Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-07-26

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 26
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
96 vs last sale 667 90 vs year ago 673 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
67 vs last sale 164 4 vs year ago 93 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
22 vs last sale 83 62 vs year ago 43 · +144.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $210.67/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$210.67
157 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.82
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541215.821,16855
Medium and Large 2528209.631,10869
Medium and Large 3490204.281,00133
One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $167 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 sale157 hd
210.67
AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd
220.49
−9.82
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
BullsHigh1,616120.361,94510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,273107.391,3673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,149102.971,18327
CowsLean 85-90%Average92889.2682919

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)$1,4228
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,18417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,48940

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3436209.42/cwt208.00–210.009137
HeifersMedium and Large 1630208.83/cwt208.00–210.001,3166
HeifersMedium and Large 3560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 3340226.00/cwt226.00–226.007683
BullsMedium and Large 2479230.49/cwt225.00–234.001,10412
HeifersMedium and Large 2572203.89/cwt200.00–210.001,16613
HeifersMedium and Large 2527210.47/cwt206.00–214.001,10913
HeifersMedium and Large 1315238.00/cwt238.00–238.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
HeifersMedium and Large 1375231.35/cwt230.00–232.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 3612217.34/cwt216.00–218.001,3303
SteersMedium and Large 1570245.56/cwt240.00–248.001,40010
HeifersMedium and Large 3725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3052
HeifersMedium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3594
HeifersMedium and Large 3486204.60/cwt204.00–205.009945
HeifersMedium and Large 3370219.23/cwt218.00–220.008115
SteersMedium and Large 2377255.72/cwt250.00–260.009647
SteersMedium and Large 3305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 3635187.50/cwt180.00–190.001,1914
HeifersMedium and Large 3536199.51/cwt198.00–200.001,0694
HeifersMedium and Large 2482212.94/cwt210.00–216.001,02613
HeifersMedium and Large 2630203.16/cwt200.00–206.001,28012
SteersMedium and Large 1531248.62/cwt245.00–252.001,3208
SteersMedium and Large 1655228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4933
HeifersMedium and Large 2427218.22/cwt216.00–222.009329
HeifersMedium and Large 2329229.58/cwt228.00–230.007555
HeifersMedium and Large 1440228.02/cwt226.00–230.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 1733199.38/cwt195.00–201.001,4615
SteersMedium and Large 2581232.83/cwt230.00–238.001,3537
SteersMedium and Large 2618229.01/cwt228.00–230.001,4156
SteersMedium and Large 2529237.42/cwt232.00–240.001,2565
SteersMedium and Large 2487244.02/cwt240.00–250.001,1885
SteersMedium and Large 3445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0683
SteersMedium and Large 3475218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0362
SteersMedium and Large 1725219.03/cwt218.00–220.001,5882
SteersMedium and Large 2433249.15/cwt245.00–255.001,0798
BullsMedium and Large 1765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6072
BullsMedium and Large 1370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3312
BullsMedium and Large 1516228.71/cwt222.00–231.001,18012
BullsMedium and Large 1325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008291
BullsMedium and Large 1485238.41/cwt235.00–240.001,1568
CowsLean 85-90%94890.47/cwt88.00–93.0085810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,273107.39/cwt107.00–108.001,3673
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192104.49/cwt102.00–107.001,24612
CowsLean 85-90%90595.31/cwt95.00–96.008633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,079111.21/cwt110.00–113.001,2004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12798.31/cwt96.00–101.001,10811
CowsLean 85-90%90784.22/cwt82.00–86.007646
Bulls1,681122.62/cwt121.00–124.002,0616
Bulls1,582117.95/cwt117.00–120.001,8663
Bulls1,325114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,700.00/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,116.67/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1176
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,431.25/head1,325.00–1,650.001,43124
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,850.00/head1,750.00–2,100.001,85010
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,000.00/head925.00–1,100.001,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260.42/head1,150.00–1,400.001,26012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,329.17/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3296
Bred CowsSmall 1-2883.33/head850.00–900.008833
BullsMedium and Large 2567216.39/cwt214.00–218.001,2275
BullsMedium and Large 3639199.78/cwt198.00–200.001,2779
BullsMedium and Large 2666204.67/cwt200.00–210.001,36310
BullsMedium and Large 3340239.52/cwt238.00–240.008144
BullsMedium and Large 3540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1343
BullsMedium and Large 3735188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3822
BullsMedium and Large 1724210.56/cwt208.00–214.001,5247
BullsMedium and Large 2275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
BullsMedium and Large 2325244.93/cwt242.00–248.007966
BullsMedium and Large 3383234.75/cwt230.00–238.008998
BullsMedium and Large 3480220.39/cwt220.00–221.001,0585
BullsMedium and Large 3555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1382
BullsMedium and Large 3665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2642
BullsMedium and Large 2530218.98/cwt218.00–220.001,1614
BullsMedium and Large 2623209.66/cwt209.00–210.001,3063
BullsMedium and Large 2430240.68/cwt238.00–242.001,0356
BullsMedium and Large 3423232.61/cwt230.00–234.009843
BullsMedium and Large 1406249.50/cwt248.00–250.001,0134
BullsMedium and Large 2778189.57/cwt186.00–196.001,4754
HeifersMedium and Large 1566214.38/cwt211.00–217.001,21311
HeifersMedium and Large 1466219.96/cwt218.00–224.001,0258
BullsMedium and Large 1683213.31/cwt211.00–216.001,4576
BullsMedium and Large 1574221.97/cwt220.00–225.001,2745
BullsMedium and Large 2735194.59/cwt192.00–200.001,4303
HeifersMedium and Large 1527216.43/cwt215.00–218.001,14114

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.