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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 27

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▼ 516 vs last sale 957▼ 645 vs year ago 1,086 · −59.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 188▼ 86 vs year ago 170 · −50.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 50▼ 67 vs year ago 122 · −54.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly 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 $123.89/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$123.89

174 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$5.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	386	126.77	489	12thin
Medium and Large 1	526	125.07	658	102
Medium and Large 2	484	121.32	588	60

One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale174 hd

123.89

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

123.38

+0.52

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	1,668	76.57	1,277	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	63.41	724	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	61.31	977	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	50.61	557	9thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	161.41/cwt	161.00–162.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	172.70/cwt	171.00–176.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	165.73/cwt	164.00–168.00	724	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	156.34/cwt	152.00–160.00	727	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	710	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	152.40/cwt	149.00–156.00	803	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	146.82/cwt	145.00–149.00	827	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	312	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	418	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	141.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	130.80/cwt	129.00–136.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	120.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	137.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.44/cwt	128.00–136.00	622	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	610	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	118.83/cwt	117.00–121.00	626	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	125.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	665	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	610	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	122.20/cwt	116.00–124.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	102.77/cwt	101.00–106.00	639	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	702	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	78.45/cwt	76.00–81.00	689	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	181.32/cwt	178.00–185.00	606	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	161.51/cwt	158.00–166.00	670	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	140.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	652	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	146.88/cwt	143.00–150.00	693	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	143.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	747	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	133.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	693	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	139.30/cwt	136.00–143.00	791	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	767	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	113.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	117.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	802	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	114.26/cwt	111.00–117.00	820	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	69.34/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,063	5
Bulls	—	—	1,599	77.15/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,234	8
Bulls	—	—	1,974	84.43/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,667	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	53.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	569	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	56.82/cwt	54.00–61.00	615	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	47.60/cwt	46.00–50.00	541	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	64.98/cwt	63.00–68.00	749	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	851	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	59.47/cwt	59.00–60.00	919	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,099	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	940.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820.45/cwt	650.00–900.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664.29/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	557.14/cwt	450.00–625.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 957Year ago 1,086

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 188Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 50Year ago 122

Compared to one week ago: All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	176.00	176.00
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
9	—	466	135.00–142.00	140.01
6	—	627	110.00–116.00	113.68
6	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.34
2	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	755	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	136.00–143.00	139.30
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
15	—	520	140.00–149.00	143.59
11	—	334	178.00–185.00	181.32
11	—	615	122.00–127.00	124.72
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
15	—	415	158.00–166.00	161.51
11	—	718	111.00–117.00	114.26
11	—	472	143.00–150.00	146.88
5	—	685	114.00–119.00	117.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	70.00	70.00
4	—	580	121.00–123.00	122.02
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	390	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	372	140.00–145.00	142.49
14	—	424	132.00–140.00	137.37
2	—	720	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
9	—	567	116.00–124.00	122.20
11	—	671	100.00–108.00	104.63
2	—	878	76.00–81.00	78.45
32	—	531	122.00–130.00	125.26
14	—	473	128.00–136.00	131.44
5	—	624	110.00–118.00	113.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	138.00–146.00	141.27
4	—	359	129.00–136.00	130.80
12	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.00
14	—	488	120.00–127.00	124.98
8	—	556	109.00–110.00	109.75
9	—	622	101.00–106.00	102.77
7	—	527	117.00–121.00	118.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
7	—	312	130.00–136.00	134.03
4	—	415	120.00–123.00	120.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	171.00–176.00	172.70
2	—	710	119.00	119.00
3	—	635	129.00	129.00
12	—	563	145.00–149.00	146.82
11	—	465	152.00–160.00	156.34
2	—	855	105.00	105.00
15	—	527	149.00–156.00	152.40
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
11	—	437	164.00–168.00	165.73
2	—	680	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	136.00	136.00
5	—	381	161.00–162.00	161.41
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
8	—	483	146.00–148.00	146.97
6	—	520	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	345	176.00	176.00
3	—	435	156.00	156.00
2	—	660	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	150.00–152.00	150.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	46.00–50.00	47.60
5	—	1,073	51.00–55.00	53.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,545	59.00–60.00	59.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,153	63.00–68.00	64.98
9	—	1,082	54.00–61.00	56.82
4	—	1,216	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,599	75.00–80.00	77.15
5	—	1,533	67.00–73.00	69.34
4	—	1,974	82.00–87.00	84.43

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	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–950.00	940.00

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	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,157.69

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	—	—	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	625.00–775.00	664.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	650.00–900.00	820.45

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	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	450.00–625.00	557.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

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.