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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

826 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 585▼ 101 vs year ago 927 · −10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 119▲ 9 vs year ago 176 · +5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 58▲ 19 vs year ago 53 · +35.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, high dressing boning cows sold up to 119cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher, high dressing bulls sold up to 125cwt. 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 $199.06/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$199.06

178 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$23.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	211.52	882	46
Medium and Large 2	448	197.98	886	87
Medium and Large 3	455	188.43	858	45

One grade step is worth $23.09/cwt here — about $24 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 sale178 hd

199.06

—

AL average16 barns · 1,537 hd

190.00

+9.06

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	1,472	109.85	1,617	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	100.83	1,124	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	99.59	1,484	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	84.57	861	33

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)	—	$1,067	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,009	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$805	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,241	28

Every lot

74 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	229.03/cwt	228.00–230.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	217.36/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,132	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,154	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	209.35/cwt	208.00–210.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	202.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	719	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	213.01/cwt	210.00–217.00	701	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	210.62/cwt	206.00–216.00	781	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	220.85/cwt	218.00–224.00	830	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	200.67/cwt	198.00–202.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	212.85/cwt	211.00–217.00	902	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	196.02/cwt	194.00–198.00	837	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	203.93/cwt	200.00–208.00	954	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	193.43/cwt	188.00–198.00	917	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	181.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	875	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	185.60/cwt	182.00–188.00	967	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	192.49/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,018	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	179.62/cwt	178.00–181.00	952	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	171.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	984	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	171.57/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,074	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,043	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,110	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	249.22/cwt	248.00–250.00	783	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	238.82/cwt	238.00–240.00	802	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	241.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	871	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	230.50/cwt	228.00–234.00	857	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	211.69/cwt	210.00–214.00	866	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	958	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	218.81/cwt	216.00–224.00	939	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	216.24/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,012	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,042	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	207.69/cwt	205.00–210.00	989	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	207.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,075	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	203.99/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,057	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	203.98/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,155	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	193.72/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,106	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,105	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	188.39/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,162	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	104.45/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	108.90/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,574	10
Bulls	—	—	1,583	114.91/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,819	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	78.86/cwt	75.00–80.00	773	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	84.39/cwt	81.00–86.00	855	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	96.64/cwt	94.00–99.00	999	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	90.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	970	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,186	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	108.04/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,268	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,340	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	101.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,530	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	108.18/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,758	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086.11/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,086	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	958.33/head	900.00–1,050.00	958	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	867.86/head	800.00–950.00	868	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805.00/head	775.00–850.00	805	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,530.00/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,530	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154.17/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	933.33/head	900.00–1,000.00	933	6

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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 585Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 119Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 58Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	190.00–198.00	193.72
7	—	518	200.00–205.00	203.99
5	—	617	186.00–190.00	188.39
1	—	280	246.00	246.00
8	—	468	211.00–219.00	216.24
20	—	429	216.00–224.00	218.81
15	—	372	228.00–234.00	230.50
5	—	336	238.00–240.00	238.82
1	—	660	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	225.00–230.00	227.46
2	—	610	195.00	195.00
5	—	314	248.00–250.00	249.22
4	—	361	240.00–245.00	241.31
5	—	566	202.00–206.00	203.98
6	—	470	220.00–225.00	221.70
9	—	517	206.00–210.00	207.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	225.00	225.00
3	—	520	188.00	188.00
2	—	655	170.00	170.00
7	—	476	205.00–210.00	207.69
6	—	409	210.00–214.00	211.69
3	—	615	179.00–180.00	179.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	200.00–208.00	203.93
9	—	424	211.00–217.00	212.85
9	—	376	218.00–224.00	220.85
1	—	275	222.00	222.00
9	—	323	220.00–225.00	222.51
6	—	529	190.00–196.00	192.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	210.00–217.00	213.01
8	—	521	182.00–188.00	185.60
4	—	665	164.00–170.00	166.95
7	—	626	169.00–174.00	171.57
20	—	371	206.00–216.00	210.62
17	—	474	188.00–198.00	193.43
3	—	572	170.00–176.00	171.98
15	—	424	200.00–210.00	204.72
2	—	285	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	160.00	160.00
5	—	481	180.00–185.00	181.98
5	—	320	200.00–208.00	202.81
2	—	660	158.00	158.00
6	—	383	198.00–202.00	200.67
1	—	775	148.00	148.00
8	—	530	178.00–181.00	179.62
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
12	—	427	194.00–198.00	196.02
3	—	282	208.00–210.00	209.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	214.00–220.00	217.36
2	—	428	228.00–230.00	229.03
2	—	555	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,013	81.00–86.00	84.39
7	—	1,069	89.00–94.00	90.78
7	—	980	75.00–80.00	78.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	100.00–105.00	101.59
6	—	1,425	92.00–96.00	94.06
2	—	1,625	106.00–111.00	108.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,174	106.00–112.00	108.04
25	—	1,166	100.00–105.00	101.68
24	—	1,034	94.00–99.00	96.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,445	107.00–112.00	108.90
2	—	1,383	103.00–106.00	104.45
4	—	1,583	113.00–118.00	114.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	958.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–950.00	867.86

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	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–850.00	805.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	975.00–1,225.00	1,086.11

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	6	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	933.33

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	12	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154.17

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	10	—	—	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,530.00

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.