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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 20

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,052 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 1,100▲ 186 vs year ago 866 · +21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 217▲ 78 vs year ago 142 · +54.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 45▲ 7 vs year ago 83 · +8.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $118.27/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$118.27

144 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	119.38	659	62
Medium and Large 2	489	118.21	578	67
Medium and Large 3	465	113.90	530	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $129 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 sale144 hd

118.27

—

AL average15 barns · 1,337 hd

123.06

−4.80

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	—	Low	1,748	74.70	1,306	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	55.67	751	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	54.80	604	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	44.14	472	46

Every lot

75 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	150.51/cwt	148.00–152.00	715	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	668	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	131.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	802	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	125.26/cwt	122.00–128.00	851	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	126.16/cwt	125.00–129.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	124.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	467	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	453	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	124.62/cwt	124.00–125.00	510	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	120.19/cwt	118.00–123.00	518	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	123.39/cwt	123.00–124.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	119.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	569	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	115.81/cwt	114.00–117.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	118.50/cwt	117.00–121.00	688	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	115.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	742	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	110.90/cwt	108.00–114.00	698	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	152.77/cwt	152.00–154.00	431	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	150.42/cwt	149.00–152.00	508	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	156.41/cwt	156.00–158.00	599	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	149.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	142.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	149.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	644	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	147.14/cwt	143.00–150.00	680	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	137.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	138.96/cwt	136.00–142.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	129.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	676	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	115.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	683	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	739	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	687	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	781	95.13/cwt	93.00–96.00	743	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	75.88/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,343	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	46.44/cwt	45.00–50.00	487	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	51.14/cwt	49.00–54.00	550	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	41.41/cwt	40.00–44.00	452	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	62.53/cwt	62.00–64.00	693	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	56.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	637	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	56.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	751	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	698	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	862	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	916.67/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,144.74/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916.67/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822.37/cwt	675.00–950.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	619.64/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	14

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 1,100Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 217Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 45Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	105.00–110.00	108.34
5	—	331	125.00–129.00	126.16
19	—	478	115.00–122.00	119.07
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
6	—	583	112.00–116.00	115.02
7	—	629	108.00–114.00	110.90
14	—	431	118.00–123.00	120.19
7	—	374	122.00–126.00	124.99
5	—	518	114.00–117.00	115.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	124.00–125.00	124.62
5	—	461	123.00–124.00	123.39
16	—	581	117.00–121.00	118.50
4	—	670	113.00–115.00	113.98
8	—	628	115.00–120.00	118.10
18	—	530	118.00–122.00	120.06
3	—	705	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	119.00–121.00	119.65
4	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	645	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
7	—	781	93.00–96.00	95.13
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
14	—	683	105.00–110.00	108.16
2	—	705	101.00	101.00
6	—	565	115.00–117.00	115.35
4	—	360	140.00	140.00
6	—	537	120.00–121.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	110.00–115.00	113.37
5	—	422	138.00–145.00	142.40
14	—	521	125.00–133.00	129.78
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
11	—	582	120.00–125.00	121.60
5	—	282	152.00–154.00	152.77
9	—	468	132.00–140.00	137.78
2	—	625	118.00	118.00
10	—	338	149.00–152.00	150.42
6	—	384	148.00–150.00	149.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	119.00	119.00
10	—	431	148.00–152.00	149.39
5	—	514	136.00–142.00	138.96
5	—	383	156.00–158.00	156.41
7	—	462	143.00–150.00	147.14
4	—	610	122.00–126.00	123.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	117.00	117.00
2	—	330	155.00	155.00
3	—	478	140.00–146.00	143.97
3	—	715	120.00	120.00
3	—	377	150.00–152.00	151.33
9	—	621	125.00–132.00	129.22
8	—	679	122.00–128.00	125.26
6	—	587	130.00–136.00	131.94
4	—	520	135.00–140.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	115.00–116.00	115.33
4	—	510	130.00–132.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	148.00–152.00	150.51
5	—	526	142.00–150.00	146.75
2	—	555	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,075	49.00–54.00	51.14
7	—	1,109	62.00–64.00	62.53
46	—	1,123	55.00–60.00	56.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,091	40.00–44.00	41.41
25	—	1,049	45.00–50.00	46.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	62.00	62.00
17	—	1,336	55.00–60.00	56.20
6	—	1,368	50.00–52.00	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,770	73.00–78.00	75.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	20	—	—	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,185.00

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	6	—	—	900.00–950.00	916.67

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	—	—	650.00	650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	675.00–950.00	822.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	916.67

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)	14	—	—	575.00–650.00	619.64

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)	19	—	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,144.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.