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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

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Feeder Cattle receipts

526 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 602▼ 45 vs year ago 571 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 120▲ 11 vs year ago 130 · +8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 91▼ 18 vs year ago 70 · −25.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.63/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −58.54 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$149.63

167 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	152.59	649	91
Medium and Large 1	513	151.24	776	36
Medium and Large 3	459	141.45	649	40

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $0 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

149.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,216 hd

147.83

+1.80

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−58.54

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	—	Average	1,719	94.81	1,630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	77.08	1,075	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	74.77	819	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	59.72	580	10

Every lot

85 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 2	265	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	175.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	667	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	171.45/cwt	168.00–175.00	720	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	161.01/cwt	159.00–162.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	808	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	166.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	858	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.00	907	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	642	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	672	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	896	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	155.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	139.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	146.98/cwt	144.00–152.00	566	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	580	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	140.50/cwt	138.00–144.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	143.79/cwt	141.00–148.00	683	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	671	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	140.63/cwt	138.00–145.00	740	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	120.33/cwt	118.00–123.00	809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,001	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,039	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	312	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	158.41/cwt	157.00–164.00	586	53
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	168.39/cwt	166.00–172.00	625	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	619	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	156.70/cwt	152.00–159.00	666	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	657	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	147.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	140.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	724	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	539	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	710	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	819	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	135.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	861	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	878	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,326	89.05/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,181	4
Bulls	—	—	1,862	96.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,804	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	59.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	580	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	81.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	850	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	70.66/cwt	68.00–73.00	781	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	76.07/cwt	74.00–79.00	842	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,119	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	73.49/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,009	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	77.27/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,082	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650.00/cwt	550.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	16

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 602Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 120Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 91Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
2	—	480	152.00	152.00
5	—	672	130.00–135.00	133.38
2	—	525	150.00	150.00
3	—	642	138.00–140.00	138.66
2	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	159.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	375	167.00	167.00
1	—	265	178.00	178.00
2	—	410	162.00	162.00
5	—	623	145.00–146.00	145.60
3	—	770	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	146.00–148.00	147.01
2	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
1	—	535	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	170.00–178.00	175.61
1	—	675	146.00	146.00
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
41	—	514	160.00–168.00	166.97
12	—	420	168.00–175.00	171.45
8	—	483	165.00–170.00	167.26
2	—	560	150.00–160.00	154.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	110.00–111.00	110.49
5	—	365	138.00–140.00	139.17
5	—	515	120.00	120.00
5	—	428	135.00–136.00	135.40
4	—	680	115.00	115.00
4	—	485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	135.00–140.00	137.84
11	—	526	138.00–145.00	140.63
11	—	429	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	785	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	613	130.00–136.00	132.99
2	—	730	126.00–128.00	127.01
12	—	475	141.00–148.00	143.79
6	—	364	154.00–157.00	155.01
20	—	821	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	485	135.00–140.00	138.33
10	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.50
4	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	672	118.00–123.00	120.33
2	—	518	135.00–136.00	135.50
5	—	323	154.00–156.00	155.00
11	—	385	144.00–152.00	146.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	155.00–165.00	158.45
6	—	585	139.00–142.00	140.00
6	—	638	131.00–140.00	135.00
10	—	423	160.00–168.00	164.22
5	—	675	128.00–132.00	130.02
5	—	371	166.00–172.00	168.39
1	—	280	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	130.00–135.00	131.74
20	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.41
5	—	417	146.00–150.00	148.39
4	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.52
3	—	312	160.00–162.00	161.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	152.00–159.00	156.70
5	—	613	125.00–130.00	127.96
53	—	370	157.00–164.00	158.41
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
9	—	476	145.00–152.00	147.68
9	—	514	138.00–148.00	140.77
2	—	580	132.00	132.00
2	—	340	168.00–169.00	168.49
1	—	765	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	82.00	82.00
12	—	1,400	75.00–80.00	77.27
2	—	1,373	73.00–74.00	73.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,105	68.00–73.00	70.66
13	—	1,045	80.00–85.00	81.33
29	—	1,107	74.00–79.00	76.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	57.00–62.00	59.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,862	95.00–100.00	96.91
4	—	1,326	87.00–91.00	89.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	625.00	625.00

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)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–800.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–975.00	850.00

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	6	—	—	600.00–825.00	675.00

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	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50

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	16	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	950.00

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.