Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.85/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$125.85

449 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	128.07	668	272
Medium and Large 2	482	124.13	598	139
Medium and Large 3	467	116.18	542	38

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $126 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 sale449 hd

125.85

—

AL average16 barns · 2,355 hd

127.84

−1.99

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	1,752	85.06	1,490	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	61.10	706	146
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	56.71	844	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	50.76	510	19

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	615	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	837	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	110.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	733	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.60/cwt	164.00–167.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.02/cwt	124.00–131.00	673	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	788	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	152.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.54/cwt	131.00–138.00	640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	137.85/cwt	134.00–142.00	582	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	644	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	145.01/cwt	140.00–149.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	120.56/cwt	117.00–123.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	163.14/cwt	162.00–164.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.94/cwt	132.00–136.00	520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.64/cwt	129.00–132.00	820	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	530	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	125.31/cwt	124.00–126.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	146.76/cwt	145.00–149.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.26/cwt	108.00–110.00	792	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	143.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	467	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.28/cwt	153.00–160.00	678	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.63/cwt	152.00–159.00	739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	95.60/cwt	95.00–98.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	811	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	769	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.14/cwt	160.00–163.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	934	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	55.38/cwt	53.00–57.00	620	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	46.72/cwt	45.00–48.00	435	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	52.63/cwt	50.00–55.00	546	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	55.78/cwt	53.00–58.00	839	13
Bulls	—	—	1,748	81.92/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,432	6
Bulls	—	—	1,754	86.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,525	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.42/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	632.69/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	720.00/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.05/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	61.38/cwt	58.00–64.00	713	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	59.72/cwt	59.00–60.00	856	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,208.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	704.17/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	475.00–675.00	—	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	66.86/cwt	65.00–71.00	794	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	627	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	157.41/cwt	156.00–158.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	137.96/cwt	136.00–139.00	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	560	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.91/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	145.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	767	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.97/cwt	109.00–116.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.35/cwt	151.00–160.00	666	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	124.30/cwt	123.00–126.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	132.17/cwt	131.00–134.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	139.23/cwt	136.00–142.00	388	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	151.13/cwt	150.00–153.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	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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