Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $169.75/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$169.75

163 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	172.33	877	112
Medium and Large 2	450	168.12	756	34
Medium and Large 3	484	156.00	755	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $122 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 sale163 hd

169.75

—

AL average13 barns · 1,550 hd

164.89

+4.85

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	1,534	100.16	1,537	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	93.05	1,331	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	89.15	974	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	71.87	670	52

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)	—	$1,094	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$967	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$786	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$706	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,032	28
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,432	22

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.74/cwt	160.00–171.00	974	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.81/cwt	170.00–173.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.06/cwt	180.00–188.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	165.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.54/cwt	212.00–220.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	154.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.85/cwt	176.00–182.00	760	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	174.85/cwt	172.00–177.00	825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	177.16/cwt	176.00–178.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	169.01/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	191.23/cwt	190.00–193.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	205.13/cwt	198.00–206.50	999	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	203.03/cwt	198.00–208.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	194.58/cwt	193.00–196.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	187.52/cwt	186.00–189.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,092	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	192.77/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	192.80/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.36/cwt	200.00–206.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	191.50/cwt	188.00–195.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	185.99/cwt	184.00–190.00	976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	197.53/cwt	196.00–200.00	843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	182.98/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	202.77/cwt	200.00–205.00	750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	75.94/cwt	75.00–80.00	690	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	71.47/cwt	69.00–74.00	675	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	88.34/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,261	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	93.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,339	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	94.93/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,118	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	89.21/cwt	86.00–92.00	963	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	66.34/cwt	63.00–68.00	618	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	839	34
Bulls	—	—	1,458	109.13/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	101.62/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,661	5
Bulls	—	—	1,446	93.86/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,357	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.91/head	825.00–1,000.00	916	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	966.67/head	925.00–1,000.00	967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	706.25/head	600.00–750.00	706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,192	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,431.82/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,432	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	800.00–950.00	875	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	666.67/head	600.00–725.00	667	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,189.29/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,189	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	168.68/cwt	164.00–174.00	872	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	191.59/cwt	190.00–192.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	184.69/cwt	180.00–186.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	155.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	197.99/cwt	196.00–200.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	194.02/cwt	190.00–199.00	724	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	146.36/cwt	144.00–149.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	160.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	932	6

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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