Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $216.71/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$216.71

169 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	218.98	968	57
Medium and Large 1	557	216.19	1,203	94
Medium and Large 3	428	212.23	909	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about $59 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 sale169 hd

216.71

—

AL average13 barns · 1,370 hd

221.98

−5.27

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,633	116.72	1,906	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	101.57	1,451	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	101.50	1,173	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	91.27	892	33

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,317	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,216	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,140	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	56

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	225.95/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	215.54/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,026	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	214.65/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,243	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	224.24/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,065	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	218.22/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,130	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	224.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	209.23/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	203.69/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	236.76/cwt	235.00–238.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	202.39/cwt	201.00–204.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	216.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	231.32/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	246.13/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,295	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	241.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	232.36/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	240.41/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	254.81/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	259.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,110	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	249.99/cwt	248.00–254.00	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	251.11/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	216.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,343	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	86.17/cwt	84.00–88.00	849	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	896	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	98.30/cwt	96.00–101.00	970	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	103.70/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,511	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,320	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	96.40/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,064	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	107.58/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,283	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	102.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,210	41
Bulls	—	—	1,863	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,242	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	117.34/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,831	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,579	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,179.17/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,179	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,120.45/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,120	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,436.67/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,437	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	231.98/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	195.93/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	206.56/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,285	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	203.01/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	219.75/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	247.49/cwt	244.00–250.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	214.98/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	234.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,005	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	226.54/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,078	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	185.00/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	225.59/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	225.02/cwt	222.00–228.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	240.82/cwt	240.00–242.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	284	243.75/cwt	242.00–246.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	221.04/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	254.42/cwt	252.00–256.00	720	5

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.

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