Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.77/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$144.77

294 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	147.63	1,014	183
Medium and Large 2	548	141.99	778	77
Medium and Large 3	513	135.64	696	34

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $319 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 sale294 hd

144.77

—

AL average15 barns · 1,388 hd

147.54

−2.77

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	—	High	1,653	82.60	1,365	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	66.41	995	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	62.31	717	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	46.97	468	53

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.10/cwt	153.00–156.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.74/cwt	133.00–138.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	154.22/cwt	153.00–157.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.70/cwt	119.00–128.00	776	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.81/cwt	124.00–130.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	930	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	122.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	466	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	638	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.90/cwt	117.00–126.00	519	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.33/cwt	117.00–126.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	114.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	112.25/cwt	108.00–114.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.81/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	131.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	140.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	127.35/cwt	122.00–130.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	142.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.34/cwt	154.00–156.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	837	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,232	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	147.10/cwt	141.00–148.00	903	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	148.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,044	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.34/cwt	132.00–134.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.88/cwt	166.00–168.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.21/cwt	146.00–148.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	759	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.79/cwt	45.00–49.00	472	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	57.01/cwt	55.00–60.00	966	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	72.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,029	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	65.24/cwt	62.00–68.00	974	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	57.59/cwt	55.00–60.00	651	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	41.50/cwt	40.00–44.00	408	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	63.70/cwt	61.00–67.00	759	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	52.62/cwt	50.00–54.00	525	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	70.16/cwt	68.00–73.00	790	18
Bulls	—	—	2,005	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	83.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,372	8
Bulls	—	—	1,562	76.40/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,193	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	557.14/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	540.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	736.76/cwt	650.00–875.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	556.25/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	794	98.01/cwt	92.00–100.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	150.38/cwt	148.00–152.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.36/cwt	142.00–147.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.95/cwt	115.00–117.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	133.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.23/cwt	111.00–120.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	141.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	661	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3

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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