Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.82/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −69.67 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$140.82

128 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	145.13	753	34
Medium and Large 2	496	140.37	696	63
Medium and Large 3	437	137.01	599	31

One grade step is worth $8.11/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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale128 hd

140.82

—

AL average14 barns · 1,031 hd

136.94

+3.88

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−69.67

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	1,607	83.15	1,337	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	63.57	755	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	61.77	845	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	51.98	517	15

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	152.01/cwt	150.00–153.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	135.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	162.58/cwt	160.00–164.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	132.17/cwt	130.00–133.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	155.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	142.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	472	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.44/cwt	149.00–152.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	138.59/cwt	136.00–142.00	516	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.78/cwt	163.00–166.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.67/cwt	158.00–164.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	135.58/cwt	132.00–139.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.93/cwt	129.00–136.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.67/cwt	166.00–168.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.77/cwt	129.00–134.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.61/cwt	66.00–70.00	807	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	61.77/cwt	60.00–63.00	845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	57.66/cwt	57.00–58.00	656	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	746	42
Bulls	—	—	1,597	84.75/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,353	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	79.16/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,155.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	820.00/cwt	675.00–875.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	620.45/cwt	525.00–675.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	53.25/cwt	52.00–57.00	506	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,017.19/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,530.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,700.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,260.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,425.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	929.41/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,418.75/cwt	1,375.00–1,450.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	124.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	50.08/cwt	48.00–51.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	142.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	131.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	155.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	159.46/cwt	158.00–160.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	718	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	98.67/cwt	98.00–99.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.31/cwt	113.00–115.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	136.57/cwt	134.00–138.00	445	8

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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