Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.76/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$223.76

124 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	227.40	1,095	60
Medium and Large 2	440	223.83	984	48
Medium and Large 3	498	209.93	1,045	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $50 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 sale124 hd

223.76

—

AL average16 barns · 1,956 hd

222.61

+1.15

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	—	Average	1,625	115.26	1,873	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	102.10	1,428	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	99.25	1,110	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	89.49	912	42

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,167	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,422	16

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	229.79/cwt	226.00–232.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	232.55/cwt	228.00–236.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	225.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	222.39/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	220.31/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,154	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	237.16/cwt	234.00–242.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	217.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,243	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	231.66/cwt	230.00–236.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	213.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	239.66/cwt	238.00–242.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	236.83/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	229.39/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	240.66/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	240.51/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	223.93/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	211.50/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	247.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	230.60/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	260.50/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	244.67/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.39/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	249.64/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	86.48/cwt	83.00–88.00	887	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	91.53/cwt	89.00–94.00	929	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	104.30/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,426	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,531	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,405	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	95.35/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,058	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	107.43/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,205	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	101.29/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,141	38
Bulls	—	—	1,627	115.82/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,884	10
Bulls	—	—	1,581	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,069	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,167	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,346.43/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,346	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	248.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	210.65/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	242.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	233.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	210.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	224.68/cwt	222.00–226.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	225.66/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	231.28/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,092	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	3

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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