Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-05-10

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 10
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
645 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 617▲ 43 vs year ago 602 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 158▲ 90 vs year ago 120 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 170▲ 15 vs year ago 91 · +16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $203.83/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$203.83
156 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$239
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$15.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2421211.2889065
Medium and Large 3387205.9279724
Medium and Large 1577195.861,12967
One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about −$239 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 sale156 hd
203.83
—
AL average13 barns · 1,356 hd
203.63
+0.20
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—Average1,800110.711,99311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33792.591,2385thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06092.1397788
CowsLean 85-90%Average95878.9975748

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)—$1,09318
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,02634
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,08124
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8314thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
BullsMedium and Large 2—433216.40/cwt214.00–218.009375
BullsMedium and Large 2—481210.63/cwt208.00–213.001,01313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—517200.34/cwt200.00–201.001,0369
HeifersMedium and Large 3—282216.81/cwt216.00–218.006115
HeifersMedium and Large 3—705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 3—317215.87/cwt212.00–217.006847
HeifersMedium and Large 1—579193.87/cwt192.00–196.001,1237
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474214.22/cwt212.00–218.001,0158
HeifersMedium and Large 3—680166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622187.66/cwt185.00–190.001,1673
HeifersMedium and Large 1—758170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,28923
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375212.00/cwt212.00–212.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235228.00/cwt228.00–228.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422215.95/cwt213.00–220.0091116
SteersMedium and Large 3—485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0672
SteersMedium and Large 2—517221.68/cwt220.00–225.001,1463
HeifersMedium and Large 2—593187.99/cwt186.00–190.001,1152
HeifersMedium and Large 2—336221.70/cwt218.00–224.007457
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470208.25/cwt205.00–210.0097911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—272222.06/cwt220.00–226.006045
SteersMedium and Large 2—575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2363
SteersMedium and Large 2—483226.16/cwt225.00–228.001,0925
HeifersMedium and Large 2—635181.67/cwt181.00–182.001,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008513
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480197.98/cwt196.00–200.009502
SteersMedium and Large 3—605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
SteersMedium and Large 3—518216.99/cwt216.00–218.001,1242
SteersMedium and Large 3—555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1—564225.75/cwt225.00–228.001,2734
SteersMedium and Large 1—715187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3372
SteersMedium and Large 1—655204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3361
SteersMedium and Large 2—615206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2672
SteersMedium and Large 1—529228.83/cwt228.00–230.001,2117
SteersMedium and Large 2—320238.00/cwt238.00–238.007622
SteersMedium and Large 1—645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3553
SteersMedium and Large 2—795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3522
BullsMedium and Large 2—565194.76/cwt192.00–197.001,1004
BullsMedium and Large 1—376240.66/cwt238.00–244.009059
BullsMedium and Large 1—333242.15/cwt240.00–248.008069
BullsMedium and Large 2—635188.32/cwt187.00–189.001,1963
BullsMedium and Large 1—421221.04/cwt220.00–224.009314
BullsMedium and Large 1—610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
CowsLean 85-90%—97880.11/cwt78.00–83.0078330
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,00987.47/cwt85.00–90.0088335
CowsLean 85-90%—92075.42/cwt73.00–77.0069415
CowsLean 85-90%—95385.60/cwt84.00–88.008163
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,221100.50/cwt99.00–102.001,2275
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33394.67/cwt92.00–97.001,2623
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34389.48/cwt88.00–91.001,2022
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08194.65/cwt92.00–98.001,02348
Bulls——1,936108.42/cwt106.00–111.002,0995
Bulls——1,225102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2501
Bulls——1,780114.74/cwt112.00–116.002,0425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,013.54/head900.00–1,125.001,01424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,087.50/head1,000.00–1,250.001,08812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,290.00/head1,225.00–1,400.001,2905
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——831.25/head750.00–900.008314
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——808.33/head775.00–850.008083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——868.75/head800.00–950.008694
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——825.00/head700.00–875.008255
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——925.00/head875.00–975.0092510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,192.86/head1,075.00–1,350.001,19314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—517204.84/cwt202.00–211.001,0597
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415199.73/cwt199.00–200.008294
HeifersMedium and Large 2—434209.62/cwt206.00–212.009108
HeifersMedium and Large 2—378217.94/cwt214.00–222.0082418
BullsMedium and Large 2—672181.58/cwt180.00–185.001,2205
BullsMedium and Large 2—378227.94/cwt220.00–230.008625
BullsMedium and Large 3—710170.49/cwt169.00–172.001,2102
BullsMedium and Large 2—320235.29/cwt232.00–238.007538
BullsMedium and Large 2—280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
BullsMedium and Large 1—522208.88/cwt207.00–212.001,0908
BullsMedium and Large 1—475215.50/cwt214.00–216.001,0244
BullsMedium and Large 3—480205.52/cwt205.00–206.009864
BullsMedium and Large 3—282232.67/cwt232.00–234.006566
BullsMedium and Large 3—620178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1042
BullsMedium and Large 3—518191.69/cwt190.00–195.009933
BullsMedium and Large 2—521202.75/cwt200.00–205.001,0567
BullsMedium and Large 1—566204.16/cwt200.00–207.001,1565
BullsMedium and Large 3—420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
BullsMedium and Large 3—327229.61/cwt228.00–230.007515
BullsMedium and Large 3—368215.29/cwt214.00–218.007923
BullsMedium and Large 3—655176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1531
BullsMedium and Large 3—595189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1252

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.