Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-11-29

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 29
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,070 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 1,027▼ 298 vs year ago 1,368 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 193▼ 5 vs year ago 205 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 59▼ 50 vs year ago 117 · −42.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $212.12/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$212.12
189 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414224.1292972
Medium and Large 2482208.711,00681
Medium and Large 3512195.811,00236
One grade step is worth $28.31/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 sale189 hd
212.12
—
AL average11 barns · 1,229 hd
211.03
+1.09
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—Average1,684108.351,82411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14093.391,06551
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46090.581,32223
CowsLean 85-90%Low99177.2176524

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)—$1,3384thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,04218
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3388

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1—255240.00/cwt240.00–240.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 1—240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431215.88/cwt214.00–218.009308
HeifersMedium and Large 3—618183.73/cwt180.00–185.001,1354
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575193.75/cwt190.00–200.001,11413
HeifersMedium and Large 2—283231.32/cwt230.00–232.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373226.63/cwt224.00–230.0084513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321230.86/cwt230.00–234.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469221.11/cwt218.00–224.001,0377
HeifersMedium and Large 3—278226.49/cwt225.00–228.006302
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476213.22/cwt208.00–216.001,01517
HeifersMedium and Large 2—536202.51/cwt200.00–208.001,08522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372220.69/cwt220.00–222.008219
SteersMedium and Large 1—563246.72/cwt245.00–250.001,3893
HeifersMedium and Large 2—312225.40/cwt225.00–226.007035
SteersMedium and Large 1—478255.97/cwt255.00–257.001,2246
SteersMedium and Large 3—642214.81/cwt208.00–217.001,3795
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530194.49/cwt193.00–195.001,0314
HeifersMedium and Large 3—728169.35/cwt168.00–170.001,2333
SteersMedium and Large 2—622222.99/cwt220.00–226.001,3877
HeifersMedium and Large 3—369210.81/cwt210.00–212.007785
SteersMedium and Large 2—440254.49/cwt254.00–255.001,1206
SteersMedium and Large 1—516250.40/cwt247.00–256.001,2929
SteersMedium and Large 2—525243.29/cwt240.00–248.001,27716
SteersMedium and Large 1—413262.95/cwt260.00–264.001,0864
SteersMedium and Large 3—483243.01/cwt240.00–245.001,1745
SteersMedium and Large 1—365265.00/cwt265.00–265.009673
SteersMedium and Large 2—368257.41/cwt255.00–260.009474
SteersMedium and Large 3—423246.91/cwt244.00–250.001,0444
SteersMedium and Large 3—532236.38/cwt235.00–239.001,2587
SteersMedium and Large 1—315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2—472250.96/cwt248.00–254.001,18513
SteersMedium and Large 2—563240.00/cwt238.00–243.001,3516
SteersMedium and Large 3—562233.29/cwt230.00–235.001,3116
SteersMedium and Large 3—390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009753
BullsMedium and Large 1—510239.01/cwt238.00–240.001,2194
BullsMedium and Large 2—725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3053
BullsMedium and Large 2—678195.50/cwt195.00–196.001,3252
BullsMedium and Large 3—538215.98/cwt215.00–218.001,1623
BullsMedium and Large 3—635204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2958
BullsMedium and Large 3—388245.90/cwt240.00–250.0095411
CowsLean 85-90%—98172.20/cwt70.00–74.007086
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46585.75/cwt83.00–88.001,25611
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34398.98/cwt98.00–100.001,3294
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51193.03/cwt90.00–95.001,4068
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10389.91/cwt87.00–92.0099224
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15494.83/cwt93.00–98.001,09421
CowsLean 85-90%—97878.24/cwt76.00–80.0076516
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,241102.28/cwt100.00–104.001,2696
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12584.00/cwt84.00–84.009452
Bulls——1,835109.20/cwt107.00–112.002,0044
Bulls——1,540105.01/cwt103.00–107.001,6175
Bulls——1,740115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0012
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——875.00/head825.00–925.008754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,043.75/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0444
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,337.50/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3388
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,089.29/head1,000.00–1,275.001,08914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,337.50/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3384
BullsMedium and Large 1—481259.21/cwt256.00–262.001,24712
BullsMedium and Large 3—735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2—630215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,3552
BullsMedium and Large 2—379254.92/cwt250.00–260.0096613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568203.51/cwt202.00–205.001,1564
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618193.24/cwt191.00–194.001,1944
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431224.66/cwt220.00–230.0096824
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515211.99/cwt210.00–214.001,0929
HeifersMedium and Large 3—572185.99/cwt185.00–188.001,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009143
HeifersMedium and Large 3—474205.50/cwt204.00–206.009744
HeifersMedium and Large 3—662170.21/cwt170.00–171.001,1275
BullsMedium and Large 2—439252.98/cwt250.00–256.001,11112
BullsMedium and Large 2—511223.02/cwt220.00–225.001,1405
BullsMedium and Large 3—415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009964
BullsMedium and Large 3—573208.49/cwt207.00–210.001,1952
BullsMedium and Large 3—345252.00/cwt252.00–252.008693
BullsMedium and Large 3—475239.31/cwt238.00–240.001,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2—565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2434
BullsMedium and Large 1—429262.44/cwt260.00–266.001,12610
BullsMedium and Large 2—317258.86/cwt258.00–260.008217
BullsMedium and Large 2—477249.47/cwt248.00–253.001,1907
BullsMedium and Large 3—285262.00/cwt262.00–262.007474
BullsMedium and Large 2—263268.99/cwt268.00–270.007076
BullsMedium and Large 1—581235.22/cwt234.00–237.001,3675
BullsMedium and Large 1—280278.00/cwt278.00–278.007782

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.