Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.06/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$151.06

236 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$11.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	156.09	830	100
Medium and Large 2	541	147.99	800	114
Medium and Large 3	481	144.14	694	22

One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $136 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 sale236 hd

151.06

—

AL average16 barns · 1,349 hd

147.06

+4.00

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	1,662	86.95	1,445	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	67.81	764	150
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	65.18	984	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	54.77	520	46

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.87/cwt	130.00–132.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	158.67/cwt	158.00–160.00	654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	150.94/cwt	146.00–155.00	806	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.48/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	153.32/cwt	150.00–157.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.13/cwt	121.00–125.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.44/cwt	128.00–132.00	735	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.79/cwt	138.00–144.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.86/cwt	137.00–139.00	917	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.95/cwt	129.00–134.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.12/cwt	150.00–152.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	129.29/cwt	127.00–131.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.09/cwt	170.00–172.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	116.82/cwt	116.00–118.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.38/cwt	164.00–170.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	786	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.59/cwt	132.00–139.00	708	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.82/cwt	138.00–142.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.38/cwt	148.00–152.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.90/cwt	155.00–160.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	875	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.18/cwt	165.00–168.00	617	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	52.03/cwt	48.00–54.00	485	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	68.26/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,164	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	57.76/cwt	56.00–61.00	559	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	64.28/cwt	62.00–67.00	934	24
Bulls	—	—	1,671	83.59/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,397	10
Bulls	—	—	1,654	90.01/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,489	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	871.25/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	63.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	679	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	67.86/cwt	66.00–71.00	786	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	73.65/cwt	72.00–78.00	833	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.67/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	137.24/cwt	135.00–138.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	125.29/cwt	125.00–126.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	119.60/cwt	119.00–120.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	156.14/cwt	155.00–157.00	523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.42/cwt	133.00–135.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	823	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	139.19/cwt	138.00–140.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	133.70/cwt	132.00–135.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	139.18/cwt	138.00–140.00	867	16

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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