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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 6

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 947▼ 301 vs year ago 977 · −30.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 160▼ 37 vs year ago 170 · −21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 196▼ 14 vs year ago 103 · −13.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$122.04

203 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	124.05	619	137
Medium and Large 3	394	119.29	470	10thin
Medium and Large 2	469	117.62	552	56

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $67 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 sale203 hd

122.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,405 hd

118.26

+3.78

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	1,723	80.32	1,384	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	64.91	1,057	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	55.70	646	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	45.11	462	12

Every lot

81 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	148.79/cwt	145.00–151.00	488	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	537	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	167.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	571	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	155.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	587	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	164.88/cwt	162.00–166.00	628	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	681	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	150.97/cwt	147.00–154.00	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	136.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	638	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	148.16/cwt	142.00–157.00	695	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	124.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	603	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	612	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	141.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	718	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	778	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	113.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	766	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	470	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	121.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	451	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	139.85/cwt	138.00–142.00	536	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	126.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	544	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	137.53/cwt	133.00–140.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	122.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	579	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	115.76/cwt	115.00–116.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	114.86/cwt	111.00–120.00	606	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	106.89/cwt	101.00–110.00	569	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	107.77/cwt	103.00–112.00	622	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	103.93/cwt	102.00–107.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	100.67/cwt	96.00–104.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	88.51/cwt	86.00–91.00	720	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	156.84/cwt	152.00–159.00	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	162.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	615	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	148.81/cwt	146.00–150.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	159.80/cwt	156.00–163.00	686	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	149.47/cwt	145.00–154.00	701	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	138.25/cwt	134.00–143.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.17/cwt	133.00–140.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	126.15/cwt	124.00–130.00	660	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	621	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	112.20/cwt	108.00–116.00	645	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	639	104.68/cwt	102.00–106.00	669	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	743	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	81.10/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,378	11
Bulls	—	—	1,858	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,412	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	42.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	405	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	47.07/cwt	44.00–50.00	506	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	50.34/cwt	46.00–63.00	558	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	55.22/cwt	51.00–58.00	643	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	60.63/cwt	57.00–64.00	724	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	66.64/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,080	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	60.29/cwt	60.00–61.00	993	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,190.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,180.77/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968.33/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683.33/cwt	500.00–825.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	666.67/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	541.67/cwt	525.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	482.50/cwt	475.00–490.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	736.67/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	6

This sale against other markets

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Jan 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 947Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 160Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 196Year ago 103

No trends available due to the holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	152.00–159.00	156.84
5	—	384	146.00–150.00	148.81
9	—	523	124.00–130.00	126.15
4	—	470	134.00–143.00	138.25
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
16	—	575	108.00–116.00	112.20
6	—	743	90.00–97.00	93.49
13	—	639	102.00–106.00	104.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	133.00–140.00	138.17
2	—	345	166.00	166.00
2	—	795	90.00	90.00
13	—	429	156.00–163.00	159.80
13	—	379	160.00–166.00	162.29
7	—	469	145.00–154.00	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	116.00–120.00	117.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	130.00–132.00	131.51
11	—	377	148.00–158.00	155.76
2	—	280	160.00	160.00
7	—	676	109.00–115.00	113.31
4	—	338	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	775	87.00	87.00
6	—	467	135.00–139.00	136.67
6	—	432	147.00–154.00	150.97
4	—	621	120.00–121.00	120.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	508	140.00–145.00	141.34
3	—	708	114.00–115.00	114.66
17	—	381	162.00–166.00	164.88
10	—	342	164.00–170.00	167.10
14	—	469	142.00–157.00	148.16
13	—	573	134.00–140.00	135.76
13	—	421	160.00–165.00	161.70
6	—	623	127.00–134.00	130.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	120.00–126.00	124.00
6	—	507	120.00–122.00	120.67
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
9	—	328	145.00–151.00	148.79
1	—	285	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	123.00–130.00	126.99
13	—	532	101.00–110.00	106.89
11	—	363	125.00–132.00	129.48
6	—	560	100.00–102.00	101.01
2	—	640	97.00	97.00
4	—	476	115.00–116.00	115.76
3	—	345	141.00	141.00
2	—	675	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	96.00–104.00	100.67
12	—	628	102.00–107.00	103.93
7	—	431	133.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	813	86.00–91.00	88.51
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
13	—	383	138.00–142.00	139.85
14	—	528	111.00–120.00	114.86
17	—	474	118.00–126.00	122.23
16	—	577	103.00–112.00	107.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	453	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	120.00–122.00	121.13
3	—	445	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,165	51.00–58.00	55.22
17	—	1,109	46.00–63.00	50.34
21	—	1,194	57.00–64.00	60.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	44.00–50.00	47.07
5	—	956	40.00–45.00	42.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	60.00–61.00	60.29
8	—	1,621	65.00–68.00	66.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	76.00	76.00
11	—	1,699	79.00–84.00	81.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–550.00	541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	575.00–775.00	666.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	475.00–490.00	482.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–825.00	683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	825.00–1,100.00	968.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,180.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–750.00	736.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	895.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,166.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.