Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.57/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$157.57

197 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$27.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	173.10	817	75
Medium and Large 2	545	149.00	812	83
Medium and Large 3	536	145.96	782	39

One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about $34 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 sale197 hd

157.57

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

153.44

+4.13

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	1,712	90.16	1,543	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	69.03	1,023	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	68.97	755	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	57.59	566	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)	—	$993	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$917	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$743	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,161	40
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,125	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 3	—	630	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	179.10/cwt	174.00–184.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	187.77/cwt	186.00–190.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	151.13/cwt	149.00–154.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.85/cwt	155.00–163.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	184.14/cwt	178.00–188.00	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	173.32/cwt	168.00–179.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	181.46/cwt	180.00–182.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	188.56/cwt	184.00–192.00	711	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	185.66/cwt	185.00–186.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	150.90/cwt	150.00–153.00	788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	138.83/cwt	138.00–139.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	169.39/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	178.80/cwt	178.00–180.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	143.81/cwt	142.00–145.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	194.66/cwt	192.00–196.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	172.81/cwt	172.00–174.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	133.63/cwt	132.00–137.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	226.02/cwt	222.00–230.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	190.30/cwt	186.00–195.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.01/cwt	167.00–170.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	216.59/cwt	212.00–220.00	804	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	52.95/cwt	50.00–55.00	531	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	66.22/cwt	63.00–69.00	704	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	72.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	817	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	59.41/cwt	57.00–62.00	580	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	65.75/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,055	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,043	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	69.63/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,008	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	85.88/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,426	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	92.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,598	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	910.00/head	850.00–950.00	910	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,125	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	700.00–900.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	700.00–775.00	725	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,011.36/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,011	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/head	625.00–650.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.42/head	700.00–875.00	760	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,156.25/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,156	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	212.96/cwt	212.00–214.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	196.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	180.01/cwt	179.00–181.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	208.76/cwt	206.00–212.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	191.62/cwt	188.00–194.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	170.35/cwt	167.00–172.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	167.39/cwt	166.00–168.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	132.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	204.98/cwt	199.00–209.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	173.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	920	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	138.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	171.92/cwt	168.00–176.00	717	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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