Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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 $131.65/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$131.65

205 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	134.18	712	116
Medium and Large 2	507	128.91	654	64
Medium and Large 3	418	126.96	530	25

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $182 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 sale205 hd

131.65

—

AL average13 barns · 1,278 hd

130.57

+1.08

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	—	Low	1,645	94.84	1,560	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	73.41	836	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,752	70.93	1,243	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	61.60	579	32

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	145.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	844	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	127.40/cwt	127.00–128.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	161.09/cwt	156.00–165.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	115.44/cwt	110.00–118.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	658	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.80/cwt	166.00–171.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	161.53/cwt	160.00–164.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.86/cwt	121.00–124.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	139.84/cwt	138.00–140.00	884	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	120.72/cwt	119.00–122.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	171.33/cwt	171.00–172.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.59/cwt	168.00–174.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	146.09/cwt	142.00–149.00	637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	160.58/cwt	154.00–164.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	156.66/cwt	154.00–160.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.81/cwt	144.00–148.00	907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.92/cwt	147.00–151.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	827	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.28/cwt	135.00–143.00	655	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	149.63/cwt	148.00–155.00	878	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.83/cwt	126.00–136.00	749	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	709	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	62.95/cwt	60.00–66.00	598	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	57.53/cwt	55.00–59.00	525	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	78.93/cwt	76.00–82.00	914	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	72.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	859	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	70.93/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,243	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	67.48/cwt	65.00–69.00	711	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	793.75/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	139.17/cwt	137.00–140.00	729	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	738.46/cwt	625.00–850.00	—	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	131.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	416	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	134.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	128.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	9
Bulls	—	—	1,330	87.08/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,158	5
Bulls	—	—	1,817	102.42/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	95.05/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.29/cwt	124.00–131.00	671	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	120.87/cwt	120.00–122.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.86/cwt	134.00–140.00	594	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	156.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.69/cwt	118.00–124.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.56/cwt	138.00–144.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.66/cwt	144.00–151.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	120.40/cwt	120.00–121.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.29/cwt	137.00–140.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.87/cwt	145.00–154.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	140.20/cwt	140.00–141.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	130.57/cwt	130.00–132.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	148.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	119.03/cwt	117.00–120.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	5

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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