Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $134.44/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$134.44

211 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	137.85	691	101
Medium and Large 2	458	133.99	613	81
Medium and Large 3	461	123.84	571	29

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $120 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 sale211 hd

134.44

—

AL average16 barns · 2,537 hd

131.98

+2.47

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	1,641	88.50	1,452	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	74.16	843	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	73.55	1,046	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	57.11	530	15

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	150.23/cwt	148.00–153.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	786	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	145.27/cwt	141.00–148.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	144.87/cwt	142.00–147.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	687	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	154.53/cwt	151.00–158.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.10/cwt	132.00–140.00	731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.59/cwt	128.00–130.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.33/cwt	148.00–151.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	176.55/cwt	174.00–180.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	159.25/cwt	158.00–160.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	113.01/cwt	109.00–117.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	185.96/cwt	182.00–188.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	132.90/cwt	132.00–134.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.09/cwt	128.00–137.00	628	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	155.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	165.46/cwt	164.00–168.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	141.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	142.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.36/cwt	147.00–151.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	158.33/cwt	154.00–162.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	139.18/cwt	138.00–141.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.54/cwt	116.00–119.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.85/cwt	196.00–202.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.27/cwt	170.00–176.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.69/cwt	160.00–166.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	157.17/cwt	156.00–158.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	166.82/cwt	162.00–170.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	808	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	78.04/cwt	76.00–82.00	903	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	60.52/cwt	59.00–62.00	559	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	95.30/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	88.61/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,484	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	54.83/cwt	52.00–58.00	511	9
Bulls	—	—	1,363	81.25/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.67/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	863.24/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	65.33/cwt	63.00–67.00	628	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	72.60/cwt	68.00–75.00	844	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	77.48/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,095	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	70.93/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	168.71/cwt	166.00–170.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	164.91/cwt	162.00–168.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.63/cwt	160.00–164.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	143.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	184.33/cwt	184.00–185.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	157.13/cwt	154.00–160.00	369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.83/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	148.38/cwt	147.00–150.00	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	150.72/cwt	150.00–152.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	222	179.63/cwt	175.00–182.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.98/cwt	107.00–119.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.88/cwt	132.00–135.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.20/cwt	122.00–130.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	123.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	580	5

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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