Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-02-22

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 22
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
89 vs last sale 878 407 vs year ago 382 · +106.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
20 vs last sale 137 53 vs year ago 104 · +51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
80 vs last sale 31 20 vs year ago 131 · 15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $176.96/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$176.96
111 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$104
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.76
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2445178.6779433
Medium and Large 3413177.4173313thin
Medium and Large 1510176.0089865
One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale111 hd
176.96
AL average15 barns · 1,657 hd
174.20
+2.76
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
BullsAverage1,608105.811,70211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38994.701,31515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17291.141,06957
CowsLean 85-90%Low96974.9272637

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)$1,20017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,09926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,15636

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37995.16/cwt94.00–98.001,31211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27897.59/cwt96.00–100.001,2479
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20192.47/cwt90.00–95.001,11125
CowsLean 85-90%94268.90/cwt67.00–72.0064914
CowsLean 85-90%1,03481.10/cwt80.00–82.008397
CowsLean 85-90%96577.49/cwt75.00–79.0074816
HeifersMedium and Large 1521175.51/cwt171.00–179.009147
HeifersMedium and Large 2280196.00/cwt196.00–196.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 2325192.12/cwt190.00–194.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 2633156.99/cwt155.00–158.009943
HeifersMedium and Large 3490166.00/cwt166.00–166.008132
SteersMedium and Large 1420217.09/cwt214.00–223.0091211
SteersMedium and Large 1629191.25/cwt190.00–195.001,2037
HeifersMedium and Large 1424184.93/cwt182.00–190.0078411
HeifersMedium and Large 2465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 2428179.55/cwt178.00–181.0076812
HeifersMedium and Large 2585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009362
SteersMedium and Large 2320228.00/cwt228.00–228.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1720181.99/cwt180.00–184.001,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 2387188.03/cwt186.00–190.007286
HeifersMedium and Large 3386181.78/cwt180.00–184.007028
HeifersMedium and Large 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0952
SteersMedium and Large 1368224.85/cwt222.00–227.008276
SteersMedium and Large 1668186.51/cwt185.00–188.001,2462
SteersMedium and Large 3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008304
HeifersMedium and Large 1336199.02/cwt196.00–202.006696
HeifersMedium and Large 1371197.15/cwt194.00–202.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1572166.95/cwt165.00–170.009556
SteersMedium and Large 2680179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2172
SteersMedium and Large 2483204.58/cwt200.00–209.009888
SteersMedium and Large 2585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1412
SteersMedium and Large 2431210.75/cwt209.00–212.009084
SteersMedium and Large 1320238.00/cwt238.00–238.007621
SteersMedium and Large 1534209.62/cwt205.00–212.501,11924
SteersMedium and Large 2769162.39/cwt161.00–168.001,2495
SteersMedium and Large 1571202.14/cwt200.00–207.001,1546
SteersMedium and Large 3371203.59/cwt203.00–204.007555
SteersMedium and Large 2530199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1472212.89/cwt210.00–220.001,00513
BullsMedium and Large 1529191.16/cwt190.00–193.001,0117
BullsMedium and Large 1326228.88/cwt226.00–232.007467
BullsMedium and Large 2525184.35/cwt180.00–188.009685
BullsMedium and Large 2269219.72/cwt218.00–222.005915
BullsMedium and Large 1373219.32/cwt214.00–224.008186
BullsMedium and Large 1483197.48/cwt196.00–199.009544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47789.91/cwt88.00–91.001,3283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,230104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2791
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10087.18/cwt85.00–89.0095923
Bulls1,531105.08/cwt103.00–107.001,6096
Bulls1,65099.62/cwt98.00–101.001,6442
Bulls1,735111.41/cwt110.00–114.001,9333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,441.67/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2907.14/head800.00–1,000.0090714
Bred CowsSmall 1-2750.00/head725.00–775.007502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103.57/head1,000.00–1,250.001,10414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/head975.00–1,075.001,0252
Bred CowsSmall 1-2820.00/head725.00–950.008205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,336.36/head1,150.00–1,400.001,33611
Bred CowsSmall 1-2745.83/head700.00–800.007466
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,313.64/head1,175.00–1,450.001,31422
BullsMedium and Large 3323199.01/cwt198.00–200.006434
BullsMedium and Large 3675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 3465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008377
BullsMedium and Large 3425188.00/cwt188.00–188.007993
BullsMedium and Large 2480190.51/cwt190.00–191.009144
BullsMedium and Large 1625183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1441
BullsMedium and Large 2715153.47/cwt151.00–156.001,0972
BullsMedium and Large 2670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0722
BullsMedium and Large 2376203.42/cwt200.00–210.007657
BullsMedium and Large 3640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0242
BullsMedium and Large 3275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005782
BullsMedium and Large 2430199.74/cwt196.00–202.008597
HeifersMedium and Large 3435173.37/cwt170.00–175.007543
HeifersMedium and Large 1616162.62/cwt160.00–164.001,00219
HeifersMedium and Large 1488178.45/cwt175.00–180.008719
BullsMedium and Large 2332218.27/cwt216.00–220.007257
BullsMedium and Large 1427209.88/cwt204.00–214.0089612
BullsMedium and Large 1558188.50/cwt188.00–189.001,0524
HeifersMedium and Large 2545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009273

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.