Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2022-07-13

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 13
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,053 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 763▼ 246 vs year ago 1,299 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 420▼ 27 vs year ago 260 · −10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 105▲ 1 vs year ago 75 · +1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.67/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$129.67
194 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562133.5275057
Medium and Large 2517130.4067493
Medium and Large 3508123.1462544
One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $125 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 sale194 hd
129.67
—
AL average16 barns · 1,762 hd
136.54
−6.87
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—Average1,48199.711,47713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45680.341,17031
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09579.93875137
CowsLean 85-90%Low93962.0958326

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$98718
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$82817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,02322
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$6502thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1375182.00/cwt182.00–182.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2424169.16/cwt168.00–170.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 3435160.50/cwt160.00–161.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 2470164.61/cwt164.00–165.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 1471169.98/cwt169.00–171.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1523160.32/cwt158.00–164.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 3525143.51/cwt140.00–145.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 2526152.39/cwt150.00–155.008029
Steers—Medium and Large 1560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 3565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 2589149.50/cwt144.00–153.0088120
Steers—Medium and Large 2630142.54/cwt140.00–145.008986
Steers—Medium and Large 3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1634148.72/cwt148.00–150.009437
Steers—Medium and Large 1663143.51/cwt142.00–145.009512
Steers—Medium and Large 2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1728138.76/cwt138.00–139.001,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 2730132.66/cwt132.00–133.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 1773135.23/cwt133.00–140.001,0455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345139.00/cwt138.00–140.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368138.97/cwt138.00–140.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368133.84/cwt132.00–135.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422135.82/cwt133.00–138.0057310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422129.36/cwt128.00–130.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435143.84/cwt142.00–145.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470131.23/cwt129.00–135.0061725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479138.19/cwt137.00–139.006625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523118.62/cwt116.00–120.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530130.25/cwt125.00–132.0069030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533134.34/cwt133.00–137.0071619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564128.28/cwt125.00–130.0072310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571133.57/cwt131.00–135.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 3581116.73/cwt112.00–120.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3611110.87/cwt110.00–115.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630129.06/cwt128.00–130.0081313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634124.01/cwt120.00–125.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666128.00/cwt128.00–128.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2742120.67/cwt118.00–123.008956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770106.99/cwt105.00–108.008243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317160.85/cwt160.00–162.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372172.84/cwt172.00–174.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373156.23/cwt154.00–160.005839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378167.43/cwt164.00–170.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420147.53/cwt145.00–150.0062013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425162.98/cwt162.00–164.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429158.81/cwt154.00–160.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469139.34/cwt135.00–142.0065424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477146.73/cwt145.00–150.0070018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478158.38/cwt155.00–160.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516138.23/cwt135.00–140.007138
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531130.33/cwt128.00–132.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569133.89/cwt130.00–138.0076220
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573126.49/cwt125.00–128.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610137.00/cwt137.00–137.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623129.45/cwt128.00–131.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678123.32/cwt120.00–125.008366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713128.16/cwt127.00–129.009146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727121.77/cwt117.00–124.008855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768126.98/cwt125.00–128.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775117.47/cwt115.00–120.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42797.08/cwt94.00–98.001,3858
Bulls——1,568103.92/cwt101.00–106.001,6295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92853.27/cwt50.00–55.004943
Cows—Lean 85-90%93762.20/cwt60.00–65.0058319
Cows—Lean 85-90%95668.20/cwt67.00–69.006524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04972.47/cwt70.00–76.0076033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09080.27/cwt77.00–83.0087568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14786.12/cwt84.00–89.0098836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33587.21/cwt84.00–89.001,16410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48379.94/cwt78.00–82.001,18613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56372.40/cwt70.00–75.001,1328
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/head1,175.00–1,475.001,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,062.50/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—970.45/head875.00–1,125.0097011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—796.67/head700.00–950.0079715
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—716.67/head625.00–775.007173
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—633.33/head575.00–750.006333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,000.00–1,275.001,15010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—830.00/head800.00–925.0083010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—650.00/head650.00–650.006502

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.