Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-06-22

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 687▼ 206 vs year ago 828 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 170▲ 237 vs year ago 195 · +121.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 14▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 107 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.00/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$136.00
177 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.68
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510142.0872478
Medium and Large 2505133.3667466
Medium and Large 3465126.8959033
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $134 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 sale177 hd
136.00
—
AL average13 barns · 1,337 hd
142.68
−6.68
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—Low1,600108.671,73812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40192.091,29023
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08689.35970184
CowsLean 85-90%High94174.86705123

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)—$8198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8089
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,13510
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6007

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 2278185.37/cwt184.00–188.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 1285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Steers—Medium and Large 2325181.09/cwt178.00–184.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 3325174.00/cwt174.00–174.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1374189.27/cwt188.00–190.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 3385166.00/cwt166.00–166.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 2390176.00/cwt176.00–176.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1418177.50/cwt176.00–179.007428
Steers—Medium and Large 2425173.00/cwt173.00–173.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1469175.89/cwt170.00–179.008259
Steers—Medium and Large 1537166.56/cwt165.00–173.008945
Steers—Medium and Large 2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2570147.54/cwt145.00–150.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1614148.59/cwt145.00–150.009128
Steers—Medium and Large 2635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 2785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1264165.69/cwt162.00–168.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276141.01/cwt140.00–144.003894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322157.82/cwt153.00–162.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330149.35/cwt148.00–150.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367141.21/cwt139.00–144.0051810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373132.22/cwt131.00–138.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416146.58/cwt145.00–148.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422140.99/cwt136.00–144.0059511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465143.18/cwt140.00–146.0066611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477135.31/cwt130.00–138.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513122.49/cwt120.00–125.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519141.88/cwt139.00–143.0073623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526132.34/cwt129.00–137.0069611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578136.50/cwt132.00–139.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2594129.50/cwt128.00–130.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609121.23/cwt120.00–126.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630131.46/cwt130.00–135.008287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672128.42/cwt125.00–130.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712119.67/cwt119.00–120.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728125.93/cwt122.00–130.009176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795121.00/cwt117.00–125.009622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2287177.13/cwt175.00–179.005088
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315173.43/cwt170.00–176.005467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1341179.88/cwt178.00–183.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379175.10/cwt172.00–178.0066413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383165.81/cwt162.00–168.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420167.01/cwt164.00–172.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426159.17/cwt158.00–160.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472155.03/cwt152.00–158.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478140.68/cwt140.00–142.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488148.99/cwt148.00–150.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514138.57/cwt135.00–142.0071214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529131.47/cwt130.00–134.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565127.07/cwt125.00–131.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580137.02/cwt135.00–138.007956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613125.03/cwt124.00–127.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3788114.01/cwt113.00–115.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7201
Bulls——1,479103.75/cwt103.00–106.001,5345
Bulls——1,726111.04/cwt108.00–113.001,9176
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85467.07/cwt65.00–69.0057314
Cows—Lean 85-90%94573.37/cwt70.00–76.0069358
Cows—Lean 85-90%96178.69/cwt77.00–82.0075651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02483.06/cwt80.00–86.0085169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11296.90/cwt94.00–100.001,07854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13289.78/cwt87.00–93.001,01661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39090.64/cwt88.00–94.001,26012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40498.12/cwt96.00–101.001,3787
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43085.89/cwt82.00–87.001,2284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head800.00–950.009005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—867.86/head800.00–1,075.008687
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—733.33/head700.00–750.007333
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—683.33/head650.00–725.006833
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,135.00/head1,025.00–1,300.001,13510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—600.00/head500.00–650.006007

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.