Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2023-02-22

Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 22

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

789 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 878▲ 407 vs year ago 382 · +106.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 137▲ 53 vs year ago 104 · +51.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 31▼ 20 vs year ago 131 · −15.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $176.96/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$176.96

111 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	178.67	794	33
Medium and Large 3	413	177.41	733	13thin
Medium and Large 1	510	176.00	898	65

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale111 hd

176.96

—

AL average15 barns · 1,657 hd

174.20

+2.76

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	1,608	105.81	1,702	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	94.70	1,315	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	91.14	1,069	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	74.92	726	37

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)	—	$1,200	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,099	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$888	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,156	36

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	224.85/cwt	222.00–227.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	203.59/cwt	203.00–204.00	755	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	217.09/cwt	214.00–223.00	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	210.75/cwt	209.00–212.00	908	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	212.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,005	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	204.58/cwt	200.00–209.00	988	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	209.62/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,119	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	202.14/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,154	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	191.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,203	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,246	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,217	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	769	162.39/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,249	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	192.12/cwt	190.00–194.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	199.02/cwt	196.00–202.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	197.15/cwt	194.00–202.00	731	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	181.78/cwt	180.00–184.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	188.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	184.93/cwt	182.00–190.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	179.55/cwt	178.00–181.00	768	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	178.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	871	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	175.51/cwt	171.00–179.00	914	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	166.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	955	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	162.62/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,002	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	156.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	994	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	269	219.72/cwt	218.00–222.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	228.88/cwt	226.00–232.00	746	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	218.27/cwt	216.00–220.00	725	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	219.32/cwt	214.00–224.00	818	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	203.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	765	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	209.88/cwt	204.00–214.00	896	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	199.74/cwt	196.00–202.00	859	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	914	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	197.48/cwt	196.00–199.00	954	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	184.35/cwt	180.00–188.00	968	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	191.16/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,011	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,052	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,144	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	153.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,097	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	105.08/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,609	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	99.62/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	111.41/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,933	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	68.90/cwt	67.00–72.00	649	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	77.49/cwt	75.00–79.00	748	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	81.10/cwt	80.00–82.00	839	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	87.18/cwt	85.00–89.00	959	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,111	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,230	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,279	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	97.59/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,247	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	95.16/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,312	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	89.91/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,328	3
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 1-2Fancy	—	1,441.67/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,442	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336.36/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,336	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103.57/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,104	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	820.00/head	725.00–950.00	820	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/head	725.00–775.00	750	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	745.83/head	700.00–800.00	746	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313.64/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,314	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	907.14/head	800.00–1,000.00	907	14

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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 878Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 137Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 31Year ago 131

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	94.00–98.00	95.16
3	—	1,477	88.00–91.00	89.91
1	—	1,230	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,278	96.00–100.00	97.59
25	—	1,201	90.00–95.00	92.47
23	—	1,100	85.00–89.00	87.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	942	67.00–72.00	68.90
7	—	1,034	80.00–82.00	81.10
16	—	965	75.00–79.00	77.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,531	103.00–107.00	105.08
2	—	1,650	98.00–101.00	99.62
3	—	1,735	110.00–114.00	111.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	171.00–179.00	175.51
11	—	424	182.00–190.00	184.93
2	—	730	150.00	150.00
6	—	336	196.00–202.00	199.02
5	—	371	194.00–202.00	197.15
6	—	572	165.00–170.00	166.95
19	—	616	160.00–164.00	162.62
9	—	488	175.00–180.00	178.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	196.00	196.00
4	—	325	190.00–194.00	192.12
3	—	633	155.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	465	174.00	174.00
12	—	428	178.00–181.00	179.55
2	—	585	160.00	160.00
6	—	387	186.00–190.00	188.03
3	—	545	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	166.00	166.00
8	—	386	180.00–184.00	181.78
3	—	435	170.00–175.00	173.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	214.00–223.00	217.09
7	—	629	190.00–195.00	191.25
2	—	720	180.00–184.00	181.99
6	—	368	222.00–227.00	224.85
2	—	668	185.00–188.00	186.51
1	—	320	238.00	238.00
24	—	534	205.00–212.50	209.62
6	—	571	200.00–207.00	202.14
13	—	472	210.00–220.00	212.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	228.00	228.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
2	—	680	179.00	179.00
8	—	483	200.00–209.00	204.58
2	—	585	195.00	195.00
4	—	431	209.00–212.00	210.75
5	—	769	161.00–168.00	162.39
2	—	530	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	200.00	200.00
5	—	371	203.00–204.00	203.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	190.00–193.00	191.16
7	—	326	226.00–232.00	228.88
6	—	373	214.00–224.00	219.32
4	—	483	196.00–199.00	197.48
1	—	625	183.00	183.00
12	—	427	204.00–214.00	209.88
4	—	558	188.00–189.00	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	180.00–188.00	184.35
5	—	269	218.00–222.00	219.72
4	—	480	190.00–191.00	190.51
2	—	715	151.00–156.00	153.47
2	—	670	160.00	160.00
7	—	376	200.00–210.00	203.42
7	—	430	196.00–202.00	199.74
7	—	332	216.00–220.00	218.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	198.00–200.00	199.01
2	—	675	150.00	150.00
7	—	465	180.00	180.00
3	—	425	188.00	188.00
2	—	640	160.00	160.00
2	—	275	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,441.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	2	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–950.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	745.83

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)	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,103.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,336.36

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	14	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	907.14

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	22	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,313.64

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.