Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $199.94/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$199.94

135 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	204.42	927	63
Medium and Large 2	462	197.40	913	63
Medium and Large 3	446	186.40	832	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $95 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 sale135 hd

199.94

—

AL average10 barns · 990 hd

198.24

+1.70

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	1,722	116.69	2,010	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	102.89	1,440	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	102.60	1,164	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	87.99	829	53

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)	—	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,011	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,474	98

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	104.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,218	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	91.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	866	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	98.93/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,457	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	97.74/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,075	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	241.78/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,052	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	203.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	188.02/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	220.08/cwt	218.00–228.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	228.66/cwt	228.00–230.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	209.09/cwt	208.00–211.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	202.76/cwt	200.00–207.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	213.77/cwt	210.00–216.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	185.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	219.16/cwt	216.00–226.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	178.41/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	204.16/cwt	200.00–208.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	194.25/cwt	190.00–198.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	192.75/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	297	244.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	226.48/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	247.76/cwt	241.00–248.00	887	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	181.66/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	207.53/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	190.99/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	211.73/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,014	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	87.03/cwt	84.00–89.00	820	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	80.48/cwt	77.00–83.00	760	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	110.89/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,409	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	109.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,240	10
Bulls	—	—	1,822	121.63/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,216	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	118.53/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	908.33/head	800.00–1,000.00	908	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,063	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,357.89/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,358	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,622.12/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,622	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,195.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,195	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	236.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	918	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	180.66/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	225.00/cwt	224.00–227.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	225.63/cwt	223.00–228.00	943	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	224.61/cwt	220.00–229.00	860	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	205.81/cwt	203.00–208.00	990	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	231.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	182.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	211.17/cwt	207.00–214.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	214.74/cwt	212.00–218.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.99/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,051	6

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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