Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.55/cwt on 285 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −76.99 against this barn's trailing median of $209.54.

Average price

$132.55

285 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	136.39	751	104
Medium and Large 2	550	130.71	719	117
Medium and Large 3	492	129.67	638	64

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $113 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $171.88, median $209.54 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale285 hd

132.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,711 hd

131.52

+1.03

This barn, trailing median16 sales

209.54

−76.99

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	1,587	84.70	1,344	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,664	64.78	1,078	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	64.12	684	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	51.26	455	27

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	129.48/cwt	127.00–131.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	142.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.96/cwt	126.00–131.00	750	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.15/cwt	120.00–123.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.01/cwt	126.00–133.00	686	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	440	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.78/cwt	115.00–118.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	143.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.87/cwt	128.00–130.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	159.18/cwt	158.00–160.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	150.59/cwt	148.00–154.00	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	140.23/cwt	139.00–142.00	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.89/cwt	146.00–148.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	161.17/cwt	160.00–162.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.12/cwt	148.00–150.00	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	724	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.76/cwt	126.00–131.00	794	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	426	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	472	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	67.83/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,237	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	62.87/cwt	60.00–65.00	983	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	64.24/cwt	62.00–68.00	698	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	58.78/cwt	57.00–61.00	566	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	71.76/cwt	69.00–74.00	813	13
Bulls	—	—	1,601	82.22/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,316	6
Bulls	—	—	1,572	87.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,370	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	717.05/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	764.29/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	565.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	144.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	112.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	142.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.78/cwt	148.00–150.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	106.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	113.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	492	132.87/cwt	130.00–134.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	595	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.75/cwt	138.00–145.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	146.34/cwt	146.00–147.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	616	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	110.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.92/cwt	119.00–121.00	809	13

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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