Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-10-04

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,005 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 1,258▲ 278 vs year ago 727 · +38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 310▲ 20 vs year ago 293 · +6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 80▲ 35 vs year ago 50 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower boning cows sold up to 105 CWT, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $216.64/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 13 of 16 comparable sales and sits +6.16 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.
Average price
$216.64
107 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,083
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.14
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1397247.4298314thin
Medium and Large 2501218.601,09548
Medium and Large 3530204.991,08745
One grade step is worth $42.43/cwt here — about −$105 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
239214189164median 210.4901/2802/2505/0607/1509/16
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, 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 sale107 hd
216.64
—
AL average16 barns · 1,184 hd
207.50
+9.14
This barn, trailing median16 sales
210.49
+6.16
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—Average1,589102.471,62820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46089.331,30534
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15788.141,020108
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04676.0679643

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)—$1,2355
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,09521
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,21730

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1—540208.50/cwt205.00–212.001,1262
BullsMedium and Large 3—518207.46/cwt205.00–210.001,0758
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625182.46/cwt180.00–185.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 2—594200.30/cwt200.00–203.001,19010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431217.22/cwt215.00–220.009365
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368219.36/cwt218.00–222.008073
HeifersMedium and Large 1—308223.02/cwt222.00–225.006873
HeifersMedium and Large 3—438205.71/cwt205.00–208.009017
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575205.02/cwt204.00–206.001,1792
HeifersMedium and Large 1—639200.80/cwt200.00–205.001,2836
HeifersMedium and Large 3—690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2422
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325212.00/cwt212.00–212.006893
HeifersMedium and Large 3—476202.63/cwt200.00–205.0096512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006493
SteersMedium and Large 1—385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 3—378244.62/cwt240.00–248.009255
HeifersMedium and Large 2—674188.04/cwt185.00–190.001,2674
HeifersMedium and Large 2—536200.61/cwt200.00–203.001,0758
HeifersMedium and Large 3—765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 1—480248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1903
SteersMedium and Large 2—562233.32/cwt232.00–234.001,3113
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363214.48/cwt212.00–216.007794
HeifersMedium and Large 2—409210.57/cwt210.00–212.008617
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330218.29/cwt216.00–220.007207
SteersMedium and Large 3—618219.71/cwt218.00–220.001,3587
SteersMedium and Large 1—345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
SteersMedium and Large 2—632225.39/cwt224.00–228.001,4245
SteersMedium and Large 1—576239.74/cwt238.00–241.001,3814
SteersMedium and Large 1—520241.49/cwt240.00–243.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 1—433250.98/cwt250.00–252.001,0872
SteersMedium and Large 2—280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007282
SteersMedium and Large 2—465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1—605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
BullsMedium and Large 2—280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007282
BullsMedium and Large 1—345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008973
BullsMedium and Large 2—635187.46/cwt185.00–190.001,1902
BullsMedium and Large 1—465234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0882
BullsMedium and Large 1—385252.44/cwt250.00–255.009724
BullsMedium and Large 1—411241.21/cwt240.00–242.009915
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05971.85/cwt70.00–74.0076117
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05176.93/cwt75.00–80.0080920
CowsLean 85-90%—99585.06/cwt83.00–87.008466
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43392.66/cwt90.00–95.001,32813
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49185.60/cwt84.00–88.001,27618
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16984.24/cwt81.00–86.0098536
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39597.30/cwt96.00–98.001,3573
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15089.23/cwt87.00–93.001,02662
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15695.37/cwt94.00–99.001,10210
Bulls——1,569104.38/cwt102.00–106.001,63813
Bulls——1,62698.92/cwt98.00–100.001,6087
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,178.85/head1,050.00–1,300.001,17926
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,462.50/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4634
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——955.00/head900.00–1,000.0095510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,175.00/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1758
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,293.75/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,141.67/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,350.00/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3503
BullsMedium and Large 3—675173.48/cwt172.00–175.001,1714
BullsMedium and Large 2—463227.50/cwt227.00–228.001,0534
BullsMedium and Large 2—670182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,2236
BullsMedium and Large 2—780176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3732
BullsMedium and Large 3—473220.58/cwt218.00–222.001,0437
BullsMedium and Large 2—325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008134
BullsMedium and Large 3—330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2—523217.43/cwt214.00–220.001,13711
BullsMedium and Large 2—436230.56/cwt230.00–232.001,0057
BullsMedium and Large 2—376240.34/cwt240.00–242.009046
BullsMedium and Large 3—579200.33/cwt200.00–202.001,1606
BullsMedium and Large 3—368233.32/cwt232.00–234.008596
BullsMedium and Large 3—745168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2523
BullsMedium and Large 2—725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
BullsMedium and Large 3—428223.98/cwt222.00–225.009593
BullsMedium and Large 2—565207.72/cwt205.00–212.001,1743
BullsMedium and Large 3—619179.59/cwt178.00–180.001,1125
BullsMedium and Large 3—755171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009793
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473210.25/cwt209.00–212.009944
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285218.00/cwt218.00–218.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007773

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.