Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-06-30

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 30
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 345 vs last sale 828▲ 483 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 195▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 50▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $125.75/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$125.75
149 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461134.0461849
Medium and Large 2481125.4360363
Medium and Large 3483115.3155737
One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $61 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 sale149 hd
125.75
—
AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd
131.05
−5.30
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—Low1,71790.151,5488thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17164.8575992
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46663.1192511
CowsLean 85-90%Average97252.6351230

Every lot

78 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330173.94/cwt170.00–178.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 3369153.38/cwt150.00–158.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 2372163.33/cwt160.00–168.0060812
Steers—Medium and Large 1407166.39/cwt162.00–170.006775
Steers—Medium and Large 3431146.36/cwt145.00–150.006317
Steers—Medium and Large 2432158.32/cwt155.00–160.006846
Steers—Medium and Large 3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 2478151.72/cwt150.00–155.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 2529142.36/cwt140.00–146.0075310
Steers—Medium and Large 2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 1660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1725128.00/cwt128.00–128.009282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331136.82/cwt135.00–138.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334142.26/cwt140.00–148.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369120.78/cwt120.00–122.004468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377138.67/cwt137.00–141.005239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378131.79/cwt130.00–135.0049813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419137.49/cwt135.00–140.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419128.11/cwt125.00–131.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429119.56/cwt118.00–120.005139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469125.42/cwt122.00–130.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472118.52/cwt115.00–120.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474135.35/cwt133.00–139.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521124.93/cwt120.00–128.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.35/cwt130.00–132.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567112.43/cwt110.00–117.006376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578121.53/cwt120.00–125.007029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621121.37/cwt120.00–125.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625114.40/cwt110.00–118.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 370595.00/cwt95.00–95.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 375590.00/cwt90.00–90.006803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314165.08/cwt160.00–168.005186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413132.52/cwt130.00–135.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432143.22/cwt140.00–150.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469122.26/cwt120.00–124.005737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477131.86/cwt127.00–135.006298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478141.54/cwt140.00–143.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511118.02/cwt115.00–120.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526128.58/cwt125.00–131.006769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564122.43/cwt120.00–128.006919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614122.27/cwt120.00–128.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624116.24/cwt115.00–118.007259
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630109.67/cwt109.00–110.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715104.67/cwt104.00–105.007483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67584.43/cwt82.00–87.001,4142
Bulls——1,73192.05/cwt90.00–94.001,5936
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97252.63/cwt50.00–56.0051230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12173.04/cwt70.00–75.0081918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16165.62/cwt63.00–69.0076241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21059.43/cwt56.00–62.0071933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35366.00/cwt66.00–66.008933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50862.02/cwt60.00–64.009358
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,190.00/cwt1,100.00–1,550.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,016.67/cwt950.00–1,100.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—987.50/cwt975.00–1,000.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—855.00/cwt750.00–1,050.00—40
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—814.29/cwt750.00–900.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—706.25/cwt600.00–825.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—675.00/cwt625.00–725.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—668.75/cwt600.00–700.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/cwt1,250.00–1,350.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,051.47/cwt900.00–1,200.00—34
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—2

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.