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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 28

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

852 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 802▲ 157 vs year ago 695 · +22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 177▲ 149 vs year ago 51 · +292.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 80▲ 124 vs year ago 39 · +317.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.59/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$137.59

186 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	143.57	699	80
Medium and Large 3	426	138.59	590	12thin
Medium and Large 1	683	132.38	904	94

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale186 hd

137.59

—

AL average16 barns · 688 hd

137.38

+0.22

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	1,559	86.17	1,343	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	71.61	793	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	69.39	974	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	56.06	537	41

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	145.76/cwt	145.00–146.00	480	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	157.72/cwt	156.00–158.00	561	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	149.83/cwt	146.00–155.00	626	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	158.12/cwt	156.00–161.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	147.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	723	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	139.52/cwt	136.00–143.00	716	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	144.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	774	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	121.11/cwt	120.50–124.00	797	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	888	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	975	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	138.84/cwt	136.00–140.00	503	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	138.87/cwt	138.00–140.00	568	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	127.60/cwt	127.00–128.00	546	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	127.60/cwt	124.00–129.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	656	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	116.90/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	110.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	120.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	673	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	118.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	110.83/cwt	109.50–116.00	696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	115.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	844	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	454	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	160.97/cwt	158.00–166.00	496	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	146.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	483	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	545	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	578	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	143.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.05/cwt	139.00–144.00	670	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,437	80.70/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,562	87.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,374	12
Bulls	—	—	2,125	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	53.28/cwt	50.00–56.00	505	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	59.61/cwt	57.00–63.00	579	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	64.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	707	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	70.79/cwt	68.00–74.00	783	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	77.03/cwt	75.00–80.00	866	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	868	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	68.87/cwt	65.00–71.00	994	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,310.71/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136.11/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065.00/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	814.71/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	17
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	718.75/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716.00/cwt	600.00–875.00	—	25
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,693.18/cwt	1,600.00–1,800.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378.68/cwt	1,025.00–1,550.00	—	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	829.17/cwt	675.00–975.00	—	12

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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 802Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 177Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 80Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	135.00	135.00
4	—	535	120.00	120.00
7	—	330	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	133.00	133.00
8	—	424	140.00–146.00	143.72
3	—	510	130.00	130.00
4	—	585	124.00	124.00
10	—	329	142.00–150.00	146.89
9	—	375	145.00–146.00	145.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	168.00	168.00
4	—	565	132.00	132.00
4	—	635	121.00	121.00
4	—	515	140.00	140.00
8	—	378	150.00–156.00	152.98
8	—	308	158.00–166.00	160.97
5	—	472	139.00–144.00	142.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	729	110.00–116.00	115.81
7	—	409	138.00–140.00	138.87
4	—	613	118.00–120.00	118.49
3	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
3	—	475	136.00	136.00
2	—	575	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	95.00	95.00
17	—	558	116.00–121.00	120.53
10	—	628	109.50–116.00	110.83
13	—	523	122.00–128.00	125.45
9	—	362	136.00–140.00	138.84
7	—	476	124.00–129.00	127.60
8	—	415	130.00–136.00	133.04
4	—	325	144.00	144.00
4	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	110.00–114.00	110.81
10	—	523	115.00–118.00	116.90
4	—	395	129.00	129.00
5	—	610	105.00	105.00
5	—	428	127.00–128.00	127.60
5	—	295	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	535	144.00–150.00	144.72
7	—	471	156.00–161.00	158.12
20	—	688	129.00	129.00
5	—	975	103.00	103.00
3	—	345	176.00	176.00
3	—	618	134.00–137.00	136.02
4	—	425	163.00	163.00
36	—	809	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
6	—	615	130.00	130.00
6	—	513	136.00–143.00	139.52
3	—	577	130.00–135.00	133.32
12	—	658	120.50–124.00	121.11
13	—	489	145.00–150.00	147.88
29	—	356	156.00–158.00	157.72
7	—	418	146.00–155.00	149.83
3	—	730	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	132.00	132.00
3	—	415	140.00	140.00
4	—	329	145.00–146.00	145.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,124	75.00–80.00	77.03
25	—	1,088	62.00–67.00	64.96
49	—	1,106	68.00–74.00	70.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	948	50.00–56.00	53.28
18	—	972	57.00–63.00	59.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,444	65.00–71.00	68.87
1	—	1,205	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	92.00	92.00
12	—	1,562	85.00–90.00	87.96
5	—	1,437	78.00–83.00	80.70

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,136.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	—	600.00–875.00	716.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,065.00

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)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,310.71

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)	3	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–775.00	718.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00	550.00

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)	17	—	—	700.00–900.00	814.71

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	12	—	—	675.00–975.00	829.17

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	68	—	—	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,378.68

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	22	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,693.18

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.