Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-08-11

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 11
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,237 head
1,237 vs last sale 0 78 vs year ago 1,159 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
225 vs last sale 0 112 vs year ago 113 · +99.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
100 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 92 · +8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $126.94/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$126.94
207 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.21
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542129.82704132
Medium and Large 2538123.7266655
Medium and Large 3514116.7559920
One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $104 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 sale207 hd
126.94
AL average14 barns · 1,932 hd
132.14
−5.21
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
BullsLow1,62382.171,33423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56062.5997611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09859.58654122
CowsLean 85-90%Low93550.0346829

Every lot, as filed

88 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
SteersMedium and Large 1517151.61/cwt150.00–153.0078415
HeifersMedium and Large 1765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008423
BullsMedium and Large 1672131.75/cwt127.00–136.008859
BullsMedium and Large 1462149.58/cwt146.00–152.0069110
SteersMedium and Large 1225177.00/cwt177.00–177.003982
SteersMedium and Large 1382159.98/cwt158.00–162.0061111
SteersMedium and Large 1328166.02/cwt165.00–167.005454
BullsMedium and Large 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008533
BullsMedium and Large 2625122.41/cwt118.00–127.0076513
BullsMedium and Large 2529131.76/cwt127.00–135.006975
BullsMedium and Large 1375157.24/cwt154.00–160.005908
SteersMedium and Large 1657131.68/cwt130.00–135.008653
HeifersMedium and Large 1378145.28/cwt144.00–147.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 2434134.03/cwt130.00–136.005826
SteersMedium and Large 2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006154
BullsMedium and Large 1315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005294
BullsMedium and Large 1535139.98/cwt139.00–141.007496
BullsMedium and Large 1569138.37/cwt138.00–139.007878
HeifersMedium and Large 2663111.68/cwt110.00–115.007406
BullsMedium and Large 2491139.00/cwt137.00–140.006828
HeifersMedium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004555
SteersMedium and Large 1470154.04/cwt150.00–158.007246
HeifersMedium and Large 1527130.68/cwt129.50–135.0068940
HeifersMedium and Large 1465135.87/cwt134.00–138.0063215
HeifersMedium and Large 1726113.81/cwt112.00–115.008265
HeifersMedium and Large 1321143.18/cwt142.00–145.004605
BullsMedium and Large 1745126.00/cwt126.00–126.009392
SteersMedium and Large 1437155.24/cwt154.00–160.0067823
SteersMedium and Large 1612134.75/cwt133.00–139.0082522
HeifersMedium and Large 1639122.77/cwt122.00–129.0078535
SteersMedium and Large 1290170.03/cwt168.00–172.004934
HeifersMedium and Large 1564129.76/cwt128.00–133.0073212
BullsMedium and Large 1421155.10/cwt151.00–158.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 1418138.51/cwt137.00–140.0057910
SteersMedium and Large 1566144.03/cwt141.00–148.0081519
BullsMedium and Large 1637135.68/cwt130.00–138.008649
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added677138.00/cwt138.00–138.0093428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08054.28/cwt50.00–56.0058629
CowsLean 85-90%95346.32/cwt43.00–49.004416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11059.94/cwt57.00–63.0066573
CowsLean 85-90%93051.00/cwt50.00–54.0047423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56062.59/cwt60.00–65.0097611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07865.94/cwt64.00–69.0071120
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800.00/cwt700.00–900.0013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2537.50/cwt500.00–575.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,058.33/cwt1,000.00–1,150.009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2830.26/cwt700.00–950.0019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,212.50/cwt1,175.00–1,250.002
SteersMedium and Large 3613122.21/cwt118.00–125.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 3673106.61/cwt105.00–108.007175
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3733.33/cwt675.00–775.0012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2867.86/cwt700.00–925.0014
Bred CowsSmall 1-2475.00/cwt450.00–500.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855.00/cwt800.00–900.005
HeifersMedium and Large 3519114.38/cwt110.00–116.005945
HeifersMedium and Large 3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005467
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3575.00/cwt550.00–600.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3633.33/cwt575.00–675.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3656.25/cwt600.00–725.004
BullsMedium and Large 3765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007733
BullsMedium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007362
BullsMedium and Large 3365143.00/cwt143.00–143.005223
HeifersMedium and Large 3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004883
Bulls1,53780.33/cwt77.00–82.001,23514
BullsMedium and Large 2317163.15/cwt160.00–165.005177
BullsMedium and Large 2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008164
BullsMedium and Large 2418143.27/cwt140.00–146.0059911
BullsMedium and Large 2361151.24/cwt149.00–152.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 2466128.14/cwt126.00–129.005976
BullsMedium and Large 2721115.88/cwt114.00–117.008357
SteersMedium and Large 2513142.33/cwt140.00–146.007306
SteersMedium and Large 2575137.87/cwt136.00–139.007937
SteersMedium and Large 2478143.18/cwt138.00–145.0068421
BullsMedium and Large 3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006364
BullsMedium and Large 3663110.19/cwt109.00–111.007315
BullsMedium and Large 3555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006442
SteersMedium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008313
HeifersMedium and Large 2577123.16/cwt120.00–126.0071111
HeifersMedium and Large 2515124.51/cwt120.00–126.0064112
SteersMedium and Large 3715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008153
SteersMedium and Large 3576130.59/cwt130.00–131.007525
BullsMedium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 2773102.34/cwt101.00–103.007913
BullsMedium and Large 2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 2624117.56/cwt113.00–121.007346
Bulls1,75885.03/cwt83.00–88.001,4959

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.