Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, replacement cattle and pairs sold sharply higher. No trends on feeder classes market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.11/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$123.11

38 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	334	126.44	422	21
Medium and Large 1	548	122.20	669	10thin
Medium and Large 3	450	114.43	515	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale38 hd

123.11

—

AL average5 barns · 204 hd

119.76

+3.35

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	—	Average	1,450	91.00	1,319	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	70.37	823	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	69.34	1,123	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	57.26	565	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,208	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.69/cwt	140.00–144.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	118.72/cwt	116.00–120.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	69.34/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,123	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	76.12/cwt	75.00–79.00	908	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	72.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	807	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	65.83/cwt	63.00–68.00	797	25
Bulls	—	—	1,640	93.92/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	86.05/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.51/cwt	53.00–55.00	548	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.67/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	601	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	148.80/cwt	145.00–151.00	405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	130.61/cwt	130.00–133.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,283	98.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	466	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	60.01/cwt	59.00–61.00	581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	131.22/cwt	130.00–134.00	374	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	3

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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