Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-05-31

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 31
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 742▲ 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 175▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 99▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $218.32/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$218.32
131 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431227.0397956
Medium and Large 2465214.0099555
Medium and Large 3467205.8196120
One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $17 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 sale131 hd
218.32
—
AL average9 barns · 885 hd
213.44
+4.88
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—Average1,770116.462,0612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,159102.731,19159
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41099.241,39916
CowsLean 85-90%High97987.2585424

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,21623
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,11326

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
SteersMedium and Large 2—483232.68/cwt230.00–234.001,1243
SteersMedium and Large 2—645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
SteersMedium and Large 3—375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
SteersMedium and Large 3—405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009322
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317247.99/cwt246.00–250.007868
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380230.78/cwt228.00–234.0087711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478215.96/cwt210.00–219.001,0325
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610205.98/cwt203.00–209.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 1—473241.98/cwt240.00–245.001,14510
SteersMedium and Large 3—780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4045
HeifersMedium and Large 2—783165.49/cwt165.00–166.001,2962
HeifersMedium and Large 3—590188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—533208.39/cwt206.00–210.001,11110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472222.09/cwt220.00–228.001,0487
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585198.67/cwt196.00–200.001,1623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—417218.28/cwt214.00–220.009109
HeifersMedium and Large 3—328227.19/cwt225.00–228.007456
HeifersMedium and Large 3—616182.27/cwt180.00–185.001,1234
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628189.00/cwt188.00–190.001,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 2—738171.01/cwt170.00–172.001,2622
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372225.18/cwt224.00–226.0083811
SteersMedium and Large 3—537219.69/cwt218.00–221.001,1803
SteersMedium and Large 2—373261.06/cwt258.00–264.009744
SteersMedium and Large 1—305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008852
SteersMedium and Large 2—577224.73/cwt221.00–228.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 2—714191.27/cwt190.00–195.001,3664
SteersMedium and Large 2—545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2543
SteersMedium and Large 1—780199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5522
SteersMedium and Large 2—775186.44/cwt184.00–189.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 1—438247.05/cwt244.00–250.001,0822
SteersMedium and Large 1—380273.26/cwt266.00–276.001,0385
SteersMedium and Large 2—275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1—518235.57/cwt233.00–240.001,2205
SteersMedium and Large 2—330274.00/cwt274.00–274.009041
SteersMedium and Large 2—416240.16/cwt238.00–243.009997
SteersMedium and Large 3—590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
SteersMedium and Large 3—475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 1—710192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 1—375246.67/cwt244.00–250.0092512
BullsMedium and Large 2—432232.00/cwt230.00–236.001,0026
BullsMedium and Large 1—567215.72/cwt212.00–220.001,2238
BullsMedium and Large 1—525220.39/cwt216.00–226.001,15712
BullsMedium and Large 1—421241.92/cwt238.00–248.001,0184
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18597.20/cwt94.00–99.001,15216
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01893.43/cwt92.00–95.009514
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,134107.63/cwt106.00–111.001,22118
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,161102.74/cwt100.00–105.001,19325
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,349100.31/cwt98.00–103.001,3539
CowsLean 85-90%—96688.94/cwt86.00–91.0085911
CowsLean 85-90%—97782.45/cwt80.00–85.008069
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53894.81/cwt94.00–97.001,4585
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,365105.51/cwt105.00–106.001,4402
Bulls——1,770116.46/cwt116.00–117.002,0612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,169.44/head1,075.00–1,300.001,16918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——925.00/head875.00–1,000.009253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,385.00/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——905.00/head875.00–925.0090510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,141.67/head1,050.00–1,250.001,14212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5504
BullsMedium and Large 3—433224.73/cwt222.00–228.009734
BullsMedium and Large 3—720182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3101
BullsMedium and Large 3—318263.68/cwt260.00–266.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1—338282.87/cwt280.00–290.009565
BullsMedium and Large 1—675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2—720186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 2—326272.20/cwt270.00–275.008877
BullsMedium and Large 1—616212.01/cwt210.00–218.001,3064
BullsMedium and Large 2—578205.59/cwt205.00–206.001,1885
BullsMedium and Large 3—585196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2—537211.68/cwt210.00–215.001,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2—788182.02/cwt180.00–184.001,4342
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515217.97/cwt213.00–222.001,1235
BullsMedium and Large 1—477230.63/cwt228.00–237.001,1008
BullsMedium and Large 2—381239.99/cwt238.00–242.009147
BullsMedium and Large 3—518206.49/cwt205.00–208.001,0702
BullsMedium and Large 3—390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008975
BullsMedium and Large 2—471222.58/cwt220.00–226.001,0489
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333233.31/cwt230.00–236.007779
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373216.48/cwt214.00–219.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422225.57/cwt222.00–230.0095215
HeifersMedium and Large 3—490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280248.00/cwt248.00–248.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573209.18/cwt206.00–213.001,1996
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275238.00/cwt238.00–238.006551

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.