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
BullsHigh1,775113.792,0196thin
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 1316219.21/cwt216.00–224.006938
HeifersMedium and Large 2318212.22/cwt210.00–215.006759
SteersMedium and Large 2477221.40/cwt220.00–223.001,0565
SteersMedium and Large 1342256.67/cwt256.00–258.008783
SteersMedium and Large 1270258.00/cwt258.00–258.006971
SteersMedium and Large 1355252.00/cwt252.00–252.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 2434202.47/cwt196.00–206.0087917
HeifersMedium and Large 2620169.83/cwt167.00–172.001,05310
SteersMedium and Large 3335236.00/cwt236.00–236.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 1431210.43/cwt207.00–216.0090717
HeifersMedium and Large 1468203.02/cwt200.00–206.0095010
HeifersMedium and Large 1509192.37/cwt190.00–200.009798
HeifersMedium and Large 1560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 2462192.61/cwt190.00–196.0089010
SteersMedium and Large 1855180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5391
HeifersMedium and Large 2576179.73/cwt177.00–182.001,0358
HeifersMedium and Large 2369207.42/cwt204.00–211.0076511
HeifersMedium and Large 1280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 3525172.55/cwt170.00–175.009064
HeifersMedium and Large 3381197.16/cwt192.00–200.007517
HeifersMedium and Large 1370215.78/cwt212.00–220.0079812
BullsMedium and Large 2517198.26/cwt195.00–200.001,0253
SteersMedium and Large 3430212.00/cwt212.00–212.0091212
SteersMedium and Large 1655197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 1640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
SteersMedium and Large 2625198.69/cwt198.00–200.001,2423
SteersMedium and Large 1582213.33/cwt212.00–214.001,2423
SteersMedium and Large 1509224.15/cwt220.00–230.001,1417
SteersMedium and Large 3705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 3623192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,1992
SteersMedium and Large 3380222.00/cwt222.00–222.008441
SteersMedium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3023
SteersMedium and Large 2370231.74/cwt230.00–235.008574
SteersMedium and Large 3493213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0504
SteersMedium and Large 1479229.40/cwt225.00–235.001,0994
SteersMedium and Large 2516217.49/cwt214.00–219.001,1224
SteersMedium and Large 2433221.97/cwt220.00–224.009616
SteersMedium and Large 2317246.74/cwt245.00–250.007823
BullsMedium and Large 1280238.00/cwt238.00–238.006661
BullsMedium and Large 1378229.82/cwt228.00–232.0086911
BullsMedium and Large 1425226.96/cwt224.00–230.009656
BullsMedium and Large 1329237.48/cwt236.00–240.007815
BullsMedium and Large 1468216.49/cwt215.00–218.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1510204.00/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
Bulls1,865119.50/cwt118.00–121.002,2292
Bulls1,360106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4421
Bulls1,853112.57/cwt110.00–115.002,0863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,162.50/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1005
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,045.00/head950.00–1,100.001,0455
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0258
Bred CowsSmall 1-2861.54/head800.00–975.0086213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,175.00–1,425.001,30010
Bred CowsSmall 1-2787.50/head775.00–800.007882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2712.50/head700.00–725.007134
BullsMedium and Large 3565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0172
BullsMedium and Large 2326230.16/cwt226.00–234.007509
BullsMedium and Large 2481208.44/cwt206.00–210.001,0037
BullsMedium and Large 3630172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0841
BullsMedium and Large 3436205.16/cwt202.00–210.008945
BullsMedium and Large 3473199.51/cwt198.00–200.009444
BullsMedium and Large 2642181.33/cwt180.00–182.001,1643
BullsMedium and Large 2435214.27/cwt212.00–222.009326
BullsMedium and Large 2380222.68/cwt220.00–226.008466
BullsMedium and Large 2555195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0821
BullsMedium and Large 3520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009882
BullsMedium and Large 3728163.95/cwt160.00–166.001,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 3675161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 3322203.45/cwt200.00–208.006556
HeifersMedium and Large 3433192.29/cwt190.00–195.008336
BullsMedium and Large 2275232.00/cwt232.00–232.006381
BullsMedium and Large 3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
BullsMedium and Large 3365218.45/cwt216.00–220.007978
HeifersMedium and Large 2534182.98/cwt180.00–185.009775
HeifersMedium and Large 1605179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 3485185.05/cwt180.00–188.008974
HeifersMedium and Large 3575169.00/cwt169.00–169.009722
HeifersMedium and Large 2670169.00/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.