Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-10-27

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 27
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
123 vs last sale 1,052 281 vs year ago 648 · +43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
73 vs last sale 220 47 vs year ago 100 · +47.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
15 vs last sale 90 15 vs year ago 120 · 12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $134.96/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits 75.53 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.
Average price
$134.96
199 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553138.0976389
Medium and Large 2502136.5668671
Medium and Large 3525124.8865539
One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $108 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
239217195173median 210.4901/0702/1104/0105/2708/12
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 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 sale199 hd
134.96
AL average16 barns · 1,678 hd
133.40
+1.56
This barn, trailing median16 sales
210.49
−75.53
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
BullsLow1,71487.171,49415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41962.6788918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06262.0565962
CowsLean 85-90%Average98048.4347532

Every lot, as filed

96 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 3320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005022
SteersMedium and Large 3375151.03/cwt150.00–152.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 1774112.70/cwt107.00–116.008724
HeifersMedium and Large 1729112.95/cwt110.00–116.008238
HeifersMedium and Large 1566121.46/cwt118.00–125.0068712
SteersMedium and Large 1580143.00/cwt143.00–143.008293
SteersMedium and Large 1436164.18/cwt162.00–168.0071611
SteersMedium and Large 1795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
HeifersMedium and Large 2278131.39/cwt130.00–132.003653
HeifersMedium and Large 2673111.35/cwt107.00–114.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 1421130.52/cwt128.00–133.0054914
HeifersMedium and Large 1533123.18/cwt121.00–127.0065721
HeifersMedium and Large 1305134.00/cwt134.00–134.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 1660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 2435123.27/cwt120.00–127.0053613
HeifersMedium and Large 3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 2628113.53/cwt110.00–115.007134
HeifersMedium and Large 2328129.00/cwt127.00–131.004235
HeifersMedium and Large 1636118.73/cwt117.00–122.0075512
HeifersMedium and Large 3473113.08/cwt110.00–115.005355
HeifersMedium and Large 2471121.60/cwt120.00–123.0057313
HeifersMedium and Large 2516117.79/cwt115.00–119.006085
HeifersMedium and Large 3535108.47/cwt107.00–110.005802
SteersMedium and Large 3655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008124
SteersMedium and Large 3425149.30/cwt148.00–150.006353
SteersMedium and Large 3479140.66/cwt140.00–142.006746
SteersMedium and Large 1380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006352
SteersMedium and Large 2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004882
SteersMedium and Large 2429157.17/cwt152.00–160.006747
SteersMedium and Large 2679133.50/cwt132.00–134.009066
SteersMedium and Large 2392158.99/cwt157.00–160.006236
SteersMedium and Large 2562139.79/cwt138.00–141.007865
SteersMedium and Large 3581130.61/cwt127.00–132.007595
SteersMedium and Large 1515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007733
SteersMedium and Large 1713131.00/cwt130.00–132.009342
SteersMedium and Large 1618136.57/cwt136.00–137.008447
SteersMedium and Large 2531146.00/cwt145.00–147.007759
SteersMedium and Large 2471150.76/cwt150.00–152.007108
SteersMedium and Large 2778117.03/cwt115.00–119.009102
SteersMedium and Large 1458162.00/cwt159.00–164.007427
SteersMedium and Large 1673135.34/cwt135.00–136.009113
BullsMedium and Large 2378151.44/cwt150.00–154.005727
BullsMedium and Large 1780115.35/cwt114.00–116.009006
BullsMedium and Large 1580131.28/cwt127.00–134.0076117
BullsMedium and Large 1480149.76/cwt146.00–154.0071913
BullsMedium and Large 1630126.90/cwt124.00–129.0079912
BullsMedium and Large 1522141.98/cwt140.00–147.007419
CowsLean 85-90%97650.23/cwt48.00–53.0049023
CowsLean 85-90%99043.84/cwt42.00–47.004349
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35266.97/cwt66.00–69.009055
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44561.02/cwt57.00–64.0088213
CowsBoner 80-85%98155.44/cwt53.00–58.0054422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14069.46/cwt66.00–72.0079218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07962.59/cwt59.00–65.0067522
Bulls1,66581.20/cwt80.00–82.001,3522
Bulls1,62392.68/cwt92.00–93.001,5043
Bulls1,75186.71/cwt84.00–89.001,51810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2533.33/cwt400.00–650.009
Bred CowsSmall 1-2541.67/cwt500.00–600.003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2837.50/cwt750.00–925.006
Bred CowsSmall 1-2500.00/cwt500.00–500.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2662.50/cwt575.00–800.008
Bred CowsSmall 1-2547.50/cwt500.00–600.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2812.50/cwt700.00–900.0028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3617.50/cwt550.00–675.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2781.25/cwt750.00–800.008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2961.11/cwt850.00–1,100.0018
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.002
BullsMedium and Large 3722103.33/cwt100.00–105.007463
BullsMedium and Large 3675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 2579114.83/cwt110.00–117.006655
HeifersMedium and Large 2378126.09/cwt125.00–128.0047712
BullsMedium and Large 1373158.25/cwt156.00–160.005908
BullsMedium and Large 2432144.48/cwt142.00–148.006247
BullsMedium and Large 2477142.36/cwt140.00–145.006798
HeifersMedium and Large 1365131.26/cwt129.00–134.0047911
HeifersMedium and Large 1463125.10/cwt124.00–128.0057915
HeifersMedium and Large 3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006954
BullsMedium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008472
BullsMedium and Large 2727112.99/cwt110.00–115.008215
BullsMedium and Large 3481131.08/cwt130.00–135.006309
BullsMedium and Large 2540132.75/cwt130.00–135.0071712
BullsMedium and Large 1671124.98/cwt124.00–126.008397
BullsMedium and Large 1733121.60/cwt119.00–123.008917
BullsMedium and Large 3525122.06/cwt120.00–125.006415
BullsMedium and Large 3619110.56/cwt110.00–112.006847
BullsMedium and Large 3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005253
BullsMedium and Large 2571119.88/cwt115.00–124.006858
BullsMedium and Large 2624118.10/cwt115.00–120.007379
BullsMedium and Large 2334160.45/cwt158.00–162.0053613
BullsMedium and Large 3325151.75/cwt150.00–154.004937
BullsMedium and Large 1208179.48/cwt178.00–180.003734
BullsMedium and Large 1420151.48/cwt150.00–153.006366
BullsMedium and Large 379095.00/cwt95.00–95.007512

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.