Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 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 $219.52/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$219.52

145 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	230.17	939	55
Medium and Large 2	464	215.58	1,000	67
Medium and Large 3	461	205.52	948	23

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale145 hd

219.52

—

AL average13 barns · 1,194 hd

208.66

+10.85

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	—	Average	1,816	111.79	2,030	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	92.31	1,045	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	91.43	1,351	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	79.82	766	21

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)	—	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,345	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,329	14

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	—	240	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	239.95/cwt	236.00–248.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	179.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	227.66/cwt	225.00–230.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.88/cwt	226.00–233.00	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	237.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	220.44/cwt	216.00–224.00	955	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	243.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	215.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,038	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	198.68/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	215.90/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	211.00/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,076	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	193.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	249.17/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	235.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	203.09/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	233.65/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,477	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	224.50/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	241.46/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	274.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	194.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,251	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	88.91/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,282	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	98.43/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,179	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	94.21/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,078	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	81.17/cwt	78.00–83.00	806	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	88.15/cwt	86.00–91.00	966	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	113.07/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,078	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	75.04/cwt	72.00–77.00	675	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	93.95/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,421	9
Bulls	—	—	1,920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,266	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	108.43/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,907	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,358.33/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,358	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,345.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,345	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,383	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	266.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	271.38/cwt	270.00–274.00	982	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	235.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	250.86/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	218.51/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	224.00/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	185.51/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	279.37/cwt	278.00–280.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	270.20/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,178	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	194.24/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	260.52/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	203.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,260	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	220.22/cwt	220.00–222.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	247.62/cwt	244.00–250.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	231.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	221.33/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	262.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,001	7

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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