Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.49/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −77.00 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$133.49

117 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	136.97	723	69
Medium and Large 2	533	129.00	687	37
Medium and Large 3	464	126.74	589	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about $134 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale117 hd

133.49

—

AL average15 barns · 1,258 hd

125.12

+8.37

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−77.00

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	—	Average	1,628	90.24	1,469	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	69.40	776	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	66.29	904	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	55.71	505	8thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	623	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.56/cwt	128.00–136.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	938	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	113.24/cwt	111.00–116.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	139.28/cwt	136.00–143.00	533	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	119.77/cwt	117.00–121.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.51/cwt	143.00–148.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	129.75/cwt	128.00–131.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.81/cwt	148.00–150.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	145.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	166.66/cwt	166.00–168.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	157.36/cwt	157.00–158.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	647	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	136.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	121.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	162.09/cwt	158.00–166.00	430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.99/cwt	143.00–146.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	69.40/cwt	67.00–73.00	800	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	64.77/cwt	62.00–66.00	698	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	75.68/cwt	74.00–79.00	790	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	59.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	89.49/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,642	4
Bulls	—	—	1,210	84.37/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.71/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	863.89/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	53.15/cwt	51.00–55.00	463	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,161.54/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	—	26
Bulls	—	—	1,843	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	66.29/cwt	64.00–69.00	904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	151.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	103.30/cwt	101.00–105.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	119.42/cwt	117.00–121.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.76/cwt	138.00–141.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	140.47/cwt	138.00–144.00	680	8

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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