Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.79/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$144.79

338 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	158.59	656	39
Medium and Large 3	402	151.13	608	14thin
Medium and Large 1	618	142.59	881	285

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale338 hd

144.79

—

AL average15 barns · 1,027 hd

142.30

+2.49

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	1,744	89.45	1,560	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	75.25	1,176	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	70.67	807	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	59.61	629	23

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.05/cwt	154.00–160.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	134.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	432	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	713	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	104.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.05/cwt	133.00–140.00	722	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	138.26/cwt	138.00–139.00	366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	142.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	474	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.61/cwt	161.00–166.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	102.15/cwt	99.00–104.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.37/cwt	120.00–121.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	158.00/cwt	156.00–161.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	757	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	121.42/cwt	119.00–126.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	631	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.61/cwt	118.00–132.00	673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	113.16/cwt	109.00–116.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	174.62/cwt	169.00–178.00	685	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	138.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	514	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	178.18/cwt	176.00–180.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.88/cwt	133.00–142.00	571	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,007	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	888	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	161.67/cwt	159.00–168.00	776	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	128.17/cwt	125.00–128.50	927	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	63.05/cwt	59.00–68.00	690	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	72.44/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,197	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	77.36/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,157	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	75.84/cwt	73.00–79.00	886	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	69.09/cwt	67.00–72.00	804	36
Bulls	—	—	1,987	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,829	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	512.50/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,181.25/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	909.09/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,092.50/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	743.75/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,354	104.71/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,220	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	80.59/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,022	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	53.15/cwt	51.00–56.00	523	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	64.75/cwt	63.00–66.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	119.44/cwt	116.00–122.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	158.47/cwt	158.00–160.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	162.25/cwt	158.00–166.00	615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.18/cwt	124.00–127.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	104.89/cwt	102.00–107.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	127.38/cwt	123.00–132.00	536	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	87.46/cwt	85.00–90.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	154.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	166.89/cwt	162.00–170.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	492	9

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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