Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $200.11/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$200.11

208 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	204.75	1,091	37
Medium and Large 2	503	200.87	1,011	84
Medium and Large 1-2	545	200.00	1,090	41
Medium and Large 3	468	195.09	912	46

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $179 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 sale208 hd

200.11

—

AL average14 barns · 1,121 hd

201.29

−1.18

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	1,714	107.75	1,847	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	92.14	1,287	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	90.57	995	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	80.08	801	45

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,196	47
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,067	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,058	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$963	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,319	34
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$939	19

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	196.49/cwt	196.00–198.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.36/cwt	214.00–217.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	187.75/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	188.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	201.48/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	193.66/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	187.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	243.77/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	243.78/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	254.30/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,256	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	176.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	212.35/cwt	210.00–214.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	212.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	197.20/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	230.61/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	217.41/cwt	217.00–218.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	211.11/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,007	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	211.77/cwt	210.00–215.00	908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	249.25/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,329	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	203.97/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	252.30/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,404	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	260.11/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	235.81/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	262.63/cwt	260.00–264.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	286.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	205.90/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	244.42/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,149	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	86.65/cwt	86.00–87.00	843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	98.74/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,083	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	91.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	990	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	76.93/cwt	74.00–79.00	780	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	81.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	810	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	92.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,258	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	87.11/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,231	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	86.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	968	40
Bulls	—	—	1,599	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,687	8
Bulls	—	—	1,868	110.73/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,068	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	962.50/head	925.00–1,000.00	963	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	939.47/head	850.00–1,000.00	939	19
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	890.00/head	875.00–900.00	890	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	900.00–1,050.00	975	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,175	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,302.78/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,303	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,700	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,395.45/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	202.80/cwt	200.00–208.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	177.62/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.00/cwt	200.00–208.00	965	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	191.34/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	233.39/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,092	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	184.41/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	220.61/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	271.59/cwt	270.00–275.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	251.99/cwt	248.00–255.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	206.26/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	253.82/cwt	250.00–255.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	229.13/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,178	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	237.38/cwt	232.00–240.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	236.22/cwt	230.00–238.00	992	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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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