Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.46/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$124.46

210 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$11.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	127.38	655	112
Medium and Large 2	480	122.35	588	80
Medium and Large 3	431	115.61	498	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $157 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 sale210 hd

124.46

—

AL average16 barns · 1,361 hd

125.81

−1.35

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	1,553	95.36	1,481	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	73.24	1,125	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	71.55	842	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	53.96	557	29

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	668	128.57/cwt	127.00–129.00	859	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	117.17/cwt	116.00–119.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.05/cwt	156.00–164.00	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	973	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.54/cwt	129.00–135.00	634	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	105.74/cwt	104.00–108.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	146.32/cwt	144.00–148.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	122.53/cwt	118.00–126.00	706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	137.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.84/cwt	154.00–156.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	142.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.16/cwt	138.00–140.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.19/cwt	126.00–132.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.56/cwt	124.00–131.00	738	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	148.06/cwt	143.00–150.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	129.19/cwt	127.00–133.00	668	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	166.51/cwt	164.00–168.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.66/cwt	160.00–166.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.33/cwt	104.00–108.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	165.89/cwt	163.00–168.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.62/cwt	138.00–144.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	140.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.81/cwt	148.00–153.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	50.96/cwt	48.00–53.00	535	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	56.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	571	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	77.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,184	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	85.92/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,553	3
Bulls	—	—	1,497	100.00/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,497	14
Bulls	—	—	1,556	92.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,432	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	679.17/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	568.75/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	64.48/cwt	61.00–67.00	711	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	67.68/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	69.93/cwt	67.00–73.00	824	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	634	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	748	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	76.40/cwt	74.00–79.00	927	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	97.68/cwt	92.00–100.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	110.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.23/cwt	144.00–150.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.54/cwt	138.00–144.00	394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	554	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	151.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	511	5

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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