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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.52/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$150.52

211 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	151.07	866	159
Medium and Large 2	504	149.63	754	41
Medium and Large 3	431	145.90	629	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about $237 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 sale211 hd

150.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,284 hd

141.95

+8.57

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	1,722	83.34	1,435	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	69.12	777	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	66.83	1,035	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	54.95	531	24

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	159.47/cwt	158.00–164.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	133.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	144.92/cwt	144.00–147.00	777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.20/cwt	136.00–143.00	600	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	910	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	106.49/cwt	105.00–109.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	153.68/cwt	149.00–157.00	659	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	116.60/cwt	116.00–117.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	90.99/cwt	90.00–93.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.07/cwt	148.00–158.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	810	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	167.32/cwt	166.00–170.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	838	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	97.01/cwt	95.00–100.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	141.77/cwt	139.00–145.00	542	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	884	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.85/cwt	168.00–175.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.56/cwt	131.00–139.00	643	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.40/cwt	165.00–174.00	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	142.34/cwt	142.00–143.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.59/cwt	154.00–165.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	182.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	131.15/cwt	128.00–136.00	696	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.72/cwt	168.00–176.00	567	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	50.95/cwt	48.00–54.00	479	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	57.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	570	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	65.30/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	78.57/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,366	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.10/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,502	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	921.15/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	765.63/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	136.22/cwt	132.00–139.00	719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	68.37/cwt	66.00–71.00	734	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	62.97/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	653.33/cwt	630.00–700.00	—	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.62/cwt	134.00–142.00	722	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	74.25/cwt	72.00–77.00	856	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.69/cwt	122.00–129.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	775	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.98/cwt	142.00–147.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	145.78/cwt	144.00–151.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.89/cwt	123.00–132.00	733	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.54/cwt	145.00–154.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.83/cwt	126.00–134.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	158.89/cwt	156.00–160.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	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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