Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher on strong demand. Replacement cows and pairs sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.08/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$125.08

207 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	129.24	631	114
Medium and Large 2	503	120.19	604	73
Medium and Large 3	391	119.25	467	20

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $165 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 sale207 hd

125.08

—

AL average16 barns · 1,779 hd

129.31

−4.23

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	1,375	87.02	1,197	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	74.46	874	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	70.21	1,010	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	54.60	519	11

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.71/cwt	123.00–128.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	132.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.25/cwt	154.00–162.00	594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.79/cwt	140.00–143.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	136.15/cwt	133.00–138.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	111.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	148.42/cwt	146.00–150.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.84/cwt	134.00–138.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	568	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.56/cwt	126.00–135.00	750	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	162.66/cwt	161.00–165.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.09/cwt	117.00–122.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.30/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	819	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.50/cwt	118.00–127.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	140.95/cwt	138.00–144.00	530	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	156.51/cwt	155.00–159.00	726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.85/cwt	123.00–130.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.87/cwt	135.00–137.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	173.19/cwt	172.00–174.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	168.50/cwt	168.00–170.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	164.82/cwt	164.00–166.00	537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	67.19/cwt	65.00–70.00	959	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	78.30/cwt	76.00–81.00	920	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	65.62/cwt	62.00–68.00	732	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	73.12/cwt	69.00–75.00	875	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	50.00/cwt	48.00–53.00	470	5
Bulls	—	—	1,170	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	919	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,052.78/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,390.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,650.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	625.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,041.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	95.54/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,515	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	642.86/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	58.43/cwt	58.00–60.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	126.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	719	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	725.00–925.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	768.75/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	139.85/cwt	138.00–141.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,304	84.18/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,098	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	73.23/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.10/cwt	133.00–139.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	121.80/cwt	121.00–122.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	149.29/cwt	148.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	403	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.81/cwt	142.00–148.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.61/cwt	131.00–136.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	107.19/cwt	106.00–109.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.36/cwt	115.00–122.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.57/cwt	132.00–138.00	439	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	117.39/cwt	114.00–120.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	154.33/cwt	152.00–156.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	131.90/cwt	130.00–133.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	132.69/cwt	129.00–135.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	920	76.98/cwt	74.00–80.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.80/cwt	127.00–132.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	148.91/cwt	145.00–151.00	691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.49/cwt	139.00–148.00	676	21

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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