Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.36/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$157.36

174 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	162.12	795	81
Medium and Large 2	427	157.73	674	65
Medium and Large 3	524	142.75	747	28

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $48 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 sale174 hd

157.36

—

AL average15 barns · 1,451 hd

154.01

+3.35

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	1,868	92.43	1,727	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	78.05	1,153	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	75.77	855	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	62.98	607	35

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$829	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$663	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,160	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$618	10

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 2	—	523	153.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	157.19/cwt	156.00–158.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.71/cwt	158.00–161.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	161.09/cwt	158.00–164.00	511	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.89/cwt	158.00–164.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	887	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.01/cwt	154.00–159.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	147.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	182.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	177.77/cwt	176.00–179.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	188.21/cwt	185.00–191.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	190.79/cwt	190.00–192.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	178.99/cwt	177.00–181.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	160.73/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	180.78/cwt	179.00–182.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	188.66/cwt	188.00–190.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	164.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	172.27/cwt	170.00–174.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	178.74/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,047	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	190.66/cwt	188.00–194.00	795	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	165.86/cwt	161.00–169.00	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	194.46/cwt	192.00–198.00	636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	184.64/cwt	183.00–186.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	191.22/cwt	189.00–194.00	704	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	63.25/cwt	61.00–65.00	626	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,133	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	77.40/cwt	75.00–81.00	872	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	71.16/cwt	69.00–74.00	764	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	68.27/cwt	67.00–70.00	639	7
Bulls	—	—	1,693	98.60/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	56.87/cwt	55.00–59.00	520	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	72.33/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,199	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	82.74/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,191	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	85.72/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,111	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	87.99/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,461	3
Bulls	—	—	2,193	92.75/cwt	91.00–95.00	2,034	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	617.50/head	575.00–700.00	618	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,063	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	675.00–800.00	725	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	650.00–675.00	663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	900.00–975.00	933	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,150	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,408.33/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	156.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	182.34/cwt	180.00–184.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	176.58/cwt	175.00–178.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	168.11/cwt	165.00–170.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	182.78/cwt	180.00–187.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.28/cwt	157.00–162.00	843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	185.90/cwt	184.00–188.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	174.37/cwt	172.00–178.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	167.20/cwt	166.00–168.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	167.58/cwt	166.00–170.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.63/cwt	162.00–168.00	694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.68/cwt	154.00–155.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	2

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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