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
BullsHigh1,648113.091,86414
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 2575188.22/cwt182.00–190.001,0829
SteersMedium and Large 2542221.89/cwt220.00–225.001,2038
SteersMedium and Large 3581210.25/cwt210.00–211.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 1419220.17/cwt218.00–225.0092314
HeifersMedium and Large 1675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 3313217.50/cwt217.00–218.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 3431203.50/cwt200.00–208.008777
SteersMedium and Large 1516232.57/cwt228.00–235.001,20020
SteersMedium and Large 1415248.04/cwt246.00–252.001,0295
HeifersMedium and Large 2324223.48/cwt222.00–224.007244
HeifersMedium and Large 2467205.99/cwt200.00–208.009627
HeifersMedium and Large 3560178.99/cwt178.00–180.001,0022
HeifersMedium and Large 3610174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 2681177.63/cwt174.00–179.001,2105
HeifersMedium and Large 1390227.20/cwt226.00–228.008865
HeifersMedium and Large 2514201.50/cwt198.00–204.001,03612
HeifersMedium and Large 2627181.95/cwt180.00–186.001,1413
HeifersMedium and Large 1566196.59/cwt195.00–200.001,1135
HeifersMedium and Large 1630191.42/cwt188.00–195.001,2062
HeifersMedium and Large 2378222.69/cwt218.00–225.0084210
HeifersMedium and Large 2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1318229.99/cwt228.00–232.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1270234.00/cwt234.00–234.006321
SteersMedium and Large 1568229.63/cwt225.00–235.001,3046
SteersMedium and Large 1463238.55/cwt238.00–240.001,10411
SteersMedium and Large 2340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
SteersMedium and Large 3478225.67/cwt225.00–226.001,0793
HeifersMedium and Large 1479214.71/cwt210.00–219.001,02822
HeifersMedium and Large 1519207.93/cwt206.00–211.001,07913
SteersMedium and Large 2619214.90/cwt209.00–218.001,3308
SteersMedium and Large 3635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3023
SteersMedium and Large 2665211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4032
SteersMedium and Large 2472234.20/cwt230.00–237.001,10510
SteersMedium and Large 2428237.09/cwt234.00–240.001,0158
SteersMedium and Large 1630224.88/cwt220.00–230.001,4172
SteersMedium and Large 1363263.02/cwt262.00–264.009552
SteersMedium and Large 2383243.51/cwt242.00–245.009332
SteersMedium and Large 2566216.26/cwt215.00–220.001,2244
BullsMedium and Large 1374243.75/cwt242.00–246.009129
BullsMedium and Large 1334251.18/cwt248.00–254.008397
BullsMedium and Large 1623210.68/cwt210.00–212.001,3136
BullsMedium and Large 1578209.09/cwt206.00–214.001,20911
BullsMedium and Large 1483221.93/cwt220.00–225.001,0725
BullsMedium and Large 1421234.23/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
Bulls1,708117.14/cwt116.00–118.002,0013
Bulls1,627112.28/cwt110.00–115.001,82710
Bulls1,680109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,757.14/head1,500.00–2,250.001,75714
Bred CowsSmall 1-2850.00/head775.00–900.008503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2956.25/head850.00–1,050.009564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165.38/head1,000.00–1,250.001,16513
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,395.83/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,451.56/head1,275.00–1,650.001,45216
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,075.00/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300.00/head1,175.00–1,400.001,30018
BullsMedium and Large 2520206.62/cwt204.00–208.001,0745
HeifersMedium and Large 3455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 3383213.06/cwt210.00–216.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 3529189.52/cwt188.00–190.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 2705174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2271
HeifersMedium and Large 2435213.25/cwt210.00–216.0092812
BullsMedium and Large 3421211.98/cwt210.00–214.008927
BullsMedium and Large 2422221.09/cwt219.00–225.009337
BullsMedium and Large 3518195.99/cwt195.00–198.001,0153
BullsMedium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2610193.51/cwt190.00–200.001,1804
BullsMedium and Large 2470212.65/cwt208.00–216.009996
BullsMedium and Large 2780172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3421
BullsMedium and Large 1525214.94/cwt211.00–220.001,1285
BullsMedium and Large 2376234.28/cwt230.00–240.008819
BullsMedium and Large 1280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
BullsMedium and Large 3315228.00/cwt228.00–228.007183
BullsMedium and Large 2323238.70/cwt238.00–240.007713
BullsMedium and Large 3280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
BullsMedium and Large 3585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
BullsMedium and Large 3388223.92/cwt220.00–228.008696
BullsMedium and Large 2730178.70/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.