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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 22

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

913 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 1,068▼ 174 vs year ago 1,087 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 155▼ 130 vs year ago 227 · −57.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 56▼ 120 vs year ago 211 · −56.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold unevenly 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 $124.77/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$124.77

187 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$13.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	127.66	643	129
Medium and Large 2	502	121.19	609	33
Medium and Large 3	469	114.57	538	25

One grade step is worth $13.09/cwt here — about $106 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 sale187 hd

124.77

—

AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd

125.73

−0.97

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	1,638	83.22	1,363	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	59.31	814	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	58.96	647	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	50.56	519	22

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	156.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	683	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	149.09/cwt	147.00–151.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	156.16/cwt	154.00–159.00	759	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	130.92/cwt	127.00–136.00	686	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	151.82/cwt	150.00–154.00	799	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	147.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	137.45/cwt	132.00–140.00	779	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	131.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	697	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	127.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	124.40/cwt	121.00–129.00	891	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	135.42/cwt	132.00–139.00	497	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	130.21/cwt	129.00–132.00	566	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	129.45/cwt	127.00–131.00	597	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	110.91/cwt	105.00–114.00	530	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	126.50/cwt	124.00–130.00	669	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	124.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	717	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	122.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	755	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	117.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	783	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	108.34/cwt	105.00–111.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	429	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	450	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	502	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	137.86/cwt	136.00–139.00	609	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	138.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	137.33/cwt	133.00–142.00	711	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	117.68/cwt	117.00–118.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	127.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	678	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	126.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	119.72/cwt	118.00–122.00	755	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	714	104.49/cwt	103.00–105.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	793	107.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	849	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	83.22/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,363	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	45.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	468	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	51.33/cwt	48.00–54.00	527	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	55.86/cwt	55.00–57.00	590	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	60.48/cwt	58.00–63.00	677	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	64.32/cwt	64.00–65.00	743	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	58.72/cwt	56.00–60.00	791	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,005	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,262.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916.67/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873.68/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810.42/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729.55/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,366.67/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 1,068Year ago 1,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 155Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 56Year ago 211

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
7	—	524	127.00–136.00	130.92
6	—	410	140.00–143.00	141.48
4	—	745	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	150.00–154.00	151.82
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
12	—	435	156.00–160.00	156.99
6	—	683	126.00–130.00	127.64
8	—	486	154.00–159.00	156.16
7	—	716	121.00–129.00	124.40
13	—	620	130.00–135.00	131.44
5	—	330	170.00	170.00
17	—	567	132.00–140.00	137.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	120.00–122.00	121.00
9	—	475	147.00–151.00	149.09
4	—	725	115.00	115.00
2	—	335	166.00	166.00
4	—	370	160.00	160.00
6	—	528	145.00–148.00	147.48
6	—	575	128.00–130.00	129.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	461	127.00–131.00	129.45
19	—	576	120.00–127.00	124.55
21	—	529	124.00–130.00	126.50
3	—	720	115.00	115.00
16	—	367	132.00–139.00	135.42
4	—	668	115.00–118.00	117.24
14	—	435	129.00–132.00	130.21
18	—	617	119.00–125.00	122.33
4	—	305	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	105.00–114.00	110.91
5	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
7	—	569	106.00–110.00	108.27
4	—	345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	120.00–125.00	122.95
6	—	385	128.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	640	116.00	116.00
4	—	415	125.00	125.00
6	—	535	120.00	120.00
5	—	672	105.00–111.00	108.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	118.00–122.00	119.72
3	—	672	114.00–115.00	114.33
7	—	442	136.00–139.00	137.86
3	—	793	105.00–108.00	107.00
8	—	568	120.00–129.00	126.01
14	—	533	125.00–131.00	127.18
3	—	475	128.00	128.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	275	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	125.00	125.00
4	—	660	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	144.00	144.00
15	—	518	133.00–142.00	137.33
8	—	484	137.00–142.00	138.60
2	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	720	113.00–116.00	114.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	117.00–118.00	117.68
8	—	374	130.00–138.00	134.14
4	—	714	103.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
5	—	425	130.00	130.00
7	—	327	136.00–140.00	137.73
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,026	48.00–54.00	51.33
3	—	1,025	42.00–47.00	45.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,347	56.00–60.00	58.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	64.00–65.00	64.32
22	—	1,120	58.00–63.00	60.48
16	—	1,057	55.00–57.00	55.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,638	81.00–85.00	83.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	—	600.00–700.00	662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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)	12	—	—	700.00–975.00	810.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–1,150.00	916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	725.00–1,050.00	873.68

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)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

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)	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	11	—	—	675.00–825.00	729.55

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	2	—	—	850.00	850.00

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	24	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,127.08

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	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,366.67

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.