Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-04-05

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 5
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 823▲ 91 vs year ago 514 · +17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 190▼ 36 vs year ago 148 · −24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 205▲ 4 vs year ago 66 · +6.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, high dressing breaker cows sold up to 131 cwt, 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 $197.82/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$197.82
163 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$887
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427207.3988560
Medium and Large 2471193.3991273
Medium and Large 3435189.4782530
One grade step is worth $17.93/cwt here — about $60 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 sale163 hd
197.82
—
AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd
196.73
+1.09
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—High1,775113.792,0196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,358109.171,4827thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,151102.211,17739
CowsLean 85-90%Low96386.6983523

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)—$1,21515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$97810
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$97119
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,10714

Every lot, as filed

88 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—316219.21/cwt216.00–224.006938
HeifersMedium and Large 2—318212.22/cwt210.00–215.006759
SteersMedium and Large 2—477221.40/cwt220.00–223.001,0565
SteersMedium and Large 1—342256.67/cwt256.00–258.008783
SteersMedium and Large 1—270258.00/cwt258.00–258.006971
SteersMedium and Large 1—355252.00/cwt252.00–252.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 2—434202.47/cwt196.00–206.0087917
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620169.83/cwt167.00–172.001,05310
SteersMedium and Large 3—335236.00/cwt236.00–236.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431210.43/cwt207.00–216.0090717
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468203.02/cwt200.00–206.0095010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—509192.37/cwt190.00–200.009798
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 2—462192.61/cwt190.00–196.0089010
SteersMedium and Large 1—855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5391
HeifersMedium and Large 2—576179.73/cwt177.00–182.001,0358
HeifersMedium and Large 2—369207.42/cwt204.00–211.0076511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525172.55/cwt170.00–175.009064
HeifersMedium and Large 3—381197.16/cwt192.00–200.007517
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370215.78/cwt212.00–220.0079812
BullsMedium and Large 2—517198.26/cwt195.00–200.001,0253
SteersMedium and Large 3—430212.00/cwt212.00–212.0091212
SteersMedium and Large 1—655197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 1—640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 2—625198.69/cwt198.00–200.001,2423
SteersMedium and Large 1—582213.33/cwt212.00–214.001,2423
SteersMedium and Large 1—509224.15/cwt220.00–230.001,1417
SteersMedium and Large 3—705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 3—623192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,1992
SteersMedium and Large 3—380222.00/cwt222.00–222.008441
SteersMedium and Large 2—685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3023
SteersMedium and Large 2—370231.74/cwt230.00–235.008574
SteersMedium and Large 3—493213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0504
SteersMedium and Large 1—479229.40/cwt225.00–235.001,0994
SteersMedium and Large 2—516217.49/cwt214.00–219.001,1224
SteersMedium and Large 2—433221.97/cwt220.00–224.009616
SteersMedium and Large 2—317246.74/cwt245.00–250.007823
BullsMedium and Large 1—280238.00/cwt238.00–238.006661
BullsMedium and Large 1—378229.82/cwt228.00–232.0086911
BullsMedium and Large 1—425226.96/cwt224.00–230.009656
BullsMedium and Large 1—329237.48/cwt236.00–240.007815
BullsMedium and Large 1—468216.49/cwt215.00–218.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1—510204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0402
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11596.22/cwt94.00–99.001,07310
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02079.45/cwt78.00–81.008103
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,187107.92/cwt106.00–110.001,28110
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,152102.35/cwt100.00–105.001,17919
CowsLean 85-90%—98692.24/cwt90.00–95.009097
CowsLean 85-90%—93885.38/cwt82.00–87.0080113
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,328114.39/cwt113.00–115.001,5193
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,380105.26/cwt102.00–107.001,4534
Bulls——1,865119.50/cwt118.00–121.002,2292
Bulls——1,360106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4421
Bulls——1,853112.57/cwt110.00–115.002,0863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,162.50/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,100.00/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,045.00/head950.00–1,100.001,0455
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,025.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0258
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——861.54/head800.00–975.0086213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,300.00/head1,175.00–1,425.001,30010
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——787.50/head775.00–800.007882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——712.50/head700.00–725.007134
BullsMedium and Large 3—565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0172
BullsMedium and Large 2—326230.16/cwt226.00–234.007509
BullsMedium and Large 2—481208.44/cwt206.00–210.001,0037
BullsMedium and Large 3—630172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0841
BullsMedium and Large 3—436205.16/cwt202.00–210.008945
BullsMedium and Large 3—473199.51/cwt198.00–200.009444
BullsMedium and Large 2—642181.33/cwt180.00–182.001,1643
BullsMedium and Large 2—435214.27/cwt212.00–222.009326
BullsMedium and Large 2—380222.68/cwt220.00–226.008466
BullsMedium and Large 2—555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0821
BullsMedium and Large 3—520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009882
BullsMedium and Large 3—728163.95/cwt160.00–166.001,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 3—322203.45/cwt200.00–208.006556
HeifersMedium and Large 3—433192.29/cwt190.00–195.008336
BullsMedium and Large 2—275232.00/cwt232.00–232.006381
BullsMedium and Large 3—685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
BullsMedium and Large 3—365218.45/cwt216.00–220.007978
HeifersMedium and Large 2—534182.98/cwt180.00–185.009775
HeifersMedium and Large 1—605179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 3—485185.05/cwt180.00–188.008974
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575169.00/cwt169.00–169.009722
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670169.00/cwt168.00–170.001,1323

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.