Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.65/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$127.65

229 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$16.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	131.38	662	156
Medium and Large 2	453	120.35	545	64
Medium and Large 3	394	115.00	453	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.38/cwt here — about $210 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 sale229 hd

127.65

—

AL average16 barns · 2,036 hd

121.24

+6.42

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	1,692	76.35	1,292	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	61.53	956	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	59.09	696	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	43.42	420	15

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.68/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	680	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	631	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	111.36/cwt	106.00–114.50	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	97.28/cwt	95.00–102.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	142.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.49/cwt	162.00–170.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.49/cwt	146.00–151.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	125.95/cwt	121.00–130.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	652	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.17/cwt	110.00–119.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	109.58/cwt	107.00–111.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	105.51/cwt	102.00–109.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	105.70/cwt	101.00–108.00	696	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.13/cwt	109.00–115.00	700	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.08/cwt	138.00–140.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.71/cwt	151.00–158.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	114.45/cwt	111.00–119.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	165.35/cwt	164.00–166.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	761	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.60/cwt	118.00–129.00	827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	163.10/cwt	158.00–166.00	537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	41.78/cwt	40.00–44.00	410	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	46.69/cwt	42.00–52.00	437	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	59.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	945	12
Bulls	—	—	1,700	77.16/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,312	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	68.82/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	81.70/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,270.83/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	462.50/cwt	400.00–525.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	518.75/cwt	475.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	763.33/cwt	675.00–875.00	—	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	51.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	621	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	726	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	672	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	666.67/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	829.17/cwt	625.00–950.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	64.57/cwt	62.00–67.00	970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.62/cwt	120.00–121.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	102.62/cwt	101.00–105.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.03/cwt	151.00–159.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	129.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	732	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.36/cwt	142.00–158.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	164.65/cwt	164.00–165.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	489	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.04/cwt	136.00–142.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	131.74/cwt	129.00–134.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	132.13/cwt	130.00–133.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	114.54/cwt	112.00–116.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	103.34/cwt	102.00–105.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	98.21/cwt	95.00–103.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1

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.

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