Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.22/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$161.22

163 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	163.15	1,194	116
Medium and Large 2	603	160.16	966	32
Medium and Large 3	644	148.60	958	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $237 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 sale163 hd

161.22

—

AL average16 barns · 1,155 hd

165.44

−4.22

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	1,703	88.01	1,499	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	71.23	1,028	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	67.35	744	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	56.79	561	27

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)	—	$1,043	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$936	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$704	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$775	9

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	163.33/cwt	162.00–165.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	166.67/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,018	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	762	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.13/cwt	166.00–171.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	145.99/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.74/cwt	134.00–137.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	902	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.81/cwt	151.00–157.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	158.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	164.02/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,124	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.20/cwt	170.00–173.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	171.36/cwt	170.00–172.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	164.19/cwt	163.00–166.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	166.79/cwt	166.00–169.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	837	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,348	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	150.39/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.50/cwt	158.00–160.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	164.02/cwt	162.00–166.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	173.61/cwt	172.00–178.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	179.19/cwt	178.00–180.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	164.32/cwt	163.00–165.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.01/cwt	170.00–173.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	73.73/cwt	73.00–75.00	801	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	68.30/cwt	66.00–72.00	776	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	62.81/cwt	61.00–64.00	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	57.19/cwt	55.00–60.00	581	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	51.62/cwt	50.00–54.00	510	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,173	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	71.73/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,011	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	62.63/cwt	60.00–65.00	659	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	66.23/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,362	85.23/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,161	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	90.00/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,751	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/head	675.00–800.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	600.00–700.00	650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.87/head	875.00–1,125.00	986	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	704.17/head	700.00–725.00	704	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	650.00–875.00	775	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,118.75/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	148.07/cwt	144.00–150.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	139.74/cwt	136.00–142.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.39/cwt	148.00–151.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.76/cwt	154.00–160.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	172.76/cwt	172.00–174.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.69/cwt	143.00–148.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	130.64/cwt	128.00–132.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	149.79/cwt	148.00–151.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	158.34/cwt	156.00–160.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	150.17/cwt	148.00–152.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	141.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	788	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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