Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-12-06

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 6
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,089 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 1,070▼ 131 vs year ago 1,220 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 200▼ 65 vs year ago 230 · −28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 67▼ 45 vs year ago 94 · −47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $209.24/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$209.24
262 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475222.801,05897
Medium and Large 2480207.3599588
Medium and Large 3462200.8192838
Medium and Large 1-2677188.001,27339
One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale262 hd
209.24
—
AL average16 barns · 1,683 hd
209.06
+0.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,580111.301,75910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11495.001,05864
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41294.551,33511
CowsLean 85-90%Average98280.6079224

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)—$1,1008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$99811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,30414

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
SteersMedium and Large 3—710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3143
SteersMedium and Large 1—465259.53/cwt257.00–262.001,2079
SteersMedium and Large 3—519231.30/cwt230.00–235.001,2007
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474211.74/cwt208.00–216.001,00416
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 3—660178.98/cwt176.00–180.001,1814
SteersMedium and Large 2—431256.79/cwt255.00–260.001,10710
HeifersMedium and Large 3—280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
SteersMedium and Large 3—368250.98/cwt250.00–252.009244
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385210.27/cwt208.00–212.008107
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321221.76/cwt220.00–224.007127
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368219.17/cwt216.00–220.0080710
SteersMedium and Large 1—542250.64/cwt248.00–251.001,35844
HeifersMedium and Large 2—631185.60/cwt185.00–193.001,17113
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3782
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335232.86/cwt230.00–235.0078010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—542216.55/cwt211.00–217.001,17434
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428212.95/cwt210.00–220.0091123
HeifersMedium and Large 3—531190.97/cwt190.00–195.001,0145
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575197.97/cwt195.00–202.001,1385
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375229.34/cwt227.00–232.008607
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—595238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4169
SteersMedium and Large 3—468240.79/cwt240.00–242.001,1275
SteersMedium and Large 3—568227.24/cwt225.00–228.001,2914
SteersMedium and Large 2—566231.96/cwt230.00–238.001,3134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,36538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—715198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,41633
SteersMedium and Large 2—483252.01/cwt250.00–254.001,2177
SteersMedium and Large 1—428264.30/cwt262.00–266.001,1317
SteersMedium and Large 2—365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009493
SteersMedium and Large 3—638210.32/cwt210.00–212.001,3426
SteersMedium and Large 3—682192.68/cwt192.00–194.001,3143
SteersMedium and Large 3—775178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3801
SteersMedium and Large 2—520242.21/cwt238.00–245.001,25910
SteersMedium and Large 3—435247.01/cwt240.00–250.001,0748
SteersMedium and Large 2—633216.24/cwt215.00–220.001,3694
BullsMedium and Large 1—375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
BullsMedium and Large 3—465233.02/cwt232.00–235.001,0843
BullsMedium and Large 3—418231.69/cwt230.00–235.009689
BullsMedium and Large 3—745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
BullsMedium and Large 3—388239.68/cwt238.00–240.0093012
BullsMedium and Large 3—235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006112
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44897.72/cwt95.00–100.001,4154
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13397.14/cwt95.00–100.001,10122
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08991.28/cwt89.00–94.0099433
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,159103.41/cwt101.00–105.001,1999
CowsLean 85-90%—99082.42/cwt80.00–85.0081616
CowsLean 85-90%—96776.96/cwt75.00–79.007448
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39292.74/cwt90.00–94.001,2917
Bulls——1,493105.81/cwt105.00–107.001,5804
Bulls——1,577114.36/cwt112.00–116.001,8035
Bulls——1,945118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,2951
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——900.00/head800.00–1,000.009002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,166.67/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1676
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——975.00/head950.00–1,000.009753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,255.00/head1,200.00–1,300.001,25510
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——731.25/head700.00–800.007314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,150.00/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1507
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
BullsMedium and Large 2—375248.12/cwt245.00–250.0093010
BullsMedium and Large 2—728184.61/cwt180.00–188.001,3443
HeifersMedium and Large 3—479203.45/cwt200.00–207.009757
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527203.71/cwt198.00–208.001,07412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425228.01/cwt225.00–230.009694
HeifersMedium and Large 3—329212.62/cwt210.00–215.007008
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487224.38/cwt218.00–225.001,09334
HeifersMedium and Large 1—288235.08/cwt232.00–238.006774
BullsMedium and Large 2—605198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1982
BullsMedium and Large 3—582201.65/cwt200.00–205.001,1749
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—677188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,27339
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560208.47/cwt205.00–212.001,1674
HeifersMedium and Large 3—433206.47/cwt205.00–208.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1163
BullsMedium and Large 2—515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1593
BullsMedium and Large 1—427256.62/cwt250.00–260.001,0967
BullsMedium and Large 2—468241.97/cwt240.00–244.001,1326
BullsMedium and Large 3—345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
BullsMedium and Large 3—515217.99/cwt216.00–220.001,1233
BullsMedium and Large 2—437241.30/cwt240.00–245.001,05411
BullsMedium and Large 1—467255.19/cwt254.00–256.001,1925
BullsMedium and Large 1—280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007843
BullsMedium and Large 3—675181.35/cwt180.00–182.001,2243
BullsMedium and Large 1—220285.00/cwt285.00–285.006271

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.