Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $120.88/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$120.88

209 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	122.39	689	99
Medium and Large 2	448	121.74	546	87
Medium and Large 3	514	111.08	571	23

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $119 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 sale209 hd

120.88

—

AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd

120.76

+0.11

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	1,819	82.45	1,500	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	62.38	915	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	60.61	708	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	46.14	448	30

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 3	—	690	102.47/cwt	101.00–107.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	117.67/cwt	113.00–122.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.25/cwt	115.00–123.00	572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	145.78/cwt	144.00–147.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.23/cwt	137.00–147.00	804	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	113.35/cwt	111.00–116.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	143.32/cwt	143.00–144.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	129.79/cwt	128.00–132.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	122.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	139.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	128.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.12/cwt	137.00–140.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	146.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	735	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	62.46/cwt	60.00–66.00	750	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	55.48/cwt	54.00–58.00	631	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	48.66/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	41.25/cwt	40.00–43.00	382	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,038	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	58.41/cwt	58.00–59.00	843	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	70.07/cwt	69.00–71.00	709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	83.23/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,606	12
Bulls	—	—	1,539	76.17/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,172	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	87.95/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,614	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	542	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.20/cwt	125.00–132.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	108.45/cwt	105.00–111.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	137.76/cwt	137.00–138.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.00	607	5

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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