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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 12

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

714 head

▲ 380 vs last sale 334▲ 86 vs year ago 628 · +13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 101▲ 89 vs year ago 116 · +76.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 103▼ 27 vs year ago 112 · −24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $139.16/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$139.16

161 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	142.79	783	102
Medium and Large 2	530	133.85	710	51
Medium and Large 3	539	126.63	683	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $100 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 sale161 hd

139.16

—

AL average15 barns · 786 hd

135.97

+3.18

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	1,503	84.88	1,276	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	73.11	1,108	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	70.76	800	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	58.59	585	24

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	548	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	153.32/cwt	153.00–154.00	587	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	143.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	612	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	650	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	147.91/cwt	140.00–150.50	771	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	140.15/cwt	135.00–147.00	793	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	133.73/cwt	128.00–137.00	845	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	107.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	129.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	478	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	518	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	131.59/cwt	130.00–134.00	557	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	123.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	607	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	643	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	120.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	118.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	735	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	113.12/cwt	109.00–116.00	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	93.51/cwt	90.00–96.00	963	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	151.54/cwt	150.00–154.00	574	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	137.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	574	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	144.69/cwt	144.00–146.00	625	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	136.45/cwt	134.00–140.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	126.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	654	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	131.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	686	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	768	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	110.76/cwt	108.00–112.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	823	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,396	81.25/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,134	10
Bulls	—	—	1,593	87.91/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,400	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	53.24/cwt	50.00–56.00	472	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	60.37/cwt	57.00–62.00	626	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	65.86/cwt	64.00–68.00	699	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	71.60/cwt	69.00–74.00	824	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	76.45/cwt	75.00–80.00	897	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	70.16/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,041	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	83.16/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,348	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,241.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055.00/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915.91/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855.00/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	625.00–750.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	516.67/cwt	475.00–550.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/cwt	1,650.00–2,200.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	862.50/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	24

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 334Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 101Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 103Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	130.00–134.00	131.59
8	—	524	122.00–125.00	123.48
8	—	618	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	712	108.00–109.00	108.66
8	—	565	120.00–123.00	120.50
9	—	479	126.00–128.00	126.66
3	—	685	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,030	90.00–96.00	93.51
2	—	763	105.00–106.00	105.50
5	—	378	135.00–136.00	135.41
2	—	963	94.00–95.00	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	112.00	112.00
3	—	275	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
5	—	585	115.00–119.00	118.20
12	—	410	125.00–128.00	126.35
2	—	240	134.00	134.00
1	—	985	89.00	89.00
18	—	471	120.00–125.00	123.58
7	—	369	128.00–130.00	129.41
8	—	631	109.00–116.00	113.12
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
2	—	730	101.00	101.00
7	—	536	119.00–121.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	134.00–140.00	136.45
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
4	—	573	125.00–126.00	125.50
7	—	379	150.00–154.00	151.54
7	—	521	130.00–136.00	131.68
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
7	—	631	120.00–125.00	121.70
3	—	432	144.00–146.00	144.69
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	345	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	130.00–132.00	130.81
4	—	755	105.00	105.00
5	—	617	110.00–113.00	111.79
8	—	416	133.00–140.00	137.99
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
4	—	679	108.00–112.00	110.76
7	—	579	120.00–123.00	121.30
10	—	518	124.00–128.00	126.19
2	—	823	90.00–96.00	92.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	117.00	117.00
2	—	210	140.00	140.00
3	—	585	116.00	116.00
3	—	425	130.00	130.00
4	—	690	105.00	105.00
3	—	475	122.00	122.00
2	—	385	132.00	132.00
4	—	285	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.10
5	—	727	115.00–118.00	116.99
6	—	529	130.00–138.00	134.82
3	—	622	120.00–127.00	124.69
4	—	368	148.00–150.00	149.03
4	—	768	105.00–108.00	107.26
12	—	458	140.00–144.00	142.01
4	—	573	125.00–130.00	128.77
2	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	153.00–154.00	153.32
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	695	124.00	124.00
2	—	905	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	156.00	156.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
44	—	521	140.00–150.50	147.91
4	—	493	146.00–152.00	149.02
17	—	632	128.00–137.00	133.73
21	—	566	135.00–147.00	140.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	123.00	123.00
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	545	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,151	69.00–74.00	71.60
33	—	1,061	64.00–68.00	65.86
18	—	1,173	75.00–80.00	76.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,037	57.00–62.00	60.37
6	—	886	50.00–56.00	53.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,621	80.00–87.00	83.16
17	—	1,484	67.00–73.00	70.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	79.00–84.00	81.25
12	—	1,593	85.00–91.00	87.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	475.00–550.00	516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–575.00	562.50

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)	5	—	—	775.00–950.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	825.00–1,100.00	915.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,055.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–750.00	737.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–750.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50

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)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,241.67

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	20	—	—	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,290.00

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	10	—	—	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,950.00

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	24	—	—	775.00–950.00	862.50

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.