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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 21

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,021 head

▼ 278 vs last sale 1,299▲ 405 vs year ago 616 · +65.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 260▲ 94 vs year ago 91 · +103.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 75▲ 16 vs year ago 59 · +27.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.03/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$131.03

211 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	133.12	690	156
Medium and Large 2	480	126.37	607	44
Medium and Large 3	498	120.09	598	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $92 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 sale211 hd

131.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,880 hd

132.26

−1.23

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	—	Average	1,752	85.63	1,500	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	65.67	964	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	64.73	751	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	55.02	512	24

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	165.60/cwt	165.00–166.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	171.93/cwt	168.00–173.00	667	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	167.30/cwt	164.00–170.00	701	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	156.37/cwt	154.00–160.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	158.34/cwt	155.00–161.00	749	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	149.88/cwt	148.00–151.00	712	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.33/cwt	149.00–155.00	792	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	144.09/cwt	141.00–146.00	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	146.70/cwt	145.00–147.00	851	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	821	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	145.35/cwt	144.00–148.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	141.86/cwt	140.00–143.00	516	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	133.47/cwt	132.00–134.00	507	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	129.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	548	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	136.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	600	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	624	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	682	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	129.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	695	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	125.91/cwt	123.00–128.00	782	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	171.97/cwt	168.00–176.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	153.31/cwt	151.00–158.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	144.64/cwt	142.00–146.00	616	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	152.90/cwt	149.00–156.00	719	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	140.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	671	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	138.89/cwt	137.00–141.00	729	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	131.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	695	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	134.16/cwt	132.00–136.00	777	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	128.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	746	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	764	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	129.28/cwt	127.00–132.00	816	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	119.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	804	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	848	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	774	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	898	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,689	81.75/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	87.15/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,564	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	49.82/cwt	46.00–52.00	448	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	57.62/cwt	54.00–60.00	546	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	71.13/cwt	70.00–74.00	762	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	65.44/cwt	63.00–69.00	751	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	60.59/cwt	58.00–62.00	742	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	64.77/cwt	62.00–66.00	911	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	68.07/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,113	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045.83/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	768.75/cwt	675.00–875.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	637.50/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,306.25/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,170.00/cwt	950.00–1,750.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112.50/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	859.62/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637.50/cwt	550.00–775.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 1,299Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 260Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 75Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	120.00–124.00	121.97
10	—	579	125.00–131.00	128.76
12	—	478	136.00–144.00	140.43
12	—	529	127.00–135.00	131.42
4	—	365	150.00	150.00
8	—	671	115.00–122.00	119.75
8	—	426	142.00–146.00	144.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	151.00–158.00	153.31
7	—	774	115.00–117.00	115.99
9	—	674	124.00–128.00	125.77
12	—	525	137.00–141.00	138.89
11	—	631	127.00–132.00	129.28
13	—	579	132.00–136.00	134.16
8	—	470	149.00–156.00	152.90
6	—	373	155.00–160.00	158.26
3	—	715	124.00	124.00
4	—	343	168.00–176.00	171.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	140.00	140.00
6	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.46
5	—	464	130.00–134.00	132.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	530	120.00–126.00	123.64
3	—	575	120.00	120.00
7	—	380	132.00–134.00	133.47
3	—	605	115.00	115.00
14	—	422	128.00–132.00	129.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	140.00–143.00	141.86
42	—	536	128.00–135.00	129.62
10	—	621	123.00–128.00	125.91
6	—	342	144.00–148.00	145.35
20	—	466	130.00–138.00	133.94
14	—	573	126.00–130.00	128.09
14	—	438	134.00–142.00	136.92
2	—	665	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	482	141.50	141.50
20	—	634	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	118.00	118.00
3	—	390	130.00	130.00
3	—	435	125.00	125.00
2	—	735	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	660	139.00	139.00
13	—	473	155.00–161.00	158.34
17	—	419	164.00–170.00	167.30
11	—	388	168.00–173.00	171.93
6	—	620	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	795	117.00	117.00
29	—	580	145.00–147.00	146.70
26	—	520	149.00–155.00	152.33
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
2	—	340	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	146.00	146.00
3	—	325	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	140.00–143.00	141.47
14	—	475	148.00–151.00	149.88
5	—	367	165.00–166.00	165.60
3	—	610	136.00	136.00
12	—	523	141.00–146.00	144.09
5	—	431	154.00–160.00	156.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,071	70.00–74.00	71.13
60	—	1,147	63.00–69.00	65.44
32	—	1,225	58.00–62.00	60.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	947	54.00–60.00	57.62
8	—	899	46.00–52.00	49.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	67.00–69.00	68.07
8	—	1,406	62.00–66.00	64.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,795	86.00–89.00	87.15
4	—	1,689	80.00–83.00	81.75
1	—	1,745	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	575.00–700.00	637.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–875.00	768.75

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	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	12	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,045.83

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)	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$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–775.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	950.00–1,250.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	775.00–900.00	859.62

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)	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,306.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	950.00–1,750.00	1,170.00

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.