Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2024-02-21

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 21
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,253 head
▲ 572 vs last sale 681▲ 464 vs year ago 789 · +58.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 96▲ 1 vs year ago 157 · +0.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 68▼ 16 vs year ago 111 · −14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $256.91/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$256.91
173 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479261.051,25184
Medium and Large 2433256.681,11367
Medium and Large 3454241.811,09722
One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $154 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 sale173 hd
256.91
—
AL average14 barns · 1,931 hd
252.39
+4.52
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—Low1,586120.111,90513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,517110.231,67314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,157107.771,24747
CowsLean 85-90%Low96090.0786444

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)—$1,4384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,10911
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,53758

Every lot, as filed

87 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—487249.65/cwt246.00–254.001,2166
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435267.15/cwt264.00–272.001,16213
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1164
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623213.98/cwt210.00–218.001,3332
HeifersMedium and Large 3—345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528229.12/cwt224.00–234.001,2102
SteersMedium and Large 1—367356.93/cwt355.00–360.001,3105
SteersMedium and Large 1—558292.49/cwt290.00–295.001,6322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515242.03/cwt238.00–248.001,24611
HeifersMedium and Large 2—438255.06/cwt250.00–260.001,11718
HeifersMedium and Large 3—680201.01/cwt200.00–202.001,3673
HeifersMedium and Large 2—590230.86/cwt230.00–232.001,3627
SteersMedium and Large 3—578265.02/cwt260.00–270.001,5322
SteersMedium and Large 1—320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376265.51/cwt260.00–270.009988
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328270.66/cwt270.00–272.008886
HeifersMedium and Large 1—383275.40/cwt272.00–280.001,0555
SteersMedium and Large 1—525311.11/cwt308.00–316.001,6335
SteersMedium and Large 3—433316.33/cwt314.00–318.001,3706
SteersMedium and Large 2—385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323281.95/cwt280.00–288.009114
HeifersMedium and Large 1—527254.98/cwt252.00–258.001,34441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—464261.81/cwt258.00–265.001,21518
SteersMedium and Large 3—645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5484
SteersMedium and Large 2—469315.60/cwt312.00–316.001,48013
SteersMedium and Large 2—625253.56/cwt250.00–257.001,5852
SteersMedium and Large 3—535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5523
SteersMedium and Large 1—468322.57/cwt320.00–325.001,5102
SteersMedium and Large 1—643260.01/cwt258.00–262.001,6725
SteersMedium and Large 3—383337.52/cwt335.00–340.001,2932
SteersMedium and Large 2—440325.27/cwt320.00–330.001,4317
SteersMedium and Large 2—575280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6103
SteersMedium and Large 3—332351.54/cwt350.00–358.001,1675
SteersMedium and Large 2—328363.84/cwt360.00–365.001,1934
SteersMedium and Large 3—467307.99/cwt305.00–310.001,4385
SteersMedium and Large 2—524301.97/cwt296.00–305.001,58216
SteersMedium and Large 2—280362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 3—645218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4061
BullsMedium and Large 1—567269.72/cwt265.00–275.001,52913
BullsMedium and Large 1—465313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,4552
BullsMedium and Large 1—380362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,3762
BullsMedium and Large 1—630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 1—520288.11/cwt284.00–292.001,49810
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,499114.00/cwt112.00–118.001,7099
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,549104.32/cwt102.00–108.001,6164
CowsLean 85-90%—95385.55/cwt83.00–88.0081516
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,182112.83/cwt111.00–116.001,33416
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,174106.63/cwt105.00–110.001,25222
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,555100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5551
Bulls——1,484117.55/cwt116.00–119.001,7444
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00996.54/cwt95.00–98.009747
CowsLean 85-90%—94891.36/cwt89.00–94.0086621
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,070101.57/cwt99.00–104.001,0879
Bulls——1,631121.25/cwt120.00–125.001,9789
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,492.65/head1,375.00–1,650.001,49334
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——1,220.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,22010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,871.43/head1,700.00–2,100.001,87114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,387.50/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3882
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——993.75/head950.00–1,025.009944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,175.00/head1,100.00–1,350.001,1757
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,062.50/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 3—678213.47/cwt212.00–215.001,4472
BullsMedium and Large 3—429302.39/cwt300.00–305.001,29714
BullsMedium and Large 3—469281.90/cwt280.00–285.001,3229
BullsMedium and Large 2—539275.78/cwt270.00–280.001,4867
BullsMedium and Large 3—390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2873
BullsMedium and Large 3—315335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0552
BullsMedium and Large 3—715192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3731
BullsMedium and Large 1—680232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5781
BullsMedium and Large 2—425314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,3397
BullsMedium and Large 1—745226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6841
BullsMedium and Large 3—290345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0014
BullsMedium and Large 3—525258.98/cwt258.00–260.001,3602
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568241.95/cwt238.00–246.001,3742
HeifersMedium and Large 1—295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
BullsMedium and Large 2—575259.03/cwt258.00–260.001,4892
BullsMedium and Large 2—339355.93/cwt350.00–360.001,2075
BullsMedium and Large 2—378343.65/cwt342.00–350.001,2995
BullsMedium and Large 2—624228.73/cwt225.00–230.001,4274
HeifersMedium and Large 3—595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
HeifersMedium and Large 2—278287.22/cwt285.00–290.0079810
HeifersMedium and Large 3—271278.12/cwt270.00–280.007545
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009254
BullsMedium and Large 2—466294.52/cwt290.00–300.001,37212

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.