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
239214189164median 210.4901/2802/2505/0607/1509/16
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, 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
Bulls—Low1,71487.171,49415
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 3—320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005022
SteersMedium and Large 3—375151.03/cwt150.00–152.005662
HeifersMedium and Large 1—774112.70/cwt107.00–116.008724
HeifersMedium and Large 1—729112.95/cwt110.00–116.008238
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566121.46/cwt118.00–125.0068712
SteersMedium and Large 1—580143.00/cwt143.00–143.008293
SteersMedium and Large 1—436164.18/cwt162.00–168.0071611
SteersMedium and Large 1—795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—278131.39/cwt130.00–132.003653
HeifersMedium and Large 2—673111.35/cwt107.00–114.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421130.52/cwt128.00–133.0054914
HeifersMedium and Large 1—533123.18/cwt121.00–127.0065721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—305134.00/cwt134.00–134.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435123.27/cwt120.00–127.0053613
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004442
HeifersMedium and Large 2—628113.53/cwt110.00–115.007134
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328129.00/cwt127.00–131.004235
HeifersMedium and Large 1—636118.73/cwt117.00–122.0075512
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473113.08/cwt110.00–115.005355
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471121.60/cwt120.00–123.0057313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—516117.79/cwt115.00–119.006085
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535108.47/cwt107.00–110.005802
SteersMedium and Large 3—655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008124
SteersMedium and Large 3—425149.30/cwt148.00–150.006353
SteersMedium and Large 3—479140.66/cwt140.00–142.006746
SteersMedium and Large 1—380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006352
SteersMedium and Large 2—305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004882
SteersMedium and Large 2—429157.17/cwt152.00–160.006747
SteersMedium and Large 2—679133.50/cwt132.00–134.009066
SteersMedium and Large 2—392158.99/cwt157.00–160.006236
SteersMedium and Large 2—562139.79/cwt138.00–141.007865
SteersMedium and Large 3—581130.61/cwt127.00–132.007595
SteersMedium and Large 1—515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007733
SteersMedium and Large 1—713131.00/cwt130.00–132.009342
SteersMedium and Large 1—618136.57/cwt136.00–137.008447
SteersMedium and Large 2—531146.00/cwt145.00–147.007759
SteersMedium and Large 2—471150.76/cwt150.00–152.007108
SteersMedium and Large 2—778117.03/cwt115.00–119.009102
SteersMedium and Large 1—458162.00/cwt159.00–164.007427
SteersMedium and Large 1—673135.34/cwt135.00–136.009113
BullsMedium and Large 2—378151.44/cwt150.00–154.005727
BullsMedium and Large 1—780115.35/cwt114.00–116.009006
BullsMedium and Large 1—580131.28/cwt127.00–134.0076117
BullsMedium and Large 1—480149.76/cwt146.00–154.0071913
BullsMedium and Large 1—630126.90/cwt124.00–129.0079912
BullsMedium and Large 1—522141.98/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
Bulls——1,66581.20/cwt80.00–82.001,3522
Bulls——1,62392.68/cwt92.00–93.001,5043
Bulls——1,75186.71/cwt84.00–89.001,51810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——533.33/cwt400.00–650.00—9
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——541.67/cwt500.00–600.00—3
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——837.50/cwt750.00–925.00—6
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——662.50/cwt575.00–800.00—8
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——547.50/cwt500.00–600.00—10
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——812.50/cwt700.00–900.00—28
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——617.50/cwt550.00–675.00—10
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—1
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——781.25/cwt750.00–800.00—8
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——961.11/cwt850.00–1,100.00—18
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.00—2
BullsMedium and Large 3—722103.33/cwt100.00–105.007463
BullsMedium and Large 3—675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 2—579114.83/cwt110.00–117.006655
HeifersMedium and Large 2—378126.09/cwt125.00–128.0047712
BullsMedium and Large 1—373158.25/cwt156.00–160.005908
BullsMedium and Large 2—432144.48/cwt142.00–148.006247
BullsMedium and Large 2—477142.36/cwt140.00–145.006798
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365131.26/cwt129.00–134.0047911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463125.10/cwt124.00–128.0057915
HeifersMedium and Large 3—695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006954
BullsMedium and Large 2—770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008472
BullsMedium and Large 2—727112.99/cwt110.00–115.008215
BullsMedium and Large 3—481131.08/cwt130.00–135.006309
BullsMedium and Large 2—540132.75/cwt130.00–135.0071712
BullsMedium and Large 1—671124.98/cwt124.00–126.008397
BullsMedium and Large 1—733121.60/cwt119.00–123.008917
BullsMedium and Large 3—525122.06/cwt120.00–125.006415
BullsMedium and Large 3—619110.56/cwt110.00–112.006847
BullsMedium and Large 3—375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005253
BullsMedium and Large 2—571119.88/cwt115.00–124.006858
BullsMedium and Large 2—624118.10/cwt115.00–120.007379
BullsMedium and Large 2—334160.45/cwt158.00–162.0053613
BullsMedium and Large 3—325151.75/cwt150.00–154.004937
BullsMedium and Large 1—208179.48/cwt178.00–180.003734
BullsMedium and Large 1—420151.48/cwt150.00–153.006366
BullsMedium and Large 3—79095.00/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.