Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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 $157.01/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$157.01

170 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	159.82	869	100
Medium and Large 2	483	153.87	744	55
Medium and Large 3	437	149.82	655	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $214 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 sale170 hd

157.01

—

AL average16 barns · 1,093 hd

152.11

+4.90

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	1,658	79.02	1,310	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	57.25	831	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	56.33	629	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	41.83	401	22

Every lot, as filed

90 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 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.41/cwt	148.00–154.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	138.81/cwt	138.00–140.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.81/cwt	126.00–131.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	148.69/cwt	143.00–152.00	555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.41/cwt	117.00–122.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.86/cwt	138.00–140.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.72/cwt	168.00–175.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.16/cwt	155.00–164.00	594	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.32/cwt	126.00–134.00	684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	129.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	173.93/cwt	170.00–178.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	154.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.09/cwt	148.00–152.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	134.65/cwt	133.00–138.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.62/cwt	156.00–160.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	181.17/cwt	178.00–184.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.80/cwt	157.00–162.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	170.30/cwt	168.00–172.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	153.67/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	143.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	145.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	176.44/cwt	174.00–180.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.15/cwt	148.00–154.00	770	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.61/cwt	145.00–146.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.96/cwt	168.00–174.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	177.73/cwt	173.00–182.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	895	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	55.29/cwt	52.00–58.00	599	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	48.53/cwt	46.00–51.00	553	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	61.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	704	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	35.98/cwt	35.00–38.00	323	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	44.02/cwt	42.00–47.00	431	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	53.13/cwt	52.00–54.00	813	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	62.27/cwt	61.00–64.00	822	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	57.10/cwt	55.00–60.00	842	14
Bulls	—	—	1,734	75.77/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,314	7
Bulls	—	—	1,569	82.82/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,299	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	441.67/cwt	400.00–475.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	656.25/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	868.75/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	475.00–625.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	781.94/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,095.83/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	855.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	146.69/cwt	141.00–150.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	151.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	538	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.97/cwt	113.00–119.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	167.67/cwt	166.00–170.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	156.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	145.13/cwt	142.00–149.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	115.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.13/cwt	148.00–160.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	135.66/cwt	134.00–139.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	455	4

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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