Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-12-20

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
81 vs last sale 683 413 vs year ago 1,015 · 40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
40 vs last sale 150 87 vs year ago 277 · 31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
126 vs last sale 39 37 vs year ago 128 · +28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $231.58/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$231.58
137 head · 398 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.11
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1382241.9192357
Medium and Large 2387230.4889254
Medium and Large 3456211.2096326
One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale137 hd
231.58
AL average14 barns · 1,457 hd
217.46
+14.11
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
BullsHigh1,664108.341,80318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39297.171,35313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12892.371,04265
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00679.3579828

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)$1,46135
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,29645
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,89942

Every lot, as filed

79 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
BullsMedium and Large 3482242.97/cwt242.00–245.001,1713
BullsMedium and Large 3570211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2033
BullsMedium and Large 3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008974
BullsMedium and Large 1270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007832
BullsMedium and Large 3380252.40/cwt250.00–260.009594
BullsMedium and Large 2575218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2543
SteersMedium and Large 2515245.49/cwt245.00–246.001,2642
SteersMedium and Large 1515259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3342
SteersMedium and Large 3385252.00/cwt252.00–252.009702
SteersMedium and Large 2615228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4021
SteersMedium and Large 3335262.00/cwt262.00–262.008782
SteersMedium and Large 2328266.70/cwt265.00–270.008756
SteersMedium and Large 3435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0882
SteersMedium and Large 2375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009942
SteersMedium and Large 2425262.44/cwt260.00–265.001,1152
HeifersMedium and Large 3390226.00/cwt226.00–226.008812
HeifersMedium and Large 3440218.03/cwt215.00–219.009594
SteersMedium and Large 1445278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 2665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 2545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1452
SteersMedium and Large 3535235.96/cwt235.00–238.001,2623
HeifersMedium and Large 1468232.66/cwt230.00–238.001,0897
HeifersMedium and Large 1278253.27/cwt250.00–260.0070414
SteersMedium and Large 2563244.34/cwt244.00–245.001,3763
HeifersMedium and Large 2384232.46/cwt230.00–238.0089311
HeifersMedium and Large 1382243.53/cwt240.00–248.0093012
HeifersMedium and Large 1420240.04/cwt235.00–244.001,00813
HeifersMedium and Large 3675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 3277230.41/cwt230.00–232.006385
HeifersMedium and Large 2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 2473220.28/cwt218.00–226.001,04211
HeifersMedium and Large 2279244.09/cwt240.00–248.0068112
HeifersMedium and Large 1318247.44/cwt245.00–250.007876
BullsMedium and Large 2625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2508
HeifersMedium and Large 1527217.35/cwt215.00–219.001,1455
HeifersMedium and Large 2328238.22/cwt235.00–242.0078110
HeifersMedium and Large 3586191.23/cwt190.00–195.001,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 3310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007132
HeifersMedium and Large 2418224.92/cwt220.00–228.009406
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11494.37/cwt92.00–97.001,05123
CowsLean 85-90%99482.31/cwt80.00–85.0081813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,345104.59/cwt102.00–106.001,4073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43891.31/cwt90.00–92.001,3134
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10788.39/cwt86.00–91.0097832
CowsLean 85-90%1,01776.78/cwt74.00–79.0078115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38597.37/cwt95.00–100.001,3496
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225100.51/cwt99.00–103.001,23110
Bulls1,575121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,9061
Bulls1,708110.70/cwt108.00–113.001,8919
Bulls1,626104.11/cwt102.00–105.001,6938
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,093.75/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,063.89/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0649
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,591.67/head1,550.00–1,650.001,5923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,331.82/head1,200.00–1,450.001,33233
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,325.00/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,859.62/head1,700.00–1,950.001,86026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,175.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,17512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,407.89/head1,300.00–1,550.001,40819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,666.67/head1,600.00–1,700.001,66712
BullsMedium and Large 1336284.14/cwt280.00–290.009557
BullsMedium and Large 3682179.34/cwt178.00–180.001,2233
BullsMedium and Large 1471271.00/cwt240.00–278.001,27612
BullsMedium and Large 1430276.94/cwt272.00–282.001,19110
BullsMedium and Large 1522238.34/cwt234.00–240.001,2446
BullsMedium and Large 2480263.01/cwt260.00–266.001,2624
BullsMedium and Large 2442265.58/cwt262.00–268.001,1749
BullsMedium and Large 3435247.44/cwt245.00–250.001,0764
BullsMedium and Large 2325270.00/cwt270.00–270.008783
BullsMedium and Large 2275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007703
BullsMedium and Large 1370279.50/cwt275.00–286.001,03415
BullsMedium and Large 1569227.53/cwt225.00–230.001,2957
BullsMedium and Large 2381267.89/cwt265.00–270.001,0218
BullsMedium and Large 2533228.14/cwt224.00–231.001,2165
HeifersMedium and Large 3536201.26/cwt200.00–205.001,0798
BullsMedium and Large 3775169.01/cwt168.00–170.001,3102
BullsMedium and Large 3640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2481
BullsMedium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731

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.