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
BullsAverage1,64383.581,3739thin
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 3417138.32/cwt135.00–140.005773
SteersMedium and Large 1570141.79/cwt140.00–146.0080811
SteersMedium and Large 2590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008143
HeifersMedium and Large 2268128.73/cwt126.00–130.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 1290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 1474125.35/cwt122.00–128.0059414
HeifersMedium and Large 1622119.34/cwt118.00–120.007423
SteersMedium and Large 1526149.44/cwt147.00–151.007867
HeifersMedium and Large 1775113.22/cwt112.00–115.008775
HeifersMedium and Large 3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 3420109.01/cwt108.00–110.004584
HeifersMedium and Large 3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2629114.99/cwt111.00–117.007235
SteersMedium and Large 3490131.00/cwt131.00–131.006422
HeifersMedium and Large 2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003482
HeifersMedium and Large 2513117.44/cwt110.00–120.0060213
HeifersMedium and Large 3465107.55/cwt105.00–110.005004
HeifersMedium and Large 1523124.66/cwt124.00–125.006526
HeifersMedium and Large 2705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007902
BullsMedium and Large 1567131.10/cwt130.00–137.0074310
SteersMedium and Large 1673131.32/cwt130.00–133.008846
SteersMedium and Large 1612136.61/cwt135.00–138.008365
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added526153.76/cwt153.00–156.008094
SteersMedium and Large 3390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
SteersMedium and Large 2327156.65/cwt154.00–158.005123
SteersMedium and Large 2640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008452
SteersMedium and Large 2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003602
SteersMedium and Large 2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
SteersMedium and Large 2458143.70/cwt140.00–148.006587
SteersMedium and Large 1385160.74/cwt158.00–162.006193
SteersMedium and Large 1315169.20/cwt168.00–170.005335
SteersMedium and Large 1483150.98/cwt150.00–152.007294
SteersMedium and Large 1423157.31/cwt156.00–158.006653
SteersMedium and Large 2520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007283
SteersMedium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007262
SteersMedium and Large 2385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005783
BullsMedium and Large 1515139.14/cwt135.00–141.007176
BullsMedium and Large 2479131.06/cwt129.00–135.0062813
BullsMedium and Large 2326151.58/cwt148.00–156.004949
BullsMedium and Large 1328160.64/cwt158.00–162.005276
BullsMedium and Large 1639120.40/cwt120.00–121.007695
BullsMedium and Large 1430149.14/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
Bulls1,61182.78/cwt81.00–85.001,3348
Bulls1,89590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3729.17/cwt700.00–800.006
Bred CowsSmall 1-2587.50/cwt500.00–625.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3631.25/cwt550.00–675.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,225.00/cwt1,100.00–1,550.0011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3729.17/cwt700.00–775.0012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2896.43/cwt825.00–1,050.007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2796.43/cwt725.00–900.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2917.65/cwt800.00–1,050.0017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2956.25/cwt875.00–1,050.008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3643.75/cwt600.00–675.008
BullsMedium and Large 373595.00/cwt95.00–95.006983
HeifersMedium and Large 2419121.58/cwt115.00–125.0050920
HeifersMedium and Large 3390112.42/cwt110.00–116.0043811
HeifersMedium and Large 1660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2371122.11/cwt120.00–125.0045310
HeifersMedium and Large 2468118.47/cwt115.00–120.005548
BullsMedium and Large 2529127.95/cwt124.00–132.006776
BullsMedium and Large 2589123.17/cwt120.00–125.007257
BullsMedium and Large 1368159.03/cwt158.00–160.005854
BullsMedium and Large 3670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 1395128.80/cwt128.00–130.005095
HeifersMedium and Large 1573120.28/cwt120.00–121.006897
BullsMedium and Large 3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006354
BullsMedium and Large 2384149.60/cwt148.00–150.005745
BullsMedium and Large 1482142.03/cwt140.00–145.006859
BullsMedium and Large 1290166.00/cwt166.00–166.004812
BullsMedium and Large 2610115.50/cwt115.00–116.007052
BullsMedium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007372
BullsMedium and Large 3576112.15/cwt111.00–115.006467
BullsMedium and Large 3536120.25/cwt120.00–121.006458
BullsMedium and Large 2416135.02/cwt132.00–140.005624
BullsMedium and Large 2717102.57/cwt101.00–105.007355
BullsMedium and Large 378590.00/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.