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
Bulls—Average1,699115.501,96213
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 3—675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1752
HeifersMedium and Large 3—455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615203.43/cwt200.00–205.001,25119
HeifersMedium and Large 1—313240.85/cwt240.00–242.007547
HeifersMedium and Large 3—417205.04/cwt204.00–208.008555
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565205.77/cwt205.00–207.001,1638
HeifersMedium and Large 2—490208.84/cwt207.00–211.001,0237
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568198.63/cwt194.00–200.001,1286
SteersMedium and Large 1—625228.20/cwt225.00–230.001,4264
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421214.73/cwt210.00–218.0090413
HeifersMedium and Large 3—333222.64/cwt220.00–228.007419
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677191.32/cwt190.00–194.001,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468216.00/cwt215.00–218.001,0116
SteersMedium and Large 3—465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0703
SteersMedium and Large 3—573223.66/cwt223.00–224.001,2826
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532203.54/cwt200.00–206.001,08315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—318232.14/cwt230.00–236.0073812
SteersMedium and Large 1—535242.55/cwt240.00–245.001,2984
SteersMedium and Large 1—671220.23/cwt219.00–224.001,4784
SteersMedium and Large 2—670216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4472
SteersMedium and Large 2—611223.50/cwt222.00–224.001,3664
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723190.99/cwt190.00–194.001,3814
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008404
SteersMedium and Large 2—430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0753
SteersMedium and Large 3—540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2422
SteersMedium and Large 2—785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5703
SteersMedium and Large 3—375238.00/cwt238.00–238.008933
SteersMedium and Large 3—320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1—569237.33/cwt235.00–240.001,3506
SteersMedium and Large 2—475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1402
SteersMedium and Large 2—536237.19/cwt236.00–238.001,2715
SteersMedium and Large 2—564229.21/cwt228.00–230.001,2935
BullsMedium and Large 1—571223.60/cwt222.00–228.001,2778
BullsMedium and Large 1—520228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,1884
BullsMedium and Large 1—724207.43/cwt206.00–208.001,5027
BullsMedium and Large 1—435239.02/cwt238.00–240.001,0406
BullsMedium and Large 1—635215.71/cwt215.00–218.001,3704
BullsMedium and Large 1—373244.94/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
Bulls——1,749114.80/cwt113.00–117.002,0088
Bulls——1,330109.59/cwt107.00–112.001,4582
Bulls——1,810121.30/cwt120.00–122.002,1963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,610.00/head1,575.00–1,650.001,61010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,457.14/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4577
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——855.00/head800.00–900.008555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——985.00/head900.00–1,100.009855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,058.33/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0583
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——941.67/head900.00–975.009423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,141.67/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1423
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,175.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,17518
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373221.99/cwt220.00–224.008284
HeifersMedium and Large 2—631192.42/cwt190.00–195.001,2145
BullsMedium and Large 2—780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4823
BullsMedium and Large 3—645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2903
BullsMedium and Large 3—670182.44/cwt180.00–190.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526208.49/cwt208.00–210.001,0974
BullsMedium and Large 2—583211.50/cwt211.00–212.001,2334
BullsMedium and Large 2—430228.62/cwt224.00–232.009836
BullsMedium and Large 2—476222.87/cwt220.00–228.001,06117
BullsMedium and Large 3—523211.66/cwt209.00–214.001,1076
BullsMedium and Large 3—434221.50/cwt220.00–222.009614
BullsMedium and Large 1—780204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 1—680215.32/cwt214.00–216.001,4643
BullsMedium and Large 2—378236.87/cwt230.00–240.008956
BullsMedium and Large 3—467214.28/cwt210.00–217.001,0019
BullsMedium and Large 3—318230.99/cwt230.00–232.007356
BullsMedium and Large 3—563209.49/cwt209.00–210.001,1792
BullsMedium and Large 2—683198.23/cwt196.00–205.001,3544
BullsMedium and Large 2—622204.54/cwt200.00–208.001,2727
BullsMedium and Large 2—531221.47/cwt219.00–224.001,17610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,450.00/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.