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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 15

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,068 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 876▲ 320 vs year ago 748 · +42.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 210▼ 33 vs year ago 188 · −17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 128▼ 78 vs year ago 134 · −58.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.55/cwt on 285 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −75.62 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$132.55

285 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	136.39	751	104
Medium and Large 2	550	130.71	719	117
Medium and Large 3	492	129.67	638	64

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $113 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 sale285 hd

132.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,711 hd

131.52

+1.03

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−75.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $154.13, median $208.17 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,587	84.70	1,344	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,664	64.78	1,078	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	64.12	684	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	51.26	455	27

Every lot

84 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	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	161.17/cwt	160.00–162.00	617	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	150.59/cwt	148.00–154.00	694	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	159.18/cwt	158.00–160.00	737	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	820	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	146.89/cwt	146.00–148.00	771	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	140.23/cwt	139.00–142.00	740	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	120.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	128.87/cwt	128.00–130.00	820	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	879	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	924	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	143.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	401	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	133.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	440	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	142.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	539	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	134.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	568	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	129.48/cwt	127.00–131.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	131.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	616	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	131.01/cwt	126.00–133.00	686	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	122.15/cwt	120.00–123.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	129.96/cwt	126.00–131.00	750	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	772	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	847	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	116.78/cwt	115.00–118.00	798	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	334	144.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	482	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	148.78/cwt	148.00–150.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	142.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	529	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	604	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	146.34/cwt	146.00–147.00	603	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	152.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	139.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	595	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	149.12/cwt	148.00–150.00	717	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	141.75/cwt	138.00–145.00	685	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	492	132.87/cwt	130.00–134.00	654	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	724	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	134.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	772	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	128.76/cwt	126.00–131.00	794	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	627	112.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	705	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	119.92/cwt	119.00–121.00	809	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	113.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	777	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	729	110.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	809	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	792	106.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	843	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	87.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,370	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	82.22/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,316	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	472	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	426	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	963	58.78/cwt	57.00–61.00	566	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	64.24/cwt	62.00–68.00	698	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	71.76/cwt	69.00–74.00	813	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	62.87/cwt	60.00–65.00	983	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,824	67.83/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,237	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717.05/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764.29/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	565.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933.33/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 876Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 210Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 128Year ago 134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00	120.00
3	—	465	115.00	115.00
3	—	285	130.00	130.00
4	—	385	122.00–125.00	123.50
4	—	515	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	127.00–131.00	129.48
10	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.35
6	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	475	125.00–128.00	127.04
7	—	524	120.00–123.00	122.15
12	—	330	130.00–138.00	133.27
5	—	683	115.00–118.00	116.78
5	—	279	140.00–146.00	143.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	138.00–146.00	142.60
25	—	577	126.00–131.00	129.96
36	—	524	126.00–133.00	131.01
9	—	423	132.00–138.00	134.31
2	—	795	115.00	115.00
13	—	468	130.00–134.00	131.66
12	—	610	124.00–129.00	126.57
6	—	683	121.00–127.00	123.97
3	—	745	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	140.00	140.00
2	—	735	110.00	110.00
9	—	636	128.00–130.00	128.87
5	—	463	158.00–160.00	159.18
9	—	525	146.00–148.00	146.89
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
10	—	383	160.00–162.00	161.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	117.00	117.00
9	—	625	115.00–125.00	120.44
9	—	564	125.00–130.00	127.73
5	—	380	152.00	152.00
17	—	461	148.00–154.00	150.59
14	—	528	139.00–142.00	140.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	120.00	120.00
41	—	623	135.00–140.00	138.74
6	—	678	129.00–131.00	129.67
4	—	793	115.00–118.00	116.50
20	—	523	150.00–159.00	156.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	132.00–137.00	134.32
9	—	481	148.00–150.00	149.12
6	—	385	156.00–158.00	156.97
3	—	775	115.00	115.00
29	—	528	134.00–140.00	137.09
22	—	617	126.00–131.00	128.76
13	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.26
13	—	675	119.00–121.00	119.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	126.00	126.00
7	—	334	140.00–148.00	144.45
6	—	575	120.00	120.00
11	—	627	109.00–116.00	112.51
8	—	371	140.00–144.00	142.53
7	—	492	130.00–134.00	132.87
15	—	425	135.00–142.00	139.97
5	—	675	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	150.00–160.00	154.92
8	—	368	148.00–150.00	148.78
7	—	792	105.00–110.00	106.42
20	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.00
10	—	682	110.00–116.00	113.91
20	—	483	138.00–145.00	141.75
17	—	577	125.00–130.00	128.58
11	—	614	120.00–122.00	121.19
9	—	412	146.00–147.00	146.34
9	—	729	107.00–115.00	110.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	896	45.00–50.00	47.54
17	—	884	51.00–56.00	53.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,824	67.00–68.00	67.83
8	—	1,564	60.00–65.00	62.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,087	62.00–68.00	64.24
20	—	963	57.00–61.00	58.78
13	—	1,133	69.00–74.00	71.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,601	80.00–84.00	82.22
6	—	1,572	85.00–90.00	87.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	675.00–800.00	717.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–950.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	764.29

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)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–600.00	565.00

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00

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	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	933.33

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.