Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $131.03/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$131.03

211 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	133.12	690	156
Medium and Large 2	480	126.37	607	44
Medium and Large 3	498	120.09	598	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $92 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 sale211 hd

131.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,880 hd

132.26

−1.23

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	—	Average	1,752	85.63	1,500	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	65.67	964	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	64.73	751	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	55.02	512	24

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	128.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	671	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.31/cwt	151.00–158.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.89/cwt	137.00–141.00	729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	129.28/cwt	127.00–132.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	141.86/cwt	140.00–143.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.16/cwt	132.00–136.00	777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.90/cwt	149.00–156.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	129.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	695	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.91/cwt	123.00–128.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	145.35/cwt	144.00–148.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.34/cwt	155.00–161.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	167.30/cwt	164.00–170.00	701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	136.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	171.93/cwt	168.00–173.00	667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	146.70/cwt	145.00–147.00	851	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.33/cwt	149.00–155.00	792	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	71.13/cwt	70.00–74.00	762	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	57.62/cwt	54.00–60.00	546	16
Bulls	—	—	1,795	87.15/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,689	81.75/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	49.82/cwt	46.00–52.00	448	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	550.00–775.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	768.75/cwt	675.00–875.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.83/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	859.62/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,306.25/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,170.00/cwt	950.00–1,750.00	—	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	171.97/cwt	168.00–176.00	590	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	68.07/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	65.44/cwt	63.00–69.00	751	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	64.77/cwt	62.00–66.00	911	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	60.59/cwt	58.00–62.00	742	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.88/cwt	148.00–151.00	712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	119.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	165.60/cwt	165.00–166.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.09/cwt	141.00–146.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	156.37/cwt	154.00–160.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.47/cwt	132.00–134.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	548	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.64/cwt	142.00–146.00	616	8

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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