Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $149.60/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$149.60

189 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	158.02	765	55
Medium and Large 2	508	147.02	747	106
Medium and Large 3	468	142.85	668	28

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $97 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 sale189 hd

149.60

—

AL average16 barns · 1,613 hd

145.90

+3.70

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	—	High	1,673	86.99	1,455	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	67.65	1,015	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	67.10	776	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	52.93	529	40

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)	—	$1,345	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$980	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$819	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,310	30
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$794	13

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	—	529	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	140.74/cwt	140.00–142.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	161.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.57/cwt	170.00–178.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	163.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	170.57/cwt	167.00–175.00	894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	168.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	128.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	158.96/cwt	155.00–162.00	911	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	134.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	156.25/cwt	153.00–158.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	190.69/cwt	190.00–192.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.40/cwt	180.00–186.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.81/cwt	154.00–158.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	833	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	186.33/cwt	184.00–190.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	168.24/cwt	165.00–172.00	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	200.81/cwt	200.00–202.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	164.19/cwt	163.00–165.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	183.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	802	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	61.55/cwt	60.00–64.00	884	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	54.83/cwt	53.00–57.00	542	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	68.86/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,087	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	74.48/cwt	73.00–76.00	842	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	74.99/cwt	74.00–77.00	988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	62.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	718	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	51.03/cwt	49.00–52.00	516	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	69.57/cwt	66.00–72.00	817	31
Bulls	—	—	1,860	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	87.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,495	9
Bulls	—	—	1,512	83.08/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,256	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	650.00–750.00	700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,364.29/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,364	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,683	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	794.23/head	725.00–875.00	794	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	875	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	926.32/head	850.00–1,050.00	926	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	818.75/head	800.00–825.00	819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,218.75/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,219	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,138.89/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,139	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,567	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	169.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.99/cwt	154.00–159.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	184.80/cwt	182.00–188.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	117.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	175.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.36/cwt	143.00–155.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	794	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	148.58/cwt	148.00–150.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.35/cwt	144.00–152.00	717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	151.59/cwt	150.00–154.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.23/cwt	160.00–168.00	678	10

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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