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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 13

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

775 head

▲ 261 vs last sale 514▲ 195 vs year ago 580 · +33.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 148▼ 28 vs year ago 170 · −16.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 66▼ 35 vs year ago 65 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $143.44/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$143.44

167 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$14.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	147.50	768	79
Medium and Large 2	488	142.36	694	64
Medium and Large 3	502	132.99	667	24

One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $101 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 sale167 hd

143.44

—

AL average13 barns · 1,324 hd

143.98

−0.53

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	1,648	105.70	1,742	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	76.83	858	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	76.72	1,134	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	60.58	598	21

Every lot

91 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	174.68/cwt	173.00–178.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	174.43/cwt	170.00–176.00	652	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	177.17/cwt	175.00–181.00	735	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	170.00/cwt	168.00–172.00	719	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	173.05/cwt	170.00–176.00	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	167.01/cwt	165.00–168.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	153.63/cwt	152.00–155.00	810	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	170.28/cwt	168.00–175.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	159.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	914	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	167.93/cwt	164.00–172.00	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	157.61/cwt	157.00–158.00	968	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,027	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	141.68/cwt	141.00–143.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	147.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,052	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	718	138.56/cwt	136.00–143.00	995	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	757	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,116	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	149.33/cwt	148.00–152.00	578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	148.21/cwt	142.00–150.00	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	154.31/cwt	152.00–158.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	143.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	676	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	713	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	139.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	147.00/cwt	144.00–151.00	775	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	143.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	135.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	790	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	139.77/cwt	136.00–143.00	885	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	891	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	953	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	177.30/cwt	174.00–180.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	185.56/cwt	184.00–189.00	614	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	183.53/cwt	180.00–188.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	151.52/cwt	148.00–155.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	166.77/cwt	162.00–171.00	699	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	174.34/cwt	172.00–180.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	169.59/cwt	166.00–171.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	159.02/cwt	153.00–164.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	147.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	706	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	162.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	150.01/cwt	148.00–154.00	797	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	877	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	934	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	110.91/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	106.28/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,745	13
Bulls	—	—	1,701	101.22/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,722	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.00	509	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	61.12/cwt	59.00–63.00	620	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	65.39/cwt	64.00–68.00	670	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	72.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	756	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	79.08/cwt	76.00–82.00	917	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	84.15/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,022	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	76.72/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,134	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941.67/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,485.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,675.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	718.75/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 514Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 148Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 66Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	140.00–145.00	141.95
2	—	755	118.00	118.00
2	—	575	128.00	128.00
5	—	425	140.00	140.00
4	—	478	132.00–136.00	133.97
3	—	522	130.00–132.00	131.35
3	—	710	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	158.00	158.00
2	—	788	120.00–122.00	121.00
9	—	387	148.00–152.00	149.33
4	—	520	138.00–140.00	139.49
9	—	583	130.00–138.00	135.44
11	—	426	142.00–150.00	148.21
11	—	472	140.00–147.00	143.12
7	—	329	150.00–155.00	152.10
8	—	624	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	683	129.00–132.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	527	144.00–151.00	147.00
2	—	310	162.00	162.00
13	—	475	148.00–152.00	150.00
13	—	633	136.00–143.00	139.77
15	—	580	140.00–150.00	143.12
2	—	380	158.00	158.00
15	—	430	152.00–158.00	154.31
1	—	690	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	183.00	183.00
4	—	575	164.00–172.00	167.93
3	—	533	168.00–175.00	170.28
2	—	665	153.00–156.00	154.49
6	—	415	175.00–181.00	177.17
5	—	614	157.00–158.00	157.61
5	—	471	170.00–176.00	173.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
6	—	680	141.00–143.00	141.68
5	—	527	152.00–155.00	153.63
5	—	718	136.00–143.00	138.56
3	—	757	135.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	565	152.00–153.00	152.50
2	—	415	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	150.00–151.00	150.40
8	—	520	160.00–165.00	162.43
6	—	573	157.00–160.00	159.51
3	—	775	142.00–145.00	144.01
8	—	423	168.00–172.00	170.00
9	—	374	170.00–176.00	174.43
3	—	478	165.00–168.00	167.01
3	—	327	173.00–178.00	174.68
6	—	714	145.00–149.00	147.32
3	—	667	149.00–150.00	149.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	153.00–164.00	159.02
5	—	531	148.00–154.00	150.01
10	—	419	162.00–171.00	166.77
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
5	—	376	170.00–175.00	173.03
4	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	665	130.00	130.00
5	—	569	140.00–145.00	141.97
3	—	330	174.00–180.00	177.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	160.00–166.00	162.04
6	—	580	150.00–154.00	151.29
5	—	464	166.00–171.00	169.59
5	—	369	180.00–188.00	183.53
7	—	331	184.00–189.00	185.56
6	—	420	172.00–180.00	174.34
2	—	705	132.00	132.00
4	—	633	145.00–150.00	147.55
3	—	755	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	130.00–135.00	133.04
10	—	478	140.00–150.00	147.64
5	—	380	150.00–160.00	156.00
4	—	413	148.00–155.00	151.52
5	—	527	140.00–145.00	142.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,015	59.00–63.00	61.12
7	—	921	54.00–56.00	55.24
7	—	1,024	64.00–68.00	65.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,478	75.00–78.00	76.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	82.00–88.00	84.15
24	—	1,159	76.00–82.00	79.08
22	—	1,044	70.00–75.00	72.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,701	98.00–103.00	101.22
2	—	1,580	110.00–112.00	110.91
13	—	1,642	104.00–109.00	106.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	941.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00

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	12	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,137.50

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	12	—	—	800.00–950.00	875.00

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	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,485.00

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	8	—	—	675.00–775.00	718.75

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.