Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.30/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −75.19 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$135.30

136 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	143.89	622	32
Medium and Large 2	482	135.62	653	82
Medium and Large 3	553	121.60	672	22

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about −$50 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 $177.83, 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 sale136 hd

135.30

—

AL average15 barns · 1,319 hd

127.20

+8.10

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−75.19

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	1,516	87.30	1,323	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	70.77	813	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	68.82	1,029	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	60.34	587	32

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	149.36/cwt	148.00–150.00	801	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	126.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.73/cwt	126.00–129.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.37/cwt	114.00–118.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	127.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	660	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	171.42/cwt	170.00–174.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	134.39/cwt	134.00–136.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	111.60/cwt	111.00–112.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	122.50/cwt	122.00–124.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.71/cwt	152.00–157.00	495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	622	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	62.09/cwt	60.00–65.00	600	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	56.48/cwt	54.00–59.00	557	10
Bulls	—	—	1,525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	89.06/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,421	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,388	81.49/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,131	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,215.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	—	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,800.00	—	26
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,233.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,264.29/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	600.00–975.00	—	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	68.40/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,020	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	66.48/cwt	64.00–68.00	735	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	75.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	894	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	71.38/cwt	69.00–74.00	831	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	129.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	107.98/cwt	106.00–109.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	146.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.11/cwt	127.00–133.00	561	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.23/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	149.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	124.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	151.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	496	9

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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