Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-01-11

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,303 head
▲ 793 vs last sale 510▲ 339 vs year ago 964 · +35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 133▲ 59 vs year ago 164 · +36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 56▲ 23 vs year ago 38 · +60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.69/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$155.69
246 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517158.36819134
Medium and Large 2480154.6574286
Medium and Large 3455145.3866226
One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $157 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 sale246 hd
155.69
—
AL average16 barns · 2,398 hd
156.43
−0.74
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—Average1,66695.451,59017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46280.651,17931
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17676.6990286
CowsLean 85-90%Average98061.3160134

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)—$8086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7205
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7136
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7384thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5759

Every lot, as filed

81 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—389161.99/cwt160.00–164.0063014
HeifersMedium and Large 2—487156.02/cwt150.00–158.007606
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378154.43/cwt153.00–156.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564156.19/cwt155.00–158.0088111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565150.25/cwt148.00–153.0084912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—416158.77/cwt155.00–160.0066019
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575133.00/cwt133.00–133.007656
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
SteersMedium and Large 1—321206.96/cwt205.00–210.006645
SteersMedium and Large 1—410195.00/cwt195.00–195.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 1—642150.00/cwt150.00–150.009637
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—637139.20/cwt138.00–140.008875
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008842
SteersMedium and Large 2—479185.42/cwt184.00–187.008889
SteersMedium and Large 2—295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006052
SteersMedium and Large 3—483179.18/cwt178.00–180.008655
HeifersMedium and Large 2—329164.45/cwt162.00–166.005419
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373167.46/cwt165.00–170.0062510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472141.34/cwt140.00–142.006673
SteersMedium and Large 2—625171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 2—590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
SteersMedium and Large 2—428187.40/cwt185.00–190.008026
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474161.43/cwt159.00–164.0076535
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524157.13/cwt155.00–161.0082324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335171.00/cwt171.00–171.005732
SteersMedium and Large 1—710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1722
SteersMedium and Large 1—376203.77/cwt200.00–210.007669
SteersMedium and Large 1—662175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1595
SteersMedium and Large 1—613178.13/cwt176.00–180.001,09234
SteersMedium and Large 1—512184.82/cwt184.00–185.0094618
SteersMedium and Large 1—581181.40/cwt180.00–183.001,0545
SteersMedium and Large 2—528177.95/cwt176.00–180.009404
BullsMedium and Large 2—476175.30/cwt170.00–179.0083422
BullsMedium and Large 1—527171.30/cwt170.00–175.009039
BullsMedium and Large 1—368196.51/cwt195.00–198.007236
BullsMedium and Large 2—384188.96/cwt186.00–190.0072613
BullsMedium and Large 1—410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007792
BullsMedium and Large 1—295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19378.13/cwt75.00–81.0093239
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11971.21/cwt68.00–74.0079731
CowsLean 85-90%—97961.34/cwt59.00–64.0060119
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46185.29/cwt83.00–88.001,24612
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43978.34/cwt76.00–81.001,12717
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24483.80/cwt82.00–87.001,04216
CowsLean 85-90%—97955.72/cwt55.00–57.005458
CowsLean 85-90%—98467.60/cwt65.00–70.006657
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,66572.45/cwt72.00–73.001,2062
Bulls——1,61096.10/cwt94.00–99.001,5475
Bulls——1,70188.84/cwt85.00–90.001,5116
Bulls——1,678101.52/cwt100.00–105.001,7046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——712.50/head675.00–725.007136
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——737.50/head700.00–775.007384
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——575.00/head500.00–700.005759
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——562.50/head550.00–575.005632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——891.67/head775.00–975.008923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——720.00/head700.00–750.007205
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——850.00/head750.00–950.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 3—310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004965
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524152.91/cwt150.00–155.0080116
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421163.12/cwt161.00–165.0068722
BullsMedium and Large 3—374179.39/cwt178.00–182.0067110
BullsMedium and Large 2—673139.50/cwt139.00–140.009392
BullsMedium and Large 2—759121.50/cwt120.00–122.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—685148.93/cwt145.00–150.001,02023
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423148.77/cwt145.00–150.006294
BullsMedium and Large 3—458166.68/cwt166.00–168.007633
BullsMedium and Large 2—579157.70/cwt152.00–160.009137
BullsMedium and Large 2—621150.37/cwt149.00–155.009348
BullsMedium and Large 2—320189.85/cwt188.00–192.0060810
BullsMedium and Large 3—317181.62/cwt180.00–184.005765
BullsMedium and Large 3—675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008712
BullsMedium and Large 2—532165.88/cwt164.00–169.008829
BullsMedium and Large 3—568151.02/cwt150.00–152.008584
BullsMedium and Large 2—423179.96/cwt178.00–182.0076111
BullsMedium and Large 3—541157.50/cwt156.00–158.008524
BullsMedium and Large 3—712121.33/cwt120.00–122.008643
BullsMedium and Large 3—435174.99/cwt172.00–177.0076110
BullsMedium and Large 3—630142.48/cwt140.00–145.008984

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.