Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-09-13

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 836▲ 52 vs year ago 850 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 125▼ 135 vs year ago 270 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 27▲ 60 vs year ago 39 · +153.8%
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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 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cow 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 $213.31/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$213.31
151 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.96
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539220.941,19138
Medium and Large 2529212.691,12575
Medium and Large 3489206.921,01338
One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $178 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 sale151 hd
213.31
—
AL average14 barns · 1,514 hd
217.27
−3.96
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—Average1,507121.091,8255thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430108.661,5549thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,118105.531,18055
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06092.0897622

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)—$1,40711
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,25315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,62112
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,48940

Every lot, as filed

84 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—727221.01/cwt220.00–225.001,6075
SteersMedium and Large 3—490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1763
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619215.99/cwt210.00–220.001,33710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575218.71/cwt216.00–220.001,2583
HeifersMedium and Large 2—393224.67/cwt224.00–225.008836
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324237.56/cwt236.00–240.007705
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580210.42/cwt206.00–214.001,22016
HeifersMedium and Large 2—795183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—733187.01/cwt184.00–190.001,3712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469216.01/cwt210.00–220.001,01317
HeifersMedium and Large 2—635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3023
HeifersMedium and Large 3—735181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3302
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1207
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425212.95/cwt210.00–218.0090517
HeifersMedium and Large 3—665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2973
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008035
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675201.10/cwt200.00–203.001,3579
HeifersMedium and Large 2—417221.94/cwt220.00–228.0092512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510225.05/cwt220.00–230.001,1484
SteersMedium and Large 1—565238.51/cwt238.00–240.001,3484
SteersMedium and Large 1—680228.48/cwt227.00–232.001,5546
SteersMedium and Large 1—285286.00/cwt286.00–286.008152
HeifersMedium and Large 2—534213.28/cwt208.00–218.001,1399
SteersMedium and Large 2—625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4062
SteersMedium and Large 3—615216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 3—435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 3—790190.49/cwt190.00–192.001,5054
SteersMedium and Large 3—530233.66/cwt233.00–234.001,2383
SteersMedium and Large 1—629232.72/cwt230.00–235.001,46410
SteersMedium and Large 2—538239.65/cwt235.00–245.001,2899
SteersMedium and Large 2—576234.48/cwt230.00–236.001,3516
SteersMedium and Large 2—683223.36/cwt220.00–226.001,5266
SteersMedium and Large 2—473253.57/cwt250.00–255.001,1995
SteersMedium and Large 2—763200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,5262
BullsMedium and Large 2—673196.60/cwt193.00–202.001,3233
BullsMedium and Large 2—478237.51/cwt234.00–240.001,13511
BullsMedium and Large 1—390261.62/cwt260.00–265.001,0203
BullsMedium and Large 1—315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1—524232.25/cwt228.00–235.001,2175
BullsMedium and Large 1—564222.71/cwt220.00–225.001,2567
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02388.44/cwt85.00–90.009058
CowsLean 85-90%—98597.51/cwt97.00–98.009602
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09793.60/cwt91.00–96.001,02712
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,805113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,0401
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,365110.99/cwt109.00–112.001,5154
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,401105.25/cwt103.00–107.001,4754
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,136107.66/cwt105.00–111.001,22324
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,073101.28/cwt99.00–104.001,08725
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,238114.76/cwt113.00–116.001,4216
Bulls——1,565124.71/cwt122.00–127.001,9522
Bulls——1,468118.68/cwt116.00–120.001,7423
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,489.38/head1,350.00–1,700.001,48940
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,031.25/head925.00–1,100.001,0314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,260.71/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,347.22/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3479
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,462.50/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,405.00/head1,300.00–1,600.001,40510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
BullsMedium and Large 3—325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008134
BullsMedium and Large 3—780173.04/cwt170.00–176.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 3—673189.00/cwt188.00–190.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 3—431233.05/cwt228.00–236.001,0046
BullsMedium and Large 3—365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008763
BullsMedium and Large 1—624214.50/cwt214.00–216.001,3386
BullsMedium and Large 3—735186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3671
BullsMedium and Large 3—635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
BullsMedium and Large 3—572203.64/cwt200.00–207.001,1653
BullsMedium and Large 3—530207.48/cwt205.00–210.001,1002
BullsMedium and Large 3—472227.97/cwt225.00–230.001,0766
BullsMedium and Large 2—526221.92/cwt218.00–225.001,16712
BullsMedium and Large 2—725195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4142
BullsMedium and Large 2—417242.04/cwt238.00–246.001,00910
BullsMedium and Large 2—579216.29/cwt214.00–218.001,2527
BullsMedium and Large 2—377249.23/cwt248.00–250.009405
BullsMedium and Large 2—633211.24/cwt210.00–212.001,3374
BullsMedium and Large 2—326260.79/cwt260.00–262.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 3—460207.00/cwt207.00–207.009523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—664207.01/cwt205.00–215.001,3756
HeifersMedium and Large 3—785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418233.93/cwt230.00–238.009786

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.