BullsMedium and Large 3—441140.46/cwt138.00–145.006196
BullsMedium and Large 3—775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
BullsMedium and Large 2—575127.22/cwt125.00–130.007328
BullsMedium and Large 2—379161.87/cwt160.00–165.006139
BullsMedium and Large 2—718110.25/cwt110.00–111.007924
BullsMedium and Large 3—483136.54/cwt135.00–138.006592
BullsMedium and Large 3—506130.50/cwt130.00–132.006604
BullsMedium and Large 3—567121.28/cwt120.00–123.0068810

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.