Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-06-15

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 15
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 744▼ 234 vs year ago 921 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 116▼ 5 vs year ago 175 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 56▼ 57 vs year ago 71 · −80.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 101 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.75/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$145.75
205 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541148.80805149
Medium and Large 2474139.7466239
Medium and Large 3441132.7258517thin
One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $220 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 sale205 hd
145.75
—
AL average11 barns · 1,139 hd
142.52
+3.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,625105.001,70613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39887.491,2238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09883.8992169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00467.9368228

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$4502thin

Every lot

94 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325178.00/cwt178.00–178.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1365181.00/cwt181.00–181.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 2484166.48/cwt166.00–168.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 2524158.23/cwt155.00–160.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1534165.30/cwt164.00–169.0088310
Steers—Medium and Large 2560150.61/cwt147.00–154.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 3570140.97/cwt140.00–142.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1576161.89/cwt158.00–166.0093218
Steers—Medium and Large 1619161.29/cwt154.00–164.0099814
Steers—Medium and Large 3619139.01/cwt136.00–140.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 2632149.00/cwt144.00–153.0094214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added648166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,07618
Steers—Medium and Large 1665145.82/cwt140.00–150.0097017
Steers—Medium and Large 1711137.25/cwt132.00–142.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 3755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1875128.51/cwt127.00–130.001,1242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265144.00/cwt144.00–144.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275160.05/cwt158.00–162.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323149.01/cwt148.00–150.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344158.76/cwt155.00–160.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375138.74/cwt136.00–140.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377152.63/cwt150.00–158.0057514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381146.58/cwt145.00–148.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430143.47/cwt141.00–146.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431151.23/cwt149.00–154.006529
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440136.00/cwt136.00–136.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471154.47/cwt153.00–158.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477147.47/cwt145.00–152.0070311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477138.21/cwt135.00–142.0065914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533154.94/cwt153.00–157.0082610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533138.63/cwt135.00–140.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535147.05/cwt143.00–150.0078717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562145.44/cwt140.00–148.0081711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571152.64/cwt150.00–157.008729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578130.99/cwt130.00–132.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618119.49/cwt118.00–120.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619148.92/cwt148.00–150.0092236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624142.93/cwt138.00–147.008927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660149.00/cwt149.00–149.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722140.33/cwt140.00–141.001,0133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723134.51/cwt132.00–137.009732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,0012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828124.28/cwt119.00–128.001,0293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323177.91/cwt175.00–180.005759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327161.04/cwt160.00–163.005276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372175.31/cwt172.00–180.0065215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385166.57/cwt162.00–170.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419152.29/cwt150.00–156.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424170.60/cwt168.00–174.0072310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425162.53/cwt160.00–166.0069111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478158.52/cwt155.00–162.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484146.57/cwt145.00–148.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516141.80/cwt140.00–145.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522149.96/cwt148.00–152.0078312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543135.51/cwt134.00–137.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573148.55/cwt145.00–154.0085111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576139.65/cwt136.00–144.008049
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633145.18/cwt143.00–150.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635136.91/cwt134.00–140.0086911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672139.20/cwt135.00–144.009355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676131.98/cwt128.00–134.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713137.85/cwt135.00–140.009837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3795108.00/cwt108.00–108.008591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538111.45/cwt109.00–114.001,7143
Bulls——1,56399.15/cwt97.00–101.001,5504
Bulls——1,710105.68/cwt104.00–108.001,8076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96771.67/cwt70.00–73.0069311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02566.39/cwt64.00–69.0068014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03761.44/cwt60.00–62.006373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04978.30/cwt76.00–81.0082127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07984.92/cwt82.00–88.0091625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20391.24/cwt89.00–94.001,09817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38585.78/cwt85.00–87.001,1885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41895.50/cwt95.00–96.001,3542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head850.00–1,050.009333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—450.00/head450.00–450.004502

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.