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
BullsAverage1,684108.351,82411
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 1255240.00/cwt240.00–240.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 1240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 2431215.88/cwt214.00–218.009308
HeifersMedium and Large 3618183.73/cwt180.00–185.001,1354
HeifersMedium and Large 2575193.75/cwt190.00–200.001,11413
HeifersMedium and Large 2283231.32/cwt230.00–232.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 1373226.63/cwt224.00–230.0084513
HeifersMedium and Large 1321230.86/cwt230.00–234.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 3340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 1469221.11/cwt218.00–224.001,0377
HeifersMedium and Large 3278226.49/cwt225.00–228.006302
HeifersMedium and Large 2476213.22/cwt208.00–216.001,01517
HeifersMedium and Large 2536202.51/cwt200.00–208.001,08522
HeifersMedium and Large 2372220.69/cwt220.00–222.008219
SteersMedium and Large 1563246.72/cwt245.00–250.001,3893
HeifersMedium and Large 2312225.40/cwt225.00–226.007035
SteersMedium and Large 1478255.97/cwt255.00–257.001,2246
SteersMedium and Large 3642214.81/cwt208.00–217.001,3795
HeifersMedium and Large 3530194.49/cwt193.00–195.001,0314
HeifersMedium and Large 3728169.35/cwt168.00–170.001,2333
SteersMedium and Large 2622222.99/cwt220.00–226.001,3877
HeifersMedium and Large 3369210.81/cwt210.00–212.007785
SteersMedium and Large 2440254.49/cwt254.00–255.001,1206
SteersMedium and Large 1516250.40/cwt247.00–256.001,2929
SteersMedium and Large 2525243.29/cwt240.00–248.001,27716
SteersMedium and Large 1413262.95/cwt260.00–264.001,0864
SteersMedium and Large 3483243.01/cwt240.00–245.001,1745
SteersMedium and Large 1365265.00/cwt265.00–265.009673
SteersMedium and Large 2368257.41/cwt255.00–260.009474
SteersMedium and Large 3423246.91/cwt244.00–250.001,0444
SteersMedium and Large 3532236.38/cwt235.00–239.001,2587
SteersMedium and Large 1315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2472250.96/cwt248.00–254.001,18513
SteersMedium and Large 2563240.00/cwt238.00–243.001,3516
SteersMedium and Large 3562233.29/cwt230.00–235.001,3116
SteersMedium and Large 3390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009753
BullsMedium and Large 1510239.01/cwt238.00–240.001,2194
BullsMedium and Large 2725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3053
BullsMedium and Large 2678195.50/cwt195.00–196.001,3252
BullsMedium and Large 3538215.98/cwt215.00–218.001,1623
BullsMedium and Large 3635204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2958
BullsMedium and Large 3388245.90/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
Bulls1,835109.20/cwt107.00–112.002,0044
Bulls1,540105.01/cwt103.00–107.001,6175
Bulls1,740115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0012
Bred CowsSmall 1-2875.00/head825.00–925.008754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043.75/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0444
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,337.50/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3388
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,089.29/head1,000.00–1,275.001,08914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,337.50/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3384
BullsMedium and Large 1481259.21/cwt256.00–262.001,24712
BullsMedium and Large 3735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2630215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,3552
BullsMedium and Large 2379254.92/cwt250.00–260.0096613
HeifersMedium and Large 1568203.51/cwt202.00–205.001,1564
HeifersMedium and Large 2618193.24/cwt191.00–194.001,1944
HeifersMedium and Large 1431224.66/cwt220.00–230.0096824
HeifersMedium and Large 1515211.99/cwt210.00–214.001,0929
HeifersMedium and Large 3572185.99/cwt185.00–188.001,0643
HeifersMedium and Large 3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009143
HeifersMedium and Large 3474205.50/cwt204.00–206.009744
HeifersMedium and Large 3662170.21/cwt170.00–171.001,1275
BullsMedium and Large 2439252.98/cwt250.00–256.001,11112
BullsMedium and Large 2511223.02/cwt220.00–225.001,1405
BullsMedium and Large 3415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009964
BullsMedium and Large 3573208.49/cwt207.00–210.001,1952
BullsMedium and Large 3345252.00/cwt252.00–252.008693
BullsMedium and Large 3475239.31/cwt238.00–240.001,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2434
BullsMedium and Large 1429262.44/cwt260.00–266.001,12610
BullsMedium and Large 2317258.86/cwt258.00–260.008217
BullsMedium and Large 2477249.47/cwt248.00–253.001,1907
BullsMedium and Large 3285262.00/cwt262.00–262.007474
BullsMedium and Large 2263268.99/cwt268.00–270.007076
BullsMedium and Large 1581235.22/cwt234.00–237.001,3675
BullsMedium and Large 1280278.00/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.