Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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 $132.39/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$132.39

192 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$20.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	138.52	747	92
Medium and Large 2	494	129.34	639	77
Medium and Large 3	556	118.06	656	23

One grade step is worth $20.46/cwt here — about $91 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 sale192 hd

132.39

—

AL average15 barns · 1,886 hd

135.69

−3.30

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	1,730	88.88	1,537	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	72.36	1,012	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	66.45	725	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	51.14	492	33

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	718	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	128.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	618	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	126.72/cwt	124.00–128.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.75/cwt	134.00–143.00	716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.19/cwt	136.00–144.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	183.16/cwt	180.00–186.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	141.34/cwt	139.00–147.00	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.57/cwt	129.00–138.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	156.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	144.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	168.63/cwt	166.00–170.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	150.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.92/cwt	141.00–150.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	165.86/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	150.64/cwt	148.00–152.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.05/cwt	158.00–163.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.96/cwt	161.00–166.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	158.94/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	156.67/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.51/cwt	154.00–163.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	131.72/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	150.94/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.60/cwt	154.00–160.00	734	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	44.57/cwt	44.00–45.00	415	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	56.03/cwt	54.00–58.00	570	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	51.01/cwt	48.00–53.00	487	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	70.37/cwt	68.00–73.00	957	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	74.11/cwt	72.00–76.00	891	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	67.85/cwt	66.00–71.00	744	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	62.91/cwt	60.00–65.00	664	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	76.73/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,138	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	81.50/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	96.89/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	87.55/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	668.75/cwt	550.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,007.14/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	921.43/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	734.09/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	640.91/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,316.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	771	114.04/cwt	100.00–125.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	154.68/cwt	154.00–156.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	138.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.01/cwt	133.00–138.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.27/cwt	136.00–145.00	605	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	110.17/cwt	110.00–111.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	154.17/cwt	152.00–159.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.55/cwt	170.00–174.00	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	115.35/cwt	113.00–120.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	169.76/cwt	168.00–173.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.36/cwt	143.00–148.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	182.31/cwt	180.00–186.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	186.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.31/cwt	177.00–184.00	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.62/cwt	147.00–153.00	932	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.44/cwt	146.00–152.00	699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.83/cwt	166.00–172.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	139.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	135.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	811	9

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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