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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 24

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,118 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 1,020▲ 1,118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

340 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 155▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 56▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, boning cows sold up to 100 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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 $148.34/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$148.34

286 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	150.91	799	159
Medium and Large 2	514	145.95	751	92
Medium and Large 3	451	142.98	645	35

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $155 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 sale286 hd

148.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,963 hd

148.69

−0.35

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	1,681	102.28	1,720	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	84.98	1,230	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	84.03	958	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	68.02	656	77

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,157	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,022	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$892	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$888	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$864	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,258	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$706	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	797	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	195.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	177.09/cwt	175.00–180.00	857	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.00	831	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.95/cwt	168.00–174.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	891	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	980	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	164.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	958	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	166.24/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,031	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	157.22/cwt	154.00–160.00	979	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	948	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	148.24/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,012	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,036	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	149.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,157	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	168.65/cwt	168.00–170.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	163.23/cwt	162.00–164.00	526	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	159.13/cwt	158.00–160.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	151.29/cwt	150.00–153.00	555	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	161.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	618	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	166.55/cwt	165.00–168.00	643	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	155.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	652	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	148.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	154.30/cwt	151.00–156.00	727	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	148.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	703	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	144.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	150.49/cwt	149.00–155.00	795	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	142.22/cwt	138.00–146.00	813	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	149.46/cwt	147.00–156.00	862	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	129.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	794	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	897	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	138.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	875	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	139.93/cwt	138.00–140.50	949	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	137.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	990	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	739	130.40/cwt	130.00–131.00	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	311	191.26/cwt	190.00–193.00	595	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	201.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	184.30/cwt	182.00–186.00	684	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	180.15/cwt	178.00–184.00	757	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	174.73/cwt	172.00–177.00	741	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	813	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	169.04/cwt	166.00–170.00	779	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	184.78/cwt	180.00–188.00	854	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	175.31/cwt	172.00–178.00	822	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	864	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	157.88/cwt	156.00–159.00	843	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	160.99/cwt	157.00–166.00	918	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	587	151.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	892	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	617	137.81/cwt	135.00–142.00	850	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	156.04/cwt	153.00–162.00	969	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	149.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	931	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	945	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	998	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,040	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	713	125.54/cwt	122.00–129.00	895	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	138.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	992	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	102.62/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,671	9
Bulls	—	—	1,689	97.37/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,645	9
Bulls	—	—	1,784	112.55/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,008	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	61.11/cwt	60.00–63.00	579	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	67.18/cwt	65.00–69.00	649	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	72.08/cwt	70.00–75.00	700	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	79.56/cwt	76.00–82.00	866	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	85.45/cwt	83.00–89.00	993	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	92.12/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,129	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,296	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	80.05/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,132	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	85.10/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,304	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,333.33/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,333	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192.50/head	975.00–1,325.00	1,193	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055.56/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,056	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895.83/head	800.00–1,025.00	896	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	891.67/head	875.00–900.00	892	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	887.50/head	825.00–950.00	888	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	816.67/head	775.00–875.00	817	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706.25/head	600.00–800.00	706	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,383.33/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133.33/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,118Last week 1,020Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 56Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, boning cows sold up to 100 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	678	138.00–140.50	139.93
25	—	528	149.00–155.00	150.49
10	—	620	142.00–147.00	144.70
23	—	418	154.00–159.00	155.87
37	—	577	147.00–156.00	149.46
8	—	719	134.00–140.00	137.75
32	—	471	151.00–156.00	154.30
3	—	282	168.00–170.00	168.65
7	—	386	165.00–168.00	166.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	130.00–131.00	130.40
10	—	630	135.00–140.00	138.81
16	—	419	145.00–150.00	148.59
16	—	472	144.00–150.00	148.93
8	—	383	160.00–163.00	161.25
12	—	572	138.00–146.00	142.22
14	—	523	140.00–148.00	144.71
2	—	790	125.00	125.00
4	—	658	134.00–135.00	134.50
5	—	322	162.00–164.00	163.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
3	—	480	138.00	138.00
5	—	615	128.00–130.00	129.18
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
8	—	367	150.00–153.00	151.29
7	—	332	158.00–160.00	159.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	140.00–148.00	144.11
2	—	420	190.00	190.00
10	—	484	175.00–180.00	177.09
8	—	584	160.00–167.00	164.10
7	—	532	165.00–170.00	167.44
17	—	683	148.00–149.00	148.24
8	—	623	154.00–160.00	157.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	162.00–168.00	166.24
9	—	528	168.00–174.00	170.95
6	—	385	206.00–208.00	206.99
19	—	580	168.00–170.00	168.97
3	—	327	203.00–205.00	204.33
2	—	720	150.00	150.00
5	—	774	146.00–152.00	149.53
4	—	689	150.00	150.00
3	—	420	194.00–200.00	195.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	148.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	595	158.00	158.00
5	—	517	160.00–162.00	160.80
3	—	425	180.00	180.00
5	—	477	170.00–172.00	170.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	149.00–155.00	151.98
3	—	365	198.00	198.00
17	—	623	145.00–152.00	149.47
4	—	670	140.00–142.00	140.99
14	—	420	178.00–184.00	180.15
19	—	469	172.00–178.00	175.31
8	—	534	156.00–159.00	157.88
6	—	332	200.00–205.00	201.53
7	—	718	135.00–140.00	138.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	145.00–150.00	147.24
4	—	710	145.00–148.00	146.51
19	—	570	157.00–166.00	160.99
6	—	428	188.00–192.00	189.99
5	—	462	180.00–188.00	184.78
9	—	527	162.00–166.00	164.04
10	—	621	153.00–162.00	156.04
3	—	390	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	182.00–186.00	184.30
10	—	424	172.00–177.00	174.73
7	—	311	190.00–193.00	191.26
13	—	461	166.00–170.00	169.04
4	—	513	145.00–150.00	147.46
10	—	571	140.00–145.00	141.93
4	—	713	122.00–129.00	125.54
5	—	617	135.00–142.00	137.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	966	65.00–69.00	67.18
16	—	948	60.00–63.00	61.11
33	—	971	70.00–75.00	72.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,532	83.00–88.00	85.10
17	—	1,414	78.00–82.00	80.05
11	—	1,401	90.00–95.00	92.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,088	76.00–82.00	79.56
24	—	1,226	90.00–96.00	92.12
33	—	1,162	83.00–89.00	85.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,628	100.00–106.00	102.62
9	—	1,689	95.00–98.00	97.37
4	—	1,784	111.00–115.00	112.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	895.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	975.00–1,325.00	1,192.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	975.00–1,200.00	1,055.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–950.00	887.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–900.00	891.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	775.00–875.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00

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)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,333.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–800.00	706.25

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,133.33

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	2	—	—	850.00	850.00

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	6	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,383.33

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.