Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $118.27/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$118.27

144 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	119.38	659	62
Medium and Large 2	489	118.21	578	67
Medium and Large 3	465	113.90	530	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $129 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 sale144 hd

118.27

—

AL average15 barns · 1,337 hd

123.06

−4.80

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	1,748	74.70	1,306	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	55.67	751	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	54.80	604	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	44.14	472	46

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	688	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	124.62/cwt	124.00–125.00	510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	781	95.13/cwt	93.00–96.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	126.16/cwt	125.00–129.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	123.39/cwt	123.00–124.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	118.50/cwt	117.00–121.00	688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	569	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.90/cwt	108.00–114.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	120.19/cwt	118.00–123.00	518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.51/cwt	148.00–152.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	125.26/cwt	122.00–128.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	131.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.96/cwt	136.00–142.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	156.41/cwt	156.00–158.00	599	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	51.14/cwt	49.00–54.00	550	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	62.53/cwt	62.00–64.00	693	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	41.41/cwt	40.00–44.00	452	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	56.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	637	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	862	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	46.44/cwt	45.00–50.00	487	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	56.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	751	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	698	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	75.88/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,343	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,185.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	916.67/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	822.37/cwt	675.00–950.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	619.64/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	916.67/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,144.74/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	147.14/cwt	143.00–150.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	676	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	152.77/cwt	152.00–154.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	150.42/cwt	149.00–152.00	508	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	149.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	124.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.81/cwt	114.00–117.00	600	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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