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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 10

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,410 head

▲ 622 vs last sale 788▲ 426 vs year ago 984 · +43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 110▲ 125 vs year ago 125 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 42▼ 12 vs year ago 112 · −10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $125.85/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$125.85

449 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	128.07	668	272
Medium and Large 2	482	124.13	598	139
Medium and Large 3	467	116.18	542	38

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $126 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 sale449 hd

125.85

—

AL average16 barns · 2,355 hd

127.84

−1.99

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	1,752	85.06	1,490	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	61.10	706	146
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	56.71	844	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	50.76	510	19

Every lot

105 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	163.14/cwt	162.00–164.00	509	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	151.13/cwt	150.00–153.00	555	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	160.91/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	165.60/cwt	164.00–167.00	700	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	155.35/cwt	151.00–160.00	666	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	162.14/cwt	160.00–163.00	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	152.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	721	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	145.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	767	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	146.76/cwt	145.00–149.00	823	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	803	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	614	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	737	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	837	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	130.64/cwt	129.00–132.00	820	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	133.16/cwt	129.00–136.00	903	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	124.30/cwt	123.00–126.00	846	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	890	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	932	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	341	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	139.23/cwt	136.00–142.00	388	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	143.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	467	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	137.96/cwt	136.00–139.00	451	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	141.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	530	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	134.94/cwt	132.00–136.00	520	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	137.85/cwt	134.00–142.00	582	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	560	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	552	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	133.54/cwt	131.00–138.00	640	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	128.02/cwt	124.00–131.00	673	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	627	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	112.97/cwt	109.00–116.00	643	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	120.56/cwt	117.00–123.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	769	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	116.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	728	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	110.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	733	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	696	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	811	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	109.26/cwt	108.00–110.00	792	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	95.60/cwt	95.00–98.00	788	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	161.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	615	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	157.41/cwt	156.00–158.00	609	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.28/cwt	153.00–160.00	678	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	644	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	155.63/cwt	152.00–159.00	739	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	145.01/cwt	140.00–149.00	693	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	735	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	150.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	788	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	132.17/cwt	131.00–134.00	695	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	842	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	125.31/cwt	124.00–126.00	773	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	830	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	823	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	81.92/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,432	6
Bulls	—	—	1,754	86.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,525	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	46.72/cwt	45.00–48.00	435	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	52.63/cwt	50.00–55.00	546	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	55.38/cwt	53.00–57.00	620	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	61.38/cwt	58.00–64.00	713	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	66.86/cwt	65.00–71.00	794	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	59.72/cwt	59.00–60.00	856	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	55.78/cwt	53.00–58.00	839	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,208.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935.42/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	—	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892.05/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	—	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	720.00/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704.17/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	632.69/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575.00/cwt	475.00–675.00	—	13

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,410Last week 788Year ago 984

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 110Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 42Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	135.00–137.00	136.06
12	—	423	164.00–167.00	165.60
9	—	561	145.00–149.00	146.76
5	—	545	152.00	152.00
8	—	678	129.00–136.00	133.16
4	—	809	115.00–116.00	115.25
7	—	465	160.00–163.00	162.14
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
5	—	395	170.00	170.00
3	—	722	128.00–130.00	129.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	150.00–154.00	152.09
3	—	783	100.00–102.00	101.34
5	—	722	120.00–125.00	123.23
7	—	312	162.00–164.00	163.14
23	—	628	129.00–132.00	130.64
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
9	—	579	137.00–140.00	138.65
15	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.91
18	—	529	140.00–149.00	145.02
17	—	429	151.00–160.00	155.35
7	—	681	123.00–126.00	124.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	149.00–150.00	149.59
4	—	614	117.00–121.00	120.01
4	—	470	142.00	142.00
8	—	573	130.00–135.00	131.92
2	—	675	113.00	113.00
8	—	367	150.00–153.00	151.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
25	—	523	147.00–155.00	150.71
2	—	823	96.00–100.00	97.98
13	—	380	160.00–164.00	161.74
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
6	—	615	128.00–131.00	129.50
24	—	431	153.00–160.00	157.28
4	—	565	148.00–150.00	149.00
22	—	475	152.00–159.00	155.63
6	—	713	115.00–117.00	116.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
17	—	434	145.00–150.00	148.47
9	—	478	140.00–149.00	145.01
2	—	578	133.00–138.00	135.51
9	—	617	124.00–126.00	125.31
5	—	320	164.00	164.00
10	—	387	156.00–158.00	157.41
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
5	—	675	110.00	110.00
12	—	515	140.00–146.00	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	162.00	162.00
3	—	685	103.00	103.00
3	—	390	151.00	151.00
3	—	590	130.00–132.00	131.33
5	—	415	140.00	140.00
6	—	470	133.00–136.00	134.50
8	—	526	131.00–134.00	132.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	664	109.00–114.00	110.45
23	—	626	114.00–119.00	116.26
34	—	526	124.00–131.00	128.02
21	—	479	131.00–138.00	133.54
34	—	422	134.00–142.00	137.85
6	—	572	117.00–123.00	120.56
34	—	375	138.00–145.00	141.30
16	—	725	108.00–110.00	109.26
36	—	326	140.00–147.00	143.17
5	—	824	95.00–98.00	95.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	385	132.00–136.00	134.94
26	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.22
13	—	526	118.00–120.00	119.24
6	—	327	136.00–139.00	137.96
7	—	685	102.00	102.00
14	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.44
26	—	426	130.00–133.00	131.52
14	—	569	109.00–116.00	112.97
5	—	736	100.00–102.00	101.21
12	—	279	136.00–142.00	139.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	696	116.50	116.50
20	—	613	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	83.00	83.00
4	—	645	94.00	94.00
3	—	240	142.00	142.00
5	—	280	130.00	130.00
9	—	465	116.00–120.00	118.64
6	—	532	110.00–112.00	111.35
4	—	395	127.00	127.00
3	—	335	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,120	53.00–57.00	55.38
57	—	1,162	58.00–64.00	61.38
43	—	1,187	65.00–71.00	66.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	931	45.00–48.00	46.72
13	—	1,038	50.00–55.00	52.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,504	53.00–58.00	55.78
4	—	1,434	59.00–60.00	59.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,748	78.00–84.00	81.92
10	—	1,754	85.00–91.00	86.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	750.00–1,150.00	935.42

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208.33

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)	13	—	—	550.00–700.00	632.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–725.00	720.00

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)	21	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	892.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–800.00	704.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	475.00–675.00	575.00

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.