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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 19

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

571 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 714▼ 172 vs year ago 743 · −23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 205▲ 6 vs year ago 124 · +4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 85▼ 141 vs year ago 211 · −66.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.49/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −74.68 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$133.49

117 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	136.97	723	69
Medium and Large 2	533	129.00	687	37
Medium and Large 3	464	126.74	589	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about $134 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 sale117 hd

133.49

—

AL average15 barns · 1,258 hd

125.12

+8.37

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−74.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $154.13, median $208.17 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,628	90.24	1,469	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	69.40	776	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	66.29	904	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	55.71	505	8thin

Every lot

85 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 2	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	157.36/cwt	157.00–158.00	507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	145.51/cwt	143.00–148.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	140.47/cwt	138.00–144.00	680	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	664	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	777	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	139.76/cwt	138.00–141.00	728	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	145.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	821	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	720	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	144.99/cwt	143.00–146.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	132.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	139.28/cwt	136.00–143.00	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	127.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	137.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	129.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	647	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	119.42/cwt	117.00–121.00	642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	706	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	103.30/cwt	101.00–105.00	688	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	238	166.66/cwt	166.00–168.00	397	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	162.09/cwt	158.00–166.00	430	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	151.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	152.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	582	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	148.81/cwt	148.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	136.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	708	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	131.56/cwt	128.00–136.00	743	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	743	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	119.77/cwt	117.00–121.00	741	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	129.75/cwt	128.00–131.00	825	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	121.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	775	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	731	113.24/cwt	111.00–116.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	938	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	947	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	84.37/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	89.49/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,642	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,853	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	53.15/cwt	51.00–55.00	463	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	59.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	580	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	75.68/cwt	74.00–79.00	790	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	64.77/cwt	62.00–66.00	698	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	69.40/cwt	67.00–73.00	800	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	66.29/cwt	64.00–69.00	904	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.71/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161.54/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	863.89/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	18

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 714Year ago 743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 205Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 85Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	120.00–122.00	121.20
3	—	665	110.00	110.00
8	—	474	127.00–135.00	129.09
9	—	424	134.00–140.00	137.13
2	—	215	150.00	150.00
8	—	383	136.00–143.00	139.28
12	—	513	124.00–128.00	126.16
13	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
4	—	380	132.00	132.00
3	—	235	140.00	140.00
4	—	336	136.00–138.00	137.49
4	—	575	110.00–117.00	113.56
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
7	—	666	101.00–105.00	103.30
7	—	538	117.00–121.00	119.42
3	—	470	123.00	123.00
9	—	419	125.00–131.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	148.00–152.00	150.00
7	—	668	130.00–136.00	132.16
7	—	564	140.00–147.00	145.56
3	—	322	157.00–158.00	157.36
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
4	—	468	151.00–153.00	152.02
3	—	445	154.00	154.00
3	—	618	143.00–146.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	143.00–148.00	145.51
4	—	724	118.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	640	128.00	128.00
3	—	672	123.00–125.00	123.66
7	—	576	130.00–136.00	132.35
2	—	280	156.00	156.00
2	—	380	154.00	154.00
8	—	521	138.00–141.00	139.76
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
8	—	484	138.00–144.00	140.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
6	—	583	120.00–127.00	123.55
9	—	511	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	128.00–136.00	131.56
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
2	—	938	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	731	111.00–116.00	113.24
8	—	636	128.00–131.00	129.75
5	—	419	148.00–150.00	148.81
3	—	238	166.00–168.00	166.66
8	—	381	150.00–156.00	152.79
9	—	519	134.00–139.00	136.33
8	—	678	120.00–123.00	121.62
4	—	475	140.00–146.00	143.03
5	—	265	158.00–166.00	162.09
1	—	310	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	117.00–121.00	119.77
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
8	—	526	125.00–130.00	128.99
6	—	326	150.00–155.00	151.91
7	—	723	105.00–110.00	107.13
3	—	417	140.00–143.00	141.97
2	—	370	148.00	148.00
4	—	586	126.00–127.00	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	122.70
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	135.00	135.00
4	—	565	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,153	67.00–73.00	69.40
19	—	1,077	62.00–66.00	64.77
14	—	1,044	74.00–79.00	75.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	58.00–62.00	59.98
5	—	871	51.00–55.00	53.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,363	64.00–69.00	66.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,835	87.00–94.00	89.49
3	—	1,210	84.00–85.00	84.37
2	—	1,843	100.00–101.00	100.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00

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)	15	—	—	700.00–950.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–925.00	860.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–900.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	18	—	—	800.00–950.00	863.89

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	26	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,161.54

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.