Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $204.34/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$204.34

159 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	210.24	902	71
Medium and Large 2	424	202.12	857	70
Medium and Large 3	444	189.66	842	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $59 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 sale159 hd

204.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,761 hd

204.17

+0.17

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	1,645	112.15	1,845	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	100.83	1,467	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	100.61	1,093	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	88.39	825	22

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	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,099	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,364	36
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$958	9

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	637	175.97/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	210.97/cwt	206.00–215.00	793	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	181.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	204.33/cwt	198.00–207.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	194.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	214.82/cwt	212.00–217.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	247.75/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	206.36/cwt	203.00–211.00	997	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	219.54/cwt	218.00–222.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	242.98/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	225.67/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	218.31/cwt	216.00–221.00	838	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	210.65/cwt	208.00–215.00	902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	234.80/cwt	230.00–238.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	237.72/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	242.13/cwt	240.00–246.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	231.34/cwt	226.00–236.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	216.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	199.46/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	208.18/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,068	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	104.70/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,427	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	81.69/cwt	80.00–83.00	748	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	92.72/cwt	91.00–94.00	882	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	88.26/cwt	87.00–90.00	817	9
Bulls	—	—	1,538	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,653	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	95.01/cwt	92.00–97.00	989	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	100.61/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,090	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	105.90/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,199	19
Bulls	—	—	1,711	115.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,968	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,400	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	845.00/head	750.00–900.00	845	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,075	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–950.00	850	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,182.50/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,183	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	995.83/head	925.00–1,050.00	996	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,464.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,464	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	850.00–1,000.00	933	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,271.43/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,271	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,606.25/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,606	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	171.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	188.23/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	239.05/cwt	236.00–244.00	899	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	231.16/cwt	228.00–234.00	860	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	212.70/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	231.94/cwt	226.00–236.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	204.45/cwt	200.00–208.00	955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	219.01/cwt	218.00–222.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	195.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1

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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