Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-06-28

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 28
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
210 vs last sale 899 74 vs year ago 763 · 9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
53 vs last sale 263 210 vs year ago 420 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
47 vs last sale 164 12 vs year ago 105 · +11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.00/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 17 of 16 comparable sales and sits +17.51 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.
Average price
$228.00
113 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$37
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.40
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2435236.101,02651
Medium and Large 1574222.941,28143
Medium and Large 3488217.681,06219thin
One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about −$37 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales
239217195173median 210.4901/0702/1104/0105/2708/12
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale113 hd
228.00
AL average16 barns · 1,054 hd
214.60
+13.40
This barn, trailing median16 sales
210.49
+17.51
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
BullsLow1,678115.181,9339thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41997.961,39021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14697.371,11688
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04985.5789832

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)$1,25636
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,15214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,47746

Every lot, as filed

79 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,09185.44/cwt84.00–89.0093217
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50492.11/cwt89.00–94.001,3855
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365102.61/cwt101.00–105.001,4019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42996.15/cwt95.00–98.001,3747
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08792.59/cwt90.00–95.001,00634
CowsLean 85-90%99981.24/cwt80.00–83.008129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17997.63/cwt96.00–101.001,15129
CowsLean 85-90%1,00692.41/cwt90.00–94.009306
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188103.57/cwt102.00–107.001,23025
Bulls1,455111.46/cwt111.00–112.001,6222
Bulls1,510119.07/cwt118.00–120.001,7982
Bulls1,835115.11/cwt113.00–116.002,1125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,035.00/head950.00–1,100.001,03510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,341.35/head1,200.00–1,450.001,34126
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,435.53/head1,325.00–1,550.001,43638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,675.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6758
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,077.78/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0789
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,285.00/head1,200.00–1,425.001,2855
BullsMedium and Large 3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1571224.06/cwt220.00–228.001,27918
BullsMedium and Large 1670211.42/cwt208.00–215.001,4172
BullsMedium and Large 1485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1403
BullsMedium and Large 1625214.27/cwt211.00–216.001,3398
BullsMedium and Large 2580213.08/cwt210.00–216.001,2362
BullsMedium and Large 2426237.87/cwt232.00–242.001,01316
SteersMedium and Large 2580234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,3602
SteersMedium and Large 1743211.51/cwt210.00–213.001,5722
SteersMedium and Large 1315278.00/cwt278.00–278.008763
SteersMedium and Large 2514237.19/cwt236.00–238.001,2195
SteersMedium and Large 1465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1515244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2571
SteersMedium and Large 3525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 1568239.00/cwt238.00–240.001,3584
SteersMedium and Large 3595228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3571
SteersMedium and Large 3695199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3831
SteersMedium and Large 2495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2383
SteersMedium and Large 2735208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5291
HeifersMedium and Large 2765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3013
SteersMedium and Large 2623219.72/cwt218.00–222.001,3696
HeifersMedium and Large 1613202.47/cwt200.00–205.001,2412
HeifersMedium and Large 2688187.00/cwt186.00–188.001,2872
SteersMedium and Large 1428272.64/cwt270.00–276.001,1676
SteersMedium and Large 3390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 2478213.62/cwt210.00–217.001,02111
SteersMedium and Large 3620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 2569204.25/cwt204.00–205.001,1624
HeifersMedium and Large 2423223.72/cwt220.00–228.009468
HeifersMedium and Large 2525205.11/cwt202.00–208.001,0772
BullsMedium and Large 3383230.85/cwt230.00–232.008847
BullsMedium and Large 3585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 2528221.61/cwt218.00–224.001,1705
BullsMedium and Large 2470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0815
BullsMedium and Large 3478220.98/cwt220.00–222.001,0566
BullsMedium and Large 3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 2725188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 2385243.78/cwt240.00–250.0093922
BullsMedium and Large 1530229.40/cwt227.00–234.001,21611
BullsMedium and Large 1795188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 3645198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2773
HeifersMedium and Large 1532211.90/cwt210.00–215.001,12710
HeifersMedium and Large 1317245.44/cwt240.00–250.007788
HeifersMedium and Large 1573207.99/cwt206.00–213.001,1926
HeifersMedium and Large 1377236.81/cwt234.00–238.008935
HeifersMedium and Large 3715168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2013
HeifersMedium and Large 3540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 3575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 3785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1660191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 3440214.05/cwt210.00–218.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 2384230.97/cwt228.00–232.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 1469221.30/cwt220.00–223.001,03812
HeifersMedium and Large 2725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 3280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 3390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 3485203.43/cwt200.00–207.009874
HeifersMedium and Large 1413231.91/cwt218.00–236.009586
HeifersMedium and Large 3695170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 2605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501

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.