Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2024-01-31

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 31
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
868 head
171 vs last sale 697 362 vs year ago 506 · +71.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
30 vs last sale 200 4 vs year ago 166 · +2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
39 vs last sale 31 4 vs year ago 66 · +6.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $253.03/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$253.03
122 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.52
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458260.831,19433
Medium and Large 2445250.951,11763
Medium and Large 3419248.171,03926
One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $155 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 sale122 hd
253.03
AL average16 barns · 1,950 hd
240.51
+12.52
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
BullsLow1,710124.542,13011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,413109.331,54518
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,148106.151,21944
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03391.3794428

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)$1,4833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2179
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$9673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9538
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,49024

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2640207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,3282
HeifersMedium and Large 2423260.29/cwt258.00–264.001,10116
HeifersMedium and Large 3379255.26/cwt253.00–258.009674
HeifersMedium and Large 2535238.99/cwt238.00–240.001,2796
HeifersMedium and Large 3305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007934
HeifersMedium and Large 1560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 3473234.49/cwt234.00–235.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 2469243.56/cwt240.00–250.001,14215
HeifersMedium and Large 1419269.19/cwt268.00–270.001,1285
HeifersMedium and Large 2386263.40/cwt260.00–268.001,01710
SteersMedium and Large 1640249.33/cwt245.00–253.001,5963
HeifersMedium and Large 2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4503
SteersMedium and Large 1478295.70/cwt294.00–298.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 1630219.46/cwt218.00–222.001,3834
HeifersMedium and Large 1386274.54/cwt270.00–280.001,0607
HeifersMedium and Large 1326282.02/cwt280.00–290.009195
SteersMedium and Large 3382319.99/cwt315.00–325.001,2225
HeifersMedium and Large 2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007832
SteersMedium and Large 1376349.88/cwt345.00–355.001,3168
SteersMedium and Large 3785195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 3695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
SteersMedium and Large 1416320.94/cwt315.00–325.001,3355
SteersMedium and Large 2583250.98/cwt250.00–252.001,4634
SteersMedium and Large 1525280.97/cwt278.00–285.001,4753
SteersMedium and Large 3540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 3495275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3611
SteersMedium and Large 3425292.07/cwt290.00–295.001,2415
SteersMedium and Large 3715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
SteersMedium and Large 2443307.54/cwt300.00–310.001,3624
SteersMedium and Large 1575259.22/cwt258.00–262.001,4918
SteersMedium and Large 2635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
SteersMedium and Large 2528270.68/cwt265.00–275.001,4298
SteersMedium and Large 2370336.37/cwt330.00–340.001,2454
SteersMedium and Large 1785222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7431
SteersMedium and Large 2320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0722
SteersMedium and Large 2473284.54/cwt280.00–290.001,3468
SteersMedium and Large 1675243.98/cwt243.00–245.001,6472
SteersMedium and Large 1715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
SteersMedium and Large 1340348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 3585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 3433277.54/cwt270.00–280.001,2024
BullsMedium and Large 1466282.18/cwt280.00–285.001,3157
BullsMedium and Large 1323357.45/cwt350.00–360.001,1556
BullsMedium and Large 1417313.98/cwt310.00–315.001,3095
BullsMedium and Large 1518270.03/cwt265.00–275.001,3993
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380112.94/cwt111.00–116.001,5597
CowsLean 85-90%1,07795.99/cwt95.00–98.001,0349
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425107.44/cwt105.00–110.001,53110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,099101.02/cwt99.00–104.001,11020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249113.77/cwt111.00–116.001,42112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130107.09/cwt105.00–110.001,21012
CowsLean 85-90%1,01886.90/cwt84.00–88.008859
CowsLean 85-90%1,00891.23/cwt89.00–94.0092010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5761
Bulls1,375118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6231
Bulls1,724124.77/cwt123.00–127.002,1519
Bulls1,920129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,4771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,783.33/head1,700.00–1,950.001,7836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340.00/head1,150.00–1,400.001,3405
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3966.67/head900.00–1,000.009673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,483.33/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2837.50/head825.00–850.008382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2991.67/head900.00–1,100.009926
Bred CowsSmall 1-2925.00/head900.00–975.009253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,446.43/head1,300.00–1,600.001,44614
BullsMedium and Large 3535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2843
HeifersMedium and Large 2321268.64/cwt265.00–272.008628
BullsMedium and Large 1285359.99/cwt358.00–362.001,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 1487257.60/cwt252.00–260.001,2555
HeifersMedium and Large 1528254.79/cwt250.00–257.001,3456
HeifersMedium and Large 3538222.53/cwt220.00–230.001,1974
HeifersMedium and Large 3435251.57/cwt250.00–255.001,09411
HeifersMedium and Large 3270265.00/cwt265.00–265.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 3275340.98/cwt340.00–342.009382
BullsMedium and Large 1555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3883
BullsMedium and Large 1365348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,2701
BullsMedium and Large 1220365.00/cwt365.00–365.008032
BullsMedium and Large 2369324.67/cwt320.00–330.001,19811
BullsMedium and Large 2495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3376
BullsMedium and Large 2529255.19/cwt250.00–260.001,3509
BullsMedium and Large 3373296.28/cwt295.00–300.001,1054
BullsMedium and Large 2620229.02/cwt228.00–230.001,4202
BullsMedium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3684
BullsMedium and Large 2431298.20/cwt290.00–300.001,28511
BullsMedium and Large 3725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009983
BullsMedium and Large 3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 3333332.59/cwt330.00–335.001,1082
BullsMedium and Large 3465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1632

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.