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
239214189164median 210.4901/2802/2505/0607/1509/16
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, 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
Bulls—Low1,678115.181,9339thin
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
Bulls——1,455111.46/cwt111.00–112.001,6222
Bulls——1,510119.07/cwt118.00–120.001,7982
Bulls——1,835115.11/cwt113.00–116.002,1125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,035.00/head950.00–1,100.001,03510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,341.35/head1,200.00–1,450.001,34126
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,435.53/head1,325.00–1,550.001,43638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,675.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6758
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,077.78/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0789
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,285.00/head1,200.00–1,425.001,2855
BullsMedium and Large 3—520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1—571224.06/cwt220.00–228.001,27918
BullsMedium and Large 1—670211.42/cwt208.00–215.001,4172
BullsMedium and Large 1—485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1403
BullsMedium and Large 1—625214.27/cwt211.00–216.001,3398
BullsMedium and Large 2—580213.08/cwt210.00–216.001,2362
BullsMedium and Large 2—426237.87/cwt232.00–242.001,01316
SteersMedium and Large 2—580234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,3602
SteersMedium and Large 1—743211.51/cwt210.00–213.001,5722
SteersMedium and Large 1—315278.00/cwt278.00–278.008763
SteersMedium and Large 2—514237.19/cwt236.00–238.001,2195
SteersMedium and Large 1—465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1—515244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2571
SteersMedium and Large 3—525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 1—568239.00/cwt238.00–240.001,3584
SteersMedium and Large 3—595228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3571
SteersMedium and Large 3—695199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3831
SteersMedium and Large 2—495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2383
SteersMedium and Large 2—735208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5291
HeifersMedium and Large 2—765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3013
SteersMedium and Large 2—623219.72/cwt218.00–222.001,3696
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613202.47/cwt200.00–205.001,2412
HeifersMedium and Large 2—688187.00/cwt186.00–188.001,2872
SteersMedium and Large 1—428272.64/cwt270.00–276.001,1676
SteersMedium and Large 3—390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478213.62/cwt210.00–217.001,02111
SteersMedium and Large 3—620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569204.25/cwt204.00–205.001,1624
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423223.72/cwt220.00–228.009468
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525205.11/cwt202.00–208.001,0772
BullsMedium and Large 3—383230.85/cwt230.00–232.008847
BullsMedium and Large 3—585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 2—528221.61/cwt218.00–224.001,1705
BullsMedium and Large 2—470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0815
BullsMedium and Large 3—478220.98/cwt220.00–222.001,0566
BullsMedium and Large 3—685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 2—725188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 2—385243.78/cwt240.00–250.0093922
BullsMedium and Large 1—530229.40/cwt227.00–234.001,21611
BullsMedium and Large 1—795188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 3—645198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2773
HeifersMedium and Large 1—532211.90/cwt210.00–215.001,12710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317245.44/cwt240.00–250.007788
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573207.99/cwt206.00–213.001,1926
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377236.81/cwt234.00–238.008935
HeifersMedium and Large 3—715168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2013
HeifersMedium and Large 3—540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 3—785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 3—440214.05/cwt210.00–218.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—384230.97/cwt228.00–232.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469221.30/cwt220.00–223.001,03812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 3—280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 3—485203.43/cwt200.00–207.009874
HeifersMedium and Large 1—413231.91/cwt218.00–236.009586
HeifersMedium and Large 3—695170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605190.00/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.