Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-06-16

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
921 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 720▼ 50 vs year ago 971 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 150▼ 26 vs year ago 201 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 65▼ 100 vs year ago 171 · −58.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $131.18/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$131.18
223 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.57
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524134.60706159
Medium and Large 2522123.8764751
Medium and Large 3450117.9953013thin
One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about $175 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 sale223 hd
131.18
—
AL average16 barns · 1,783 hd
128.61
+2.57
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—Average1,71590.641,55512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16169.94812101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44665.6394917
CowsLean 85-90%Low96656.9855124

Every lot, as filed

80 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
SteersMedium and Large 2—480149.86/cwt146.00–152.0071913
BullsMedium and Large 3—425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005702
BullsMedium and Large 1—417153.67/cwt150.00–157.006416
BullsMedium and Large 1—774121.55/cwt120.00–124.009419
HeifersMedium and Large 2—572118.75/cwt118.00–120.006798
SteersMedium and Large 1—658136.40/cwt130.00–139.0089831
BullsMedium and Large 2—420143.51/cwt140.00–148.0060314
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476128.82/cwt124.00–132.006137
HeifersMedium and Large 1—360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475136.01/cwt133.00–137.006467
HeifersMedium and Large 1—527133.69/cwt130.00–136.0070524
SteersMedium and Large 1—638141.80/cwt138.00–143.0090513
BullsMedium and Large 1—632127.64/cwt124.00–131.008078
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423132.10/cwt130.00–135.0055914
SteersMedium and Large 1—467158.71/cwt154.00–162.007416
SteersMedium and Large 1—525151.49/cwt150.00–153.007954
HeifersMedium and Large 1—408141.97/cwt137.00–143.0057928
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—760136.94/cwt136.00–137.001,04117
SteersMedium and Large 1—710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009236
BullsMedium and Large 2—731115.56/cwt115.00–116.008459
SteersMedium and Large 1—581146.74/cwt145.00–147.0085315
BullsMedium and Large 1—378159.01/cwt158.00–160.006018
SteersMedium and Large 1—795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009542
BullsMedium and Large 1—518142.48/cwt141.00–144.007384
SteersMedium and Large 1—409161.16/cwt160.00–164.006597
BullsMedium and Large 1—715122.67/cwt121.00–125.008776
BullsMedium and Large 1—670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008382
SteersMedium and Large 1—340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—504143.00/cwt143.00–143.0072142
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614123.94/cwt122.00–127.0076119
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—567156.00/cwt156.00–156.0088524
BullsMedium and Large 1—564132.99/cwt130.00–136.007508
BullsMedium and Large 1—480148.77/cwt147.00–150.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 1—674120.08/cwt117.00–122.0080913
CowsLean 85-90%—92152.62/cwt50.00–55.004857
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40564.39/cwt62.00–67.0090512
Bulls——1,71889.32/cwt87.00–93.001,5359
Bulls——1,92399.91/cwt99.00–101.001,9212
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12665.92/cwt63.00–68.0074244
Bulls——1,27584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,057.81/cwt900.00–1,275.00—32
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——840.91/cwt700.00–950.00—22
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,050.00/cwt1,000.00–1,100.00—2
SteersMedium and Large 3—472139.33/cwt138.00–140.0065812
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——725.00/cwt700.00–750.00—4
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——833.33/cwt800.00–850.00—6
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16770.86/cwt69.00–74.0082739
CowsLean 85-90%—98558.77/cwt56.00–62.0057917
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54568.60/cwt68.00–70.001,0605
BullsMedium and Large 3—718105.51/cwt105.00–106.007584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——947.50/cwt800.00–1,175.00—10
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——745.00/cwt675.00–850.00—10
HeifersMedium and Large 3—460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005294
BullsMedium and Large 3—563112.96/cwt110.00–116.006364
HeifersMedium and Large 3—381126.77/cwt125.00–128.004835
BullsMedium and Large 3—368141.32/cwt140.00–142.005203
BullsMedium and Large 1—330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23577.76/cwt75.00–80.0096018
BullsMedium and Large 3—512122.71/cwt120.00–126.0062810
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528125.41/cwt120.00–128.006629
BullsMedium and Large 3—632108.28/cwt106.00–110.006847
BullsMedium and Large 2—569124.04/cwt120.00–128.007069
SteersMedium and Large 3—615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007384
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005784
BullsMedium and Large 2—521133.08/cwt129.00–135.0069316
SteersMedium and Large 2—563137.01/cwt134.00–140.007716
BullsMedium and Large 3—473131.51/cwt130.00–133.006224
SteersMedium and Large 2—379158.78/cwt157.00–160.006025
BullsMedium and Large 3—325146.71/cwt144.00–148.004776
SteersMedium and Large 3—673111.91/cwt110.00–115.0075310
SteersMedium and Large 2—518143.72/cwt140.00–147.0074412
SteersMedium and Large 2—678123.51/cwt122.00–125.008376
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620114.42/cwt110.00–117.0070913
BullsMedium and Large 2—617117.30/cwt114.00–120.007249
BullsMedium and Large 2—360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005543
SteersMedium and Large 3—509131.50/cwt130.00–132.006694
SteersMedium and Large 2—630135.49/cwt135.00–136.008546
BullsMedium and Large 2—471137.85/cwt135.00–142.0064918
SteersMedium and Large 2—416150.77/cwt150.00–152.006278
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570127.23/cwt124.00–130.0072524

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.