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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 20

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

957 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 793▼ 184 vs year ago 1,141 · −16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 216▲ 83 vs year ago 105 · +79.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 126▼ 12 vs year ago 62 · −19.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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 $127.65/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$127.65

229 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$16.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.42

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	131.38	662	156
Medium and Large 2	453	120.35	545	64
Medium and Large 3	394	115.00	453	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.38/cwt here — about $210 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 sale229 hd

127.65

—

AL average16 barns · 2,036 hd

121.24

+6.42

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	—	Average	1,692	76.35	1,292	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	61.53	956	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	59.09	696	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	43.42	420	15

Every lot

93 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	164.65/cwt	164.00–165.00	469	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	167.49/cwt	162.00–170.00	561	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	156.03/cwt	151.00–159.00	573	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	161.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	608	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	154.71/cwt	151.00–158.00	651	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	144.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	619	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	761	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	129.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	732	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.08/cwt	138.00–140.00	800	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	121.60/cwt	118.00–129.00	827	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	924	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	830	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	932	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	931	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	132.13/cwt	130.00–133.00	431	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.62/cwt	120.00–121.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	128.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	489	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	142.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	631	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	135.68/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	126.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	599	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	102.62/cwt	101.00–105.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	114.54/cwt	112.00–116.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	680	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	111.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	125.95/cwt	121.00–130.00	675	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	114.45/cwt	111.00–119.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	111.36/cwt	106.00–114.50	695	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	105.70/cwt	101.00–108.00	696	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	97.28/cwt	95.00–102.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	292	165.35/cwt	164.00–166.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	163.10/cwt	158.00–166.00	537	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	151.36/cwt	142.00–158.00	569	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	139.04/cwt	136.00–142.00	598	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	148.49/cwt	146.00–151.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	126.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	550	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	139.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	652	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	131.74/cwt	129.00–134.00	631	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	129.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	675	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	103.34/cwt	102.00–105.00	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	116.17/cwt	110.00–119.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	124.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	718	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	120.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	752	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	111.13/cwt	109.00–115.00	700	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	109.58/cwt	107.00–111.00	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	667	98.21/cwt	95.00–103.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	105.51/cwt	102.00–109.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	68.82/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	77.16/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,312	8
Bulls	—	—	1,710	81.70/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,397	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	46.69/cwt	42.00–52.00	437	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	41.78/cwt	40.00–44.00	410	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	726	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	56.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	672	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	51.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	621	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	64.57/cwt	62.00–67.00	970	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	59.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	945	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,270.83/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829.17/cwt	625.00–950.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763.33/cwt	675.00–875.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666.67/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	518.75/cwt	475.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	462.50/cwt	400.00–525.00	—	2

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 793Year ago 1,141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 216Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 126Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	102.00	102.00
3	—	515	141.00	141.00
3	—	335	162.00–170.00	167.49
11	—	575	138.00–140.00	139.08
7	—	421	151.00–158.00	154.71
15	—	888	105.00	105.00
15	—	628	125.00–130.00	127.87
4	—	713	110.00–118.00	113.99
23	—	680	118.00–129.00	121.60
8	—	376	160.00–168.00	161.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
11	—	464	140.00–145.00	141.28
6	—	367	151.00–159.00	156.03
10	—	566	125.00–131.00	129.27
3	—	285	164.00–165.00	164.65
4	—	518	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	615	115.00	115.00
12	—	427	142.00–148.00	144.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	468	162.50	162.50
28	—	524	150.00	150.00
10	—	716	129.00	129.00
2	—	830	108.00–110.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
2	—	355	148.00	148.00
1	—	265	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	131.00–140.00	135.68
14	—	624	106.00–114.50	111.36
3	—	722	95.00–102.00	97.28
6	—	386	138.00–146.00	142.41
9	—	466	125.00–132.00	128.57
9	—	536	121.00–130.00	125.95
14	—	658	101.00–108.00	105.70
13	—	569	111.00–119.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	511	133.00	133.00
52	—	425	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	134.00	134.00
17	—	380	125.00–134.00	128.78
7	—	326	130.00–133.00	132.13
11	—	429	120.00–130.00	126.46
14	—	526	110.00–115.00	111.44
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
6	—	477	112.00–116.00	114.54
2	—	675	96.00	96.00
3	—	645	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	120.00–121.00	120.62
3	—	473	101.00–105.00	102.62
1	—	275	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	111.00–112.00	111.75
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
3	—	880	81.00	81.00
4	—	433	146.00–151.00	148.49
8	—	578	120.00–129.00	124.14
20	—	467	135.00–144.00	139.61
4	—	758	102.00–109.00	105.51
2	—	225	180.00	180.00
10	—	625	116.00–125.00	120.30
3	—	292	164.00–166.00	165.35
2	—	695	115.00	115.00
10	—	329	158.00–166.00	163.10
9	—	376	142.00–158.00	151.36
15	—	519	128.00–133.00	129.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	110.00–119.00	116.17
7	—	664	107.00–111.00	109.58
14	—	630	109.00–115.00	111.13
3	—	705	106.00	106.00
11	—	430	136.00–142.00	139.04
11	—	479	129.00–134.00	131.74
2	—	770	90.00–91.00	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	110.00	110.00
6	—	435	124.00–130.00	126.39
6	—	563	102.00–105.00	103.34
5	—	667	95.00–103.00	98.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	982	40.00–44.00	41.78
5	—	937	42.00–52.00	46.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,588	58.00–64.00	59.51
8	—	1,503	62.00–67.00	64.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,208	50.00–53.00	51.41
56	—	1,164	60.00–65.00	62.41
45	—	1,190	54.00–59.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,700	75.00–80.00	77.16
3	—	1,653	67.00–71.00	68.82
3	—	1,710	81.00–83.00	81.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	12	—	—	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,270.83

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	12	—	—	625.00–950.00	829.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	600.00–800.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	675.00–875.00	763.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–700.00	666.67

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)	2	—	—	400.00–525.00	462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	475.00–575.00	518.75

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.