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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 11Aug 18Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

941 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 1,237▼ 93 vs year ago 1,034 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 225▼ 28 vs year ago 138 · −20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 100▼ 35 vs year ago 88 · −39.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.23/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$145.23

225 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	147.86	1,018	166
Medium and Large 3	460	141.23	650	13thin
Medium and Large 2	595	136.87	814	46

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $203 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 sale225 hd

145.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,646 hd

148.36

−3.13

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	1,664	87.62	1,458	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	69.33	1,051	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,057	66.38	702	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	54.14	517	21

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	611	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	165.54/cwt	163.00–167.00	717	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.34/cwt	156.00–165.00	750	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	150.08/cwt	146.00–153.00	698	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	153.63/cwt	152.00–158.00	793	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	148.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	147.47/cwt	145.00–151.00	857	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	140.60/cwt	140.00–141.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	142.38/cwt	139.00–147.00	873	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	134.01/cwt	125.00–136.00	830	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	140.59/cwt	133.00–141.50	921	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.00	856	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	957	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,001	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	887	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	834	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,259	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	148.05/cwt	146.00–150.00	474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	510	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	129.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	604	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	135.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	641	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	125.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	132.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	121.78/cwt	116.00–125.00	687	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	131.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	755	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	130.41/cwt	124.00–133.00	818	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	121.60/cwt	118.00–124.00	876	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	151.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	482	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	165.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	183.57/cwt	180.00–188.00	613	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	170.49/cwt	162.00–180.00	629	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	629	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	156.39/cwt	155.00–158.00	662	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	136.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.38/cwt	140.00–141.00	737	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	760	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	138.17/cwt	136.00–140.00	800	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	659	134.58/cwt	131.00–137.00	887	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	122.51/cwt	121.00–123.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	897	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,664	87.62/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,458	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	56.85/cwt	54.00–58.00	525	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	50.53/cwt	48.00–52.00	502	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,032	61.72/cwt	59.00–64.00	637	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	71.90/cwt	71.00–73.00	766	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	725	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	68.55/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,036	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	72.71/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,118	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876.56/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781.25/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	666.67/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891.67/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	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.

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

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 1,237Year ago 1,034

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 225Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 100Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	133.00–140.00	135.99
4	—	670	125.00–129.00	127.01
31	—	576	128.00–136.00	131.08
14	—	436	135.00–142.00	138.59
13	—	627	124.00–133.00	130.41
14	—	720	118.00–124.00	121.60
6	—	395	140.00–146.00	143.00
6	—	320	146.00–150.00	148.05
18	—	530	130.00–139.00	132.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	124.00	124.00
4	—	455	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	116.00	116.00
2	—	770	106.00	106.00
3	—	335	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	384	130.00–137.00	132.84
6	—	679	115.00–120.00	117.98
4	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
7	—	424	125.00–132.00	129.18
4	—	521	122.00–128.00	125.22
13	—	564	116.00–125.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.85
3	—	360	154.00	154.00
13	—	412	150.00–154.00	152.70
11	—	567	132.00–135.00	133.99
4	—	783	113.00–116.00	114.52
4	—	683	121.00–123.00	122.51
2	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	740	117.00	117.00
2	—	625	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	162.00–180.00	170.49
8	—	525	140.00–141.00	140.38
11	—	579	136.00–140.00	138.17
3	—	735	127.00	127.00
8	—	334	180.00–188.00	183.57
8	—	423	155.00–158.00	156.39
4	—	620	135.00–138.00	136.51
5	—	659	131.00–137.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	130.00–140.00	136.03
6	—	317	148.00–158.00	151.93
2	—	595	120.00	120.00
5	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	740	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	125.00–127.00	125.82
7	—	523	146.00–149.00	148.01
12	—	619	125.00–136.00	134.01
10	—	465	146.00–153.00	150.08
4	—	788	110.00–115.00	112.52
5	—	587	140.00–141.00	140.60
3	—	715	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	581	145.00–151.00	147.47
9	—	465	156.00–165.00	161.34
5	—	776	129.00	129.00
11	—	516	152.00–158.00	153.63
24	—	655	133.00–141.50	140.59
8	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.39
8	—	433	163.00–167.00	165.54
10	—	613	139.00–147.00	142.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	720	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
57	—	834	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	510	139.00	139.00
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
6	—	432	140.00–142.00	141.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,066	71.00–73.00	71.90
33	—	1,069	65.00–70.00	67.78
17	—	1,032	59.00–64.00	61.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	994	48.00–52.00	50.53
12	—	924	54.00–58.00	56.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	72.00–73.00	72.71
13	—	1,511	66.00–71.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,664	84.00–90.00	87.62

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	—	—	675.00	675.00

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)	4	—	—	750.00–875.00	781.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	876.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,087.50

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)	9	—	—	600.00–750.00	666.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00

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	2	—	—	750.00	750.00

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	6	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	891.67

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.