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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 9

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

599 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 717▼ 811 vs year ago 1,410 · −57.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 160▼ 104 vs year ago 250 · −41.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 52▼ 55 vs year ago 100 · −55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.92/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$142.92

207 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	146.32	678	129
Medium and Large 2	436	139.26	607	63
Medium and Large 3	420	129.06	542	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $135 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 sale207 hd

142.92

—

AL average14 barns · 1,546 hd

142.90

+0.02

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,649	103.88	1,713	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	80.99	1,131	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	80.21	923	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	56.76	551	39

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	171.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	617	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	161.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,041	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	287	147.87/cwt	144.00–150.00	424	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	151.01/cwt	150.00–153.00	486	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	134.47/cwt	131.00–138.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	476	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	142.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	520	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	564	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	148.77/cwt	145.00–152.00	628	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	139.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	146.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	691	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	126.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	762	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	135.10/cwt	130.00–139.00	711	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	141.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	135.39/cwt	134.00–142.00	846	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	130.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	163.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	170.27/cwt	167.00–175.00	569	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	167.32/cwt	164.00–169.00	631	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	173.82/cwt	171.00–177.00	662	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	150.05/cwt	145.00–154.00	632	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	166.82/cwt	165.00–174.00	706	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	161.52/cwt	158.00–164.00	685	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	157.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	734	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	150.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	728	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	486	141.27/cwt	136.00–145.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	143.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	756	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	807	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	147.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	839	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	138.68/cwt	135.00–143.00	789	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	130.59/cwt	130.00–133.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	140.32/cwt	138.00–143.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	889	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	97.36/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	110.16/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,842	5
Bulls	—	—	1,696	102.18/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,733	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	50.23/cwt	48.00–52.00	476	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	60.77/cwt	60.00–64.00	577	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	56.03/cwt	53.00–59.00	570	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	70.24/cwt	67.00–74.00	758	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	79.10/cwt	76.00–82.00	902	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	85.61/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,020	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	87.34/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,122	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,070	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	80.36/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,180	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009.38/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890.00/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	812.50/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562.50/cwt	450.00–675.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059.38/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	8

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Mar 9, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 717Year ago 1,410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 160Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	130.00–135.00	133.26
13	—	330	140.00–148.00	144.15
13	—	526	130.00–139.00	135.10
6	—	287	144.00–150.00	147.87
5	—	472	135.00–140.00	138.61
3	—	632	128.00–132.00	130.70
2	—	668	120.00–124.00	121.99
8	—	429	135.00–142.00	139.41
9	—	366	140.00–146.00	142.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
4	—	323	131.00–138.00	134.47
3	—	382	130.00–132.00	130.67
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	479	125.00–131.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	375	148.00–155.00	150.45
15	—	625	134.00–142.00	135.39
9	—	569	137.00–145.00	141.12
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
10	—	322	150.00–153.00	151.01
18	—	523	140.00–148.00	145.72
25	—	422	145.00–152.00	148.77
28	—	471	142.00–150.00	146.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	170.00–176.00	171.98
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
3	—	625	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	160.00–165.00	161.25
8	—	733	142.00	142.00
1	—	615	156.00	156.00
1	—	460	174.00	174.00
1	—	525	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	141.00–142.00	141.51
2	—	525	145.00–146.00	145.49
2	—	383	160.00–162.00	160.98
1	—	455	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
3	—	510	138.00	138.00
5	—	330	160.00–165.00	163.00
4	—	486	136.00–145.00	141.27
11	—	421	145.00–154.00	150.05
5	—	572	130.00–133.00	130.59
3	—	380	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	140.00–148.00	143.16
13	—	334	167.00–175.00	170.27
12	—	424	158.00–164.00	161.52
12	—	482	148.00–154.00	150.99
9	—	377	164.00–169.00	167.32
4	—	745	120.00	120.00
2	—	790	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	620	134.00–137.00	135.51
13	—	569	135.00–143.00	138.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
12	—	381	171.00–177.00	173.82
11	—	423	165.00–174.00	166.82
6	—	530	150.00–156.00	152.19
1	—	275	184.00	184.00
3	—	612	138.00–143.00	140.32
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
5	—	567	145.00–153.00	147.98
9	—	467	155.00–162.00	157.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,079	67.00–74.00	70.24
31	—	1,191	83.00–89.00	85.61
25	—	1,140	76.00–82.00	79.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,017	53.00–59.00	56.03
9	—	947	48.00–52.00	50.23
17	—	950	60.00–64.00	60.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,285	86.00–88.00	87.34
5	—	1,469	78.00–83.00	80.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,672	108.00–112.00	110.16
7	—	1,696	100.00–105.00	102.18
3	—	1,502	97.00–98.00	97.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–850.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,009.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	450.00–675.00	562.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,059.38

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.