Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-06-21

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 21
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
899 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 720▲ 277 vs year ago 622 · +44.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 295▼ 169 vs year ago 432 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 139▲ 124 vs year ago 40 · +310.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $240.33/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$240.33
186 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,292
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499250.111,24925
Medium and Large 3429245.721,05424
Medium and Large 1-2571242.001,38281
Medium and Large 2553231.221,28056
One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale186 hd
240.33
—
AL average11 barns · 712 hd
240.05
+0.28
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—Low1,676111.731,87216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15793.541,082121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35992.741,26015
CowsLean 85-90%High93682.1776941

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)—$1,08916
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0569
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,56616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,39574

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1—670196.98/cwt194.00–200.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3023
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527208.61/cwt206.00–210.001,09913
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383221.71/cwt220.00–224.008496
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471211.36/cwt210.00–220.0099614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—324233.10/cwt230.00–236.0075513
SteersMedium and Large 1—519245.95/cwt242.00–250.001,2767
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478204.62/cwt202.00–208.009786
HeifersMedium and Large 3—605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3471
SteersMedium and Large 1—670221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—309239.13/cwt238.00–240.007397
SteersMedium and Large 2—705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380237.05/cwt234.00–240.0090111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419229.27/cwt228.00–232.009618
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578204.66/cwt204.00–205.001,1833
SteersMedium and Large 2—386260.29/cwt256.00–262.001,0057
SteersMedium and Large 3—518231.31/cwt230.00–232.001,1983
SteersMedium and Large 2—474241.93/cwt239.00–245.001,1477
SteersMedium and Large 3—625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1—435261.03/cwt258.00–264.001,1356
SteersMedium and Large 1—760201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5281
SteersMedium and Large 3—568226.93/cwt224.00–230.001,2892
SteersMedium and Large 2—445256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1394
SteersMedium and Large 3—438249.34/cwt248.00–250.001,0926
SteersMedium and Large 2—675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,41821
SteersMedium and Large 3—377252.05/cwt250.00–254.009509
SteersMedium and Large 3—320255.00/cwt255.00–255.008163
SteersMedium and Large 2—531239.24/cwt238.00–240.001,2708
SteersMedium and Large 2—560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3163
SteersMedium and Large 1—481254.30/cwt250.00–258.001,22310
SteersMedium and Large 2—325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—571242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,38281
BullsMedium and Large 2—617202.30/cwt200.00–206.001,2487
BullsMedium and Large 1—571220.98/cwt219.00–224.001,2625
BullsMedium and Large 1—663203.51/cwt202.00–205.001,3492
BullsMedium and Large 2—384250.10/cwt244.00–252.009604
BullsMedium and Large 2—790182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4382
BullsMedium and Large 1—795189.33/cwt188.00–192.001,5053
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15195.79/cwt94.00–99.001,10341
CowsLean 85-90%—87094.00/cwt94.00–94.008181
CowsLean 85-90%—87085.54/cwt84.00–89.0074412
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15990.75/cwt88.00–93.001,05268
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,162101.67/cwt100.00–103.001,18112
CowsLean 85-90%—96780.30/cwt78.00–83.0077728
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43688.64/cwt88.00–90.001,2736
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,30795.48/cwt94.00–98.001,2489
Bulls——1,639108.88/cwt107.00–110.001,7857
Bulls——1,704113.95/cwt111.00–116.001,9429
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,403.13/head1,275.00–1,550.001,40348
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,639.29/head1,575.00–1,700.001,63914
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2——1,565.63/head1,400.00–1,650.001,56616
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——887.50/head875.00–900.008884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,089.06/head975.00–1,225.001,08916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,190.00/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,079.17/head1,000.00–1,150.001,07912
BullsMedium and Large 1—364258.43/cwt254.00–262.009418
BullsMedium and Large 2—485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1163
BullsMedium and Large 1—708195.51/cwt192.00–199.001,3842
BullsMedium and Large 3—585203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1881
BullsMedium and Large 2—318254.47/cwt250.00–257.008093
BullsMedium and Large 3—740174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 3—635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2073
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561207.50/cwt206.00–210.001,1644
BullsMedium and Large 2—665193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2833
BullsMedium and Large 3—515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0824
BullsMedium and Large 3—428220.47/cwt220.00–222.009444
BullsMedium and Large 3—370238.40/cwt232.00–240.008825
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290236.00/cwt236.00–236.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415218.81/cwt216.00–220.009085
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—338227.02/cwt224.00–228.007674
BullsMedium and Large 2—536218.19/cwt216.00–220.001,1696
BullsMedium and Large 2—427233.33/cwt230.00–238.009965
HeifersMedium and Large 2—384229.98/cwt226.00–232.0088310
HeifersMedium and Large 3—720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468225.50/cwt224.00–228.001,0556
HeifersMedium and Large 1—544214.95/cwt214.00–215.001,16935
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0503

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.