Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.55/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$132.55

166 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$16.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	135.51	698	91
Medium and Large 2	466	130.71	609	64
Medium and Large 3	540	118.73	641	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $58 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 sale166 hd

132.55

—

AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd

130.70

+1.85

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	—	Low	1,644	87.13	1,432	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	65.93	1,009	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	64.09	751	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	53.68	541	55

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.17/cwt	172.00–175.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.83/cwt	166.00–170.00	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	167.32/cwt	167.00–168.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.08/cwt	132.00–139.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	131.47/cwt	127.00–136.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	160.88/cwt	160.00–162.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	139.82/cwt	136.00–144.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	146.23/cwt	145.00–148.00	466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	132.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	122.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	155.18/cwt	154.00–156.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.20/cwt	158.00–160.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	163.21/cwt	162.00–164.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	125.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.76/cwt	158.00–162.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	152.72/cwt	149.00–154.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.54/cwt	123.00–130.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.93/cwt	139.00–144.00	748	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	49.93/cwt	48.00–52.00	495	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	56.37/cwt	54.00–58.00	574	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	64.91/cwt	63.00–68.00	977	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	70.01/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	69.53/cwt	68.00–72.00	816	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	63.67/cwt	62.00–67.00	761	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.34/cwt	60.00–61.00	676	27
Bulls	—	—	1,441	83.27/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,200	6
Bulls	—	—	1,796	90.02/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,617	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	541.67/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	814.13/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	751.92/cwt	625.00–875.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,521.43/cwt	1,100.00–1,950.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,446.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,750.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	560.00/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	976.00/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,521.43/cwt	1,250.00–1,700.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	752.78/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	160.65/cwt	158.00–162.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	728	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	152.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.69/cwt	129.00–137.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	174.80/cwt	171.00–180.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	153.16/cwt	152.00–154.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	141.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	137.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	661	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	111.20/cwt	110.00–113.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.80/cwt	132.00–138.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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