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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 17

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,020 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 906▲ 79 vs year ago 941 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 285▲ 45 vs year ago 110 · +40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 140▲ 3 vs year ago 53 · +5.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

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 $152.37/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$152.37

254 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$15.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	155.08	829	172
Medium and Large 2	503	149.17	750	60
Medium and Large 3	478	139.85	668	22

One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $161 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 sale254 hd

152.37

—

AL average15 barns · 2,068 hd

151.84

+0.53

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	—	Average	1,630	108.47	1,768	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	96.78	1,388	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	95.84	1,085	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	83.64	792	33

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,328	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$706	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$833	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$730	5

Every lot

95 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	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	200.23/cwt	199.00–202.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	185.76/cwt	185.00–186.00	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	182.14/cwt	180.00–184.00	862	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	169.88/cwt	169.00–171.00	880	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	176.20/cwt	172.00–178.00	914	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	170.47/cwt	169.00–172.00	987	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	163.31/cwt	159.00–168.00	952	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	165.18/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,021	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	621	145.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	970	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,104	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	160.57/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,079	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	151.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,025	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	147.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	151.41/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,107	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,093	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,343	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,182	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	170.30/cwt	168.00–174.00	535	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	179.10/cwt	176.00–184.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	170.64/cwt	166.00–174.00	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	162.84/cwt	159.00–164.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	154.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	162.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	689	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	160.66/cwt	156.00–166.00	762	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	151.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	731	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	156.15/cwt	153.00–163.00	820	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	140.47/cwt	138.00–143.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	893	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	147.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	907	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	860	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	932	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	131.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	891	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	139.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,000	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	311	190.82/cwt	190.00–192.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	182.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	192.43/cwt	190.00–194.00	695	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	179.23/cwt	178.00–180.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	198.76/cwt	198.00–200.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	194.38/cwt	192.00–197.00	813	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	172.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	735	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	183.42/cwt	182.00–190.00	783	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	184.61/cwt	183.00–188.00	860	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	168.97/cwt	165.00–171.00	801	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	177.30/cwt	173.00–182.00	855	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	165.70/cwt	161.00–170.00	875	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	827	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	141.31/cwt	140.00–143.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	161.75/cwt	157.00–167.00	927	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	152.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	891	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	154.52/cwt	151.00–159.00	952	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	905	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	996	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	131.39/cwt	127.00–136.00	937	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	739	146.79/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,085	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	771	142.29/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,097	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	111.08/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	103.49/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,748	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	76.22/cwt	73.00–78.00	681	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	82.63/cwt	80.00–84.00	792	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	87.76/cwt	85.00–90.00	843	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	89.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	991	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	95.60/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,077	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	103.91/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,208	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	97.36/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,328	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	89.38/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,307	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	105.30/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,565	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,456.25/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,456	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091.67/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,092	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	833.33/head	750.00–900.00	833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768.75/head	725.00–850.00	769	4
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,661.11/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,661	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166.67/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,167	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885.00/head	725.00–1,000.00	885	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/head	600.00–875.00	775	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 906Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 285Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 140Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	130.00–134.00	131.61
10	—	483	148.00–155.00	151.31
6	—	583	138.00–143.00	140.47
8	—	418	150.00–158.00	154.28
7	—	314	168.00–174.00	170.30
6	—	628	135.00–139.00	136.96
3	—	717	128.00–130.00	128.66
6	—	385	159.00–164.00	162.84
9	—	522	145.00–150.00	147.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	140.00	140.00
4	—	415	145.00	145.00
5	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.95
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.51
5	—	377	146.00–150.00	148.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	585	150.00–157.00	152.72
7	—	323	176.00–184.00	179.10
25	—	474	156.00–166.00	160.66
18	—	666	135.00–145.00	140.00
9	—	718	137.00–140.00	139.32
53	—	525	153.00–163.00	156.15
17	—	424	160.00–167.00	162.52
16	—	615	144.00–150.00	147.53
6	—	378	166.00–174.00	170.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	158.00–164.00	160.57
10	—	579	169.00–172.00	170.47
2	—	850	138.00–140.00	139.00
4	—	435	199.00–202.00	200.23
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
5	—	731	150.00–152.00	151.41
13	—	519	172.00–178.00	176.20
9	—	618	160.00–169.00	165.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	140.00–149.00	145.35
6	—	678	137.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	545	158.00	158.00
3	—	482	174.00–175.00	174.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	149.00–155.00	151.41
10	—	583	159.00–168.00	163.31
2	—	778	139.00–142.00	140.49
3	—	717	145.00–148.00	147.00
15	—	473	180.00–184.00	182.14
7	—	622	154.00–158.00	156.01
2	—	345	192.00	192.00
8	—	518	169.00–171.00	169.88
4	—	435	185.00–186.00	185.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	781	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	667	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	192.00–197.00	194.38
8	—	466	183.00–188.00	184.61
5	—	383	198.00–200.00	198.76
5	—	771	137.00–146.00	142.29
5	—	739	146.00–148.00	146.79
32	—	528	161.00–170.00	165.70
13	—	616	151.00–159.00	154.52
4	—	673	146.00–150.00	147.95
23	—	573	157.00–167.00	161.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	150.00–160.00	155.42
11	—	586	150.00–156.00	152.00
10	—	713	127.00–136.00	131.39
19	—	482	173.00–182.00	177.30
5	—	311	190.00–192.00	190.82
4	—	633	140.00–146.00	143.04
5	—	361	190.00–194.00	192.43
10	—	427	182.00–190.00	183.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	138.00–140.00	139.03
2	—	620	125.00–130.00	127.48
5	—	367	178.00–180.00	179.23
6	—	425	170.00–176.00	172.86
7	—	534	140.00–143.00	141.31
3	—	675	120.00	120.00
12	—	474	165.00–171.00	168.97
5	—	317	180.00–185.00	182.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,127	92.00–98.00	95.60
25	—	1,113	85.00–91.00	89.05
22	—	1,163	101.00–107.00	103.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	103.00–107.00	105.30
5	—	1,462	87.00–93.00	89.38
5	—	1,364	94.00–100.00	97.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	73.00–78.00	76.22
14	—	961	85.00–90.00	87.76
13	—	958	80.00–84.00	82.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	110.00–112.00	111.08
2	—	1,683	114.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	1,689	103.00–105.00	103.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,091.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–900.00	833.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,456.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–850.00	768.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–875.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,661.11

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.