Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-02-10

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 10
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,171 head
▲ 645 vs last sale 526▲ 1,171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 155▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 59▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.79/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$144.79
338 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$225
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2414158.5965639
Medium and Large 3402151.1360814thin
Medium and Large 1618142.59881285
One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale338 hd
144.79
—
AL average15 barns · 1,027 hd
142.30
+2.49
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,74489.451,5609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56375.251,17614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14270.6780777
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05659.6162923

Every lot

90 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2332166.89/cwt162.00–170.005547
Steers—Medium and Large 3338158.47/cwt158.00–160.005364
Steers—Medium and Large 1341178.18/cwt176.00–180.0060818
Steers—Medium and Large 2379162.25/cwt158.00–166.0061515
Steers—Medium and Large 3380156.00/cwt156.00–156.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1392174.62/cwt169.00–178.0068516
Steers—Medium and Large 1429168.48/cwt165.00–172.0072314
Steers—Medium and Large 2430158.05/cwt154.00–160.006806
Steers—Medium and Large 3440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 3455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006424
Steers—Medium and Large 2478154.74/cwt150.00–158.007409
Steers—Medium and Large 1480161.67/cwt159.00–168.0077640
Steers—Medium and Large 1532149.68/cwt149.00–150.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1555141.00/cwt141.00–141.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added606138.00/cwt138.00–138.0083682
Steers—Medium and Large 2625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1633129.33/cwt128.00–130.008196
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added723128.17/cwt125.00–128.5092775
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added829121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,00721
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,22092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,354104.71/cwt100.00–107.001,4187
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265138.26/cwt138.00–139.003664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322134.25/cwt130.00–136.004328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332142.75/cwt140.00–148.0047414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371138.52/cwt135.00–144.0051420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376130.91/cwt128.00–134.004929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421127.38/cwt123.00–132.0053617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423134.88/cwt133.00–142.0057115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426119.44/cwt116.00–122.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454139.00/cwt139.00–139.0063123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468125.18/cwt124.00–127.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472131.79/cwt130.00–137.0062211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521120.37/cwt120.00–121.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523128.61/cwt118.00–132.0067318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562121.42/cwt119.00–126.006827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601126.00/cwt126.00–126.0075775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621113.16/cwt109.00–116.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634104.89/cwt102.00–107.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 367592.00/cwt92.00–92.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678107.83/cwt105.00–110.007315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732102.15/cwt99.00–104.007487
Heifers—Medium and Large 274595.00/cwt95.00–95.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 374576.00/cwt76.00–76.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 277887.46/cwt85.00–90.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 187086.00/cwt86.00–86.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,09580.00/cwt80.00–80.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425152.00/cwt152.00–152.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425142.86/cwt140.00–145.006079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428162.61/cwt161.00–166.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468134.92/cwt132.00–140.006318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470148.02/cwt146.00–150.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484158.00/cwt156.00–161.007659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520147.50/cwt147.00–148.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523138.05/cwt133.00–140.0072232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525128.46/cwt127.00–130.006749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564122.91/cwt120.00–129.0069311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573116.03/cwt115.00–117.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623114.43/cwt110.00–118.0071314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681108.99/cwt105.00–110.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733104.02/cwt101.00–105.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 276590.00/cwt90.00–90.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 188890.50/cwt90.00–91.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 196080.00/cwt80.00–80.007682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26880.59/cwt78.00–83.001,0223
Bulls——1,955103.00/cwt103.00–103.002,0141
Bulls——1,98792.06/cwt90.00–94.001,8295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98453.15/cwt51.00–56.005238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03564.75/cwt63.00–66.0067014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09463.05/cwt59.00–68.0069015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16469.09/cwt67.00–72.0080436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16875.84/cwt73.00–79.0088627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49577.36/cwt76.00–79.001,1578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65372.44/cwt71.00–74.001,1976
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,181.25/cwt1,100.00–1,275.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—909.09/cwt825.00–1,025.00—22
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—625.00/cwt575.00–675.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,092.50/cwt1,085.00–1,100.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—885.00/cwt750.00–975.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—743.75/cwt675.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt675.00–725.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—512.50/cwt450.00–575.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—487.50/cwt475.00–500.00—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.