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
Bulls—Low1,64289.451,46918
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 2—586116.26/cwt115.00–117.006818
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483125.61/cwt124.00–127.006078
HeifersMedium and Large 2—617115.38/cwt110.00–117.0071210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424127.39/cwt125.00–130.0054010
HeifersMedium and Large 2—367130.62/cwt130.00–132.0047910
HeifersMedium and Large 2—305136.00/cwt136.00–136.004154
SteersMedium and Large 2—285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004563
SteersMedium and Large 2—345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005354
SteersMedium and Large 2—681125.39/cwt125.00–131.0085430
SteersMedium and Large 2—468149.66/cwt145.00–152.0070011
SteersMedium and Large 2—566137.14/cwt135.00–140.007767
SteersMedium and Large 2—625136.02/cwt135.00–137.008504
BullsMedium and Large 2—571119.72/cwt116.00–123.0068415
BullsMedium and Large 2—519123.16/cwt120.00–126.0063913
BullsMedium and Large 2—640115.16/cwt110.00–118.0073712
BullsMedium and Large 2—467126.68/cwt124.00–130.0059212
SteersMedium and Large 2—520140.22/cwt138.00–142.0072917
SteersMedium and Large 2—423151.61/cwt150.00–155.0064115
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325141.62/cwt138.00–146.0046014
BullsMedium and Large 1—479135.51/cwt134.00–139.006499
BullsMedium and Large 1—385153.95/cwt150.00–158.005938
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482131.19/cwt128.00–136.0063223
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561122.13/cwt120.00–125.0068520
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516128.52/cwt124.00–131.0066320
SteersMedium and Large 1—740126.00/cwt126.00–126.009323
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1—605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007963
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425135.71/cwt133.00–138.0057714
SteersMedium and Large 1—515150.60/cwt148.00–152.0077610
SteersMedium and Large 1—481157.00/cwt155.00–160.007558
SteersMedium and Large 1—287169.33/cwt168.00–170.004863
SteersMedium and Large 1—890106.00/cwt106.00–106.009432
SteersMedium and Large 1—340163.00/cwt163.00–163.005541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377138.34/cwt135.00–143.0052215
BullsMedium and Large 2—765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008032
BullsMedium and Large 2—705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007763
BullsMedium and Large 2—685114.85/cwt112.00–116.007877
BullsMedium and Large 2—433136.53/cwt133.00–140.0059112
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530119.21/cwt115.00–121.0063210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007462
BullsMedium and Large 3—540115.80/cwt115.00–117.006255
BullsMedium and Large 3—76597.00/cwt97.00–97.007422
BullsMedium and Large 3—645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006773
BullsMedium and Large 3—420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005464
BullsMedium and Large 3—565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006224
BullsMedium and Large 3—360139.00/cwt139.00–139.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528111.00/cwt110.00–112.0058610
Bulls——1,44083.99/cwt82.00–86.001,2094
Bulls——1,66889.41/cwt87.00–92.001,49110
SteersMedium and Large 3—415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005814
SteersMedium and Large 3—462138.11/cwt137.00–140.0063810
BullsMedium and Large 3—725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315123.00/cwt123.00–123.003872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,016.67/cwt925.00–1,150.00—15
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——633.33/cwt550.00–700.00—3
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005103
HeifersMedium and Large 3—205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,712.50/cwt1,500.00–1,925.00—4
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,160.00/cwt1,050.00–1,300.00—10
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50065.76/cwt63.00–68.009868
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,65069.48/cwt69.00–70.001,1462
SteersMedium and Large 3—560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006942
SteersMedium and Large 3—636120.00/cwt120.00–120.0076315
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——884.38/cwt825.00–925.00—16
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——820.00/cwt750.00–875.00—5
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——716.67/cwt700.00–750.00—6
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——891.67/cwt775.00–975.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,025.00/cwt975.00–1,075.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,237.50/cwt1,200.00–1,275.00—2
BullsMedium and Large 1—630122.92/cwt120.00–124.0077428
BullsMedium and Large 1—728119.33/cwt119.00–120.008693
BullsMedium and Large 1—670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1—329157.83/cwt153.00–160.0051912
BullsMedium and Large 1—775114.62/cwt113.00–118.008883
SteersMedium and Large 1—408161.49/cwt160.00–162.006594
SteersMedium and Large 1—566143.79/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
Bulls——1,77995.02/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.