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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 3

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

526 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 441▼ 136 vs year ago 662 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 84▲ 23 vs year ago 132 · +17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 55▼ 80 vs year ago 139 · −57.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $124.46/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$124.46

210 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$11.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	127.38	655	112
Medium and Large 2	480	122.35	588	80
Medium and Large 3	431	115.61	498	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $157 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 sale210 hd

124.46

—

AL average16 barns · 1,361 hd

125.81

−1.35

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	1,553	95.36	1,481	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	73.24	1,125	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	71.55	842	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	53.96	557	29

Every lot

99 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	166.48/cwt	165.00–168.00	521	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	166.51/cwt	164.00–168.00	618	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	161.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	673	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	154.84/cwt	154.00–156.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	147.23/cwt	144.00–150.00	707	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	150.81/cwt	148.00–153.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.62/cwt	138.00–144.00	799	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.19/cwt	126.00–132.00	798	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	128.57/cwt	127.00–129.00	859	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,020	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	140.54/cwt	138.00–144.00	394	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	142.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	403	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	455	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	140.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	510	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	137.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	580	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	554	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	594	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	131.54/cwt	129.00–135.00	634	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	129.19/cwt	127.00–133.00	668	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	121.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	634	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	122.53/cwt	118.00–126.00	706	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	110.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	106.33/cwt	104.00–108.00	716	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	165.89/cwt	163.00–168.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	151.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	511	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	163.66/cwt	160.00–166.00	617	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	146.32/cwt	144.00–148.00	563	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	160.05/cwt	156.00–164.00	680	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	148.06/cwt	143.00–150.00	683	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	139.16/cwt	138.00–140.00	660	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	733	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	133.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	135.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	776	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	126.56/cwt	124.00–131.00	738	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	119.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	748	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	117.17/cwt	116.00–119.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	105.74/cwt	104.00–108.00	810	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	771	97.68/cwt	92.00–100.00	753	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	973	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	851	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	100.00/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,497	14
Bulls	—	—	1,556	92.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,432	11
Bulls	—	—	1,807	85.92/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,553	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	56.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	571	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	50.96/cwt	48.00–53.00	535	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	64.48/cwt	61.00–67.00	711	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	69.93/cwt	67.00–73.00	824	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	76.40/cwt	74.00–79.00	927	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	77.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,184	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	67.68/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,047	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.00/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679.17/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	568.75/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891.67/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 441Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 84Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 55Year ago 139

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	668	127.00–129.00	128.57
5	—	745	125.00	125.00
7	—	476	154.00–156.00	154.84
10	—	618	126.00–132.00	129.19
8	—	371	164.00–168.00	166.51
8	—	416	158.00–164.00	161.72
8	—	568	138.00–144.00	140.62
6	—	528	148.00–153.00	150.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	132.00–133.00	132.66
2	—	665	121.00	121.00
5	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.07
3	—	440	152.00	152.00
6	—	313	165.00–168.00	166.48
3	—	385	158.00	158.00
13	—	480	144.00–150.00	147.23
18	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	760	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	116.00–119.00	117.17
10	—	425	156.00–164.00	160.05
2	—	973	85.00–90.00	87.51
8	—	766	104.00–108.00	105.74
3	—	710	111.00	111.00
5	—	290	170.00–172.00	170.80
14	—	461	143.00–150.00	148.06
10	—	377	160.00–166.00	163.66
5	—	317	163.00–168.00	165.89
8	—	572	133.00–140.00	135.61
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
13	—	518	140.00–145.00	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	144.00–148.00	146.32
2	—	295	164.00	164.00
7	—	474	138.00–140.00	139.16
14	—	583	124.00–131.00	126.56
6	—	718	108.00–110.00	108.99
11	—	625	118.00–123.00	119.72
7	—	771	92.00–100.00	97.68
6	—	425	142.00–144.00	143.36
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
3	—	668	109.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	526	130.00–136.00	133.43
5	—	337	150.00–156.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
2	—	605	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	482	129.00–135.00	131.54
14	—	576	118.00–126.00	122.53
9	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.74
3	—	328	140.00–146.00	142.10
38	—	517	127.00–133.00	129.19
6	—	673	104.00–108.00	106.33
13	—	362	138.00–144.00	140.91
2	—	725	101.00–103.00	101.99
10	—	643	110.00–118.00	110.78
1	—	770	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	81.00	81.00
7	—	337	130.00–138.00	135.00
12	—	522	119.00–124.00	121.45
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
17	—	581	110.00–115.00	112.03
6	—	367	130.00–134.00	131.35
8	—	280	138.00–144.00	140.54
13	—	432	126.00–130.00	128.27
4	—	634	107.00–109.00	108.00
9	—	478	121.00–126.00	124.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
2	—	638	98.00–100.00	99.00
6	—	428	118.00–120.00	118.50
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
4	—	328	120.00–126.00	122.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	48.00–53.00	50.96
17	—	1,019	54.00–59.00	56.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	75.00–80.00	77.41
3	—	1,547	67.00–69.00	67.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,102	61.00–67.00	64.48
21	—	1,178	67.00–73.00	69.93
26	—	1,214	74.00–79.00	76.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	83.00–89.00	85.92
14	—	1,497	96.00–104.00	100.00
11	—	1,556	90.00–95.00	92.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	679.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	860.00

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	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–600.00	568.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00	500.00

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)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	6	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	891.67

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.