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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 24

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

716 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 635▲ 262 vs year ago 454 · +57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 117▼ 21 vs year ago 205 · −10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 86▲ 45 vs year ago 30 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 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 $123.74/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$123.74

203 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	129.92	628	98
Medium and Large 2	496	120.68	599	67
Medium and Large 3	451	113.16	510	38

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $117 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 sale203 hd

123.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,523 hd

128.81

−5.08

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	—	High	1,654	81.73	1,352	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	62.04	688	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	55.76	801	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	49.00	473	22

Every lot

116 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	239	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.00	408	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	164.69/cwt	164.00–166.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	146.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	542	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	582	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	161.82/cwt	160.00–164.00	673	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	649	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	441	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	630	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	156.61/cwt	155.00–159.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	150.95/cwt	148.00–154.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	140.47/cwt	135.00–144.00	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	137.33/cwt	133.00–140.00	781	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	128.74/cwt	126.00–131.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	135.88/cwt	134.00–138.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	132.43/cwt	129.00–136.00	898	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	919	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	126.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	359	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	134.27/cwt	134.00–135.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	141.17/cwt	140.00–146.00	463	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	140.17/cwt	138.00–144.00	513	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	136.51/cwt	133.00–141.00	582	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	128.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	546	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	132.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	620	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	125.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	112.48/cwt	111.00–113.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	117.68/cwt	116.00–121.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	127.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	670	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	120.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	111.09/cwt	108.00–115.00	678	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	108.67/cwt	107.00–110.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	682	82.30/cwt	81.00–85.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	102.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	736	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	883	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	165.71/cwt	163.00–168.00	467	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	162.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	535	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	151.38/cwt	151.00–152.00	507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	150.40/cwt	148.00–152.00	544	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	362	141.80/cwt	138.00–143.00	513	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	158.97/cwt	156.00–162.00	588	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	155.18/cwt	152.00–159.00	669	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	148.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	639	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	147.82/cwt	147.00–149.00	689	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	136.19/cwt	133.00–139.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	151.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	731	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	140.89/cwt	138.00–144.00	741	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	710	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	130.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	748	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	588	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	125.76/cwt	123.00–128.00	790	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	819	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	873	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	823	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	905	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	83.70/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,330	7
Bulls	—	—	1,606	75.07/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,206	7
Bulls	—	—	1,811	88.30/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,599	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	51.43/cwt	48.00–54.00	489	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	43.79/cwt	42.00–47.00	436	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	55.93/cwt	53.00–57.00	595	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	61.25/cwt	58.00–64.00	682	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	67.42/cwt	65.00–71.00	763	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	55.35/cwt	53.00–58.00	780	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	974	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,412.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816.67/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842.86/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812.50/cwt	675.00–975.00	—	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758.33/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	672.22/cwt	525.00–775.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	655.00/cwt	575.00–725.00	—	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 635Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 117Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 86Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower. 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
3	—	362	164.00–166.00	164.69
3	—	580	143.00–145.00	143.66
5	—	239	170.00–172.00	170.82
4	—	528	145.00–148.00	146.46
12	—	678	129.00–136.00	132.43
11	—	416	160.00–164.00	161.82
5	—	472	155.00–159.00	156.61
4	—	711	129.00–130.00	129.25
3	—	770	125.00	125.00
2	—	325	169.00	169.00
9	—	617	134.00–138.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	117.00	117.00
7	—	420	153.00–156.00	154.54
8	—	320	150.00–160.00	157.08
10	—	569	133.00–140.00	137.33
4	—	483	148.00–154.00	150.95
9	—	375	150.00–158.00	155.28
7	—	615	126.00–131.00	128.74
11	—	516	135.00–144.00	140.47
6	—	677	127.00–128.00	127.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	140.00–146.00	142.87
6	—	370	143.00–148.00	146.38
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	545	126.00	126.00
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
4	—	478	141.00–142.00	141.51
4	—	570	123.00–125.00	123.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	124.00–132.00	127.84
3	—	625	116.00	116.00
3	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.67
14	—	426	133.00–141.00	136.51
5	—	719	100.00–109.00	102.40
5	—	328	140.00–146.00	141.17
5	—	566	118.00–125.00	120.60
1	—	1,015	87.00	87.00
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
1	—	855	96.00	96.00
21	—	366	138.00–144.00	140.17
24	—	468	130.00–138.00	132.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	130.00–135.00	133.26
6	—	468	121.00–128.00	125.67
6	—	522	116.00–121.00	117.68
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	730	90.00–95.00	92.55
10	—	610	108.00–115.00	111.09
4	—	315	134.00–135.00	134.27
3	—	670	102.00	102.00
6	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.66
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
3	—	235	140.00	140.00
16	—	426	125.00–131.00	128.22
1	—	985	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	106.00	106.00
4	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.55
4	—	328	122.00–127.00	124.48
3	—	410	120.00	120.00
6	—	285	125.00–128.00	126.04
2	—	480	116.00	116.00
3	—	245	130.00	130.00
4	—	513	111.00–113.00	112.48
6	—	682	81.00–85.00	82.30
1	—	635	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	124.00–127.00	125.51
7	—	329	160.00–164.00	162.74
3	—	712	120.00–124.00	122.66
12	—	431	152.00–159.00	155.18
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
6	—	633	129.00–130.00	129.33
14	—	481	150.00–156.00	151.90
11	—	370	156.00–162.00	158.97
2	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
7	—	282	163.00–168.00	165.71
12	—	526	138.00–144.00	140.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	151.00–152.00	151.38
19	—	574	125.00–133.00	130.31
12	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.71
7	—	431	146.00–150.00	148.33
4	—	275	162.00	162.00
2	—	795	95.00	95.00
12	—	628	123.00–128.00	125.76
3	—	235	165.00	165.00
10	—	362	148.00–152.00	150.40
11	—	466	147.00–149.00	147.82
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	905	81.00	81.00
4	—	720	105.00–110.00	107.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	138.00–140.00	139.31
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
4	—	588	115.00–121.00	118.01
7	—	479	133.00–139.00	136.19
2	—	823	85.00	85.00
5	—	362	138.00–143.00	141.80
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	270	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	53.00–58.00	55.35
1	—	1,650	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,064	53.00–57.00	55.93
28	—	1,132	65.00–71.00	67.42
51	—	1,113	58.00–64.00	61.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	951	48.00–54.00	51.43
7	—	995	42.00–47.00	43.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,811	87.00–91.00	88.30
7	—	1,589	80.00–86.00	83.70
7	—	1,606	72.00–78.00	75.07

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	700.00–900.00	816.67

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	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412.50

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	2	—	—	575.00	575.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00

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)	7	—	—	750.00–900.00	842.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–825.00	758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	675.00–975.00	812.50

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)	9	—	—	525.00–775.00	672.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	575.00–725.00	655.00

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.