Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-10-06

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 6
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▼ 356 vs last sale 925▼ 520 vs year ago 1,089 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 110▼ 22 vs year ago 160 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 30▲ 32 vs year ago 58 · +55.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Two bred cows sold for a total of 3250 all proceeds donated to the Burnside scholarship fund.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.67/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$118.67
131 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.12
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535123.0065742
Medium and Large 2467119.4055763
Medium and Large 3446109.9249026
One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $168 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 sale131 hd
118.67
—
AL average15 barns · 1,261 hd
123.79
−5.12
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—Average1,64383.581,3739thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41160.958608thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13559.4767564
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03348.9650642

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3—417138.32/cwt135.00–140.005773
SteersMedium and Large 1—570141.79/cwt140.00–146.0080811
SteersMedium and Large 2—590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008143
HeifersMedium and Large 2—268128.73/cwt126.00–130.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 1—290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474125.35/cwt122.00–128.0059414
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622119.34/cwt118.00–120.007423
SteersMedium and Large 1—526149.44/cwt147.00–151.007867
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775113.22/cwt112.00–115.008775
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420109.01/cwt108.00–110.004584
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2—629114.99/cwt111.00–117.007235
SteersMedium and Large 3—490131.00/cwt131.00–131.006422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 3—290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003482
HeifersMedium and Large 2—513117.44/cwt110.00–120.0060213
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465107.55/cwt105.00–110.005004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523124.66/cwt124.00–125.006526
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007902
BullsMedium and Large 1—567131.10/cwt130.00–137.0074310
SteersMedium and Large 1—673131.32/cwt130.00–133.008846
SteersMedium and Large 1—612136.61/cwt135.00–138.008365
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—526153.76/cwt153.00–156.008094
SteersMedium and Large 3—390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
SteersMedium and Large 2—327156.65/cwt154.00–158.005123
SteersMedium and Large 2—640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008452
SteersMedium and Large 2—225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003602
SteersMedium and Large 2—725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
SteersMedium and Large 2—458143.70/cwt140.00–148.006587
SteersMedium and Large 1—385160.74/cwt158.00–162.006193
SteersMedium and Large 1—315169.20/cwt168.00–170.005335
SteersMedium and Large 1—483150.98/cwt150.00–152.007294
SteersMedium and Large 1—423157.31/cwt156.00–158.006653
SteersMedium and Large 2—520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007283
SteersMedium and Large 3—605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007262
SteersMedium and Large 2—385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005783
BullsMedium and Large 1—515139.14/cwt135.00–141.007176
BullsMedium and Large 2—479131.06/cwt129.00–135.0062813
BullsMedium and Large 2—326151.58/cwt148.00–156.004949
BullsMedium and Large 1—328160.64/cwt158.00–162.005276
BullsMedium and Large 1—639120.40/cwt120.00–121.007695
BullsMedium and Large 1—430149.14/cwt145.00–153.006414
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05752.32/cwt52.00–54.0055315
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04749.19/cwt45.00–51.0051520
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12363.85/cwt63.00–66.007178
CowsLean 85-90%—93941.11/cwt40.00–42.003867
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07655.27/cwt55.00–56.0059511
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41160.95/cwt59.00–64.008608
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15259.72/cwt57.00–62.0068845
Bulls——1,61182.78/cwt81.00–85.001,3348
Bulls——1,89590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——729.17/cwt700.00–800.00—6
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——587.50/cwt500.00–625.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——631.25/cwt550.00–675.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,225.00/cwt1,100.00–1,550.00—11
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——729.17/cwt700.00–775.00—12
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——896.43/cwt825.00–1,050.00—7
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——796.43/cwt725.00–900.00—7
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——917.65/cwt800.00–1,050.00—17
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——956.25/cwt875.00–1,050.00—8
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——643.75/cwt600.00–675.00—8
BullsMedium and Large 3—73595.00/cwt95.00–95.006983
HeifersMedium and Large 2—419121.58/cwt115.00–125.0050920
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390112.42/cwt110.00–116.0043811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371122.11/cwt120.00–125.0045310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468118.47/cwt115.00–120.005548
BullsMedium and Large 2—529127.95/cwt124.00–132.006776
BullsMedium and Large 2—589123.17/cwt120.00–125.007257
BullsMedium and Large 1—368159.03/cwt158.00–160.005854
BullsMedium and Large 3—670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 1—395128.80/cwt128.00–130.005095
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573120.28/cwt120.00–121.006897
BullsMedium and Large 3—605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006354
BullsMedium and Large 2—384149.60/cwt148.00–150.005745
BullsMedium and Large 1—482142.03/cwt140.00–145.006859
BullsMedium and Large 1—290166.00/cwt166.00–166.004812
BullsMedium and Large 2—610115.50/cwt115.00–116.007052
BullsMedium and Large 2—670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007372
BullsMedium and Large 3—576112.15/cwt111.00–115.006467
BullsMedium and Large 3—536120.25/cwt120.00–121.006458
BullsMedium and Large 2—416135.02/cwt132.00–140.005624
BullsMedium and Large 2—717102.57/cwt101.00–105.007355
BullsMedium and Large 3—78590.00/cwt90.00–90.007074

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.