Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $131.75/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$131.75

134 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	134.24	711	94
Medium and Large 2	497	129.61	645	26
Medium and Large 3	511	118.94	608	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $103 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 sale134 hd

131.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

132.83

−1.09

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	1,518	89.54	1,359	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	72.74	817	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	70.15	1,005	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	54.30	445	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	—	517	140.34/cwt	139.00–142.00	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	137.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	146.81/cwt	146.00–148.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	140.55/cwt	138.00–143.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	131.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.99/cwt	122.00–132.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	130.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	795	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.00/cwt	166.00–169.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.76/cwt	129.00–134.00	739	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	91.87/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,222	85.66/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,047	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	56.70/cwt	56.00–59.00	484	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	70.15/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,005	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	65.18/cwt	63.00–68.00	729	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	80.87/cwt	78.00–85.00	955	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,066.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	956.25/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,433.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,066.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.00/cwt	750.00–885.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	848.08/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	71.92/cwt	69.00–76.00	780	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	49.50/cwt	47.00–52.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	130.79/cwt	130.00–132.00	773	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.65/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	679	15

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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