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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 29

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

925 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 913▼ 141 vs year ago 1,066 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 97▼ 90 vs year ago 200 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 91▼ 90 vs year ago 120 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $120.88/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$120.88

209 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	122.39	689	99
Medium and Large 2	448	121.74	546	87
Medium and Large 3	514	111.08	571	23

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $119 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 sale209 hd

120.88

—

AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd

120.76

+0.11

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	1,819	82.45	1,500	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	62.38	915	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	60.61	708	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	46.14	448	30

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	139.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	743	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	793	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	140.23/cwt	137.00–147.00	804	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	134.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	833	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	145.78/cwt	144.00–147.00	923	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	813	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	129.79/cwt	128.00–132.00	870	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	143.32/cwt	143.00–144.00	975	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	927	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	122.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	963	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	125.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	120.25/cwt	115.00–123.00	572	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	123.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	113.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	121.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	112.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	750	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	118.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	102.47/cwt	101.00–107.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	117.67/cwt	113.00–122.00	844	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	113.35/cwt	111.00–116.00	893	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	145.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	537	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	137.76/cwt	137.00–138.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	146.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	605	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	542	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	138.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	138.12/cwt	137.00–140.00	645	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	130.20/cwt	125.00–132.00	624	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	708	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	127.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	663	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	683	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	589	128.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	756	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	119.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	735	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	108.45/cwt	105.00–111.00	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	795	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,539	76.17/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,172	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	87.95/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,614	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	83.23/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,606	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	41.25/cwt	40.00–43.00	382	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	48.66/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,012	70.07/cwt	69.00–71.00	709	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	556	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	55.48/cwt	54.00–58.00	631	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	62.46/cwt	60.00–66.00	750	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	58.41/cwt	58.00–59.00	843	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,038	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 913Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 97Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 91Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	101.00–107.00	102.47
5	—	375	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	125.00	125.00
2	—	530	105.00	105.00
5	—	475	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	116.00–121.00	118.47
5	—	416	130.00–132.00	130.82
6	—	717	113.00–122.00	117.67
7	—	473	125.00–128.00	125.82
3	—	275	140.00	140.00
6	—	788	111.00–116.00	113.35
15	—	623	118.00–123.00	120.35
19	—	573	120.00–125.00	121.41
34	—	518	120.00–128.00	123.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	115.00–123.00	120.25
2	—	720	111.00	111.00
5	—	568	110.00–116.00	113.19
6	—	265	130.00	130.00
16	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.49
10	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.10
6	—	320	128.00–130.00	129.02
19	—	419	120.00–127.00	123.33
5	—	522	115.00–117.00	116.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	135.00–139.00	136.93
7	—	589	124.00–130.00	128.33
3	—	723	109.00–111.00	110.01
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
10	—	467	137.00–140.00	138.12
8	—	413	142.00–150.00	146.56
11	—	614	118.00–125.00	119.64
2	—	365	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
12	—	573	115.00–122.00	119.21
10	—	622	110.00–115.00	112.99
10	—	479	125.00–132.00	130.20
8	—	419	134.00–140.00	138.70
4	—	325	150.00	150.00
7	—	671	105.00–111.00	108.45
10	—	370	142.00–148.00	145.03
13	—	522	123.00–130.00	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.50
5	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
3	—	675	101.00	101.00
3	—	645	100.00–105.00	103.33
3	—	465	121.00	121.00
4	—	388	137.00–138.00	137.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	144.00–147.00	145.78
6	—	680	143.00–144.00	143.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	137.00–147.00	140.23
18	—	618	132.00–142.00	134.80
11	—	670	128.00–132.00	129.79
5	—	787	120.00–126.00	122.36
12	—	540	145.00–150.00	146.92
6	—	722	125.00–130.00	128.35
3	—	428	150.00–155.00	153.31
3	—	370	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	130.00–134.00	131.67
4	—	425	145.00–148.00	146.46
7	—	634	127.00–130.00	128.31
21	—	531	135.00–143.00	139.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	52.00	52.00
14	—	983	45.00–50.00	48.66
12	—	926	40.00–43.00	41.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,201	60.00–66.00	62.46
16	—	1,138	54.00–58.00	55.48
3	—	1,012	69.00–71.00	70.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	69.00	69.00
5	—	1,444	58.00–59.00	58.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,930	80.00–85.00	83.23
5	—	1,539	75.00–77.00	76.17
4	—	1,835	87.00–90.00	87.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	725.00–875.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00

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)	3	—	—	625.00–700.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00	575.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50

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	—	—	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	8	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	950.00

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.