Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-08-30

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 30
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 832▲ 366 vs year ago 734 · +49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 235▲ 188 vs year ago 127 · +148.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 52▼ 20 vs year ago 65 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $223.29/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$223.29
195 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.41
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489228.161,117113
Medium and Large 2512217.691,11562
Medium and Large 3488213.111,03920
One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $77 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 sale195 hd
223.29
—
AL average15 barns · 1,773 hd
222.88
+0.41
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—Average1,495119.371,78411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,401106.781,49614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,167101.491,184130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02091.3993369

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)—$1,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,09812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,33816
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$9333thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2—440225.42/cwt222.00–228.0099210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518229.36/cwt228.00–231.001,1886
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470231.50/cwt228.00–234.001,08823
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430233.13/cwt230.00–238.001,00221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—790185.99/cwt185.00–187.001,4692
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522216.93/cwt212.00–220.001,13220
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625208.00/cwt204.00–212.001,3002
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380238.98/cwt235.00–240.009087
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009353
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375222.57/cwt220.00–225.008354
SteersMedium and Large 3—415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009962
SteersMedium and Large 2—645228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1—320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 3—520209.66/cwt209.00–210.001,0903
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2832
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340234.00/cwt234.00–234.007963
SteersMedium and Large 2—480247.97/cwt245.00–250.001,19011
SteersMedium and Large 3—540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 2—440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1003
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4232
HeifersMedium and Large 3—469218.59/cwt218.00–219.001,0255
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471222.71/cwt220.00–225.001,04910
SteersMedium and Large 1—725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 1—617231.71/cwt230.00–234.001,43028
SteersMedium and Large 1—665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 1—890215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,91410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620216.08/cwt213.00–218.001,34013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576218.19/cwt215.00–220.001,25729
SteersMedium and Large 2—572230.66/cwt230.00–232.001,3196
SteersMedium and Large 2—538239.52/cwt238.00–240.001,2898
SteersMedium and Large 2—665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 2—788210.50/cwt210.00–211.001,6592
SteersMedium and Large 2—735213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 3—632214.20/cwt210.00–219.001,3545
SteersMedium and Large 1—515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2883
SteersMedium and Large 1—558239.33/cwt238.00–240.001,3353
BullsMedium and Large 1—305294.00/cwt294.00–294.008972
BullsMedium and Large 2—479237.30/cwt234.00–239.001,1377
BullsMedium and Large 1—533234.00/cwt230.00–238.001,24712
BullsMedium and Large 1—566225.77/cwt223.00–230.001,27810
BullsMedium and Large 1—412252.00/cwt250.00–256.001,0385
BullsMedium and Large 1—463242.80/cwt240.00–246.001,12415
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16198.82/cwt96.00–101.001,14775
CowsLean 85-90%—99392.90/cwt91.00–96.0092236
CowsLean 85-90%—1,10399.66/cwt98.00–102.001,0995
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,351106.76/cwt104.00–109.001,4428
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,207109.94/cwt108.00–113.001,32710
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,168104.06/cwt102.00–107.001,21545
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04187.96/cwt85.00–90.0091628
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,257100.99/cwt97.00–103.001,2693
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,678112.64/cwt112.00–114.001,8903
Bulls——1,701119.84/cwt117.00–123.002,0384
Bulls——1,314116.39/cwt114.00–118.001,5295
Bulls——1,533125.86/cwt125.00–127.001,9292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,462.50/head1,350.00–1,550.001,46312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——933.33/head850.00–1,075.009333
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——933.33/head900.00–975.009333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,152.78/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1539
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——962.50/head950.00–975.009634
BullsMedium and Large 3—439235.74/cwt235.00–238.001,0354
BullsMedium and Large 3—655188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2313
BullsMedium and Large 2—374252.57/cwt250.00–256.009456
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570212.50/cwt210.00–214.001,2116
BullsMedium and Large 2—582218.32/cwt215.00–220.001,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4451
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327243.24/cwt238.00–246.0079513
HeifersMedium and Large 3—555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373232.53/cwt231.00–234.008674
BullsMedium and Large 2—668204.04/cwt200.00–210.001,3633
BullsMedium and Large 2—532225.05/cwt220.00–229.001,1976
BullsMedium and Large 2—335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2—725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2—765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4542
BullsMedium and Large 2—435243.48/cwt242.00–245.001,0596
BullsMedium and Large 3—632201.32/cwt200.00–202.001,2723
BullsMedium and Large 1—362266.54/cwt260.00–270.009653
BullsMedium and Large 2—625207.54/cwt205.00–210.001,2972
BullsMedium and Large 3—483228.01/cwt226.00–230.001,1016
BullsMedium and Large 3—725183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3271
BullsMedium and Large 3—318273.35/cwt270.00–275.008693
BullsMedium and Large 3—383243.44/cwt240.00–246.009324
BullsMedium and Large 3—523208.46/cwt206.00–210.001,0905
BullsMedium and Large 3—567206.87/cwt202.00–210.001,1735

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.