Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher ,slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $197.59/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$197.59

154 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$27.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	205.71	916	75
Medium and Large 2	477	192.64	919	64
Medium and Large 3	528	178.07	939	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about −$24 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

197.59

—

AL average14 barns · 1,709 hd

191.71

+5.88

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	1,516	108.25	1,641	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	103.26	1,462	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	101.06	1,135	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	82.30	789	23

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)	—	$1,256	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,194	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$813	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,663	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$855	15

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	—	588	185.17/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	220.22/cwt	217.00–226.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	179.31/cwt	178.00–180.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	195.50/cwt	195.00–196.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	193.36/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	186.97/cwt	184.00–190.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	229.03/cwt	228.00–230.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	207.83/cwt	204.00–212.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	170.69/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	180.40/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	213.35/cwt	212.00–216.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	202.68/cwt	202.00–204.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	234.35/cwt	234.00–235.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	188.66/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	178.82/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	210.08/cwt	206.00–216.00	895	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	198.64/cwt	196.00–203.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	226.55/cwt	224.00–230.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	205.28/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	222.13/cwt	219.00–224.00	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	221.08/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	213.46/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	216.26/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	209.52/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	232.63/cwt	230.00–234.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	191.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,203	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,030	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	224.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	945	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,519	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,443	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	101.84/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,215	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	94.75/cwt	92.00–97.00	953	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	106.82/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,204	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	89.38/cwt	87.00–91.00	847	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	83.04/cwt	81.00–85.00	825	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	77.54/cwt	76.00–79.00	729	10
Bulls	—	—	1,525	113.16/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	106.29/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,607	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	875.00–1,075.00	950	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	809.62/head	750.00–875.00	810	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,663	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,128.57/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,129	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,256.25/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,256	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,263	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	240.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	223.25/cwt	220.00–228.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	206.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	216.65/cwt	214.00–218.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	208.14/cwt	200.00–216.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	209.08/cwt	204.00–212.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	214.02/cwt	210.00–219.00	800	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	239.17/cwt	235.00–242.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	197.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	200.55/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,065	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	217.00/cwt	216.00–219.00	835	3

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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