Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 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 $124.88/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$124.88

148 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	131.00	625	38
Medium and Large 2	468	123.72	579	90
Medium and Large 3	395	118.45	468	20

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $157 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 sale148 hd

124.88

—

AL average11 barns · 855 hd

123.17

+1.71

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	1,646	85.46	1,407	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	67.57	1,015	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,096	66.15	725	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	51.38	448	36

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	619	131.11/cwt	128.00–133.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.86/cwt	134.00–136.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	108.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	103.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	130.72/cwt	128.00–133.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.42/cwt	128.00–132.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	121.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	139.53/cwt	136.00–144.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.78/cwt	100.00–102.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	133.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	140.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.92/cwt	153.00–158.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	139.45/cwt	138.00–140.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.59/cwt	119.00–120.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.43/cwt	154.00–160.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	140.47/cwt	138.00–142.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	126.80/cwt	124.00–128.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	140.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	834	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	52.34/cwt	50.00–55.00	459	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	45.40/cwt	45.00–47.00	385	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	65.81/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,014	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	69.33/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,015	7
Bulls	—	—	1,666	85.13/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,418	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	429.17/cwt	400.00–475.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	504.17/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	557.14/cwt	475.00–625.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	137.54/cwt	133.00–141.00	648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	118.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	378	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	566.67/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.65/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/cwt	875.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	805.77/cwt	675.00–975.00	—	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	61.03/cwt	58.00–63.00	623	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	72.83/cwt	71.00–75.00	903	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	66.50/cwt	64.00–70.00	722	46
Bulls	—	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	544	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	137.92/cwt	136.00–140.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.21/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	128.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	477	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	133.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	127.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	551	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	157.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.29/cwt	110.00–117.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.43/cwt	119.00–126.00	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3

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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