Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-06-30

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 30
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 345 vs last sale 828▲ 483 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 195▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 50▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $125.75/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$125.75
149 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.30
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461134.0461849
Medium and Large 2481125.4360363
Medium and Large 3483115.3155737
One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $61 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 sale149 hd
125.75
—
AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd
131.05
−5.30
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—Low1,71790.151,5488thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17164.8575992
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46663.1192511
CowsLean 85-90%Average97252.6351230

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 2—395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005533
SteersMedium and Large 2—372163.33/cwt160.00–168.0060812
BullsMedium and Large 2—477131.86/cwt127.00–135.006298
BullsMedium and Large 2—413132.52/cwt130.00–135.005474
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578121.53/cwt120.00–125.007029
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625114.40/cwt110.00–118.007156
HeifersMedium and Large 2—331136.82/cwt135.00–138.004535
SteersMedium and Large 2—478151.72/cwt150.00–155.007256
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377138.67/cwt137.00–141.005239
BullsMedium and Large 1—570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521124.93/cwt120.00–128.006518
BullsMedium and Large 2—526128.58/cwt125.00–131.006769
BullsMedium and Large 2—624116.24/cwt115.00–118.007259
BullsMedium and Large 2—715104.67/cwt104.00–105.007483
BullsMedium and Large 1—478141.54/cwt140.00–143.006774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474135.35/cwt133.00–139.006427
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469125.42/cwt122.00–130.005889
BullsMedium and Large 1—545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007363
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621121.37/cwt120.00–125.0075410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419137.49/cwt135.00–140.0057610
BullsMedium and Large 1—432143.22/cwt140.00–150.006196
SteersMedium and Large 1—645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009033
BullsMedium and Large 1—614122.27/cwt120.00–128.007517
SteersMedium and Large 1—660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008912
BullsMedium and Large 1—314165.08/cwt160.00–168.005186
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525131.35/cwt130.00–132.006906
BullsMedium and Large 1—670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007712
BullsMedium and Large 1—295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 1—334142.26/cwt140.00–148.004757
SteersMedium and Large 1—407166.39/cwt162.00–170.006775
SteersMedium and Large 1—355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006043
SteersMedium and Large 1—330173.94/cwt170.00–178.005744
BullsMedium and Large 1—360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005403
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21059.43/cwt56.00–62.0071933
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12173.04/cwt70.00–75.0081918
Bulls——1,67584.43/cwt82.00–87.001,4142
CowsLean 85-90%—97252.63/cwt50.00–56.0051230
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35366.00/cwt66.00–66.008933
Bulls——1,73192.05/cwt90.00–94.001,5936
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——668.75/cwt600.00–700.00—4
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—2
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——675.00/cwt625.00–725.00—7
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——706.25/cwt600.00–825.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——814.29/cwt750.00–900.00—7
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,051.47/cwt900.00–1,200.00—34
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,300.00/cwt1,250.00–1,350.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——855.00/cwt750.00–1,050.00—40
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,190.00/cwt1,100.00–1,550.00—5
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,016.67/cwt950.00–1,100.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——987.50/cwt975.00–1,000.00—4
HeifersMedium and Large 3—429119.56/cwt118.00–120.005139
SteersMedium and Large 3—655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007533
SteersMedium and Large 3—460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006444
SteersMedium and Large 1—725128.00/cwt128.00–128.009282
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50862.02/cwt60.00–64.009358
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16165.62/cwt63.00–69.0076241
BullsMedium and Large 3—570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006672
BullsMedium and Large 3—469122.26/cwt120.00–124.005737
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472118.52/cwt115.00–120.005597
HeifersMedium and Large 3—567112.43/cwt110.00–117.006376
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 3—369120.78/cwt120.00–122.004468
HeifersMedium and Large 2—378131.79/cwt130.00–135.0049813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007613
SteersMedium and Large 3—369153.38/cwt150.00–158.005665
SteersMedium and Large 3—431146.36/cwt145.00–150.006317
HeifersMedium and Large 3—70595.00/cwt95.00–95.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 3—75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006803
SteersMedium and Large 2—432158.32/cwt155.00–160.006846
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419128.11/cwt125.00–131.0053710
BullsMedium and Large 3—511118.02/cwt115.00–120.006035
BullsMedium and Large 3—630109.67/cwt109.00–110.006913
BullsMedium and Large 3—655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006882
BullsMedium and Large 2—285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004852
SteersMedium and Large 2—590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008264
SteersMedium and Large 2—529142.36/cwt140.00–146.0075310
BullsMedium and Large 2—564122.43/cwt120.00–128.006919
BullsMedium and Large 2—660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261

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.