Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-05-03

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
55 vs last sale 672 17 vs year ago 634 · 2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
13 vs last sale 145 12 vs year ago 170 · 7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
55 vs last sale 115 57 vs year ago 113 · +50.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $205.96/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$205.96
144 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.68
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2433209.5490840
Medium and Large 1521205.171,06991
Medium and Large 3418200.4883813thin
One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $70 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 sale144 hd
205.96
AL average10 barns · 1,016 hd
202.29
+3.68
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
BullsHigh1,564111.371,74216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,134100.261,13747
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,407100.151,40913
CowsLean 85-90%Low95681.9078329

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)$1,18618
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,04323
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,49784
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$7805

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3718161.51/cwt160.00–163.001,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 3560171.00/cwt171.00–171.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 1568193.26/cwt190.00–200.001,0983
HeifersMedium and Large 1813171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3902
HeifersMedium and Large 1685180.51/cwt180.00–181.001,2362
HeifersMedium and Large 1477215.24/cwt208.00–218.001,02727
HeifersMedium and Large 2520196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 2374219.03/cwt214.00–224.0081919
HeifersMedium and Large 2491203.63/cwt200.00–206.001,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 3333215.04/cwt214.00–216.007164
HeifersMedium and Large 3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 3288217.36/cwt216.00–220.006263
HeifersMedium and Large 1367230.15/cwt227.00–232.008456
HeifersMedium and Large 1429213.30/cwt210.00–216.0091512
HeifersMedium and Large 2330222.95/cwt218.00–226.007365
HeifersMedium and Large 2573181.49/cwt178.00–183.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 2422206.38/cwt205.00–209.008713
HeifersMedium and Large 2765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3392
SteersMedium and Large 3440228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0031
SteersMedium and Large 1575218.02/cwt216.00–220.001,2542
SteersMedium and Large 1723183.49/cwt182.00–185.001,3274
SteersMedium and Large 1780177.45/cwt175.00–180.001,3842
HeifersMedium and Large 1531203.93/cwt200.00–209.001,0839
HeifersMedium and Large 1628186.20/cwt183.00–190.001,1698
SteersMedium and Large 2529215.40/cwt210.00–220.001,1399
SteersMedium and Large 2570213.03/cwt211.00–215.001,2144
SteersMedium and Large 2625212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 3488217.54/cwt215.00–220.001,0624
SteersMedium and Large 3515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0823
SteersMedium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1802
SteersMedium and Large 1465235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0932
SteersMedium and Large 1527234.81/cwt230.00–238.001,23732
SteersMedium and Large 1444242.88/cwt242.00–243.001,0788
SteersMedium and Large 2485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1163
SteersMedium and Large 2790174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3751
SteersMedium and Large 2740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
BullsMedium and Large 1311248.00/cwt246.00–250.007717
BullsMedium and Large 1525210.58/cwt209.00–212.001,1065
BullsMedium and Large 1416226.31/cwt225.00–230.009414
BullsMedium and Large 1590203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1982
BullsMedium and Large 1710172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2211
BullsMedium and Large 1290254.00/cwt254.00–254.007371
CowsLean 85-90%85775.48/cwt72.00–78.006476
CowsLean 85-90%1,00587.61/cwt86.00–89.008809
CowsLean 85-90%96680.99/cwt80.00–84.0078214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39595.16/cwt93.00–98.001,3277
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,353111.53/cwt110.00–113.001,5092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,454103.20/cwt101.00–106.001,5014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17393.64/cwt91.00–96.001,09810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,116105.34/cwt104.00–109.001,17615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12999.81/cwt97.00–103.001,12722
Bulls1,828117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,1392
Bulls1,571112.47/cwt110.00–115.001,7679
Bulls1,447107.13/cwt105.00–109.001,5505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2780.00/head700.00–900.007805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,031.25/head925.00–1,125.001,0318
Bred CowsSmall 1-2937.50/head900.00–975.009382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168.75/head1,050.00–1,300.001,16912
Bred CowsSmall 1-2750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900.00/head800.00–975.009007
Bred CowsSmall 1-2862.50/head825.00–950.0086310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,362.50/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,425.00/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4255
BullsMedium and Large 2515201.29/cwt200.00–203.001,0377
BullsMedium and Large 2374238.39/cwt236.00–240.0089210
BullsMedium and Large 2735161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 2419218.65/cwt216.00–222.0091617
HeifersMedium and Large 1323230.98/cwt228.00–234.007468
HeifersMedium and Large 1722175.95/cwt173.00–180.001,27014
BullsMedium and Large 2331239.84/cwt239.00–240.007946
BullsMedium and Large 2639183.34/cwt182.00–184.001,1726
BullsMedium and Large 3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009802
BullsMedium and Large 3520186.00/cwt186.00–186.009672
BullsMedium and Large 1476218.58/cwt218.00–219.001,0407
BullsMedium and Large 1364244.63/cwt242.00–248.0089010
BullsMedium and Large 3415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008723
BullsMedium and Large 3340232.00/cwt230.00–234.007894
BullsMedium and Large 3615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 3380226.00/cwt226.00–226.008592
BullsMedium and Large 2565184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0403
BullsMedium and Large 2489211.40/cwt211.00–212.001,0345
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,113.64/head1,800.00–2,600.002,11422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,359.78/head1,200.00–1,500.001,36046
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,043.75/head900.00–1,125.001,04416

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.