Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.44/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −35.10 against this barn's trailing median of $209.54.

Average price

$174.44

144 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	184.00	863	74
Medium and Large 2	523	167.34	874	53
Medium and Large 3	537	154.99	832	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $31 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $171.88, median $209.54 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale144 hd

174.44

—

AL average14 barns · 891 hd

167.72

+6.72

This barn, trailing median16 sales

209.54

−35.10

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	1,614	95.29	1,538	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	81.25	976	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	80.78	1,150	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	63.29	641	19

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)	—	$1,040	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$794	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	190.25/cwt	190.00–191.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	181.42/cwt	178.00–184.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	151.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	161.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.06/cwt	168.00–172.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	142.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	174.57/cwt	174.00–176.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.81/cwt	169.00–178.00	723	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.03/cwt	166.00–174.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	169.58/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	199.73/cwt	196.00–205.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	186.14/cwt	185.00–188.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.68/cwt	164.00–171.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	183.84/cwt	181.00–189.00	873	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	198.09/cwt	191.00–204.00	763	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	204.01/cwt	200.00–208.00	665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	177.56/cwt	174.00–180.00	925	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.29/cwt	188.00–198.00	823	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	57.79/cwt	57.00–59.00	521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	67.48/cwt	66.00–70.00	708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	63.27/cwt	61.00–65.00	651	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	74.74/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,081	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	84.79/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,218	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	80.78/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,136	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	75.51/cwt	74.00–77.00	829	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	87.66/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,112	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	81.68/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,001	17
Bulls	—	—	1,538	87.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,348	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	101.23/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,680	5
Bulls	—	—	1,619	95.36/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,544	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	625.00–700.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	750.00–1,000.00	838	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/head	650.00–825.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,115.63/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,116	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/head	700.00–900.00	850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	134.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	980	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	160.25/cwt	156.00–165.00	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	151.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	190.53/cwt	188.00–192.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	160.00/cwt	157.00–162.00	947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	178.07/cwt	175.00–180.00	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.51/cwt	159.00–163.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	196.00/cwt	194.00–198.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	195.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	3

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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