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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 1,127▲ 158 vs year ago 569 · +27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 250▲ 155 vs year ago 138 · +112.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 94▼ 40 vs year ago 90 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly 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 $135.95/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$135.95

167 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	142.15	720	79
Medium and Large 2	529	132.13	699	62
Medium and Large 3	515	126.26	650	26

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $70 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 sale167 hd

135.95

—

AL average16 barns · 1,577 hd

137.36

−1.41

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	1,783	82.27	1,467	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	72.93	1,054	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	72.06	818	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	62.55	626	50

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)	—	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$971	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$746	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$985	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$683	6

Every lot

79 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	146.80/cwt	146.00–148.00	759	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	148.41/cwt	148.00–149.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	143.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	624	139.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	873	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	146.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	661	138.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,033	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	129.34/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,026	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	148.43/cwt	147.00–150.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	525	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	131.11/cwt	130.00–132.00	545	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	148.30/cwt	145.00–152.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	140.39/cwt	140.00–141.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	136.89/cwt	134.00–139.00	665	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	131.61/cwt	129.00–134.00	701	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	129.75/cwt	126.00–132.00	732	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	135.05/cwt	133.00–138.00	766	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	121.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	134.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	843	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	886	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	916	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	182.81/cwt	182.00–184.00	625	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	170.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	392	164.50/cwt	162.00–168.00	645	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	158.26/cwt	157.00–162.00	655	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	152.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	134.66/cwt	133.00–137.00	698	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	139.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	743	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	138.85/cwt	138.00–140.00	800	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	121.04/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	125.24/cwt	121.00–128.00	843	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	673	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	828	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,324	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	83.78/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,565	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	58.64/cwt	55.00–61.00	578	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	63.94/cwt	62.00–67.00	637	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	67.00/cwt	65.00–68.00	723	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	70.20/cwt	68.00–73.00	761	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	71.47/cwt	69.00–74.00	803	82
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	76.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	918	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	66.04/cwt	65.00–68.00	923	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	71.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,028	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	76.29/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,113	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971.43/head	825.00–1,075.00	971	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	746.43/head	700.00–800.00	746	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683.33/head	575.00–750.00	683	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985.00/head	925.00–1,050.00	985	10

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,127Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 250Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 94Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	567	133.00–138.00	135.05
11	—	530	135.00–140.00	137.00
5	—	477	140.00–141.00	140.39
7	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.30
14	—	334	155.00–160.00	157.29
6	—	668	130.00–138.00	132.61
7	—	391	152.00–156.00	153.99
14	—	629	132.00–137.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	126.00–132.00	129.75
4	—	770	118.00–120.00	118.98
8	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.49
5	—	668	120.00–125.00	123.76
4	—	320	147.00–150.00	148.43
11	—	486	134.00–139.00	136.89
11	—	533	129.00–134.00	131.61
3	—	387	140.00–142.00	141.34
7	—	606	120.00–130.00	121.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	110.00	110.00
7	—	416	130.00–132.00	131.11
4	—	560	120.00	120.00
3	—	340	140.00	140.00
4	—	495	130.00	130.00
4	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	125.00	125.00
2	—	675	153.00	153.00
3	—	793	128.00–131.00	129.34
2	—	718	134.00–140.00	137.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	138.00–143.00	139.96
5	—	661	132.00–140.00	138.18
3	—	435	162.00	162.00
5	—	517	146.00–148.00	146.80
4	—	460	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	568	140.00–146.00	143.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	152.00	152.00
2	—	455	160.00	160.00
5	—	566	148.00–149.00	148.41
4	—	645	145.00–150.00	146.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	125.00–130.00	127.25
6	—	720	113.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	770	112.00–115.00	113.47
6	—	372	170.00–175.00	170.80
9	—	673	121.00–128.00	125.24
3	—	580	131.00	131.00
12	—	532	138.00–143.00	139.63
7	—	414	157.00–162.00	158.26
6	—	475	150.00–152.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	145.00	145.00
5	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.83
5	—	342	182.00–184.00	182.81
7	—	576	138.00–140.00	138.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.62
13	—	620	120.00–123.00	121.04
12	—	392	162.00–168.00	164.50
10	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.07
5	—	775	106.00	106.00
3	—	673	115.00–120.00	118.34
8	—	469	140.00–145.00	141.90
11	—	518	133.00–137.00	134.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	68.00–73.00	70.20
26	—	996	62.00–67.00	63.94
19	—	986	55.00–61.00	58.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	69.00–74.00	71.15
4	—	1,398	65.00–68.00	66.04
14	—	1,459	75.00–79.00	76.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,079	65.00–68.00	67.00
47	—	1,194	75.00–80.00	76.87
82	—	1,124	69.00–74.00	71.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	82.00–85.00	83.78
2	—	1,655	80.00	80.00

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)	2	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	825.00–1,075.00	971.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	746.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

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	6	—	—	575.00–750.00	683.33

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	10	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	985.00

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.