Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$122.04

203 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	124.05	619	137
Medium and Large 3	394	119.29	470	10thin
Medium and Large 2	469	117.62	552	56

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $67 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 sale203 hd

122.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,405 hd

118.26

+3.78

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	1,723	80.32	1,384	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	64.91	1,057	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	55.70	646	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	45.11	462	12

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	156.84/cwt	152.00–159.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	148.81/cwt	146.00–150.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.15/cwt	124.00–130.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.25/cwt	134.00–143.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	544	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.20/cwt	108.00–116.00	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	100.67/cwt	96.00–104.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	103.93/cwt	102.00–107.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	137.53/cwt	133.00–140.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.17/cwt	133.00–140.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	155.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	141.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	718	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	88.51/cwt	86.00–91.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	139.85/cwt	138.00–142.00	536	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	114.86/cwt	111.00–120.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	164.88/cwt	162.00–166.00	628	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	167.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	571	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	122.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	579	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.16/cwt	142.00–157.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.80/cwt	156.00–163.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	107.77/cwt	103.00–112.00	622	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.47/cwt	145.00–154.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	812	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.22/cwt	51.00–58.00	643	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	47.07/cwt	44.00–50.00	506	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	42.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	405	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	60.29/cwt	60.00–61.00	993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	81.10/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,378	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	541.67/cwt	525.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	666.67/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	482.50/cwt	475.00–490.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,190.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	683.33/cwt	500.00–825.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	736.67/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	66.64/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,080	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	50.34/cwt	46.00–63.00	558	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	60.63/cwt	57.00–64.00	724	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,180.77/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	968.33/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	124.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	121.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	148.79/cwt	145.00–151.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	106.89/cwt	101.00–110.00	569	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	104.68/cwt	102.00–106.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	113.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	115.76/cwt	115.00–116.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	136.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.97/cwt	147.00–154.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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