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
BullsLow1,41282.291,16116
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 2438147.64/cwt145.00–149.006478
BullsMedium and Large 2373152.35/cwt148.00–156.0056815
BullsMedium and Large 2333162.98/cwt162.00–164.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 1455139.20/cwt138.00–140.006335
HeifersMedium and Large 1330151.03/cwt149.00–152.004986
BullsMedium and Large 1580133.00/cwt133.00–133.007712
BullsMedium and Large 1324166.64/cwt165.00–168.005405
SteersMedium and Large 1205182.00/cwt182.00–182.003731
BullsMedium and Large 1820104.00/cwt104.00–104.008531
BullsMedium and Large 1664113.99/cwt111.00–117.0075710
BullsMedium and Large 1755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008083
SteersMedium and Large 2361165.00/cwt162.00–168.0059615
HeifersMedium and Large 1835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 187593.46/cwt90.00–97.008182
SteersMedium and Large 2477152.28/cwt149.00–155.0072612
HeifersMedium and Large 1290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
BullsMedium and Large 1480146.70/cwt144.00–149.0070411
SteersMedium and Large 2331166.83/cwt164.00–168.005527
SteersMedium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 21,05575.00/cwt75.00–75.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 21,04080.00/cwt80.00–80.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1729110.14/cwt110.00–111.0080314
BullsMedium and Large 2576122.40/cwt119.00–125.007056
HeifersMedium and Large 2725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007902
SteersMedium and Large 1509151.40/cwt148.00–154.007715
SteersMedium and Large 1630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 1367147.35/cwt146.00–149.0054111
SteersMedium and Large 1711128.50/cwt128.50–128.509149
HeifersMedium and Large 1621118.00/cwt118.00–118.007338
HeifersMedium and Large 1419142.53/cwt141.00–144.0059711
BullsMedium and Large 1290174.00/cwt174.00–174.005052
BullsMedium and Large 187895.49/cwt95.00–96.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1643118.76/cwt115.00–120.007644
SteersMedium and Large 1461160.78/cwt158.00–164.0074110
HeifersMedium and Large 1517131.50/cwt130.00–133.0068010
HeifersMedium and Large 1580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007193
SteersMedium and Large 1415163.80/cwt162.00–165.0068010
HeifersMedium and Large 1210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003472
BullsMedium and Large 1427150.86/cwt150.00–152.006447
BullsMedium and Large 1520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007122
SteersMedium and Large 1361170.00/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
Bulls1,27572.35/cwt70.00–78.009223
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2840.00/cwt650.00–950.0010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,618.75/cwt1,400.00–1,950.008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3650.00/cwt650.00–650.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2834.09/cwt700.00–1,000.0022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,200.00/cwt1,150.00–1,250.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2952.27/cwt850.00–1,250.0011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2741.67/cwt725.00–750.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,077.27/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0022
BullsMedium and Large 3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006094
SteersMedium and Large 365599.00/cwt99.00–99.006483
SteersMedium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007082
CowsLean 85-90%97847.37/cwt45.00–50.004636
CowsLean 85-90%98152.80/cwt51.00–56.0051816
Bulls1,44384.58/cwt80.00–87.001,22013
HeifersMedium and Large 2474133.40/cwt129.00–136.0063218
SteersMedium and Large 3460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 3468118.01/cwt115.00–120.005525
SteersMedium and Large 3540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006913
HeifersMedium and Large 3570113.27/cwt111.00–114.006464
BullsMedium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006443
BullsMedium and Large 2483138.97/cwt138.00–140.006716
HeifersMedium and Large 3421124.33/cwt120.00–128.005238
HeifersMedium and Large 3336135.21/cwt134.00–136.004545
SteersMedium and Large 3430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 3368131.51/cwt130.00–133.004844
HeifersMedium and Large 2424134.98/cwt130.00–138.0057210
HeifersMedium and Large 2314145.33/cwt142.00–148.004568
HeifersMedium and Large 3521115.22/cwt114.00–118.006008
SteersMedium and Large 3389159.61/cwt159.00–160.006215
BullsMedium and Large 3325156.00/cwt156.00–156.005073
BullsMedium and Large 3485134.08/cwt130.00–136.006503
HeifersMedium and Large 2519125.67/cwt120.00–129.0065214
SteersMedium and Large 2528141.66/cwt138.00–146.007489
BullsMedium and Large 3380143.41/cwt140.00–147.005454
BullsMedium and Large 373297.01/cwt95.00–98.007103
HeifersMedium and Large 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 2295151.00/cwt151.00–151.004453
SteersMedium and Large 2426156.98/cwt153.00–160.0066915
BullsMedium and Large 2628110.20/cwt109.00–111.006925
HeifersMedium and Large 2683110.51/cwt110.00–111.007554
BullsMedium and Large 2725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007692
BullsMedium and Large 282595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 2382137.74/cwt135.00–142.0052620
SteersMedium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1367160.65/cwt160.00–162.005903
BullsMedium and Large 277399.40/cwt99.00–100.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 2569119.75/cwt116.00–122.006815
SteersMedium and Large 2573139.42/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.