Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-08-09

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 9
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
927 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 928▲ 21 vs year ago 906 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 175▼ 142 vs year ago 285 · −49.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 110▼ 75 vs year ago 140 · −53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $221.15/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$221.15
179 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504224.381,131112
Medium and Large 2480217.751,04556
Medium and Large 3506205.571,03911thin
One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $92 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 sale179 hd
221.15
—
AL average14 barns · 1,624 hd
223.14
−1.99
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—Low1,615121.091,95512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439108.881,56714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,151107.451,23771
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00196.8396929

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)—$1,37714
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,28120
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,45020

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—384239.22/cwt238.00–240.009195
SteersMedium and Large 1—619236.13/cwt230.00–239.001,46235
SteersMedium and Large 1—513249.00/cwt248.00–250.001,2774
SteersMedium and Large 3—520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 3—472238.25/cwt235.00–240.001,1257
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683201.01/cwt200.00–202.001,3732
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735196.48/cwt195.00–198.001,4442
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472219.33/cwt215.00–221.001,0359
HeifersMedium and Large 1—640213.72/cwt210.00–214.501,36815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471225.61/cwt223.00–230.001,06317
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325239.95/cwt238.00–242.007808
HeifersMedium and Large 2—608202.67/cwt202.00–204.001,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—577208.67/cwt207.00–210.001,2046
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368225.50/cwt225.00–226.008308
HeifersMedium and Large 2—437222.43/cwt220.00–225.0097216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 1—708201.50/cwt201.00–202.001,4272
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5103
HeifersMedium and Large 3—793172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 3—485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0193
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420214.39/cwt210.00–217.009006
HeifersMedium and Large 2—513216.00/cwt210.00–218.001,1087
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582222.07/cwt216.00–224.001,29210
SteersMedium and Large 2—570238.56/cwt237.00–240.001,3607
SteersMedium and Large 3—615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3532
SteersMedium and Large 2—484246.56/cwt242.00–250.001,1937
SteersMedium and Large 2—365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009862
SteersMedium and Large 3—375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
SteersMedium and Large 3—565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3003
SteersMedium and Large 1—436272.99/cwt270.00–275.001,1904
SteersMedium and Large 1—687227.66/cwt225.00–229.001,5643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—588236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,38825
SteersMedium and Large 2—315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008512
SteersMedium and Large 2—538239.01/cwt238.00–240.001,2864
SteersMedium and Large 2—422265.25/cwt260.00–268.001,1193
SteersMedium and Large 1—713221.99/cwt220.00–224.001,5832
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—730237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7304
SteersMedium and Large 1—477256.63/cwt253.00–259.001,2246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—498250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,24510
BullsMedium and Large 1—672217.97/cwt215.00–220.001,46510
BullsMedium and Large 1—624220.56/cwt219.00–223.001,3767
BullsMedium and Large 1—725212.67/cwt210.00–214.001,5423
BullsMedium and Large 1—473243.09/cwt240.00–246.001,15013
BullsMedium and Large 1—524231.48/cwt228.00–234.001,21311
BullsMedium and Large 1—373264.13/cwt260.00–270.009855
CowsLean 85-90%—95198.16/cwt96.00–101.009349
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00294.01/cwt92.00–95.0094216
CowsLean 85-90%—1,106105.11/cwt104.00–108.001,1634
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,505115.68/cwt114.00–117.001,7412
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,419108.30/cwt106.00–111.001,53710
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,475105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5492
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,122102.11/cwt99.00–104.001,14622
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,138113.25/cwt111.00–115.001,28919
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,180107.69/cwt105.00–110.001,27130
Bulls——1,407115.00/cwt114.00–116.001,6183
Bulls——1,660125.94/cwt125.00–127.002,0913
Bulls——1,696121.71/cwt119.00–123.002,0646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,396.15/head1,275.00–1,500.001,39613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,055.00/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,356.67/head1,250.00–1,500.001,35715
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,450.00/head1,300.00–1,600.001,45012
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
BullsMedium and Large 3—328246.65/cwt245.00–250.008093
BullsMedium and Large 3—385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009242
BullsMedium and Large 3—426228.73/cwt226.00–230.009748
BullsMedium and Large 1—575226.30/cwt223.00–229.001,3016
BullsMedium and Large 3—635198.94/cwt195.00–203.001,2634
BullsMedium and Large 3—795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
BullsMedium and Large 2—543222.32/cwt220.00–227.001,2073
BullsMedium and Large 3—665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3302
BullsMedium and Large 2—680209.26/cwt206.00–211.001,4238
BullsMedium and Large 3—519211.69/cwt210.00–215.001,0997
BullsMedium and Large 3—567207.52/cwt204.00–210.001,1775
BullsMedium and Large 3—482219.72/cwt216.00–224.001,0596
BullsMedium and Large 2—331254.36/cwt252.00–258.008425
BullsMedium and Large 2—470233.37/cwt228.00–238.001,09711
BullsMedium and Large 1—416248.37/cwt246.00–250.001,0335
BullsMedium and Large 2—730206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5042
BullsMedium and Large 2—785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
BullsMedium and Large 2—426242.20/cwt240.00–244.001,0328
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518223.39/cwt219.00–226.001,15731
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421228.75/cwt226.00–230.0096318
BullsMedium and Large 2—583215.98/cwt213.00–220.001,2596
BullsMedium and Large 2—382249.58/cwt246.00–252.009535
BullsMedium and Large 2—627208.91/cwt205.00–215.001,3108
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007483

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.