Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.59/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$137.59

186 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	143.57	699	80
Medium and Large 3	426	138.59	590	12thin
Medium and Large 1	683	132.38	904	94

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale186 hd

137.59

—

AL average16 barns · 688 hd

137.38

+0.22

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	1,559	86.17	1,343	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	71.61	793	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	69.39	974	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	56.06	537	41

Every lot, as filed

81 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 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	115.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	844	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	138.87/cwt	138.00–140.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	673	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	144.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.12/cwt	156.00–161.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.83/cwt	109.50–116.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	138.84/cwt	136.00–140.00	503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	888	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	139.52/cwt	136.00–143.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.60/cwt	124.00–129.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	160.97/cwt	158.00–166.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	975	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	77.03/cwt	75.00–80.00	866	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	64.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	707	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	70.79/cwt	68.00–74.00	783	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	53.28/cwt	50.00–56.00	505	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	59.61/cwt	57.00–63.00	579	18
Bulls	—	—	2,125	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,955	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,136.11/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	716.00/cwt	600.00–875.00	—	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	829.17/cwt	675.00–975.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	718.75/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	110.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	617	5
Bulls	—	—	1,562	87.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,374	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,378.68/cwt	1,025.00–1,550.00	—	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,693.18/cwt	1,600.00–1,800.00	—	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.90/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	814.71/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,310.71/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,065.00/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	121.11/cwt	120.50–124.00	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	4
Bulls	—	—	1,437	80.70/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,160	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	68.87/cwt	65.00–71.00	994	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	147.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	145.76/cwt	145.00–146.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	157.72/cwt	156.00–158.00	561	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.83/cwt	146.00–155.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.60/cwt	127.00–128.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.05/cwt	139.00–144.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	146.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	483	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	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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