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
Bulls—Average1,608105.811,70211
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 1—521175.51/cwt171.00–179.009147
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280196.00/cwt196.00–196.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325192.12/cwt190.00–194.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—633156.99/cwt155.00–158.009943
HeifersMedium and Large 3—490166.00/cwt166.00–166.008132
SteersMedium and Large 1—420217.09/cwt214.00–223.0091211
SteersMedium and Large 1—629191.25/cwt190.00–195.001,2037
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424184.93/cwt182.00–190.0078411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428179.55/cwt178.00–181.0076812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009362
SteersMedium and Large 2—320228.00/cwt228.00–228.007302
SteersMedium and Large 2—710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1—720181.99/cwt180.00–184.001,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 2—387188.03/cwt186.00–190.007286
HeifersMedium and Large 3—386181.78/cwt180.00–184.007028
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0952
SteersMedium and Large 1—368224.85/cwt222.00–227.008276
SteersMedium and Large 1—668186.51/cwt185.00–188.001,2462
SteersMedium and Large 3—415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008304
HeifersMedium and Large 1—336199.02/cwt196.00–202.006696
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371197.15/cwt194.00–202.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572166.95/cwt165.00–170.009556
SteersMedium and Large 2—680179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2172
SteersMedium and Large 2—483204.58/cwt200.00–209.009888
SteersMedium and Large 2—585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1412
SteersMedium and Large 2—431210.75/cwt209.00–212.009084
SteersMedium and Large 1—320238.00/cwt238.00–238.007621
SteersMedium and Large 1—534209.62/cwt205.00–212.501,11924
SteersMedium and Large 2—769162.39/cwt161.00–168.001,2495
SteersMedium and Large 1—571202.14/cwt200.00–207.001,1546
SteersMedium and Large 3—371203.59/cwt203.00–204.007555
SteersMedium and Large 2—530199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1—472212.89/cwt210.00–220.001,00513
BullsMedium and Large 1—529191.16/cwt190.00–193.001,0117
BullsMedium and Large 1—326228.88/cwt226.00–232.007467
BullsMedium and Large 2—525184.35/cwt180.00–188.009685
BullsMedium and Large 2—269219.72/cwt218.00–222.005915
BullsMedium and Large 1—373219.32/cwt214.00–224.008186
BullsMedium and Large 1—483197.48/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
Bulls——1,531105.08/cwt103.00–107.001,6096
Bulls——1,65099.62/cwt98.00–101.001,6442
Bulls——1,735111.41/cwt110.00–114.001,9333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,441.67/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——907.14/head800.00–1,000.0090714
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——750.00/head725.00–775.007502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,103.57/head1,000.00–1,250.001,10414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,025.00/head975.00–1,075.001,0252
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——820.00/head725.00–950.008205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,336.36/head1,150.00–1,400.001,33611
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——745.83/head700.00–800.007466
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,313.64/head1,175.00–1,450.001,31422
BullsMedium and Large 3—323199.01/cwt198.00–200.006434
BullsMedium and Large 3—675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 3—465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008377
BullsMedium and Large 3—425188.00/cwt188.00–188.007993
BullsMedium and Large 2—480190.51/cwt190.00–191.009144
BullsMedium and Large 1—625183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1441
BullsMedium and Large 2—715153.47/cwt151.00–156.001,0972
BullsMedium and Large 2—670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0722
BullsMedium and Large 2—376203.42/cwt200.00–210.007657
BullsMedium and Large 3—640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0242
BullsMedium and Large 3—275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005782
BullsMedium and Large 2—430199.74/cwt196.00–202.008597
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435173.37/cwt170.00–175.007543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616162.62/cwt160.00–164.001,00219
HeifersMedium and Large 1—488178.45/cwt175.00–180.008719
BullsMedium and Large 2—332218.27/cwt216.00–220.007257
BullsMedium and Large 1—427209.88/cwt204.00–214.0089612
BullsMedium and Large 1—558188.50/cwt188.00–189.001,0524
HeifersMedium and Large 2—545170.00/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.