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
Bulls—Average1,794109.961,97316
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 3—468207.98/cwt205.00–210.0097323
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563192.17/cwt190.00–195.001,08210
HeifersMedium and Large 3—685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525206.70/cwt202.00–210.001,0856
HeifersMedium and Large 3—785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3352
HeifersMedium and Large 3—393216.51/cwt215.00–218.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 2—429223.15/cwt220.00–226.009575
HeifersMedium and Large 3—440212.33/cwt210.00–218.0093417
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0826
HeifersMedium and Large 2—770179.32/cwt178.00–180.001,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478214.93/cwt212.00–216.001,02715
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325233.00/cwt233.00–233.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526194.84/cwt190.00–200.001,02527
HeifersMedium and Large 2—723182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 2—667185.34/cwt184.00–187.001,2363
SteersMedium and Large 1—519248.38/cwt245.00–250.001,2897
SteersMedium and Large 1—559243.39/cwt240.00–245.001,3615
SteersMedium and Large 1—625232.06/cwt228.00–235.001,4508
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373223.59/cwt220.00–230.0083411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1696
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2—470248.17/cwt247.00–250.001,1666
SteersMedium and Large 2—528236.52/cwt235.00–238.001,2494
SteersMedium and Large 2—619222.84/cwt220.00–225.001,3797
SteersMedium and Large 3—695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 3—480242.94/cwt240.00–245.001,1665
SteersMedium and Large 3—315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1—472256.11/cwt255.00–258.001,2098
SteersMedium and Large 1—395265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0472
SteersMedium and Large 1—435258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1223
SteersMedium and Large 1—715221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5802
BullsMedium and Large 2—324255.56/cwt250.00–260.008287
BullsMedium and Large 2—635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
BullsMedium and Large 1—593226.51/cwt225.00–228.001,3434
BullsMedium and Large 1—660211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3932
BullsMedium and Large 1—366260.35/cwt258.00–262.0095312
BullsMedium and Large 1—715202.00/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
Bulls——1,899112.39/cwt110.00–115.002,1349
Bulls——1,660106.83/cwt105.00–109.001,7737
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,033.33/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0333
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——962.50/head950.00–1,000.009634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,286.11/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2869
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,425.00/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,513.89/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5149
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,462.50/head1,350.00–1,550.001,46320
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6758
BullsMedium and Large 2—476241.73/cwt238.00–245.001,15121
BullsMedium and Large 2—391247.80/cwt242.00–252.0096912
BullsMedium and Large 1—462252.00/cwt250.00–254.001,1649
BullsMedium and Large 1—514235.62/cwt232.00–240.001,21116
BullsMedium and Large 3—431229.50/cwt228.00–230.009898
BullsMedium and Large 3—473225.94/cwt222.00–230.001,0696
BullsMedium and Large 2—710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3853
BullsMedium and Large 1—613217.13/cwt214.00–223.001,3316
BullsMedium and Large 3—565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 3—531219.26/cwt218.00–220.001,1648
BullsMedium and Large 3—371239.62/cwt238.00–240.0088910
BullsMedium and Large 2—683198.69/cwt196.00–200.001,3573
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474219.22/cwt218.00–220.001,0395
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385238.23/cwt234.00–244.0091715
BullsMedium and Large 2—520227.14/cwt224.00–231.001,18111
BullsMedium and Large 2—433243.22/cwt240.00–248.001,0539
BullsMedium and Large 1—415252.00/cwt250.00–256.001,04613
BullsMedium and Large 2—580215.87/cwt214.00–219.001,2528
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423233.35/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.