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
BullsAverage1,66695.451,59017
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 2389161.99/cwt160.00–164.0063014
HeifersMedium and Large 2487156.02/cwt150.00–158.007606
HeifersMedium and Large 3378154.43/cwt153.00–156.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1564156.19/cwt155.00–158.0088111
HeifersMedium and Large 2565150.25/cwt148.00–153.0084912
HeifersMedium and Large 2416158.77/cwt155.00–160.0066019
HeifersMedium and Large 3575133.00/cwt133.00–133.007656
HeifersMedium and Large 3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
SteersMedium and Large 1321206.96/cwt205.00–210.006645
SteersMedium and Large 1410195.00/cwt195.00–195.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 1642150.00/cwt150.00–150.009637
HeifersMedium and Large 3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2637139.20/cwt138.00–140.008875
HeifersMedium and Large 2655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008842
SteersMedium and Large 2479185.42/cwt184.00–187.008889
SteersMedium and Large 2295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006052
SteersMedium and Large 3483179.18/cwt178.00–180.008655
HeifersMedium and Large 2329164.45/cwt162.00–166.005419
HeifersMedium and Large 1373167.46/cwt165.00–170.0062510
HeifersMedium and Large 3472141.34/cwt140.00–142.006673
SteersMedium and Large 2625171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 2590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
SteersMedium and Large 2428187.40/cwt185.00–190.008026
HeifersMedium and Large 1474161.43/cwt159.00–164.0076535
HeifersMedium and Large 1524157.13/cwt155.00–161.0082324
HeifersMedium and Large 1335171.00/cwt171.00–171.005732
SteersMedium and Large 1710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1722
SteersMedium and Large 1376203.77/cwt200.00–210.007669
SteersMedium and Large 1662175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1595
SteersMedium and Large 1613178.13/cwt176.00–180.001,09234
SteersMedium and Large 1512184.82/cwt184.00–185.0094618
SteersMedium and Large 1581181.40/cwt180.00–183.001,0545
SteersMedium and Large 2528177.95/cwt176.00–180.009404
BullsMedium and Large 2476175.30/cwt170.00–179.0083422
BullsMedium and Large 1527171.30/cwt170.00–175.009039
BullsMedium and Large 1368196.51/cwt195.00–198.007236
BullsMedium and Large 2384188.96/cwt186.00–190.0072613
BullsMedium and Large 1410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007792
BullsMedium and Large 1295200.00/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
Bulls1,61096.10/cwt94.00–99.001,5475
Bulls1,70188.84/cwt85.00–90.001,5116
Bulls1,678101.52/cwt100.00–105.001,7046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3712.50/head675.00–725.007136
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2737.50/head700.00–775.007384
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2575.00/head500.00–700.005759
Bred CowsSmall 1-2562.50/head550.00–575.005632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2891.67/head775.00–975.008923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3720.00/head700.00–750.007205
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850.00/head750.00–950.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 3310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004965
HeifersMedium and Large 2524152.91/cwt150.00–155.0080116
HeifersMedium and Large 1421163.12/cwt161.00–165.0068722
BullsMedium and Large 3374179.39/cwt178.00–182.0067110
BullsMedium and Large 2673139.50/cwt139.00–140.009392
BullsMedium and Large 2759121.50/cwt120.00–122.009224
HeifersMedium and Large 1685148.93/cwt145.00–150.001,02023
HeifersMedium and Large 3423148.77/cwt145.00–150.006294
BullsMedium and Large 3458166.68/cwt166.00–168.007633
BullsMedium and Large 2579157.70/cwt152.00–160.009137
BullsMedium and Large 2621150.37/cwt149.00–155.009348
BullsMedium and Large 2320189.85/cwt188.00–192.0060810
BullsMedium and Large 3317181.62/cwt180.00–184.005765
BullsMedium and Large 3675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008712
BullsMedium and Large 2532165.88/cwt164.00–169.008829
BullsMedium and Large 3568151.02/cwt150.00–152.008584
BullsMedium and Large 2423179.96/cwt178.00–182.0076111
BullsMedium and Large 3541157.50/cwt156.00–158.008524
BullsMedium and Large 3712121.33/cwt120.00–122.008643
BullsMedium and Large 3435174.99/cwt172.00–177.0076110
BullsMedium and Large 3630142.48/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.