Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-10-18

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 18
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
328 vs last sale 1,022 44 vs year ago 650 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
36 vs last sale 159 54 vs year ago 141 · +38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
10 vs last sale 95 3 vs year ago 88 · 3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $209.34/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$209.34
183 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.73
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435228.4699440
Medium and Large 3476205.4997959
Medium and Large 2516202.941,04784
One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale183 hd
209.34
AL average13 barns · 1,348 hd
211.07
−1.73
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
BullsAverage1,794109.961,97316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38494.041,30113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17590.991,06942
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04079.4282638

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)$1,4978
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,32022
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,52328

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3468207.98/cwt205.00–210.0097323
HeifersMedium and Large 3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 2563192.17/cwt190.00–195.001,08210
HeifersMedium and Large 3685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 1525206.70/cwt202.00–210.001,0856
HeifersMedium and Large 3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3352
HeifersMedium and Large 3393216.51/cwt215.00–218.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 3320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 2429223.15/cwt220.00–226.009575
HeifersMedium and Large 3440212.33/cwt210.00–218.0093417
HeifersMedium and Large 3585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0826
HeifersMedium and Large 2770179.32/cwt178.00–180.001,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 2478214.93/cwt212.00–216.001,02715
HeifersMedium and Large 2325233.00/cwt233.00–233.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2526194.84/cwt190.00–200.001,02527
HeifersMedium and Large 2723182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 2667185.34/cwt184.00–187.001,2363
SteersMedium and Large 1519248.38/cwt245.00–250.001,2897
SteersMedium and Large 1559243.39/cwt240.00–245.001,3615
SteersMedium and Large 1625232.06/cwt228.00–235.001,4508
HeifersMedium and Large 2373223.59/cwt220.00–230.0083411
HeifersMedium and Large 2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1696
HeifersMedium and Large 1615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2470248.17/cwt247.00–250.001,1666
SteersMedium and Large 2528236.52/cwt235.00–238.001,2494
SteersMedium and Large 2619222.84/cwt220.00–225.001,3797
SteersMedium and Large 3695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 3480242.94/cwt240.00–245.001,1665
SteersMedium and Large 3315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1472256.11/cwt255.00–258.001,2098
SteersMedium and Large 1395265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0472
SteersMedium and Large 1435258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1223
SteersMedium and Large 1715221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5802
BullsMedium and Large 2324255.56/cwt250.00–260.008287
BullsMedium and Large 2635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
BullsMedium and Large 1593226.51/cwt225.00–228.001,3434
BullsMedium and Large 1660211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3932
BullsMedium and Large 1366260.35/cwt258.00–262.0095312
BullsMedium and Large 1715202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4441
CowsLean 85-90%1,03974.18/cwt72.00–77.0077113
CowsLean 85-90%96587.27/cwt85.00–90.008425
CowsLean 85-90%1,06080.87/cwt78.00–83.0085720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2943
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,341102.90/cwt102.00–105.001,3804
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35292.16/cwt90.00–95.001,2466
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223100.03/cwt98.00–102.001,2232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18293.17/cwt91.00–96.001,10124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15886.58/cwt85.00–90.001,00316
Bulls1,899112.39/cwt110.00–115.002,1349
Bulls1,660106.83/cwt105.00–109.001,7737
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,033.33/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0333
Bred CowsSmall 1-2962.50/head950.00–1,000.009634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,286.11/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2869
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,425.00/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,513.89/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5149
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,462.50/head1,350.00–1,550.001,46320
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6758
BullsMedium and Large 2476241.73/cwt238.00–245.001,15121
BullsMedium and Large 2391247.80/cwt242.00–252.0096912
BullsMedium and Large 1462252.00/cwt250.00–254.001,1649
BullsMedium and Large 1514235.62/cwt232.00–240.001,21116
BullsMedium and Large 3431229.50/cwt228.00–230.009898
BullsMedium and Large 3473225.94/cwt222.00–230.001,0696
BullsMedium and Large 2710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3853
BullsMedium and Large 1613217.13/cwt214.00–223.001,3316
BullsMedium and Large 3565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 3531219.26/cwt218.00–220.001,1648
BullsMedium and Large 3371239.62/cwt238.00–240.0088910
BullsMedium and Large 2683198.69/cwt196.00–200.001,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 1474219.22/cwt218.00–220.001,0395
HeifersMedium and Large 1385238.23/cwt234.00–244.0091715
BullsMedium and Large 2520227.14/cwt224.00–231.001,18111
BullsMedium and Large 2433243.22/cwt240.00–248.001,0539
BullsMedium and Large 1415252.00/cwt250.00–256.001,04613
BullsMedium and Large 2580215.87/cwt214.00–219.001,2528
HeifersMedium and Large 1423233.35/cwt230.00–236.0098713

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.