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
Bulls—Low1,62382.171,33423
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 1—517151.61/cwt150.00–153.0078415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008423
BullsMedium and Large 1—672131.75/cwt127.00–136.008859
BullsMedium and Large 1—462149.58/cwt146.00–152.0069110
SteersMedium and Large 1—225177.00/cwt177.00–177.003982
SteersMedium and Large 1—382159.98/cwt158.00–162.0061111
SteersMedium and Large 1—328166.02/cwt165.00–167.005454
BullsMedium and Large 2—775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008533
BullsMedium and Large 2—625122.41/cwt118.00–127.0076513
BullsMedium and Large 2—529131.76/cwt127.00–135.006975
BullsMedium and Large 1—375157.24/cwt154.00–160.005908
SteersMedium and Large 1—657131.68/cwt130.00–135.008653
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378145.28/cwt144.00–147.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 2—434134.03/cwt130.00–136.005826
SteersMedium and Large 2—615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2—410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006154
BullsMedium and Large 1—315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005294
BullsMedium and Large 1—535139.98/cwt139.00–141.007496
BullsMedium and Large 1—569138.37/cwt138.00–139.007878
HeifersMedium and Large 2—663111.68/cwt110.00–115.007406
BullsMedium and Large 2—491139.00/cwt137.00–140.006828
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004555
SteersMedium and Large 1—470154.04/cwt150.00–158.007246
HeifersMedium and Large 1—527130.68/cwt129.50–135.0068940
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465135.87/cwt134.00–138.0063215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726113.81/cwt112.00–115.008265
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321143.18/cwt142.00–145.004605
BullsMedium and Large 1—745126.00/cwt126.00–126.009392
SteersMedium and Large 1—437155.24/cwt154.00–160.0067823
SteersMedium and Large 1—612134.75/cwt133.00–139.0082522
HeifersMedium and Large 1—639122.77/cwt122.00–129.0078535
SteersMedium and Large 1—290170.03/cwt168.00–172.004934
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564129.76/cwt128.00–133.0073212
BullsMedium and Large 1—421155.10/cwt151.00–158.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418138.51/cwt137.00–140.0057910
SteersMedium and Large 1—566144.03/cwt141.00–148.0081519
BullsMedium and Large 1—637135.68/cwt130.00–138.008649
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—677138.00/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 1-2——800.00/cwt700.00–900.00—13
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.00—1
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——537.50/cwt500.00–575.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,058.33/cwt1,000.00–1,150.00—9
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——830.26/cwt700.00–950.00—19
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,212.50/cwt1,175.00–1,250.00—2
SteersMedium and Large 3—613122.21/cwt118.00–125.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 3—673106.61/cwt105.00–108.007175
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——733.33/cwt675.00–775.00—12
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——867.86/cwt700.00–925.00—14
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——475.00/cwt450.00–500.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——855.00/cwt800.00–900.00—5
HeifersMedium and Large 3—519114.38/cwt110.00–116.005945
HeifersMedium and Large 3—455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005467
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——575.00/cwt550.00–600.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——633.33/cwt575.00–675.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——656.25/cwt600.00–725.00—4
BullsMedium and Large 3—765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007733
BullsMedium and Large 3—640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007362
BullsMedium and Large 3—365143.00/cwt143.00–143.005223
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004883
Bulls——1,53780.33/cwt77.00–82.001,23514
BullsMedium and Large 2—317163.15/cwt160.00–165.005177
BullsMedium and Large 2—680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008164
BullsMedium and Large 2—418143.27/cwt140.00–146.0059911
BullsMedium and Large 2—361151.24/cwt149.00–152.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466128.14/cwt126.00–129.005976
BullsMedium and Large 2—721115.88/cwt114.00–117.008357
SteersMedium and Large 2—513142.33/cwt140.00–146.007306
SteersMedium and Large 2—575137.87/cwt136.00–139.007937
SteersMedium and Large 2—478143.18/cwt138.00–145.0068421
BullsMedium and Large 3—530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006364
BullsMedium and Large 3—663110.19/cwt109.00–111.007315
BullsMedium and Large 3—555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006442
SteersMedium and Large 2—665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—577123.16/cwt120.00–126.0071111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515124.51/cwt120.00–126.0064112
SteersMedium and Large 3—715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008153
SteersMedium and Large 3—576130.59/cwt130.00–131.007525
BullsMedium and Large 3—455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 2—773102.34/cwt101.00–103.007913
BullsMedium and Large 2—565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 2—624117.56/cwt113.00–121.007346
Bulls——1,75885.03/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.