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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 26

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

595 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 571▼ 37 vs year ago 632 · −5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 130▲ 64 vs year ago 142 · +45.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 70▲ 17 vs year ago 93 · +18.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 $135.30/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −72.87 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$135.30

136 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	143.89	622	32
Medium and Large 2	482	135.62	653	82
Medium and Large 3	553	121.60	672	22

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale136 hd

135.30

—

AL average15 barns · 1,319 hd

127.20

+8.10

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−72.87

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	—	High	1,516	87.30	1,323	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	70.77	813	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	68.82	1,029	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	60.34	587	32

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	171.42/cwt	170.00–174.00	651	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	154.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	718	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	144.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	149.36/cwt	148.00–150.00	801	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	129.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	804	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	891	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	134.39/cwt	134.00–136.00	914	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	136.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	454	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	496	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	130.11/cwt	127.00–133.00	561	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	127.73/cwt	126.00–129.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	127.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	660	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	122.50/cwt	122.00–124.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	111.60/cwt	111.00–112.00	822	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	263	151.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	400	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	154.71/cwt	152.00–157.00	495	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	149.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	490	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	151.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	389	146.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	136.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	643	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	516	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	625	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	130.23/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	126.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	742	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	124.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	750	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.37/cwt	114.00–118.00	773	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	107.98/cwt	106.00–109.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	81.49/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,131	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	89.06/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,421	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	62.09/cwt	60.00–65.00	600	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	56.48/cwt	54.00–59.00	557	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	66.48/cwt	64.00–68.00	735	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	71.38/cwt	69.00–74.00	831	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	75.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	894	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	68.40/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,020	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,124	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,264.29/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,233.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987.50/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937.50/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,800.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	—	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	745.00/cwt	600.00–975.00	—	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 571Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 130Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 70Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	536	148.00–150.00	149.36
4	—	428	164.00–168.00	166.04
11	—	380	170.00–174.00	171.42
5	—	680	134.00–136.00	134.39
3	—	480	152.00	152.00
2	—	585	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	140.00–146.00	144.44
3	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
5	—	631	140.00–142.00	141.21
7	—	424	150.00–158.00	154.74
8	—	484	145.00–150.00	148.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	140.00	140.00
8	—	623	125.00–131.00	129.09
3	—	375	147.00	147.00
5	—	580	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	120.00–125.00	122.91
8	—	479	126.00–129.00	127.73
5	—	563	120.00–122.00	121.20
8	—	333	134.00–138.00	136.19
19	—	431	127.00–133.00	130.11
9	—	373	130.00–136.00	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	126.00–130.00	127.74
3	—	420	136.00	136.00
2	—	290	146.00	146.00
5	—	737	111.00–112.00	111.60
8	—	568	123.00–126.00	124.51
4	—	609	122.00–124.00	122.50
3	—	360	142.00	142.00
8	—	476	130.00–132.00	130.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	110.00	110.00
4	—	440	125.00	125.00
8	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	125.00–127.00	126.59
11	—	425	140.00–146.00	142.82
3	—	670	114.00–118.00	115.37
17	—	471	134.00–139.00	136.53
3	—	723	106.00–109.00	107.98
6	—	389	142.00–148.00	146.38
9	—	531	128.00–134.00	130.23
10	—	329	144.00–150.00	149.03
11	—	620	120.00–128.00	124.73
5	—	263	150.00–155.00	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	143.00	143.00
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
2	—	515	137.00	137.00
4	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
2	—	765	108.00	108.00
12	—	320	152.00–157.00	154.71
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
7	—	366	150.00–154.00	151.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	135.00	135.00
5	—	516	120.00–123.00	121.22
3	—	460	125.00	125.00
4	—	665	110.00	110.00
6	—	630	118.00–120.00	119.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	966	60.00–65.00	62.09
10	—	986	54.00–59.00	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	73.00	73.00
10	—	1,491	66.00–70.00	68.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,106	64.00–68.00	66.48
21	—	1,176	75.00–79.00	75.98
59	—	1,164	69.00–74.00	71.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	98.00	98.00
11	—	1,595	86.00–93.00	89.06
7	—	1,388	78.00–84.00	81.49

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)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	825.00–1,100.00	937.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,264.29

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	64	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,215.63

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	26	—	—	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,500.00

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	10	—	—	600.00–975.00	745.00

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.