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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 23

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 16Mar 23Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

927 head

▲ 487 vs last sale 440▲ 211 vs year ago 716 · +29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 72▼ 8 vs year ago 184 · −4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 17▼ 22 vs year ago 75 · −29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 95 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. 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 $141.33/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$141.33

297 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	142.23	806	184
Medium and Large 2	461	141.30	651	92
Medium and Large 3	434	133.60	580	21

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $226 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 sale297 hd

141.33

—

AL average13 barns · 1,072 hd

142.68

−1.35

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	—	Low	1,581	110.41	1,745	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	82.54	1,193	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	80.01	870	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	61.06	577	26

Every lot

96 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	183.31/cwt	182.00–184.00	614	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	173.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	156.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	163.65/cwt	160.00–168.00	784	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	147.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	158.42/cwt	152.00–161.00	822	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	164.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	859	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,010	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	158.85/cwt	158.00–160.00	923	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	152.82/cwt	148.00–155.00	888	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	158.41/cwt	158.00–159.00	976	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,031	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	149.52/cwt	148.00–150.00	949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,051	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	151.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	441	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	473	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	157.08/cwt	154.00–160.00	520	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	148.65/cwt	146.00–152.00	556	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	157.37/cwt	152.00–160.00	603	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	612	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	152.02/cwt	148.00–158.00	714	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	130.31/cwt	128.00–134.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	141.47/cwt	138.00–147.00	676	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	137.81/cwt	133.00–140.00	711	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	127.56/cwt	124.00–130.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	765	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	136.14/cwt	135.00–137.00	769	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	141.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	811	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	125.89/cwt	123.00–131.00	781	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	139.26/cwt	134.00–142.00	873	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	891	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	128.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	933	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	113.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	963	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	513	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	176.48/cwt	174.00–178.00	565	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	170.29/cwt	168.00–172.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	161.60/cwt	160.00–164.00	622	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	172.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	715	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	162.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	683	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	149.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	708	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	486	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	683	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	152.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	794	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	139.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	134.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	828	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	139.88/cwt	137.00–142.00	863	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	131.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	817	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	733	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	853	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	784	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	919	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	103.42/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,599	111.49/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,783	12
Bulls	—	—	1,740	122.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,130	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	60.62/cwt	58.00–62.00	561	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	66.15/cwt	65.00–68.00	636	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	52.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	516	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	73.19/cwt	70.00–76.00	734	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	80.06/cwt	77.00–83.00	881	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	86.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	988	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	87.05/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,199	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	82.41/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,202	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	77.49/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,142	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618.75/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,337.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937.50/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	656.25/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	878.13/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	725.00/cwt	575.00–875.00	—	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.

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

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 440Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 72Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 17Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	140.00	140.00
4	—	313	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
6	—	476	128.00–134.00	130.31
5	—	525	124.00–130.00	127.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	284	150.00–154.00	151.63
3	—	765	110.00–116.00	113.67
14	—	516	133.00–140.00	137.81
10	—	421	140.00–149.00	145.38
7	—	565	135.00–137.00	136.14
23	—	478	138.00–147.00	141.47
12	—	374	146.00–152.00	148.65
11	—	316	147.00–152.00	149.57
7	—	620	123.00–131.00	125.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	574	138.00–145.00	141.36
10	—	724	125.00–131.00	128.90
34	—	627	134.00–142.00	139.26
30	—	537	140.00–147.00	142.38
27	—	665	130.00–138.00	134.03
8	—	383	152.00–160.00	157.37
8	—	331	154.00–160.00	157.08
7	—	779	120.00–128.00	123.56
13	—	470	148.00–158.00	152.02
18	—	432	150.00–160.00	155.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	159.00	159.00
20	—	579	174.50	174.50
15	—	619	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	158.00–160.00	158.85
5	—	616	158.00–159.00	158.41
3	—	483	170.00–172.00	170.66
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
10	—	522	162.00–170.00	164.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	140.00–150.00	147.20
1	—	320	176.00	176.00
4	—	421	155.00–160.00	156.31
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	378	170.00–176.00	173.02
11	—	472	150.00–155.00	152.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	174.00	174.00
4	—	635	148.00–150.00	149.52
11	—	519	152.00–161.00	158.42
8	—	479	160.00–168.00	163.65
6	—	581	148.00–155.00	152.82
3	—	677	138.00–140.00	139.35
3	—	335	182.00–184.00	183.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	174.00–178.00	176.48
14	—	522	135.00–145.00	139.38
2	—	733	110.00–115.00	112.53
11	—	419	160.00–168.00	162.98
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
6	—	370	168.00–172.00	170.29
6	—	620	130.00–134.00	131.84
4	—	783	108.00–110.00	108.98
9	—	475	144.00–152.00	149.13
9	—	572	130.00–140.00	134.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	150.00–156.00	152.32
6	—	490	160.00	160.00
8	—	676	130.00–135.00	132.78
8	—	617	137.00–142.00	139.88
8	—	415	170.00–180.00	172.37
5	—	784	115.00–120.00	117.20
2	—	720	120.00–125.00	122.45
10	—	574	142.00–147.00	144.31
2	—	325	186.00	186.00
2	—	395	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	170.00	170.00
5	—	385	160.00–164.00	161.60
7	—	486	140.00–142.00	140.58
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
3	—	295	174.00	174.00
3	—	505	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	75.00–79.00	77.49
5	—	1,377	86.00–90.00	87.05
18	—	1,458	80.00–85.00	82.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	50.00–55.00	52.44
8	—	961	65.00–68.00	66.15
14	—	926	58.00–62.00	60.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,003	70.00–76.00	73.19
25	—	1,146	84.00–90.00	86.19
39	—	1,100	77.00–83.00	80.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	99.00–106.00	103.42
3	—	1,740	119.00–124.00	122.42
12	—	1,599	108.00–114.00	111.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	600.00–625.00	618.75

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)	8	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00	700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–725.00	656.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	16	—	—	700.00–975.00	878.13

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,117.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–875.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00

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.