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
BullsAverage1,770116.462,0612thin
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 2483232.68/cwt230.00–234.001,1243
SteersMedium and Large 2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
SteersMedium and Large 3375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
SteersMedium and Large 3405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009322
HeifersMedium and Large 1317247.99/cwt246.00–250.007868
HeifersMedium and Large 1380230.78/cwt228.00–234.0087711
HeifersMedium and Large 2478215.96/cwt210.00–219.001,0325
HeifersMedium and Large 1610205.98/cwt203.00–209.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 1473241.98/cwt240.00–245.001,14510
SteersMedium and Large 3780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4045
HeifersMedium and Large 2783165.49/cwt165.00–166.001,2962
HeifersMedium and Large 3590188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 2533208.39/cwt206.00–210.001,11110
HeifersMedium and Large 1472222.09/cwt220.00–228.001,0487
HeifersMedium and Large 2585198.67/cwt196.00–200.001,1623
HeifersMedium and Large 2417218.28/cwt214.00–220.009109
HeifersMedium and Large 3328227.19/cwt225.00–228.007456
HeifersMedium and Large 3616182.27/cwt180.00–185.001,1234
HeifersMedium and Large 2628189.00/cwt188.00–190.001,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 2738171.01/cwt170.00–172.001,2622
HeifersMedium and Large 2372225.18/cwt224.00–226.0083811
SteersMedium and Large 3537219.69/cwt218.00–221.001,1803
SteersMedium and Large 2373261.06/cwt258.00–264.009744
SteersMedium and Large 1305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008852
SteersMedium and Large 2577224.73/cwt221.00–228.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 2714191.27/cwt190.00–195.001,3664
SteersMedium and Large 2545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2543
SteersMedium and Large 1780199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5522
SteersMedium and Large 2775186.44/cwt184.00–189.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 1438247.05/cwt244.00–250.001,0822
SteersMedium and Large 1380273.26/cwt266.00–276.001,0385
SteersMedium and Large 2275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1518235.57/cwt233.00–240.001,2205
SteersMedium and Large 2330274.00/cwt274.00–274.009041
SteersMedium and Large 2416240.16/cwt238.00–243.009997
SteersMedium and Large 3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
SteersMedium and Large 3475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 1710192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 1375246.67/cwt244.00–250.0092512
BullsMedium and Large 2432232.00/cwt230.00–236.001,0026
BullsMedium and Large 1567215.72/cwt212.00–220.001,2238
BullsMedium and Large 1525220.39/cwt216.00–226.001,15712
BullsMedium and Large 1421241.92/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
Bulls1,770116.46/cwt116.00–117.002,0612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,169.44/head1,075.00–1,300.001,16918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925.00/head875.00–1,000.009253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,385.00/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2905.00/head875.00–925.0090510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,141.67/head1,050.00–1,250.001,14212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5504
BullsMedium and Large 3433224.73/cwt222.00–228.009734
BullsMedium and Large 3720182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3101
BullsMedium and Large 3318263.68/cwt260.00–266.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1338282.87/cwt280.00–290.009565
BullsMedium and Large 1675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2720186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 2326272.20/cwt270.00–275.008877
BullsMedium and Large 1616212.01/cwt210.00–218.001,3064
BullsMedium and Large 2578205.59/cwt205.00–206.001,1885
BullsMedium and Large 3585196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2537211.68/cwt210.00–215.001,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2788182.02/cwt180.00–184.001,4342
HeifersMedium and Large 1515217.97/cwt213.00–222.001,1235
BullsMedium and Large 1477230.63/cwt228.00–237.001,1008
BullsMedium and Large 2381239.99/cwt238.00–242.009147
BullsMedium and Large 3518206.49/cwt205.00–208.001,0702
BullsMedium and Large 3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008975
BullsMedium and Large 2471222.58/cwt220.00–226.001,0489
HeifersMedium and Large 2333233.31/cwt230.00–236.007779
HeifersMedium and Large 3373216.48/cwt214.00–219.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1422225.57/cwt222.00–230.0095215
HeifersMedium and Large 3490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1280248.00/cwt248.00–248.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1573209.18/cwt206.00–213.001,1996
HeifersMedium and Large 2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 2275238.00/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.