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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 6

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

569 head

▼ 356 vs last sale 925▼ 520 vs year ago 1,089 · −47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 110▼ 22 vs year ago 160 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 30▲ 32 vs year ago 58 · +55.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Two bred cows sold for a total of 3250 all proceeds donated to the Burnside scholarship fund.

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 $118.67/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$118.67

131 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	123.00	657	42
Medium and Large 2	467	119.40	557	63
Medium and Large 3	446	109.92	490	26

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $168 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 sale131 hd

118.67

—

AL average15 barns · 1,261 hd

123.79

−5.12

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	1,643	83.58	1,373	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	60.95	860	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	59.47	675	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	48.96	506	42

Every lot

86 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 2	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	169.20/cwt	168.00–170.00	533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	156.65/cwt	154.00–158.00	512	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	160.74/cwt	158.00–162.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	157.31/cwt	156.00–158.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	143.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	153.76/cwt	153.00–156.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	149.44/cwt	147.00–151.00	786	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	808	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	136.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	884	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	128.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	345	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	112.42/cwt	110.00–116.00	438	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	121.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	118.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	125.35/cwt	122.00–128.00	594	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	117.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	652	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	120.28/cwt	120.00–121.00	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	114.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	723	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	113.22/cwt	112.00–115.00	877	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	151.58/cwt	148.00–156.00	494	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	160.64/cwt	158.00–162.00	527	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	149.60/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	135.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	562	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	149.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	131.06/cwt	129.00–135.00	628	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	685	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	127.95/cwt	124.00–132.00	677	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	536	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	645	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	131.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	743	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	576	112.15/cwt	111.00–115.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	589	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	725	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	120.40/cwt	120.00–121.00	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	717	102.57/cwt	101.00–105.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	82.78/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,334	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	41.11/cwt	40.00–42.00	386	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	49.19/cwt	45.00–51.00	515	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	52.32/cwt	52.00–54.00	553	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	55.27/cwt	55.00–56.00	595	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	63.85/cwt	63.00–66.00	717	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	59.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	688	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	60.95/cwt	59.00–64.00	860	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,550.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917.65/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896.43/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796.43/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	729.17/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	729.17/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	631.25/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	587.50/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956.25/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	643.75/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	8

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 925Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 110Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 30Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	135.00–140.00	138.32
2	—	490	131.00	131.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	605	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	140.00–146.00	141.79
7	—	526	147.00–151.00	149.44
6	—	673	130.00–133.00	131.32
5	—	612	135.00–138.00	136.61
3	—	385	158.00–162.00	160.74
5	—	315	168.00–170.00	169.20
4	—	483	150.00–152.00	150.98
3	—	423	156.00–158.00	157.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	138.00	138.00
3	—	327	154.00–158.00	156.65
2	—	640	132.00	132.00
2	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
7	—	458	140.00–148.00	143.70
3	—	520	140.00	140.00
3	—	385	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	153.00–156.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	126.00–130.00	128.73
5	—	629	111.00–117.00	114.99
2	—	770	105.00	105.00
13	—	513	110.00–120.00	117.44
2	—	705	112.00	112.00
20	—	419	115.00–125.00	121.58
10	—	371	120.00–125.00	122.11
8	—	468	115.00–120.00	118.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
14	—	474	122.00–128.00	125.35
3	—	622	118.00–120.00	119.34
5	—	775	112.00–115.00	113.22
6	—	523	124.00–125.00	124.66
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
5	—	395	128.00–130.00	128.80
7	—	573	120.00–121.00	120.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	105.00	105.00
4	—	420	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
4	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.55
11	—	390	110.00–116.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	130.00–137.00	131.10
6	—	515	135.00–141.00	139.14
6	—	328	158.00–162.00	160.64
5	—	639	120.00–121.00	120.40
4	—	430	145.00–153.00	149.14
4	—	368	158.00–160.00	159.03
9	—	482	140.00–145.00	142.03
2	—	290	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	129.00–135.00	131.06
9	—	326	148.00–156.00	151.58
6	—	529	124.00–132.00	127.95
7	—	589	120.00–125.00	123.17
5	—	384	148.00–150.00	149.60
2	—	610	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
4	—	416	132.00–140.00	135.02
5	—	717	101.00–105.00	102.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	95.00	95.00
3	—	670	102.00	102.00
4	—	605	105.00	105.00
7	—	576	111.00–115.00	112.15
8	—	536	120.00–121.00	120.25
4	—	785	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,057	52.00–54.00	52.32
20	—	1,047	45.00–51.00	49.19
7	—	939	40.00–42.00	41.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,123	63.00–66.00	63.85
11	—	1,076	55.00–56.00	55.27
45	—	1,152	57.00–62.00	59.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,411	59.00–64.00	60.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	81.00–85.00	82.78
1	—	1,895	90.00	90.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	729.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–675.00	631.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	700.00–775.00	729.17

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)	4	—	—	500.00–625.00	587.50

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)	11	—	—	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,225.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	896.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–900.00	796.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	917.65

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	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	956.25

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	8	—	—	600.00–675.00	643.75

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.