Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2024-02-07

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 7
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,023 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 868▲ 160 vs year ago 863 · +18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 170▼ 118 vs year ago 245 · −48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 70▼ 81 vs year ago 111 · −73.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $251.95/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$251.95
204 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,213
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.01
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493257.631,27096
Medium and Large 2467249.881,16782
Medium and Large 3484237.531,14926
One grade step is worth $20.09/cwt here — about $121 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 sale204 hd
251.95
—
AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd
244.94
+7.01
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—High1,467123.911,81719
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,422109.951,56413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,140105.331,20133
CowsLean 85-90%Average99190.9390117

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)—$1,2455
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9437
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3752thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1—935188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7585
SteersMedium and Large 3—325333.28/cwt330.00–335.001,0833
SteersMedium and Large 3—385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2323
SteersMedium and Large 3—524267.04/cwt260.00–270.001,3995
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463265.03/cwt260.00–270.001,2276
SteersMedium and Large 3—466275.92/cwt270.00–280.001,2865
HeifersMedium and Large 1—215323.18/cwt320.00–330.006953
SteersMedium and Large 1—474302.83/cwt300.00–310.001,43513
SteersMedium and Large 1—708230.54/cwt230.00–234.001,63213
SteersMedium and Large 1—605249.85/cwt248.00–250.001,51227
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476252.30/cwt248.00–256.001,20115
SteersMedium and Large 1—561271.96/cwt268.00–278.001,5265
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418273.87/cwt270.00–278.001,1458
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375276.45/cwt272.00–280.001,03711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516250.86/cwt250.00–256.001,29414
HeifersMedium and Large 1—279288.56/cwt285.00–290.008055
HeifersMedium and Large 2—715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3593
HeifersMedium and Large 1—596240.27/cwt230.00–241.001,43244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420265.77/cwt260.00–269.001,1169
HeifersMedium and Large 2—294278.77/cwt275.00–280.008204
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630210.59/cwt208.00–215.001,3275
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328273.95/cwt270.00–278.0089912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—536240.01/cwt238.00–248.001,2869
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315282.79/cwt280.00–284.008915
HeifersMedium and Large 2—391267.16/cwt262.00–270.001,04514
SteersMedium and Large 2—328353.25/cwt350.00–355.001,1593
SteersMedium and Large 1—323364.15/cwt360.00–370.001,1765
SteersMedium and Large 2—675232.19/cwt230.00–235.001,5675
SteersMedium and Large 3—595252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4991
SteersMedium and Large 3—436299.66/cwt297.00–300.001,3079
SteersMedium and Large 2—273359.86/cwt355.00–365.009822
SteersMedium and Large 1—365349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,2742
SteersMedium and Large 2—370333.42/cwt330.00–340.001,2346
SteersMedium and Large 1—521293.93/cwt290.00–300.001,53110
SteersMedium and Large 1—758220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6686
SteersMedium and Large 2—745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6393
SteersMedium and Large 2—645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5483
SteersMedium and Large 1—660244.05/cwt242.00–250.001,6114
SteersMedium and Large 2—770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 1—409327.27/cwt325.00–330.001,3398
SteersMedium and Large 2—438311.87/cwt310.00–320.001,3665
SteersMedium and Large 2—542275.80/cwt275.00–285.001,49518
SteersMedium and Large 2—485293.30/cwt290.00–295.001,4233
SteersMedium and Large 2—583261.43/cwt258.00–265.001,5247
SteersMedium and Large 1—225380.00/cwt380.00–380.008552
BullsMedium and Large 3—570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3403
BullsMedium and Large 2—519263.24/cwt260.00–268.001,3665
BullsMedium and Large 2—285347.41/cwt345.00–350.009906
BullsMedium and Large 1—565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4133
BullsMedium and Large 1—463282.88/cwt280.00–290.001,31012
BullsMedium and Large 1—275383.39/cwt380.00–385.001,0543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,189113.71/cwt111.00–117.001,3525
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00289.54/cwt87.00–93.008979
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,396114.46/cwt112.00–117.001,5987
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,394106.55/cwt104.00–108.001,4854
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,153101.59/cwt98.00–103.001,17114
CowsLean 85-90%—99995.29/cwt94.00–97.009526
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,109106.08/cwt104.00–110.001,17614
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,570100.95/cwt100.00–102.001,5852
CowsLean 85-90%—92084.11/cwt82.00–86.007742
Bulls——1,455129.95/cwt129.00–131.001,8912
Bulls——1,474125.10/cwt123.00–128.001,84413
Bulls——1,448117.01/cwt115.00–118.001,6944
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——966.67/head950.00–975.009673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,375.00/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,200.00/head1,000.00–1,250.001,2005
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,018.75/head975.00–1,100.001,0194
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——841.67/head800.00–875.008423
BullsMedium and Large 2—584240.70/cwt238.00–244.001,4067
BullsMedium and Large 1—635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5243
BullsMedium and Large 3—785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
BullsMedium and Large 3—442287.78/cwt284.00–290.001,2729
BullsMedium and Large 3—378321.65/cwt320.00–325.001,2166
BullsMedium and Large 3—645215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3873
BullsMedium and Large 2—429299.60/cwt295.00–306.001,28510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—424251.56/cwt248.00–258.001,0677
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 2—576225.74/cwt225.00–228.001,3004
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535232.19/cwt226.00–235.001,2425
HeifersMedium and Large 3—645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 3—555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 2—676201.01/cwt200.00–205.001,3595
BullsMedium and Large 1—372354.00/cwt350.00–360.001,31710
BullsMedium and Large 2—330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370256.00/cwt256.00–256.009473
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480242.75/cwt240.00–244.001,1654
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 3—790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3831
BullsMedium and Large 2—685211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,4452
BullsMedium and Large 2—375334.14/cwt330.00–340.001,25312
BullsMedium and Large 2—755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5103
BullsMedium and Large 1—330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 1—437313.48/cwt310.00–320.001,3707
BullsMedium and Large 1—535274.41/cwt270.00–280.001,4688
BullsMedium and Large 2—469271.96/cwt270.00–274.001,27511
BullsMedium and Large 3—745195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4531
BullsMedium and Large 3—525251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3182
BullsMedium and Large 3—323338.25/cwt335.00–340.001,0933
BullsMedium and Large 2—629226.83/cwt220.00–230.001,4276

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.