Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-06-09

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 9
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 740▼ 80 vs year ago 800 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 155▲ 27 vs year ago 123 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 84▼ 92 vs year ago 157 · −58.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.79/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$126.79
192 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468131.45615110
Medium and Large 2493122.8260662
Medium and Large 3494113.5056020
One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $55 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 sale192 hd
126.79
—
AL average16 barns · 1,699 hd
125.89
+0.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,64289.451,46918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11067.7475280
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53066.501,01810
CowsLean 85-90%Low92253.2249122

Every lot

86 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 1287169.33/cwt168.00–170.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 1340163.00/cwt163.00–163.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1408161.49/cwt160.00–162.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 2423151.61/cwt150.00–155.0064115
Steers—Medium and Large 3462138.11/cwt137.00–140.0063810
Steers—Medium and Large 2468149.66/cwt145.00–152.0070011
Steers—Medium and Large 1481157.00/cwt155.00–160.007558
Steers—Medium and Large 1515150.60/cwt148.00–152.0077610
Steers—Medium and Large 2520140.22/cwt138.00–142.0072917
Steers—Medium and Large 3560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1566143.79/cwt142.50–149.0081412
Steers—Medium and Large 2566137.14/cwt135.00–140.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 1605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 2625136.02/cwt135.00–137.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 3636120.00/cwt120.00–120.0076315
Steers—Medium and Large 2681125.39/cwt125.00–131.0085430
Steers—Medium and Large 1740126.00/cwt126.00–126.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1890106.00/cwt106.00–106.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 11,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305136.00/cwt136.00–136.004154
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315123.00/cwt123.00–123.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325141.62/cwt138.00–146.0046014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367130.62/cwt130.00–132.0047910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377138.34/cwt135.00–143.0052215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424127.39/cwt125.00–130.0054010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425135.71/cwt133.00–138.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482131.19/cwt128.00–136.0063223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483125.61/cwt124.00–127.006078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516128.52/cwt124.00–131.0066320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528111.00/cwt110.00–112.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530119.21/cwt115.00–121.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561122.13/cwt120.00–125.0068520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586116.26/cwt115.00–117.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617115.38/cwt110.00–117.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329157.83/cwt153.00–160.0051912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360139.00/cwt139.00–139.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385153.95/cwt150.00–158.005938
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433136.53/cwt133.00–140.0059112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467126.68/cwt124.00–130.0059212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479135.51/cwt134.00–139.006499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519123.16/cwt120.00–126.0063913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540115.80/cwt115.00–117.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571119.72/cwt116.00–123.0068415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630122.92/cwt120.00–124.0077428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640115.16/cwt110.00–118.0073712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685114.85/cwt112.00–116.007877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728119.33/cwt119.00–120.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 376597.00/cwt97.00–97.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775114.62/cwt113.00–118.008883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44083.99/cwt82.00–86.001,2094
Bulls——1,66889.41/cwt87.00–92.001,49110
Bulls——1,77995.02/cwt94.00–96.001,6904
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87150.32/cwt48.00–52.0043812
Cows—Lean 85-90%98456.69/cwt54.00–59.0055810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10164.54/cwt62.00–66.0071134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11473.61/cwt73.00–74.008205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11669.68/cwt67.00–72.0077841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50065.76/cwt63.00–68.009868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65069.48/cwt69.00–70.001,1462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,237.50/cwt1,200.00–1,275.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/cwt975.00–1,075.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,016.67/cwt925.00–1,150.00—15
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—891.67/cwt775.00–975.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—820.00/cwt750.00–875.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—633.33/cwt550.00–700.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,712.50/cwt1,500.00–1,925.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,160.00/cwt1,050.00–1,300.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—884.38/cwt825.00–925.00—16
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—716.67/cwt700.00–750.00—6

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.