Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-02-01

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 1
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
20 vs last sale 486 106 vs year ago 612 · 17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
40 vs last sale 126 41 vs year ago 125 · +32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
22 vs last sale 44 33 vs year ago 33 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.02/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$158.02
114 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.55
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488164.5380335
Medium and Large 2484158.0276545
Medium and Large 3476151.3272134
One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $82 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 sale114 hd
158.02
AL average15 barns · 1,255 hd
159.56
−1.55
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
BullsLow1,579101.861,60911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47790.981,34413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11785.6895786
CowsLean 85-90%Low92868.4263526

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)$1,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$85012
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$1,54015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,09614

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 1476166.78/cwt165.00–169.007949
HeifersMedium and Large 3436153.87/cwt150.00–159.0067110
HeifersMedium and Large 2528154.80/cwt152.00–158.008176
HeifersMedium and Large 2310168.00/cwt168.00–168.005212
HeifersMedium and Large 2620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008933
SteersMedium and Large 1430198.00/cwt198.00–198.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009593
HeifersMedium and Large 1685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 1610152.05/cwt150.00–158.009284
HeifersMedium and Large 2479160.68/cwt158.00–164.007707
HeifersMedium and Large 2582150.17/cwt147.00–155.008746
SteersMedium and Large 3575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 2376166.43/cwt165.00–168.006267
SteersMedium and Large 1627180.89/cwt179.00–184.001,13426
SteersMedium and Large 1564191.59/cwt185.00–194.001,08114
SteersMedium and Large 1477195.46/cwt193.00–199.0093211
SteersMedium and Large 1385198.65/cwt198.00–200.007653
SteersMedium and Large 2444192.27/cwt190.00–195.0085411
HeifersMedium and Large 1514161.49/cwt160.00–166.008308
SteersMedium and Large 3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008932
SteersMedium and Large 3325183.31/cwt182.00–184.005963
SteersMedium and Large 3358182.01/cwt180.00–184.006522
SteersMedium and Large 3410176.00/cwt176.00–176.007222
SteersMedium and Large 2375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007132
SteersMedium and Large 3785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0992
SteersMedium and Large 2760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1022
SteersMedium and Large 2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
SteersMedium and Large 2521182.49/cwt178.00–186.009514
SteersMedium and Large 2475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009033
SteersMedium and Large 1534190.40/cwt188.00–194.001,0177
SteersMedium and Large 2695158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0982
BullsMedium and Large 2320192.97/cwt192.00–195.006183
BullsMedium and Large 1531176.16/cwt175.00–181.009355
BullsMedium and Large 1309202.82/cwt202.00–204.006275
BullsMedium and Large 1579162.73/cwt160.00–165.009424
BullsMedium and Large 1473187.75/cwt185.00–190.008884
BullsMedium and Large 1380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007603
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04579.32/cwt77.00–82.0082929
CowsLean 85-90%83561.46/cwt60.00–64.005135
CowsLean 85-90%89773.30/cwt71.00–75.0065810
CowsLean 85-90%99967.14/cwt65.00–70.0067111
Bulls1,52895.78/cwt95.00–97.001,4644
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51087.39/cwt85.00–91.001,3205
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46396.30/cwt95.00–100.001,4096
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18992.73/cwt90.00–96.001,10325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12685.94/cwt83.00–89.0096832
Bulls1,578110.07/cwt108.00–112.001,7372
Bulls1,621103.43/cwt100.00–106.001,6775
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,435.00/head1,300.00–1,500.001,43510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,750.00/head1,625.00–1,950.001,7505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975.00/head900.00–1,150.009756
Bred CowsSmall 1-2900.00/head875.00–925.009002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2725.00/head600.00–875.007256
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2891.67/head850.00–950.008926
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,166.67/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1676
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
BullsMedium and Large 1433190.92/cwt190.00–192.0082710
BullsMedium and Large 3380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006844
BullsMedium and Large 3270182.59/cwt180.00–185.004932
BullsMedium and Large 3730131.02/cwt130.00–132.009562
BullsMedium and Large 3540158.00/cwt158.00–158.008532
BullsMedium and Large 1610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
BullsMedium and Large 2431185.70/cwt180.00–189.008006
HeifersMedium and Large 1428169.79/cwt168.00–174.0072713
BullsMedium and Large 2469178.16/cwt172.00–182.008364
BullsMedium and Large 2395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007512
BullsMedium and Large 2581154.75/cwt150.00–158.008995
BullsMedium and Large 2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 2419163.93/cwt160.00–167.0068711
HeifersMedium and Large 3378160.03/cwt158.00–162.006057
HeifersMedium and Large 3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 3527149.32/cwt148.00–150.007873
HeifersMedium and Large 3579144.57/cwt142.00–146.008377
HeifersMedium and Large 3325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005273

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.