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
Bulls—Low1,710124.542,13011
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 2—640207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,3282
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423260.29/cwt258.00–264.001,10116
HeifersMedium and Large 3—379255.26/cwt253.00–258.009674
HeifersMedium and Large 2—535238.99/cwt238.00–240.001,2796
HeifersMedium and Large 3—305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007934
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473234.49/cwt234.00–235.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469243.56/cwt240.00–250.001,14215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419269.19/cwt268.00–270.001,1285
HeifersMedium and Large 2—386263.40/cwt260.00–268.001,01710
SteersMedium and Large 1—640249.33/cwt245.00–253.001,5963
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4503
SteersMedium and Large 1—478295.70/cwt294.00–298.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630219.46/cwt218.00–222.001,3834
HeifersMedium and Large 1—386274.54/cwt270.00–280.001,0607
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326282.02/cwt280.00–290.009195
SteersMedium and Large 3—382319.99/cwt315.00–325.001,2225
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007832
SteersMedium and Large 1—376349.88/cwt345.00–355.001,3168
SteersMedium and Large 3—785195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 3—695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
SteersMedium and Large 1—416320.94/cwt315.00–325.001,3355
SteersMedium and Large 2—583250.98/cwt250.00–252.001,4634
SteersMedium and Large 1—525280.97/cwt278.00–285.001,4753
SteersMedium and Large 3—540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 3—495275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3611
SteersMedium and Large 3—425292.07/cwt290.00–295.001,2415
SteersMedium and Large 3—715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
SteersMedium and Large 2—443307.54/cwt300.00–310.001,3624
SteersMedium and Large 1—575259.22/cwt258.00–262.001,4918
SteersMedium and Large 2—635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
SteersMedium and Large 2—528270.68/cwt265.00–275.001,4298
SteersMedium and Large 2—370336.37/cwt330.00–340.001,2454
SteersMedium and Large 1—785222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7431
SteersMedium and Large 2—320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0722
SteersMedium and Large 2—473284.54/cwt280.00–290.001,3468
SteersMedium and Large 1—675243.98/cwt243.00–245.001,6472
SteersMedium and Large 1—715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
SteersMedium and Large 1—340348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1—290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 3—585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 3—433277.54/cwt270.00–280.001,2024
BullsMedium and Large 1—466282.18/cwt280.00–285.001,3157
BullsMedium and Large 1—323357.45/cwt350.00–360.001,1556
BullsMedium and Large 1—417313.98/cwt310.00–315.001,3095
BullsMedium and Large 1—518270.03/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
Bulls——1,375118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6231
Bulls——1,724124.77/cwt123.00–127.002,1519
Bulls——1,920129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,4771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,783.33/head1,700.00–1,950.001,7836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,340.00/head1,150.00–1,400.001,3405
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——966.67/head900.00–1,000.009673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,483.33/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——837.50/head825.00–850.008382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——991.67/head900.00–1,100.009926
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——925.00/head900.00–975.009253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,446.43/head1,300.00–1,600.001,44614
BullsMedium and Large 3—535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2843
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321268.64/cwt265.00–272.008628
BullsMedium and Large 1—285359.99/cwt358.00–362.001,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487257.60/cwt252.00–260.001,2555
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528254.79/cwt250.00–257.001,3456
HeifersMedium and Large 3—538222.53/cwt220.00–230.001,1974
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435251.57/cwt250.00–255.001,09411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270265.00/cwt265.00–265.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1—615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 3—275340.98/cwt340.00–342.009382
BullsMedium and Large 1—555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3883
BullsMedium and Large 1—365348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,2701
BullsMedium and Large 1—220365.00/cwt365.00–365.008032
BullsMedium and Large 2—369324.67/cwt320.00–330.001,19811
BullsMedium and Large 2—495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3376
BullsMedium and Large 2—529255.19/cwt250.00–260.001,3509
BullsMedium and Large 3—373296.28/cwt295.00–300.001,1054
BullsMedium and Large 2—620229.02/cwt228.00–230.001,4202
BullsMedium and Large 2—570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3684
BullsMedium and Large 2—431298.20/cwt290.00–300.001,28511
BullsMedium and Large 3—725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2—285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009983
BullsMedium and Large 3—690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 3—333332.59/cwt330.00–335.001,1082
BullsMedium and Large 3—465250.00/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.