Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-10-11

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 11
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,022 head
17 vs last sale 1,005 116 vs year ago 906 · +12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
154 vs last sale 313 49 vs year ago 208 · 23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
10 vs last sale 85 14 vs year ago 81 · +17.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $202.41/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$202.41
217 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.09
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431210.3190771
Medium and Large 2457200.96918100
Medium and Large 3455193.3788046
One grade step is worth $16.94/cwt here — about $28 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 sale217 hd
202.41
AL average14 barns · 1,509 hd
206.50
−4.09
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
BullsAverage1,575105.561,66317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39297.511,35711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08892.751,00972
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01980.0981620

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)$1,55511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,40726
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,11114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,64820

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1564237.99/cwt235.00–240.001,3427
SteersMedium and Large 1541241.79/cwt240.00–250.001,30812
SteersMedium and Large 1705213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1373215.90/cwt214.00–218.0080513
SteersMedium and Large 1378259.96/cwt258.00–262.009834
HeifersMedium and Large 2380209.32/cwt205.00–212.0079512
HeifersMedium and Large 2338210.57/cwt210.00–212.0071210
HeifersMedium and Large 2282215.65/cwt215.00–216.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 2468201.18/cwt200.00–203.0094215
HeifersMedium and Large 2531192.88/cwt190.00–198.001,02420
HeifersMedium and Large 1569199.49/cwt198.00–200.001,1354
HeifersMedium and Large 2417205.35/cwt203.00–208.0085625
HeifersMedium and Large 2622180.98/cwt180.00–185.001,1265
HeifersMedium and Large 2574191.72/cwt185.00–195.001,10010
HeifersMedium and Large 3328202.52/cwt200.00–205.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007308
HeifersMedium and Large 1518203.49/cwt200.00–205.001,05414
HeifersMedium and Large 1479205.59/cwt205.00–208.0098515
HeifersMedium and Large 3595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 3475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009033
HeifersMedium and Large 3624175.09/cwt170.00–177.001,0939
BullsMedium and Large 2280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007282
HeifersMedium and Large 1290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006382
SteersMedium and Large 2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0685
HeifersMedium and Large 1418212.39/cwt210.00–216.0088811
SteersMedium and Large 3555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2212
SteersMedium and Large 3745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 3425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
SteersMedium and Large 3645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
SteersMedium and Large 2466239.50/cwt238.00–240.001,1164
SteersMedium and Large 1482250.67/cwt250.00–252.001,2086
SteersMedium and Large 2678216.97/cwt214.00–220.001,4712
SteersMedium and Large 1640227.73/cwt227.00–230.001,4574
SteersMedium and Large 2533235.82/cwt235.00–237.001,2575
SteersMedium and Large 2621223.74/cwt220.00–225.001,3894
SteersMedium and Large 2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
SteersMedium and Large 2564231.49/cwt230.00–233.001,3068
SteersMedium and Large 1663226.34/cwt225.00–227.001,5013
SteersMedium and Large 1425257.07/cwt255.00–260.001,0935
BullsMedium and Large 1520233.40/cwt228.00–239.001,21413
BullsMedium and Large 1378256.70/cwt254.00–260.0097010
BullsMedium and Large 1463238.14/cwt235.00–241.001,1039
BullsMedium and Large 1290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007832
BullsMedium and Large 1675209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4111
BullsMedium and Large 1415242.34/cwt240.00–245.001,00610
CowsLean 85-90%99474.16/cwt73.00–76.007376
CowsLean 85-90%1,06885.14/cwt84.00–87.009097
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32096.79/cwt95.00–100.001,2785
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06588.41/cwt86.00–91.0094227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161100.45/cwt98.00–103.001,16610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08493.90/cwt92.00–97.001,01835
CowsLean 85-90%99280.11/cwt78.00–83.007957
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43088.89/cwt88.00–90.001,2712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463102.72/cwt102.00–104.001,5034
Bulls1,655106.49/cwt104.00–109.001,76211
Bulls1,665114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8981
Bulls1,381101.84/cwt99.00–103.001,4065
Bred CowsSmall 1-2950.00/head900.00–1,000.009503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,110.71/head1,050.00–1,150.001,11114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,302.08/head1,200.00–1,475.001,30212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,290.00/head1,200.00–1,450.001,2905
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,645.45/head1,450.00–2,000.001,64511
Bred CowsSmall 1-2900.00/head875.00–925.009002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5508
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,193.75/head1,150.00–1,250.001,1948
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,775.00/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7756
BullsMedium and Large 2479228.00/cwt222.00–230.001,0925
HeifersMedium and Large 3690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 3437199.53/cwt198.00–200.0087213
HeifersMedium and Large 1324218.19/cwt217.00–220.0070712
HeifersMedium and Large 3280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005883
BullsMedium and Large 3635179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1372
BullsMedium and Large 2320252.65/cwt248.00–255.008085
BullsMedium and Large 3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1303
BullsMedium and Large 2725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2438232.68/cwt230.00–234.001,0193
BullsMedium and Large 2380241.24/cwt238.00–248.0091711
BullsMedium and Large 3475220.49/cwt220.00–221.001,0472
BullsMedium and Large 3530208.97/cwt208.00–210.001,1082
BullsMedium and Large 3330237.39/cwt230.00–240.007834
BullsMedium and Large 3421222.04/cwt220.00–225.009355
BullsMedium and Large 2637201.96/cwt200.00–205.001,2865
BullsMedium and Large 2521217.98/cwt215.00–220.001,1368
BullsMedium and Large 3735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
BullsMedium and Large 2584210.42/cwt208.00–212.001,2295
BullsMedium and Large 3385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
BullsMedium and Large 1619210.43/cwt210.00–211.001,3037
BullsMedium and Large 1579217.62/cwt216.00–219.001,2608
BullsMedium and Large 1323262.07/cwt260.00–265.008465

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.