Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.89/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$123.89

174 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$5.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	386	126.77	489	12thin
Medium and Large 1	526	125.07	658	102
Medium and Large 2	484	121.32	588	60

One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale174 hd

123.89

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

123.38

+0.52

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	1,668	76.57	1,277	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	63.41	724	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	61.31	977	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	50.61	557	9thin

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	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	140.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	141.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	130.80/cwt	129.00–136.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.30/cwt	136.00–143.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	172.70/cwt	171.00–176.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	747	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	113.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	181.32/cwt	178.00–185.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	122.20/cwt	116.00–124.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.82/cwt	145.00–149.00	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.34/cwt	152.00–160.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	702	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.40/cwt	149.00–156.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	78.45/cwt	76.00–81.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.51/cwt	158.00–166.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	125.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	665	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.44/cwt	128.00–136.00	622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	114.26/cwt	111.00–117.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	165.73/cwt	164.00–168.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	47.60/cwt	46.00–50.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	569	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.98/cwt	63.00–68.00	749	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	59.47/cwt	59.00–60.00	919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	77.15/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,234	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	664.29/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	56.82/cwt	54.00–61.00	615	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	851	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	557.14/cwt	450.00–625.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,157.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	418	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.45/cwt	650.00–900.00	—	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.88/cwt	143.00–150.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	69.34/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,063	5
Bulls	—	—	1,974	84.43/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	610	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	161.41/cwt	161.00–162.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	102.77/cwt	101.00–106.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	117.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.83/cwt	117.00–121.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	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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