Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $221.22/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$221.22

223 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	233.21	1,486	104
Medium and Large 2	523	212.94	1,114	74
Medium and Large 3	493	207.12	1,021	45

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $465 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 sale223 hd

221.22

—

AL average15 barns · 2,210 hd

217.87

+3.34

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	1,498	116.54	1,745	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	102.53	1,138	101
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	102.43	1,458	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	87.38	878	61

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)	—	$1,405	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,168	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,496	38
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$910	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	235.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	997	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	231.63/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,211	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	214.75/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	200.28/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	210.44/cwt	210.00–212.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	216.03/cwt	215.00–218.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	217.60/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,044	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	204.46/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,286	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	210.81/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	221.92/cwt	220.00–225.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	202.91/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	207.59/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,643	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	217.21/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,125	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	212.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	222.51/cwt	220.00–224.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	238.78/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	227.66/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	247.39/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	240.99/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	227.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	232.86/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	241.45/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	198.00/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,414	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	214.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	192.84/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	237.03/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,107	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	201.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,354	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	93.27/cwt	92.00–97.00	922	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	96.49/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,059	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,201	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	80.56/cwt	78.00–83.00	769	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	87.73/cwt	84.00–91.00	903	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	102.14/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,420	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	102.16/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,127	43
Bulls	—	—	1,293	110.64/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,901	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	910	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,127.08/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,127	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,405.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,405	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,000	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,240	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,508.33/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,508	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,730.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	237.95/cwt	235.00–240.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	193.66/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	198.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	221.71/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,179	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	243.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,025	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	222.44/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,257	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	247.91/cwt	245.00–250.00	925	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	197.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.98/cwt	230.00–233.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	214.76/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,239	13

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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