Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-05-24

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 24
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 645▼ 67 vs year ago 809 · −8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 210▼ 18 vs year ago 193 · −9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 106▼ 1 vs year ago 100 · −1.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $208.04/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$208.04
151 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.53
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467214.371,00068
Medium and Large 2487204.2599564
Medium and Large 3458198.1990919thin
One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $92 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 sale151 hd
208.04
—
AL average16 barns · 1,402 hd
204.51
+3.53
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—High1,648113.091,86414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44595.401,3797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09494.991,03976
CowsLean 85-90%High90980.1272827

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)—$1,3507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,27932
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,45336

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 2—575188.22/cwt182.00–190.001,0829
SteersMedium and Large 2—542221.89/cwt220.00–225.001,2038
SteersMedium and Large 3—581210.25/cwt210.00–211.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419220.17/cwt218.00–225.0092314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 3—313217.50/cwt217.00–218.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—431203.50/cwt200.00–208.008777
SteersMedium and Large 1—516232.57/cwt228.00–235.001,20020
SteersMedium and Large 1—415248.04/cwt246.00–252.001,0295
HeifersMedium and Large 2—324223.48/cwt222.00–224.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—467205.99/cwt200.00–208.009627
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560178.99/cwt178.00–180.001,0022
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 2—681177.63/cwt174.00–179.001,2105
HeifersMedium and Large 1—390227.20/cwt226.00–228.008865
HeifersMedium and Large 2—514201.50/cwt198.00–204.001,03612
HeifersMedium and Large 2—627181.95/cwt180.00–186.001,1413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566196.59/cwt195.00–200.001,1135
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630191.42/cwt188.00–195.001,2062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—378222.69/cwt218.00–225.0084210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—318229.99/cwt228.00–232.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270234.00/cwt234.00–234.006321
SteersMedium and Large 1—568229.63/cwt225.00–235.001,3046
SteersMedium and Large 1—463238.55/cwt238.00–240.001,10411
SteersMedium and Large 2—340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
SteersMedium and Large 3—478225.67/cwt225.00–226.001,0793
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479214.71/cwt210.00–219.001,02822
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519207.93/cwt206.00–211.001,07913
SteersMedium and Large 2—619214.90/cwt209.00–218.001,3308
SteersMedium and Large 3—635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3023
SteersMedium and Large 2—665211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4032
SteersMedium and Large 2—472234.20/cwt230.00–237.001,10510
SteersMedium and Large 2—428237.09/cwt234.00–240.001,0158
SteersMedium and Large 1—630224.88/cwt220.00–230.001,4172
SteersMedium and Large 1—363263.02/cwt262.00–264.009552
SteersMedium and Large 2—383243.51/cwt242.00–245.009332
SteersMedium and Large 2—566216.26/cwt215.00–220.001,2244
BullsMedium and Large 1—374243.75/cwt242.00–246.009129
BullsMedium and Large 1—334251.18/cwt248.00–254.008397
BullsMedium and Large 1—623210.68/cwt210.00–212.001,3136
BullsMedium and Large 1—578209.09/cwt206.00–214.001,20911
BullsMedium and Large 1—483221.93/cwt220.00–225.001,0725
BullsMedium and Large 1—421234.23/cwt230.00–240.009867
CowsLean 85-90%—85088.06/cwt86.00–90.007492
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54390.93/cwt88.00–92.001,4033
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,201103.09/cwt101.00–104.001,23812
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09495.90/cwt94.00–99.001,04934
CowsLean 85-90%—90081.64/cwt79.00–84.0073515
CowsLean 85-90%—93376.24/cwt73.00–78.0071110
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,320101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3332
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42396.50/cwt95.00–98.001,3732
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05290.72/cwt88.00–93.0095430
Bulls——1,708117.14/cwt116.00–118.002,0013
Bulls——1,627112.28/cwt110.00–115.001,82710
Bulls——1,680109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,757.14/head1,500.00–2,250.001,75714
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——850.00/head775.00–900.008503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——956.25/head850.00–1,050.009564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,165.38/head1,000.00–1,250.001,16513
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,395.83/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,451.56/head1,275.00–1,650.001,45216
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,075.00/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,300.00/head1,175.00–1,400.001,30018
BullsMedium and Large 2—520206.62/cwt204.00–208.001,0745
HeifersMedium and Large 3—455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383213.06/cwt210.00–216.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 3—529189.52/cwt188.00–190.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435213.25/cwt210.00–216.0092812
BullsMedium and Large 3—421211.98/cwt210.00–214.008927
BullsMedium and Large 2—422221.09/cwt219.00–225.009337
BullsMedium and Large 3—518195.99/cwt195.00–198.001,0153
BullsMedium and Large 2—685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1—675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2—610193.51/cwt190.00–200.001,1804
BullsMedium and Large 2—470212.65/cwt208.00–216.009996
BullsMedium and Large 2—780172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3421
BullsMedium and Large 1—525214.94/cwt211.00–220.001,1285
BullsMedium and Large 2—376234.28/cwt230.00–240.008819
BullsMedium and Large 1—280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
BullsMedium and Large 3—315228.00/cwt228.00–228.007183
BullsMedium and Large 2—323238.70/cwt238.00–240.007713
BullsMedium and Large 3—280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
BullsMedium and Large 3—585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
BullsMedium and Large 3—388223.92/cwt220.00–228.008696
BullsMedium and Large 2—730178.70/cwt176.00–182.001,3053

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.