Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 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 $123.74/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$123.74

203 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	129.92	628	98
Medium and Large 2	496	120.68	599	67
Medium and Large 3	451	113.16	510	38

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $117 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 sale203 hd

123.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,523 hd

128.81

−5.08

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	1,654	81.73	1,352	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	62.04	688	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	55.76	801	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	49.00	473	22

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	362	164.69/cwt	164.00–166.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	127.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	670	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.67/cwt	107.00–110.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	136.51/cwt	133.00–141.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.38/cwt	151.00–152.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	102.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.17/cwt	140.00–146.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	137.33/cwt	133.00–140.00	781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.18/cwt	152.00–159.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	120.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	748	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.68/cwt	116.00–121.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	150.95/cwt	148.00–154.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	710	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	148.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	111.09/cwt	108.00–115.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.74/cwt	126.00–131.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	239	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.00	408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.43/cwt	129.00–136.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	140.17/cwt	138.00–144.00	513	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	151.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	158.97/cwt	156.00–162.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.82/cwt	160.00–164.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.61/cwt	155.00–159.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	620	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	165.71/cwt	163.00–168.00	467	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.88/cwt	134.00–138.00	838	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	55.35/cwt	53.00–58.00	780	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	55.93/cwt	53.00–57.00	595	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	67.42/cwt	65.00–71.00	763	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	61.25/cwt	58.00–64.00	682	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	51.43/cwt	48.00–54.00	489	15
Bulls	—	—	1,811	88.30/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,599	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,412.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	842.86/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	672.22/cwt	525.00–775.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.89/cwt	138.00–144.00	741	12
Bulls	—	—	1,589	83.70/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,330	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	655.00/cwt	575.00–725.00	—	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	43.79/cwt	42.00–47.00	436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	408	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	758.33/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/cwt	675.00–975.00	—	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	126.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	146.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	542	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	75.07/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,206	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	140.47/cwt	135.00–144.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.27/cwt	134.00–135.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	136.19/cwt	133.00–139.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.76/cwt	123.00–128.00	790	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	546	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.40/cwt	148.00–152.00	544	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	147.82/cwt	147.00–149.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	112.48/cwt	111.00–113.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	823	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	141.80/cwt	138.00–143.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	82.30/cwt	81.00–85.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	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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