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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 14

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,015 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 1,220▲ 310 vs year ago 705 · +44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 230▲ 119 vs year ago 158 · +75.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 94▲ 47 vs year ago 81 · +58.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows 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 $157.57/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$157.57

197 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$27.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	173.10	817	75
Medium and Large 2	545	149.00	812	83
Medium and Large 3	536	145.96	782	39

One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about $34 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 sale197 hd

157.57

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

153.44

+4.13

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	1,712	90.16	1,543	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	69.03	1,023	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	68.97	755	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	57.59	566	32

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)	—	$993	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$917	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$743	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,161	40
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,125	4thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	194.66/cwt	192.00–196.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	185.66/cwt	185.00–186.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	172.81/cwt	172.00–174.00	897	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	178.80/cwt	178.00–180.00	953	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	169.39/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,050	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	187.77/cwt	186.00–190.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	181.46/cwt	180.00–182.00	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	188.56/cwt	184.00–192.00	711	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	662	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	171.92/cwt	168.00–176.00	717	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	184.14/cwt	178.00–188.00	772	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	173.32/cwt	168.00–179.00	816	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	157.85/cwt	155.00–163.00	753	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	151.13/cwt	149.00–154.00	738	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	150.90/cwt	150.00–153.00	788	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	788	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	138.83/cwt	138.00–139.00	784	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	143.81/cwt	142.00–145.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	920	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	899	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	133.63/cwt	132.00–137.00	978	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	132.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,036	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	308	196.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	226.02/cwt	222.00–230.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	212.96/cwt	212.00–214.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	216.59/cwt	212.00–220.00	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	204.98/cwt	199.00–209.00	771	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	393	191.62/cwt	188.00–194.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	208.76/cwt	206.00–212.00	862	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	180.01/cwt	179.00–181.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	190.30/cwt	186.00–195.00	885	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	179.10/cwt	174.00–184.00	847	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	170.35/cwt	167.00–172.00	807	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	167.39/cwt	166.00–168.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	173.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	920	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	168.01/cwt	167.00–170.00	968	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	949	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	992	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	138.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	855	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,007	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	970	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	85.88/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,426	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	92.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,598	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	59.41/cwt	57.00–62.00	580	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	52.95/cwt	50.00–55.00	531	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	66.22/cwt	63.00–69.00	704	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	72.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	817	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	69.63/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,008	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	65.75/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,055	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,600.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156.25/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,156	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	910.00/head	850.00–950.00	910	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,125	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011.36/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,011	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	850.00/head	700.00–900.00	850	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760.42/head	700.00–875.00	760	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	725.00/head	700.00–775.00	725	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	637.50/head	625.00–650.00	638	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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,015Last week 1,220Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 230Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 94Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	125.00–129.00	127.05
6	—	378	174.00–176.00	175.02
9	—	488	149.00–154.00	151.13
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
4	—	725	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	565	138.00–139.00	138.83
4	—	538	146.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	415	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	186.00–190.00	187.77
16	—	419	178.00–188.00	184.14
11	—	471	168.00–179.00	173.32
2	—	565	152.00	152.00
18	—	377	184.00–192.00	188.56
4	—	513	154.00–155.00	154.49
3	—	732	132.00–137.00	133.63
4	—	785	129.00–135.00	132.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	130.00–131.00	130.75
13	—	477	155.00–163.00	157.85
10	—	707	125.00–130.00	127.10
17	—	633	130.00–135.00	132.18
7	—	376	180.00–182.00	181.46
17	—	522	150.00–153.00	150.90
5	—	566	142.00–145.00	143.81
10	—	417	168.00–176.00	171.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	586	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	174.00–184.00	179.10
3	—	425	200.00	200.00
3	—	728	130.00–135.00	133.30
4	—	328	212.00–214.00	212.96
3	—	588	160.00–162.00	161.34
5	—	523	166.00–168.00	167.39
8	—	376	199.00–209.00	204.98
5	—	619	137.00–140.00	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	222.00–230.00	226.02
6	—	465	186.00–195.00	190.30
7	—	576	167.00–170.00	168.01
5	—	371	212.00–220.00	216.59
5	—	677	148.00–150.00	148.80
4	—	614	160.00–162.00	161.49
8	—	413	206.00–212.00	208.76
18	—	529	170.00–180.00	173.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	192.00–200.00	196.03
3	—	522	150.00–152.00	151.30
2	—	725	125.00	125.00
4	—	431	179.00–181.00	180.01
5	—	393	188.00–194.00	191.62
9	—	474	167.00–172.00	170.35
3	—	670	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	160.00	160.00
3	—	472	185.00–186.00	185.66
6	—	765	155.00	155.00
13	—	620	162.00–170.00	169.39
5	—	533	178.00–180.00	178.80
2	—	590	170.00	170.00
4	—	415	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	192.00–196.00	194.66
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
5	—	519	172.00–174.00	172.81
3	—	467	180.00–182.00	181.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,003	50.00–55.00	52.95
23	—	976	57.00–62.00	59.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,063	63.00–69.00	66.22
40	—	1,132	70.00–75.00	72.13
1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	65.00–66.00	65.75
1	—	1,390	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,448	67.00–73.00	69.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	84.00–87.00	85.88
11	—	1,735	90.00–96.00	92.10

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	10	—	—	850.00–950.00	910.00

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	24	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,156.25

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,600.00

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	4	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–775.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,011.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	700.00–875.00	760.42

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)	7	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

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)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.