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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 28

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

796 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 1,021▼ 36 vs year ago 832 · −4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 185▼ 55 vs year ago 133 · −41.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 75▼ 54 vs year ago 94 · −57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher .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 $131.75/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$131.75

134 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	134.24	711	94
Medium and Large 2	497	129.61	645	26
Medium and Large 3	511	118.94	608	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $103 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 sale134 hd

131.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,749 hd

132.83

−1.09

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	1,518	89.54	1,359	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	72.74	817	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	70.15	1,005	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	54.30	445	9thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	167.00/cwt	166.00–169.00	710	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	146.81/cwt	146.00–148.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	591	130.79/cwt	130.00–132.00	773	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	938	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	145.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	147.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	140.55/cwt	138.00–143.00	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	137.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	647	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	619	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	679	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	130.76/cwt	129.00–134.00	739	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	116.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	130.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	795	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	121.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	672	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	737	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	146.65/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	140.34/cwt	139.00–142.00	726	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	135.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	707	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	797	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	131.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	837	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	126.99/cwt	122.00–132.00	847	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	124.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	907	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,222	85.66/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	91.87/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,557	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	49.50/cwt	47.00–52.00	374	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	56.70/cwt	56.00–59.00	484	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	71.92/cwt	69.00–76.00	780	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	65.18/cwt	63.00–68.00	729	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	80.87/cwt	78.00–85.00	955	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	70.15/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,005	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,066.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,066.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848.08/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795.00/cwt	750.00–885.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,433.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956.25/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	4

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 1,021Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 185Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 75Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	517	139.00–142.00	140.34
10	—	582	135.00–140.00	136.91
4	—	423	154.00–155.00	154.50
2	—	290	186.00	186.00
6	—	638	129.00–134.00	131.15
8	—	728	120.00–128.00	124.52
10	—	667	122.00–132.00	126.99
2	—	390	158.00	158.00
2	—	465	152.00	152.00
4	—	345	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	132.00	132.00
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
12	—	469	140.00–148.00	144.02
5	—	627	120.00–122.00	120.82
12	—	429	144.00–150.00	146.65
3	—	385	145.00–150.00	148.38
12	—	523	130.00–137.00	135.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	113.00	113.00
3	—	578	120.00–121.00	120.66
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
4	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	235	168.00	168.00
5	—	488	130.00–138.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	148.00	148.00
5	—	527	125.00–127.00	125.78
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
8	—	474	130.00–132.00	130.51
4	—	580	124.00	124.00
4	—	620	120.00–123.00	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	134.00–142.00	137.91
1	—	275	158.00	158.00
9	—	439	138.00–143.00	140.55
5	—	668	125.00–131.00	129.02
26	—	609	127.00–134.00	130.54
5	—	373	144.00–150.00	147.22
4	—	335	142.00–148.00	145.94
19	—	565	129.00–134.00	130.76
15	—	516	130.00–135.00	131.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
6	—	445	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	672	109.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	575	114.00–118.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	144.00	144.00
5	—	591	130.00–132.00	130.79
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
5	—	510	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	158.00	158.00
3	—	610	133.00–135.00	134.32
2	—	665	130.00–134.00	131.97
2	—	535	145.00	145.00
9	—	571	140.00–142.00	140.88
5	—	484	146.00–148.00	146.81
3	—	725	128.00–130.00	129.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
2	—	330	190.00	190.00
4	—	630	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	713	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
6	—	425	166.00–169.00	167.00
3	—	520	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,695	88.00–94.00	91.87
3	—	1,222	85.00–87.00	85.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	56.00–59.00	56.70
3	—	755	47.00–52.00	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	68.00–72.00	70.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,118	63.00–68.00	65.18
13	—	1,181	78.00–85.00	80.87
18	—	1,084	69.00–76.00	71.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3	—	—	750.00–885.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	775.00–925.00	848.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	925.00

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	8	—	—	825.00–1,200.00	956.25

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	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,433.33

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	—	—	675.00–725.00	700.00

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.