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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 11

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

602 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 634▼ 112 vs year ago 714 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 170▼ 85 vs year ago 205 · −41.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 113▲ 6 vs year ago 85 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $144.05/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$144.05

225 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	145.72	782	162
Medium and Large 2	473	141.81	671	45
Medium and Large 3	455	134.61	612	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $170 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 sale225 hd

144.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,469 hd

140.21

+3.84

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	1,673	100.97	1,689	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	71.30	770	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	70.29	1,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	57.37	537	16

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	159.24/cwt	156.00–161.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	159.33/cwt	158.00–161.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	153.49/cwt	151.00–156.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	165.52/cwt	162.00–169.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	150.81/cwt	150.00–153.00	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	153.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	149.74/cwt	148.00–152.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	144.12/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,035	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,105	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,140	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	158.70/cwt	158.00–160.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	154.65/cwt	152.00–156.00	510	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	154.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	577	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	146.35/cwt	142.00–150.00	553	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	146.58/cwt	146.00–147.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.31/cwt	149.00–156.00	656	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	151.07/cwt	147.00–155.00	712	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	141.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	673	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	148.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	782	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	139.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	143.39/cwt	137.00–145.00	807	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	133.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	136.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	882	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	940	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,009	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	127.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	983	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	176.51/cwt	176.00–178.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	173.39/cwt	172.00–174.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	168.33/cwt	166.00–170.00	628	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	150.34/cwt	148.00–153.00	627	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	158.07/cwt	156.00–160.00	673	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	139.19/cwt	138.00–141.00	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	514	137.06/cwt	132.00–140.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	144.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	758	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	787	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	133.28/cwt	131.00–136.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	802	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	126.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	853	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	732	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	857	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	97.79/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,541	11
Bulls	—	—	1,885	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,035	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	51.28/cwt	50.00–52.00	445	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	57.34/cwt	57.00–58.00	516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	992	66.08/cwt	64.00–68.00	656	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	61.18/cwt	60.00–62.00	608	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	76.42/cwt	75.00–79.00	835	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	71.78/cwt	69.00–74.00	820	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	76.51/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,063	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	923	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	69.27/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,014	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068.48/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	—	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	908.33/cwt	875.00–950.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	755.00/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 634Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 170Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 113Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	148.00–152.00	149.74
2	—	543	162.00–169.00	165.52
2	—	770	142.00–145.00	143.51
5	—	614	150.00–156.00	153.18
4	—	559	155.00–156.00	155.25
18	—	718	144.00–146.00	144.12
2	—	870	131.00	131.00
2	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	176.00	176.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
2	—	670	143.00–145.00	143.98
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
4	—	635	148.00	148.00
6	—	531	158.00–161.00	159.33
1	—	375	168.00	168.00
6	—	578	150.00–153.00	150.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	151.00–156.00	153.49
3	—	417	156.00–161.00	159.24
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
3	—	615	141.00	141.00
6	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
2	—	613	130.00–131.00	130.50
8	—	378	142.00–150.00	146.35
7	—	526	136.00–144.00	139.84
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
7	—	572	130.00–135.00	133.43
6	—	330	152.00–156.00	154.65
5	—	427	146.00–147.00	146.58
8	—	474	139.00–145.00	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	563	137.00–145.00	143.39
33	—	471	147.00–155.00	151.07
16	—	374	152.00–158.00	154.28
2	—	718	129.00–133.00	130.98
13	—	772	120.00–128.00	127.37
36	—	428	149.00–156.00	153.31
3	—	328	158.00–160.00	158.70
3	—	667	130.00–136.00	132.30
13	—	526	145.00–151.00	148.66
7	—	624	135.00–138.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	756	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
6	—	477	130.00–135.00	131.68
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
4	—	390	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
2	—	320	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	156.00–160.00	158.07
2	—	615	128.00	128.00
7	—	472	145.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	573	131.00–136.00	133.28
5	—	684	120.00–122.00	120.40
10	—	526	142.00–148.00	144.16
4	—	328	176.00–178.00	176.51
12	—	373	166.00–170.00	168.33
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
3	—	732	115.00–118.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	166.00	166.00
5	—	675	124.00–128.00	126.37
4	—	740	122.00	122.00
2	—	483	158.00–159.00	158.50
8	—	560	140.00–142.00	140.51
7	—	611	130.00–134.00	131.29
3	—	523	152.00–154.00	153.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	172.00–174.00	173.39
6	—	466	138.00–141.00	139.19
4	—	385	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
8	—	514	132.00–140.00	137.06
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
9	—	417	148.00–153.00	150.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	68.00–70.00	69.27
1	—	1,420	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,390	76.00–77.00	76.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	992	64.00–68.00	66.08
18	—	1,093	75.00–79.00	76.42
25	—	1,142	69.00–74.00	71.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	57.00–58.00	57.34
8	—	993	60.00–62.00	61.18
5	—	867	50.00–52.00	51.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,885	105.00–110.00	107.95
11	—	1,576	95.00–100.00	97.79

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	12	—	—	875.00–950.00	908.33

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	46	—	—	975.00–1,225.00	1,068.48

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	—	—	625.00–800.00	755.00

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)	5	—	—	725.00–825.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–975.00	895.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50

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	—	—	675.00	675.00

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.