Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.62/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$127.62

180 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	132.03	706	88
Medium and Large 2	504	124.81	629	65
Medium and Large 3	413	120.02	496	27

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $210 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 sale180 hd

127.62

—

AL average15 barns · 1,581 hd

133.82

−6.20

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	1,457	92.77	1,352	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	74.94	1,071	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	71.38	799	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	54.46	520	36

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1	—	468	153.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.09/cwt	144.00–151.00	694	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	128.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.26/cwt	154.00–160.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.50/cwt	152.00–158.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	121.86/cwt	118.00–124.00	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	176.94/cwt	174.00–180.00	563	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.72/cwt	121.00–130.00	717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.06/cwt	148.00–155.00	786	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.17/cwt	160.00–166.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	152.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	134.20/cwt	133.00–137.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.18/cwt	121.00–126.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.73/cwt	139.00–146.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	113.16/cwt	111.00–115.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.22/cwt	137.00–144.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	137.37/cwt	137.00–138.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.85/cwt	169.00–172.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.08/cwt	164.00–168.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	75.73/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	65.93/cwt	62.00–78.00	710	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	70.92/cwt	68.00–74.00	788	48
Bulls	—	—	1,419	92.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,313	11
Bulls	—	—	1,364	87.10/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,188	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	99.83/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,632	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	852.78/cwt	650.00–950.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	968.06/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	906.25/cwt	875.00–950.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,536.67/cwt	1,350.00–1,750.00	—	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,044.12/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	—	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	717.86/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,152.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	51.18/cwt	49.00–53.00	499	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	56.80/cwt	54.00–60.00	535	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	77.02/cwt	75.00–80.00	901	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	133.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.55/cwt	110.00–114.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.10/cwt	113.00–120.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	133.91/cwt	131.00–136.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	148.57/cwt	146.00–150.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	106.64/cwt	104.00–110.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.72/cwt	138.00–140.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.88/cwt	128.00–135.00	618	7

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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