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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 2

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 19Nov 2Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,087 head

▲ 437 vs last sale 650▼ 5 vs year ago 1,092 · −0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 141▼ 37 vs year ago 202 · −18.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 88▼ 2 vs year ago 87 · −2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $139.94/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$139.94

264 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	592	156.00	924	34
Medium and Large 1	584	143.72	839	50
Medium and Large 2	524	137.34	720	104
Medium and Large 3	455	133.82	609	76

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $314 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 sale264 hd

139.94

—

AL average16 barns · 1,767 hd

141.80

−1.86

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	—	Low	1,854	90.25	1,674	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	70.32	1,066	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	68.76	749	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	60.08	574	24

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)	—	$1,103	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$937	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$869	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$829	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$729	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$557	7

Every lot

86 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	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	177.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	175.34/cwt	173.00–178.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.62/cwt	174.00–178.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	160.81/cwt	160.00–163.00	867	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	942	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	149.40/cwt	148.00–150.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	139.09/cwt	138.00–140.00	517	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	146.19/cwt	143.00–150.00	626	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	140.38/cwt	137.00–147.00	677	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	152.21/cwt	150.00–153.00	746	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	150.49/cwt	148.00–156.00	784	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	133.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	134.43/cwt	128.00–138.00	757	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	148.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	846	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	121.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	924	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	131.80/cwt	128.00–134.00	822	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	142.49/cwt	139.00–143.00	898	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	134.29/cwt	133.00–138.00	890	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	126.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	861	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	126.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	906	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	892	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	123.25/cwt	121.00–125.00	972	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	161.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	387	153.34/cwt	152.00–155.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	149.58/cwt	148.00–150.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	159.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	674	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	165.80/cwt	165.00–170.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	151.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	141.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	137.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	147.27/cwt	144.00–150.00	788	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	786	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	130.64/cwt	128.00–132.00	739	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	139.44/cwt	137.00–143.00	848	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	131.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	833	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	126.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	921	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	764	124.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	952	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	91.05/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,490	4
Bulls	—	—	2,032	85.26/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,732	3
Bulls	—	—	2,195	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	59.40/cwt	57.00–61.00	548	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	51.78/cwt	50.00–54.00	507	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	63.91/cwt	62.00–66.00	652	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	70.08/cwt	67.00–73.00	760	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	64.25/cwt	62.00–66.00	698	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	76.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	863	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,059	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	992	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	70.56/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,084	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,212.50/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,050	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919.35/head	800.00–1,050.00	919	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	868.75/head	800.00–925.00	869	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779.17/head	725.00–900.00	779	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	728.57/head	700.00–750.00	729	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557.14/head	500.00–650.00	557	7

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,087Last week 650Year ago 1,092

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 141Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 88Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	130.00–135.00	131.61
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
18	—	372	138.00–140.00	139.09
5	—	524	120.00–128.00	123.92
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
4	—	576	119.00–125.00	121.50
31	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.78
2	—	725	110.00–113.00	111.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
28	—	563	128.00–138.00	134.43
16	—	428	143.00–150.00	146.19
13	—	533	130.00–140.00	133.32
9	—	680	124.00–128.00	126.55
10	—	624	128.00–134.00	131.80
7	—	369	148.00–150.00	149.40
6	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	728	121.00–124.00	122.51
12	—	482	137.00–147.00	140.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	490	150.00–153.00	152.21
4	—	663	133.00–138.00	134.29
4	—	521	148.00–156.00	150.49
2	—	405	158.00	158.00
4	—	789	121.00–125.00	123.25
8	—	630	139.00–143.00	142.49
6	—	717	126.00–128.00	126.34
2	—	568	145.00–153.00	148.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	592	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
2	—	465	160.00	160.00
8	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	170.00	170.00
18	—	620	150.00–154.00	151.94
3	—	428	173.00–178.00	175.34
3	—	378	175.00–180.00	177.68
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
6	—	539	160.00–163.00	160.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	162.00	162.00
3	—	473	174.00–178.00	175.62
2	—	515	165.00–170.00	167.50
1	—	585	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	121.00–126.00	124.57
7	—	478	150.00–155.00	151.85
9	—	375	160.00–165.00	161.49
8	—	631	130.00–136.00	131.95
4	—	535	144.00–150.00	147.27
3	—	325	170.00	170.00
8	—	423	155.00–162.00	159.37
24	—	565	135.00–142.00	139.08
3	—	727	124.00–130.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	135.00–139.00	137.03
2	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.57
35	—	608	137.00–143.00	139.44
6	—	432	165.00–170.00	165.80
5	—	485	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	128.00–132.00	130.64
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
12	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.10
1	—	795	119.00	119.00
3	—	387	152.00–155.00	153.34
5	—	420	148.00–150.00	149.58
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
14	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	50.00–54.00	51.78
7	—	1,020	62.00–66.00	63.91
15	—	922	57.00–61.00	59.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	68.00–73.00	70.56
2	—	1,503	65.00–67.00	66.00
1	—	1,375	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,084	67.00–73.00	70.08
24	—	1,087	62.00–66.00	64.25
7	—	1,128	75.00–80.00	76.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,032	85.00–86.00	85.26
1	—	2,195	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,636	87.00–93.00	91.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–750.00	728.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–925.00	868.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	919.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	975.00–1,200.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–900.00	779.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.50

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	7	—	—	500.00–650.00	557.14

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.