Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-06-09

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 9
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
20 vs last sale 740 80 vs year ago 800 · 10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
5 vs last sale 155 27 vs year ago 123 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
19 vs last sale 84 92 vs year ago 157 · 58.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $126.79/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$126.79
192 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468131.45615110
Medium and Large 2493122.8260662
Medium and Large 3494113.5056020
One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $55 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 sale192 hd
126.79
AL average16 barns · 1,699 hd
125.89
+0.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,64289.451,46918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11067.7475280
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53066.501,01810
CowsLean 85-90%Low92253.2249122

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2586116.26/cwt115.00–117.006818
HeifersMedium and Large 2483125.61/cwt124.00–127.006078
HeifersMedium and Large 2617115.38/cwt110.00–117.0071210
HeifersMedium and Large 2424127.39/cwt125.00–130.0054010
HeifersMedium and Large 2367130.62/cwt130.00–132.0047910
HeifersMedium and Large 2305136.00/cwt136.00–136.004154
SteersMedium and Large 2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004563
SteersMedium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005354
SteersMedium and Large 2681125.39/cwt125.00–131.0085430
SteersMedium and Large 2468149.66/cwt145.00–152.0070011
SteersMedium and Large 2566137.14/cwt135.00–140.007767
SteersMedium and Large 2625136.02/cwt135.00–137.008504
BullsMedium and Large 2571119.72/cwt116.00–123.0068415
BullsMedium and Large 2519123.16/cwt120.00–126.0063913
BullsMedium and Large 2640115.16/cwt110.00–118.0073712
BullsMedium and Large 2467126.68/cwt124.00–130.0059212
SteersMedium and Large 2520140.22/cwt138.00–142.0072917
SteersMedium and Large 2423151.61/cwt150.00–155.0064115
HeifersMedium and Large 1325141.62/cwt138.00–146.0046014
BullsMedium and Large 1479135.51/cwt134.00–139.006499
BullsMedium and Large 1385153.95/cwt150.00–158.005938
HeifersMedium and Large 1482131.19/cwt128.00–136.0063223
HeifersMedium and Large 1561122.13/cwt120.00–125.0068520
HeifersMedium and Large 1516128.52/cwt124.00–131.0066320
SteersMedium and Large 1740126.00/cwt126.00–126.009323
SteersMedium and Large 11,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007963
HeifersMedium and Large 1625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1425135.71/cwt133.00–138.0057714
SteersMedium and Large 1515150.60/cwt148.00–152.0077610
SteersMedium and Large 1481157.00/cwt155.00–160.007558
SteersMedium and Large 1287169.33/cwt168.00–170.004863
SteersMedium and Large 1890106.00/cwt106.00–106.009432
SteersMedium and Large 1340163.00/cwt163.00–163.005541
HeifersMedium and Large 1377138.34/cwt135.00–143.0052215
BullsMedium and Large 2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008032
BullsMedium and Large 2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007763
BullsMedium and Large 2685114.85/cwt112.00–116.007877
BullsMedium and Large 2433136.53/cwt133.00–140.0059112
HeifersMedium and Large 2530119.21/cwt115.00–121.0063210
HeifersMedium and Large 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007462
BullsMedium and Large 3540115.80/cwt115.00–117.006255
BullsMedium and Large 376597.00/cwt97.00–97.007422
BullsMedium and Large 3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006773
BullsMedium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005464
BullsMedium and Large 3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006224
BullsMedium and Large 3360139.00/cwt139.00–139.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 3528111.00/cwt110.00–112.0058610
Bulls1,44083.99/cwt82.00–86.001,2094
Bulls1,66889.41/cwt87.00–92.001,49110
SteersMedium and Large 3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005814
SteersMedium and Large 3462138.11/cwt137.00–140.0063810
BullsMedium and Large 3725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 3315123.00/cwt123.00–123.003872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,016.67/cwt925.00–1,150.0015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3633.33/cwt550.00–700.003
HeifersMedium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 3670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005103
HeifersMedium and Large 3205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,712.50/cwt1,500.00–1,925.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,160.00/cwt1,050.00–1,300.0010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50065.76/cwt63.00–68.009868
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65069.48/cwt69.00–70.001,1462
SteersMedium and Large 3560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006942
SteersMedium and Large 3636120.00/cwt120.00–120.0076315
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2884.38/cwt825.00–925.0016
Bred CowsSmall 1-2820.00/cwt750.00–875.005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3716.67/cwt700.00–750.006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2891.67/cwt775.00–975.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025.00/cwt975.00–1,075.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,237.50/cwt1,200.00–1,275.002
BullsMedium and Large 1630122.92/cwt120.00–124.0077428
BullsMedium and Large 1728119.33/cwt119.00–120.008693
BullsMedium and Large 1670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1329157.83/cwt153.00–160.0051912
BullsMedium and Large 1775114.62/cwt113.00–118.008883
SteersMedium and Large 1408161.49/cwt160.00–162.006594
SteersMedium and Large 1566143.79/cwt142.50–149.0081412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10164.54/cwt62.00–66.0071134
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11473.61/cwt73.00–74.008205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11669.68/cwt67.00–72.0077841
CowsLean 85-90%87150.32/cwt48.00–52.0043812
CowsLean 85-90%98456.69/cwt54.00–59.0055810
Bulls1,77995.02/cwt94.00–96.001,6904

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.