Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.04/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$190.04

160 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	195.31	1,012	56
Medium and Large 2	478	190.09	909	70
Medium and Large 3	490	181.26	888	34

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $124 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 sale160 hd

190.04

—

AL average15 barns · 1,438 hd

187.91

+2.13

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	—	Low	1,508	107.13	1,615	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	92.75	1,003	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	91.99	1,281	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	81.06	812	50

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)	—	$1,260	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,189	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,062	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,392	44
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,328	37

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	468	201.33/cwt	199.00–204.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	215.35/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	221.41/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	227.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	226.42/cwt	224.00–228.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,113	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	214.45/cwt	212.00–217.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,369	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	166.69/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	163.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	211.59/cwt	208.00–214.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	208.28/cwt	206.00–210.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	199.44/cwt	198.00–200.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	176.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.20/cwt	170.00–177.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	190.28/cwt	189.00–192.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	782	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	193.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	208.30/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	178.00/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	232.07/cwt	230.00–235.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	173.60/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,448	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	216.44/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	235.42/cwt	235.00–236.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,338	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	162.41/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	192.98/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	169.04/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.36/cwt	210.00–218.00	903	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	229.45/cwt	227.00–232.00	865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	87.78/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,284	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	88.08/cwt	85.00–90.00	963	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	98.38/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,048	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	93.69/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,012	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	73.92/cwt	72.00–77.00	706	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	85.47/cwt	84.00–88.00	880	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	80.80/cwt	78.00–83.00	809	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	94.80/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,276	9
Bulls	—	—	1,362	103.59/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,411	8
Bulls	—	—	1,668	114.29/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,906	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	108.11/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,736	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,142.86/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,143	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,440.22/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,440	23
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	910.71/head	850.00–950.00	911	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,137	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,053.33/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,053	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,360.53/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,361	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,471.88/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,472	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	983.33/head	950.00–1,000.00	983	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,256.82/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,257	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,008.33/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	207.04/cwt	204.00–211.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	198.64/cwt	195.00–201.00	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	203.92/cwt	200.00–208.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	181.69/cwt	178.00–185.00	959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	203.37/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	170.84/cwt	168.00–173.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	231.48/cwt	228.00–238.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	193.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	209.57/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	241.55/cwt	240.00–244.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	227.31/cwt	225.00–230.00	937	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	200.13/cwt	200.00–201.00	953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	848	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,718.75/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,719	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,381.67/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382	30

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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