Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-01-19

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 19
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
939 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 964▼ 18 vs year ago 957 · −1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 164▼ 112 vs year ago 188 · −59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 38▼ 19 vs year ago 50 · −38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.13/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$140.13
192 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492151.3874567
Medium and Large 2486138.9167580
Medium and Large 3518125.5565145
One grade step is worth $25.84/cwt here — about $94 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 sale192 hd
140.13
—
AL average13 barns · 1,212 hd
139.93
+0.20
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—Low1,75690.071,5819thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42572.721,0368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14269.4979331
CowsLean 85-90%Average95152.2149612

Every lot

97 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1360194.00/cwt194.00–194.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 2375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 2420189.00/cwt189.00–189.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1436192.26/cwt190.00–200.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 1466193.96/cwt188.00–198.009046
Steers—Medium and Large 3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 2480181.98/cwt176.00–185.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1513171.70/cwt167.00–174.0088122
Steers—Medium and Large 3528159.18/cwt158.00–160.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 2538163.10/cwt163.00–164.0087710
Steers—Medium and Large 3565144.91/cwt140.00–150.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 2575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1606155.00/cwt155.00–155.0093910
Steers—Medium and Large 3611137.32/cwt135.00–144.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 2623149.80/cwt149.00–151.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 2674147.01/cwt144.00–149.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 3690130.00/cwt130.00–130.0089713
Steers—Medium and Large 2746147.00/cwt146.00–148.001,09716
Steers—Medium and Large 2765146.26/cwt139.00–147.001,11915
Steers—Medium and Large 1864135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,17134
Steers—Medium and Large 2880132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added925135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271145.55/cwt140.00–148.003944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272151.21/cwt150.00–154.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317157.75/cwt154.00–162.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317148.34/cwt145.00–150.004709
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373142.77/cwt140.00–148.0053313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380156.45/cwt154.00–160.005959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390138.00/cwt138.00–138.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416152.54/cwt150.00–159.0063510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420131.71/cwt130.00–135.0055311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432141.98/cwt140.00–146.0061313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468140.66/cwt140.00–142.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476151.45/cwt148.00–158.007218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515158.00/cwt158.00–158.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517123.73/cwt120.00–130.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518151.80/cwt147.00–156.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519138.75/cwt135.00–142.007208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563148.75/cwt143.00–149.5083719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608119.49/cwt118.00–120.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611145.17/cwt142.00–147.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615131.07/cwt125.00–141.0080614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668141.93/cwt138.00–146.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3707112.29/cwt110.00–112.5079412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715138.00/cwt138.00–138.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2721127.58/cwt125.00–128.0092012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268173.19/cwt170.00–178.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325170.67/cwt168.00–174.0055510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329182.52/cwt182.00–184.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330194.00/cwt194.00–194.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362181.21/cwt176.00–186.006568
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369167.95/cwt162.00–170.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372191.17/cwt188.00–198.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415189.99/cwt186.00–192.007887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418176.59/cwt174.00–178.007385
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421165.31/cwt160.00–170.0069613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463176.48/cwt175.00–178.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476164.68/cwt161.00–168.007847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480157.99/cwt155.00–160.007587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508153.23/cwt148.00–156.0077817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520161.98/cwt160.00–164.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535142.45/cwt140.00–145.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3559139.18/cwt136.00–140.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563146.50/cwt145.00–148.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568154.98/cwt154.00–156.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635151.00/cwt151.00–151.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673116.51/cwt115.00–118.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65586.04/cwt85.00–87.001,4243
Bulls——1,74090.71/cwt88.00–94.001,5785
Bulls——2,13599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93051.62/cwt50.00–55.004806
Cows—Lean 85-90%94246.84/cwt45.00–48.004413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00258.74/cwt57.00–60.005893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09876.46/cwt74.00–79.008402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12865.73/cwt64.00–67.007419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15270.49/cwt68.00–73.0081220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38572.13/cwt70.00–73.009996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54574.49/cwt74.00–75.001,1512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/cwt825.00–1,100.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt675.00–950.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—708.33/cwt650.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—675.00/cwt575.00–775.00—4

This sale against other markets

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.