Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $218.44/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$218.44

146 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	222.07	1,091	66
Medium and Large 3	404	217.62	880	26
Medium and Large 2	489	214.41	1,048	54

One grade step is worth $7.66/cwt here — about $43 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 sale146 hd

218.44

—

AL average16 barns · 2,234 hd

216.28

+2.16

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,652	115.69	1,912	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	99.51	1,408	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	98.06	1,123	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	84.16	839	73

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,248	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$858	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,337	76
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$821	6

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,080.56/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,081	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,317.19/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,317	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,538.46/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,538	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	195.35/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	203.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.94/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,304	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	239.35/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	220.96/cwt	220.00–222.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	224.82/cwt	224.00–226.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	215.61/cwt	215.00–216.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	226.55/cwt	225.00–228.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	222.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	235.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	233.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	199.83/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	217.25/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	210.29/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	212.31/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,185	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	208.68/cwt	206.00–210.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	240.94/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	214.40/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	229.83/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	207.96/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	204.67/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	247.59/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	236.81/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	250.29/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	259.26/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	243.10/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	213.35/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	255.31/cwt	254.00–258.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	250.22/cwt	250.00–252.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	784	176.98/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,388	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	78.19/cwt	75.00–80.00	751	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	90.09/cwt	88.00–93.00	886	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	84.58/cwt	82.00–87.00	873	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	93.49/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,366	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	104.16/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,345	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	99.96/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,489	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	93.58/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,048	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	104.09/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,268	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	98.25/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,110	54
Bulls	—	—	1,893	121.38/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	116.78/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,977	5
Bulls	—	—	1,421	110.07/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,564	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.83/head	775.00–900.00	821	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,188.89/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,189	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.33/head	800.00–900.00	858	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,096.15/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,096	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	210.00/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	243.55/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	229.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	257.28/cwt	252.00–260.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	930	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	209.42/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	218.06/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	231.76/cwt	228.00–236.00	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	242.00/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	227.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	217.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	3

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.

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