Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-07-12

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
899 head
210 vs last sale 689 154 vs year ago 1,053 · 14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
32 vs last sale 210 55 vs year ago 233 · 23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
21 vs last sale 117 62 vs year ago 76 · +81.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $210.26/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$210.26
144 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.53
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2464211.8498262
Medium and Large 1547209.641,14758
Medium and Large 3431207.7189524
One grade step is worth $4.13/cwt here — about $87 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 sale144 hd
210.26
AL average16 barns · 1,959 hd
216.79
−6.53
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
BullsAverage1,699115.501,96213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12299.931,12148
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48597.181,44318
CowsLean 85-90%Average96985.4682846

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0426
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,40574
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)$1,4577

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2152
HeifersMedium and Large 3625188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1752
HeifersMedium and Large 3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009103
HeifersMedium and Large 1615203.43/cwt200.00–205.001,25119
HeifersMedium and Large 1313240.85/cwt240.00–242.007547
HeifersMedium and Large 3417205.04/cwt204.00–208.008555
HeifersMedium and Large 1565205.77/cwt205.00–207.001,1638
HeifersMedium and Large 2490208.84/cwt207.00–211.001,0237
HeifersMedium and Large 3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 2568198.63/cwt194.00–200.001,1286
SteersMedium and Large 1625228.20/cwt225.00–230.001,4264
HeifersMedium and Large 2421214.73/cwt210.00–218.0090413
HeifersMedium and Large 3333222.64/cwt220.00–228.007419
HeifersMedium and Large 3390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1677191.32/cwt190.00–194.001,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1468216.00/cwt215.00–218.001,0116
SteersMedium and Large 3465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0703
SteersMedium and Large 3573223.66/cwt223.00–224.001,2826
HeifersMedium and Large 2532203.54/cwt200.00–206.001,08315
HeifersMedium and Large 2318232.14/cwt230.00–236.0073812
SteersMedium and Large 1535242.55/cwt240.00–245.001,2984
SteersMedium and Large 1671220.23/cwt219.00–224.001,4784
SteersMedium and Large 2670216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4472
SteersMedium and Large 2611223.50/cwt222.00–224.001,3664
HeifersMedium and Large 1723190.99/cwt190.00–194.001,3814
HeifersMedium and Large 1365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008404
SteersMedium and Large 2430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0753
SteersMedium and Large 3540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2422
SteersMedium and Large 2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5703
SteersMedium and Large 3375238.00/cwt238.00–238.008933
SteersMedium and Large 3320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1569237.33/cwt235.00–240.001,3506
SteersMedium and Large 2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1402
SteersMedium and Large 2536237.19/cwt236.00–238.001,2715
SteersMedium and Large 2564229.21/cwt228.00–230.001,2935
BullsMedium and Large 1571223.60/cwt222.00–228.001,2778
BullsMedium and Large 1520228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,1884
BullsMedium and Large 1724207.43/cwt206.00–208.001,5027
BullsMedium and Large 1435239.02/cwt238.00–240.001,0406
BullsMedium and Large 1635215.71/cwt215.00–218.001,3704
BullsMedium and Large 1373244.94/cwt242.00–248.009148
CowsLean 85-90%97485.26/cwt83.00–88.0083027
CowsLean 85-90%91780.14/cwt78.00–82.007358
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199107.84/cwt106.00–112.001,2936
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155102.74/cwt100.00–105.001,18718
CowsLean 85-90%99589.81/cwt89.00–92.0089411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46693.47/cwt92.00–95.001,3708
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,232105.81/cwt104.00–109.001,3043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61597.71/cwt96.00–100.001,5787
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07895.84/cwt94.00–99.001,03324
Bulls1,749114.80/cwt113.00–117.002,0088
Bulls1,330109.59/cwt107.00–112.001,4582
Bulls1,810121.30/cwt120.00–122.002,1963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,610.00/head1,575.00–1,650.001,61010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,457.14/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4577
Bred CowsSmall 1-2855.00/head800.00–900.008555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985.00/head900.00–1,100.009855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058.33/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0583
Bred CowsSmall 1-2941.67/head900.00–975.009423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,141.67/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1423
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,175.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,17518
HeifersMedium and Large 2373221.99/cwt220.00–224.008284
HeifersMedium and Large 2631192.42/cwt190.00–195.001,2145
BullsMedium and Large 2780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4823
BullsMedium and Large 3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2903
BullsMedium and Large 3670182.44/cwt180.00–190.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 1526208.49/cwt208.00–210.001,0974
BullsMedium and Large 2583211.50/cwt211.00–212.001,2334
BullsMedium and Large 2430228.62/cwt224.00–232.009836
BullsMedium and Large 2476222.87/cwt220.00–228.001,06117
BullsMedium and Large 3523211.66/cwt209.00–214.001,1076
BullsMedium and Large 3434221.50/cwt220.00–222.009614
BullsMedium and Large 1780204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 1680215.32/cwt214.00–216.001,4643
BullsMedium and Large 2378236.87/cwt230.00–240.008956
BullsMedium and Large 3467214.28/cwt210.00–217.001,0019
BullsMedium and Large 3318230.99/cwt230.00–232.007356
BullsMedium and Large 3563209.49/cwt209.00–210.001,1792
BullsMedium and Large 2683198.23/cwt196.00–205.001,3544
BullsMedium and Large 2622204.54/cwt200.00–208.001,2727
BullsMedium and Large 2531221.47/cwt219.00–224.001,17610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,450.00/head1,300.00–1,550.001,45046

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.