Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $211.60/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$211.60

258 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	215.36	1,170	153
Medium and Large 2	478	211.59	1,011	63
Medium and Large 3	522	197.90	1,032	42

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $137 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 sale258 hd

211.60

—

AL average16 barns · 1,615 hd

208.55

+3.05

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	1,689	108.38	1,830	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	93.73	1,401	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	92.22	1,038	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	77.78	834	47

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,169	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,055	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	14

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	628	185.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	221.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	200.52/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,067	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	204.33/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,385	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	221.06/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,150	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	222.57/cwt	218.00–226.00	941	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	221.07/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,046	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	217.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,236	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	207.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	213.77/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	263.82/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	270.73/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	207.77/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	281.61/cwt	280.00–284.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	279.46/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	259.48/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	192.21/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	251.74/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	243.92/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,422	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	227.73/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,560	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	231.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,430	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	249.47/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,300	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	234.65/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,352	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	239.07/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,238	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	268.77/cwt	265.00–271.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	237.91/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	277.24/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,054	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	250.09/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,195	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,086	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	276.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	901	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	99.09/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,517	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	74.93/cwt	72.00–77.00	770	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	80.09/cwt	78.00–83.00	888	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	88.21/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,269	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,390	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	94.18/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,128	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	100.47/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,141	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	88.40/cwt	86.00–91.00	964	39
Bulls	—	—	1,497	106.42/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,741	108.91/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,896	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	850.00–950.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,258	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,055.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,055	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,518.75/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,519	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	258.84/cwt	258.00–260.00	963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	199.75/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	201.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	267.60/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,022	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	240.36/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	222.88/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	208.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	219.65/cwt	217.00–220.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	192.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,123	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	222.55/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,257	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	224.44/cwt	224.00–225.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	208.34/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	213.68/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	213.37/cwt	210.00–217.00	930	12

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →