Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-04-21

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 21
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 580▲ 310 vs year ago 492 · +63.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 170▲ 129 vs year ago 48 · +268.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 65▲ 59 vs year ago 21 · +281.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.69/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$129.69
197 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.86
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517131.7168174
Medium and Large 2473130.7861889
Medium and Large 3450122.4055134
One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $130 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 sale197 hd
129.69
—
AL average15 barns · 1,435 hd
126.83
+2.86
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,41282.291,16116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13266.62754128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44661.498899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98051.3250322

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2—438147.64/cwt145.00–149.006478
BullsMedium and Large 2—373152.35/cwt148.00–156.0056815
BullsMedium and Large 2—333162.98/cwt162.00–164.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 1—455139.20/cwt138.00–140.006335
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330151.03/cwt149.00–152.004986
BullsMedium and Large 1—580133.00/cwt133.00–133.007712
BullsMedium and Large 1—324166.64/cwt165.00–168.005405
SteersMedium and Large 1—205182.00/cwt182.00–182.003731
BullsMedium and Large 1—820104.00/cwt104.00–104.008531
BullsMedium and Large 1—664113.99/cwt111.00–117.0075710
BullsMedium and Large 1—755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008083
SteersMedium and Large 2—361165.00/cwt162.00–168.0059615
HeifersMedium and Large 1—835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1—87593.46/cwt90.00–97.008182
SteersMedium and Large 2—477152.28/cwt149.00–155.0072612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
BullsMedium and Large 1—480146.70/cwt144.00–149.0070411
SteersMedium and Large 2—331166.83/cwt164.00–168.005527
SteersMedium and Large 2—725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,05575.00/cwt75.00–75.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,04080.00/cwt80.00–80.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—729110.14/cwt110.00–111.0080314
BullsMedium and Large 2—576122.40/cwt119.00–125.007056
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007902
SteersMedium and Large 1—509151.40/cwt148.00–154.007715
SteersMedium and Large 1—630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1—570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 1—367147.35/cwt146.00–149.0054111
SteersMedium and Large 1—711128.50/cwt128.50–128.509149
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621118.00/cwt118.00–118.007338
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419142.53/cwt141.00–144.0059711
BullsMedium and Large 1—290174.00/cwt174.00–174.005052
BullsMedium and Large 1—87895.49/cwt95.00–96.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1—643118.76/cwt115.00–120.007644
SteersMedium and Large 1—461160.78/cwt158.00–164.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—517131.50/cwt130.00–133.0068010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007193
SteersMedium and Large 1—415163.80/cwt162.00–165.0068010
HeifersMedium and Large 1—210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003472
BullsMedium and Large 1—427150.86/cwt150.00–152.006447
BullsMedium and Large 1—520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007122
SteersMedium and Large 1—361170.00/cwt170.00–170.006145
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45660.49/cwt58.00–63.008817
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41365.00/cwt64.00–66.009182
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16872.86/cwt70.00–76.0085136
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06859.03/cwt56.00–62.0063026
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13866.20/cwt63.00–69.0075366
Bulls——1,27572.35/cwt70.00–78.009223
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——840.00/cwt650.00–950.00—10
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,618.75/cwt1,400.00–1,950.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——834.09/cwt700.00–1,000.00—22
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,200.00/cwt1,150.00–1,250.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——952.27/cwt850.00–1,250.00—11
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——741.67/cwt725.00–750.00—3
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,077.27/cwt1,000.00–1,200.00—22
BullsMedium and Large 3—435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006094
SteersMedium and Large 3—65599.00/cwt99.00–99.006483
SteersMedium and Large 3—590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007082
CowsLean 85-90%—97847.37/cwt45.00–50.004636
CowsLean 85-90%—98152.80/cwt51.00–56.0051816
Bulls——1,44384.58/cwt80.00–87.001,22013
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474133.40/cwt129.00–136.0063218
SteersMedium and Large 3—460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 3—468118.01/cwt115.00–120.005525
SteersMedium and Large 3—540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570113.27/cwt111.00–114.006464
BullsMedium and Large 3—560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006443
BullsMedium and Large 2—483138.97/cwt138.00–140.006716
HeifersMedium and Large 3—421124.33/cwt120.00–128.005238
HeifersMedium and Large 3—336135.21/cwt134.00–136.004545
SteersMedium and Large 3—430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368131.51/cwt130.00–133.004844
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424134.98/cwt130.00–138.0057210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—314145.33/cwt142.00–148.004568
HeifersMedium and Large 3—521115.22/cwt114.00–118.006008
SteersMedium and Large 3—389159.61/cwt159.00–160.006215
BullsMedium and Large 3—325156.00/cwt156.00–156.005073
BullsMedium and Large 3—485134.08/cwt130.00–136.006503
HeifersMedium and Large 2—519125.67/cwt120.00–129.0065214
SteersMedium and Large 2—528141.66/cwt138.00–146.007489
BullsMedium and Large 3—380143.41/cwt140.00–147.005454
BullsMedium and Large 3—73297.01/cwt95.00–98.007103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295151.00/cwt151.00–151.004453
SteersMedium and Large 2—426156.98/cwt153.00–160.0066915
BullsMedium and Large 2—628110.20/cwt109.00–111.006925
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683110.51/cwt110.00–111.007554
BullsMedium and Large 2—725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007692
BullsMedium and Large 2—82595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 2—382137.74/cwt135.00–142.0052620
SteersMedium and Large 2—645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1—367160.65/cwt160.00–162.005903
BullsMedium and Large 2—77399.40/cwt99.00–100.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569119.75/cwt116.00–122.006815
SteersMedium and Large 2—573139.42/cwt139.00–140.007997

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.