Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly 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 $170.59/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$170.59

154 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$7.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	172.04	880	81
Medium and Large 2	469	170.33	799	57
Medium and Large 3	440	164.12	722	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $158 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 sale154 hd

170.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,426 hd

166.97

+3.62

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	—	Average	1,642	96.98	1,592	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	91.07	1,286	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	87.03	1,026	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	75.39	727	28

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$960	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$929	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,108	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	209.51/cwt	208.00–212.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	198.24/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	191.01/cwt	188.00–193.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.48/cwt	165.00–169.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	196.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	203.09/cwt	200.00–206.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	243.03/cwt	240.00–246.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	162.57/cwt	160.00–168.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	210.22/cwt	209.00–211.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	173.98/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.84/cwt	158.00–164.00	994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	165.17/cwt	164.00–166.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	183.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.58/cwt	178.00–183.00	749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	176.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	186.83/cwt	186.00–188.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	172.81/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,277	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	205.97/cwt	202.00–211.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	238.00/cwt	236.00–240.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	183.51/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	180.28/cwt	178.00–184.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	221.03/cwt	220.00–222.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	192.42/cwt	187.00–195.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	182.66/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	198.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	184.97/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	209.87/cwt	208.00–212.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.87/cwt	186.00–194.00	988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	233.33/cwt	232.00–234.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	206.65/cwt	204.00–210.00	789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	201.82/cwt	197.00–207.00	856	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	185.01/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	210.65/cwt	210.00–212.00	685	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	85.02/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,193	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	95.90/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,328	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	90.47/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,299	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	87.14/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,025	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	81.20/cwt	80.00–84.00	821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	95.73/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,228	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	69.18/cwt	68.00–71.00	609	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	75.17/cwt	72.00–78.00	731	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	81.61/cwt	80.00–84.00	915	15
Bulls	—	—	1,584	100.72/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	94.84/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,589	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	725.00–775.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,002.50/head	850.00–1,075.00	1,003	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.75/head	925.00–1,125.00	994	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.72/cwt	190.00–196.00	819	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	200.63/cwt	200.00–204.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	177.01/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	181.70/cwt	180.00–184.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	161.75/cwt	158.00–164.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	171.98/cwt	169.00–175.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	178.80/cwt	177.00–180.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	154.99/cwt	153.00–156.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	171.78/cwt	170.00–174.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	183.53/cwt	182.00–186.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	189.96/cwt	188.00–192.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	193.82/cwt	191.00–198.00	930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	198.81/cwt	197.00–200.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	179.21/cwt	178.00–180.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	184.95/cwt	182.00–188.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	909	4

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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