Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $128.52/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$128.52

154 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$7.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	130.61	641	90
Medium and Large 2	456	126.36	576	47
Medium and Large 3	394	123.45	487	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.16/cwt here — about $154 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 sale154 hd

128.52

—

AL average16 barns · 1,382 hd

123.33

+5.19

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	—	High	1,798	89.52	1,610	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	69.55	780	118
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	69.29	1,002	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	58.34	593	30

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.14/cwt	117.00–120.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.43/cwt	117.00–120.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	119.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	738	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.23/cwt	126.00–135.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	175.63/cwt	172.00–178.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.28/cwt	164.00–172.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.40/cwt	154.00–162.00	664	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	115.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	147.76/cwt	143.00–151.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	141.78/cwt	139.00–148.00	546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.11/cwt	146.00–154.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.31/cwt	146.00–151.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.98/cwt	147.00–156.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.25/cwt	136.00–140.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	167.38/cwt	164.00–170.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.66/cwt	154.00–157.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	93.19/cwt	88.00–98.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.90/cwt	126.00–134.50	825	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	68.39/cwt	65.00–70.00	967	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	76.34/cwt	75.00–81.00	827	13
Bulls	—	—	1,801	96.56/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,739	4
Bulls	—	—	1,924	91.06/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,752	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	55.77/cwt	54.00–58.00	537	16
Bulls	—	—	1,620	84.56/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,370	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	952.78/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	591.67/cwt	575.00–625.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	605.00/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	72.00/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,127.78/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,383.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,550.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	753.85/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.48/cwt	133.00–140.00	783	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	61.28/cwt	59.00–64.00	661	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	71.21/cwt	69.00–74.00	803	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	65.49/cwt	63.00–68.00	737	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	140.87/cwt	139.00–144.00	454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	217	135.23/cwt	132.00–142.00	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	121.15/cwt	117.00–125.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	126.79/cwt	122.00–130.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	160.64/cwt	158.00–166.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	161.33/cwt	158.00–162.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	158.43/cwt	157.00–160.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	141.45/cwt	138.00–146.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	119.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	121.71/cwt	121.00–123.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.66/cwt	139.00–143.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.14/cwt	119.00–121.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	661	10

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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