Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.23/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$145.23

225 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	147.86	1,018	166
Medium and Large 3	460	141.23	650	13thin
Medium and Large 2	595	136.87	814	46

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $203 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 sale225 hd

145.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,646 hd

148.36

−3.13

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	1,664	87.62	1,458	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	69.33	1,051	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,057	66.38	702	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	54.14	517	21

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	471	135.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	641	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	170.49/cwt	162.00–180.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	131.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	755	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	134.01/cwt	125.00–136.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.08/cwt	146.00–153.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.38/cwt	140.00–141.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.47/cwt	145.00–151.00	857	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.41/cwt	124.00–133.00	818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	629	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.17/cwt	136.00–140.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.34/cwt	156.00–165.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.60/cwt	118.00–124.00	876	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.63/cwt	152.00–158.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.59/cwt	133.00–141.50	921	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.54/cwt	163.00–167.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.38/cwt	139.00–147.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	183.57/cwt	180.00–188.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.39/cwt	155.00–158.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	148.05/cwt	146.00–150.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	834	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,259	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	71.90/cwt	71.00–73.00	766	6
Bulls	—	—	1,664	87.62/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,458	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	50.53/cwt	48.00–52.00	502	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	56.85/cwt	54.00–58.00	525	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	72.71/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,118	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	68.55/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,036	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	781.25/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	666.67/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	876.56/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	151.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	134.58/cwt	131.00–137.00	887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	725	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	61.72/cwt	59.00–64.00	637	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	122.51/cwt	121.00–123.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	510	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	140.60/cwt	140.00–141.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.78/cwt	116.00–125.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	18

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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