Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-01-13

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
117 vs last sale 676 65 vs year ago 728 · +8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
83 vs last sale 133 131 vs year ago 85 · +154.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
37 vs last sale 89 71 vs year ago 55 · +129.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on light demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady on light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.09/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$130.09
206 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$212
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.51
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2469139.9465721
Medium and Large 3450134.1360415thin
Medium and Large 1676128.51869170
One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale206 hd
130.09
AL average15 barns · 920 hd
134.60
−4.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,72774.861,29313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15554.87634112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50854.5782323
CowsLean 85-90%Low96143.7342022

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1427141.32/cwt137.00–146.0060321
HeifersMedium and Large 2625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006252
SteersMedium and Large 2387157.02/cwt155.00–158.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004202
BullsMedium and Large 1421157.79/cwt157.00–159.006645
HeifersMedium and Large 178095.56/cwt91.00–100.007452
SteersMedium and Large 1772115.59/cwt115.00–116.008925
HeifersMedium and Large 2318140.09/cwt136.00–144.004452
HeifersMedium and Large 2524110.46/cwt107.00–113.0057916
HeifersMedium and Large 2480116.48/cwt111.00–120.0055911
HeifersMedium and Large 1629109.58/cwt107.00–115.006897
BullsMedium and Large 1518134.01/cwt133.00–136.006943
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added628130.00/cwt130.00–130.008169
HeifersMedium and Large 1333153.21/cwt147.00–156.005104
HeifersMedium and Large 1720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007203
HeifersMedium and Large 1387147.04/cwt142.00–150.0056910
SteersMedium and Large 1638119.77/cwt115.00–124.007647
SteersMedium and Large 1429157.68/cwt151.00–160.0067610
SteersMedium and Large 1473151.48/cwt147.00–156.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 1562116.33/cwt115.00–117.006543
SteersMedium and Large 1970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1522139.53/cwt136.00–142.0072814
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added651118.80/cwt118.80–118.8077362
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added657129.50/cwt129.50–129.5085136
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added874111.50/cwt111.50–111.509758
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added792123.00/cwt123.00–123.0097453
SteersMedium and Large 1577130.99/cwt128.00–134.0075618
HeifersMedium and Large 1460127.84/cwt125.00–134.005885
BullsMedium and Large 179095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
BullsMedium and Large 1740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1665107.00/cwt107.00–107.007121
SteersMedium and Large 1665119.32/cwt118.00–121.007933
SteersMedium and Large 1740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50854.57/cwt53.00–57.0082323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11649.12/cwt47.00–50.0054810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18157.90/cwt47.00–62.0068437
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14754.03/cwt50.00–56.0062065
Bulls1,73370.21/cwt69.00–72.001,2173
Bulls1,72576.25/cwt74.00–79.001,31510
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3412.50/cwt400.00–425.004
Bred CowsSmall 1-2516.67/cwt450.00–600.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2837.50/cwt700.00–950.008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2537.50/cwt400.00–600.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3515.00/cwt450.00–625.0010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,006.25/cwt1,000.00–1,025.008
Bred CowsSmall 1-2537.50/cwt500.00–575.002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2829.17/cwt775.00–925.0024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3491.67/cwt375.00–675.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3525.00/cwt475.00–600.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2681.25/cwt600.00–750.0012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,133.33/cwt1,000.00–1,250.003
BullsMedium and Large 3480118.94/cwt116.00–122.005712
SteersMedium and Large 3340150.03/cwt148.00–152.005102
HeifersMedium and Large 2420131.89/cwt128.00–135.005544
HeifersMedium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005345
CowsLean 85-90%90141.24/cwt40.00–45.003728
CowsLean 85-90%99645.15/cwt42.00–51.0045014
BullsMedium and Large 3428123.42/cwt120.00–125.005283
BullsMedium and Large 3255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
SteersMedium and Large 2460139.46/cwt136.00–145.006425
SteersMedium and Large 3530120.49/cwt120.00–121.006392
SteersMedium and Large 3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006164
HeifersMedium and Large 3320126.00/cwt126.00–126.004031
BullsMedium and Large 2435144.15/cwt142.00–145.006277
HeifersMedium and Large 2567105.61/cwt104.00–108.005998
BullsMedium and Large 2365150.97/cwt150.00–153.005513
SteersMedium and Large 3465130.14/cwt130.00–131.006057
HeifersMedium and Large 3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005673
HeifersMedium and Large 364090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
SteersMedium and Large 2524130.24/cwt128.00–133.006824
SteersMedium and Large 2433146.76/cwt143.00–150.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 1675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 3560102.00/cwt102.00–102.005713
BullsMedium and Large 2528123.16/cwt122.00–125.006505
SteersMedium and Large 2635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007052
BullsMedium and Large 2463137.02/cwt131.00–140.006343
BullsMedium and Large 2622107.75/cwt105.00–110.006709

How this sale compares

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.