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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 4

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

634 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 536▲ 300 vs year ago 334 · +89.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 117▲ 69 vs year ago 101 · +68.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 94▲ 10 vs year ago 103 · +9.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $143.83/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$143.83

169 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$15.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	146.21	772	106
Medium and Large 2	483	142.57	688	49
Medium and Large 3	503	130.22	655	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $117 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 sale169 hd

143.83

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

140.83

+3.00

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	1,688	95.40	1,610	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	71.02	1,116	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	70.99	735	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	56.81	523	25

Every lot

90 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	181.88/cwt	178.00–186.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	182.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	178.66/cwt	175.00–181.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	170.78/cwt	168.00–174.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	829	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	169.03/cwt	168.00–174.00	904	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	156.02/cwt	154.00–158.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,126	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	153.03/cwt	151.00–156.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	159.34/cwt	158.00–161.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	158.31/cwt	153.00–162.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	145.20/cwt	142.00–148.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	153.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	653	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	143.58/cwt	138.00–148.00	681	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	151.97/cwt	149.00–156.00	726	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	140.84/cwt	136.00–145.00	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	150.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	797	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	144.01/cwt	142.00–149.00	806	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	139.36/cwt	132.00–141.00	794	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	128.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	129.40/cwt	122.00–131.00	920	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	293	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	530	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	334	179.29/cwt	177.00–180.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	180.55/cwt	178.00–184.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	168.98/cwt	167.00–171.00	634	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	191.41/cwt	186.00–196.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	653	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	171.39/cwt	169.00–175.00	730	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	714	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	151.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	724	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	162.72/cwt	160.00–168.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	493	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	137.07/cwt	134.00–142.00	791	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	581	129.21/cwt	128.00–130.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	130.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	717	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	862	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	113.77/cwt	111.00–118.00	887	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	91.91/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,404	9
Bulls	—	—	1,804	96.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,748	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,889	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	55.16/cwt	52.00–57.00	493	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	48.33/cwt	47.00–50.00	434	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	60.31/cwt	59.00–62.00	572	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,024	66.52/cwt	64.00–69.00	681	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	78.01/cwt	76.00–81.00	802	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	71.75/cwt	70.00–75.00	752	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	77.33/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,088	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	71.48/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,127	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	65.27/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,098	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010.00/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930.77/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786.36/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	716.67/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,340.63/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	880.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 536Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 117Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 94Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	425	150.00–159.00	153.53
3	—	332	158.00–161.00	159.34
4	—	675	128.00–131.00	129.49
10	—	529	148.00–155.00	150.67
30	—	478	149.00–156.00	151.97
5	—	560	142.00–149.00	144.01
25	—	711	122.00–131.00	129.40
6	—	383	153.00–162.00	158.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	149.00–150.00	149.66
8	—	570	132.00–141.00	139.36
2	—	710	119.00–120.00	119.50
14	—	474	138.00–148.00	143.58
5	—	526	136.00–145.00	140.84
2	—	283	156.00–158.00	156.97
4	—	633	125.00–132.00	128.19
4	—	415	142.00–148.00	145.20
4	—	331	151.00–156.00	153.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00–129.00	124.52
3	—	668	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
4	—	365	140.00	140.00
4	—	530	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	134.00–142.00	137.07
8	—	478	150.00–158.00	151.51
4	—	780	111.00–118.00	113.77
5	—	516	140.00–147.00	142.38
5	—	621	130.00–132.00	130.60
4	—	368	178.00–184.00	180.55
3	—	345	182.00	182.00
2	—	675	123.00–125.00	123.98
13	—	435	160.00–168.00	164.22
5	—	717	120.00–121.00	120.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	186.00–196.00	191.41
1	—	525	158.00	158.00
4	—	679	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	480	160.00–168.00	162.72
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
7	—	426	169.00–175.00	171.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	142.00–148.00	145.02
4	—	334	177.00–180.00	179.29
7	—	423	152.00–157.00	154.47
4	—	293	180.00–182.00	180.99
5	—	581	128.00–130.00	129.21
7	—	375	167.00–171.00	168.98
3	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
4	—	605	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	465	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
3	—	423	175.00–181.00	178.66
2	—	785	140.00–147.00	143.48
14	—	535	168.00–174.00	169.03
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
6	—	465	170.00–175.00	171.67
5	—	365	180.00–187.00	182.30
1	—	660	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	160.00–165.00	162.51
3	—	380	175.00	175.00
2	—	565	154.00–158.00	156.02
2	—	330	178.00–186.00	181.88
5	—	435	168.00–174.00	170.78
1	—	615	152.00	152.00
7	—	518	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	47.00–50.00	48.33
12	—	948	59.00–62.00	60.31
10	—	893	52.00–57.00	55.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	64.00–66.00	65.27
3	—	1,407	77.00–78.00	77.33
9	—	1,576	69.00–73.00	71.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,048	70.00–75.00	71.75
26	—	1,024	64.00–69.00	66.52
13	—	1,028	76.00–81.00	78.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	103.00–104.00	103.51
9	—	1,528	90.00–94.00	91.91
10	—	1,804	95.00–100.00	96.91

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)	11	—	—	700.00–925.00	786.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	930.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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)	3	—	—	650.00–775.00	716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

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)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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	4	—	—	600.00	600.00

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	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,112.50

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	10	—	—	800.00–975.00	880.00

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	16	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,340.63

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.