Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $242.06/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 17 of 16 comparable sales and sits +31.58 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$242.06

147 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	250.93	1,135	61
Medium and Large 2	477	238.24	1,136	67
Medium and Large 3	466	227.09	1,059	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $76 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale147 hd

242.06

—

AL average8 barns · 649 hd

222.32

+19.75

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

+31.58

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	—	Low	1,869	119.82	2,239	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	106.96	1,583	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	105.16	1,170	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	91.88	949	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	8

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.00/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	231.13/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	215.02/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	205.76/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	209.45/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,211	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	239.03/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	222.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	216.65/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	220.81/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,053	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.97/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	231.73/cwt	230.00–234.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	227.27/cwt	224.00–230.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	207.35/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	234.61/cwt	234.00–235.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	209.59/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	214.04/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,333	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	235.96/cwt	235.00–239.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	241.04/cwt	240.00–242.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	249.37/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	231.41/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	251.82/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	228.85/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,536	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	256.00/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	219.31/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	261.01/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	265.01/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	268.78/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	241.59/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,273	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	247.06/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,183	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	230.75/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,218	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	239.83/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	262.99/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,007	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	230.00/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	254.56/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,072	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	101.68/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,102	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	112.18/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,343	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	96.36/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,093	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	894	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	107.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,204	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	112.35/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,775	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	107.11/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	84.91/cwt	83.00–86.00	836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	102.70/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,494	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	115.89/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,987	120.37/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,392	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,125	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	800.00–900.00	867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	223.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	241.59/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,133	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	221.35/cwt	219.00–225.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	218.73/cwt	216.00–221.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	214.85/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	273.21/cwt	272.00–275.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	261.80/cwt	258.00–265.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	252.01/cwt	248.00–258.00	965	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	220.78/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,278	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	243.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	247.08/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,067	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	238.33/cwt	234.00–240.00	999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	210.20/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,297	5

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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