Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $207.02/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$207.02

186 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	220.22	932	52
Medium and Large 2	479	206.84	991	73
Medium and Large 3	513	195.97	1,005	61

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale186 hd

207.02

—

AL average16 barns · 1,980 hd

210.47

−3.46

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	—	High	1,679	111.65	1,874	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	95.17	1,347	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	93.91	1,085	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	78.95	788	29

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)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	226.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	214.45/cwt	212.00–218.00	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	208.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	219.71/cwt	218.00–222.00	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	230.68/cwt	228.00–234.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	213.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	192.92/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.13/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	219.16/cwt	218.00–220.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	199.69/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,120	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	213.81/cwt	210.00–216.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	200.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	229.34/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	236.66/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	249.61/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	231.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	201.77/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	261.17/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	253.36/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	236.84/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,104	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	204.23/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	240.81/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,028	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	95.65/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,134	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	104.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	89.30/cwt	87.00–92.00	944	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	100.88/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,337	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	76.05/cwt	74.00–79.00	744	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	82.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	837	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	96.60/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,293	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	88.26/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,200	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,519	108.09/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,642	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	112.41/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,956	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,126.67/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,127	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	900.00–975.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	257.78/cwt	252.00–262.00	992	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	236.59/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,226	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	210.64/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,203	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	217.22/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	245.09/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,159	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	249.69/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	198.24/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,021	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	258.01/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	222.99/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	222.33/cwt	220.00–224.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,011	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	205.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	224.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,168	8

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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