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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 159 vs last sale 599▼ 195 vs year ago 635 · −30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 146▼ 45 vs year ago 117 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 45▼ 69 vs year ago 86 · −80.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.13/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −48.04 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$160.13

135 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	165.13	779	60
Medium and Large 2	459	159.68	733	44
Medium and Large 3	445	151.11	672	31

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $107 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 sale135 hd

160.13

—

AL average14 barns · 770 hd

156.20

+3.94

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−48.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $154.13, median $208.17 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,681	104.08	1,750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	82.40	1,201	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	81.58	881	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	58.71	590	9thin

Every lot

73 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	337	181.66/cwt	181.00–182.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	187.06/cwt	183.00–190.00	793	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	181.45/cwt	177.00–185.00	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	173.03/cwt	172.00–175.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	899	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	163.50/cwt	160.00–166.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	165.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	952	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,034	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	156.01/cwt	152.00–160.00	493	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	147.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	156.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	550	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	137.24/cwt	135.00–138.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	144.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	141.43/cwt	138.00–146.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	151.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	726	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	148.11/cwt	145.00–154.00	779	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	143.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	877	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	918	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	218	195.83/cwt	193.00–200.00	427	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	167.40/cwt	166.00–170.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	183.63/cwt	181.00–186.00	698	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	176.88/cwt	172.00–180.00	677	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	178.91/cwt	174.00–184.00	750	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	168.78/cwt	162.00–172.00	734	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	436	157.15/cwt	154.00–160.00	685	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	159.39/cwt	157.00–166.00	773	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	145.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	155.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	829	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	855	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	141.99/cwt	141.00–144.00	885	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	95.26/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	111.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,938	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	103.70/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,850	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	455	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	73.44/cwt	70.00–76.00	750	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	60.45/cwt	58.00–62.00	632	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	88.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	954	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	80.70/cwt	77.00–83.00	897	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	77.66/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,113	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	82.86/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,194	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	88.36/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,355	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946.43/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	731.25/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883.33/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 599Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 146Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 45Year ago 86

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00–141.00	140.51
4	—	418	135.00–138.00	137.24
2	—	630	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	150.00–155.00	151.61
2	—	645	128.00	128.00
2	—	590	134.00	134.00
13	—	385	140.00–146.00	142.84
12	—	431	140.00–148.00	144.50
7	—	471	138.00–146.00	141.43
9	—	325	142.00–150.00	147.55
2	—	505	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	316	152.00–160.00	156.01
13	—	478	148.00–155.00	151.98
3	—	763	120.00–121.00	120.34
7	—	526	145.00–154.00	148.11
17	—	425	150.00–160.00	155.86
2	—	633	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	265	158.00	158.00
5	—	567	140.00–148.00	143.59
4	—	378	150.00–160.00	156.10
1	—	235	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	145.00–151.00	148.39
10	—	532	151.00–159.00	155.76
15	—	485	157.00–166.00	159.39
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
3	—	623	141.00–144.00	141.99
4	—	218	193.00–200.00	195.83
8	—	419	174.00–184.00	178.91
11	—	380	181.00–186.00	183.63
1	—	735	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
6	—	527	142.00–150.00	145.32
3	—	555	140.00	140.00
9	—	383	172.00–180.00	176.88
12	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.08
9	—	435	162.00–172.00	168.78
3	—	343	180.00–182.00	180.66
1	—	720	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	166.00–170.00	167.40
2	—	275	170.00–172.00	171.02
6	—	385	160.00–162.00	161.00
5	—	474	140.00–142.00	140.81
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
6	—	572	130.00–133.00	131.68
7	—	436	154.00–160.00	157.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	174.00–178.00	175.96
4	—	464	172.00–175.00	173.03
6	—	531	160.00–166.00	163.50
3	—	337	181.00–182.00	181.66
1	—	360	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	158.00	158.00
6	—	577	160.00–169.00	165.05
4	—	464	177.00–185.00	181.45
3	—	718	142.00–145.00	143.98
3	—	520	170.00–175.00	172.93
13	—	424	183.00–190.00	187.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	79.00–85.00	82.86
3	—	1,433	77.00–78.00	77.66
2	—	1,533	87.00–90.00	88.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	70.00–76.00	73.44
10	—	1,079	85.00–90.00	88.43
13	—	1,112	77.00–83.00	80.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	58.00–62.00	60.45
2	—	865	50.00–55.00	52.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	109.00–114.00	111.45
4	—	1,784	102.00–105.00	103.70
4	—	1,506	92.00–97.00	95.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	675.00–800.00	731.25

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	14	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	946.43

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	—	—	600.00	600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	883.33

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.