Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.53/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$122.53

105 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	129.16	596	22
Medium and Large 2	455	122.89	559	61
Medium and Large 3	448	114.93	515	22

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $81 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 sale105 hd

122.53

—

AL average13 barns · 1,247 hd

120.62

+1.91

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	—	Low	1,681	86.73	1,458	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	74.01	837	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	69.98	1,017	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	832	52.38	436	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	135.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.43/cwt	119.00–120.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	464	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.00	421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	94.99/cwt	93.00–97.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	144.68/cwt	142.00–146.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.76/cwt	121.00–129.00	579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	120.72/cwt	120.00–123.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.45/cwt	127.00–136.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	132.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	486	8
Bulls	—	—	1,915	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	481	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	69.31/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,031	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	972	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	79.54/cwt	78.00–83.00	924	20
Bulls	—	—	1,603	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,405	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	608.33/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	746.43/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	947.22/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,525.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	617.86/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.07/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.67/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	138.55/cwt	136.00–140.00	377	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	73.90/cwt	71.00–77.00	813	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	67.32/cwt	63.00–70.00	780	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	48.04/cwt	44.00–50.00	352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	536	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	942.19/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	118.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.08/cwt	114.00–118.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	164.11/cwt	158.00–166.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	124.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	134.84/cwt	134.00–136.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	113.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	132.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	113.73/cwt	111.00–115.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	125.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	142.46/cwt	140.00–144.00	476	4

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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