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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 27

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

929 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 1,052▲ 281 vs year ago 648 · +43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 220▲ 47 vs year ago 100 · +47.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 90▼ 15 vs year ago 120 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $134.96/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −73.21 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$134.96

199 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	138.09	763	89
Medium and Large 2	502	136.56	686	71
Medium and Large 3	525	124.88	655	39

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $108 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 sale199 hd

134.96

—

AL average16 barns · 1,678 hd

133.40

+1.56

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−73.21

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	1,714	87.17	1,494	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	62.67	889	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	62.05	659	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	48.43	475	32

Every lot

96 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	623	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	157.17/cwt	152.00–160.00	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	164.18/cwt	162.00–168.00	716	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	162.00/cwt	159.00–164.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	150.76/cwt	150.00–152.00	710	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	775	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.00	786	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	130.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	759	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.57/cwt	136.00–137.00	844	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	133.50/cwt	132.00–134.00	906	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	934	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	131.39/cwt	130.00–132.00	365	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	423	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	131.26/cwt	129.00–134.00	479	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	126.09/cwt	125.00–128.00	477	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	549	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	123.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	536	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	125.10/cwt	124.00–128.00	579	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	121.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	573	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	113.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	117.79/cwt	115.00–119.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	123.18/cwt	121.00–127.00	657	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	687	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	114.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	113.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	118.73/cwt	117.00–122.00	755	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	111.35/cwt	107.00–114.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	823	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	112.70/cwt	107.00–116.00	872	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	208	179.48/cwt	178.00–180.00	373	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	151.75/cwt	150.00–154.00	493	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	160.45/cwt	158.00–162.00	536	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	158.25/cwt	156.00–160.00	590	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	151.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	572	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	636	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	144.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	149.76/cwt	146.00–154.00	719	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	131.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	141.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	741	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	717	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	119.88/cwt	115.00–124.00	685	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	131.28/cwt	127.00–134.00	761	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	619	110.56/cwt	110.00–112.00	684	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	126.90/cwt	124.00–129.00	799	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	839	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	722	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	121.60/cwt	119.00–123.00	891	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	900	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	92.68/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	81.20/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,751	86.71/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,518	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	50.23/cwt	48.00–53.00	490	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	981	55.44/cwt	53.00–58.00	544	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	43.84/cwt	42.00–47.00	434	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	62.59/cwt	59.00–65.00	675	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	69.46/cwt	66.00–72.00	792	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	66.97/cwt	66.00–69.00	905	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	61.02/cwt	57.00–64.00	882	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533.33/cwt	400.00–650.00	—	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837.50/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812.50/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662.50/cwt	575.00–800.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	617.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	547.50/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	541.67/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961.11/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	781.25/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 1,052Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 220Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 90Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	157.00	157.00
2	—	375	150.00–152.00	151.03
4	—	655	124.00	124.00
3	—	425	148.00–150.00	149.30
6	—	479	140.00–142.00	140.66
5	—	581	127.00–132.00	130.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	143.00	143.00
11	—	436	162.00–168.00	164.18
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
2	—	380	167.00	167.00
3	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	713	130.00–132.00	131.00
7	—	618	136.00–137.00	136.57
7	—	458	159.00–164.00	162.00
3	—	673	135.00–136.00	135.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	160.00	160.00
7	—	429	152.00–160.00	157.17
6	—	679	132.00–134.00	133.50
6	—	392	157.00–160.00	158.99
5	—	562	138.00–141.00	139.79
9	—	531	145.00–147.00	146.00
8	—	471	150.00–152.00	150.76
2	—	778	115.00–119.00	117.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	774	107.00–116.00	112.70
8	—	729	110.00–116.00	112.95
12	—	566	118.00–125.00	121.46
14	—	421	128.00–133.00	130.52
21	—	533	121.00–127.00	123.18
2	—	305	134.00	134.00
3	—	660	116.00	116.00
12	—	636	117.00–122.00	118.73
11	—	365	129.00–134.00	131.26
15	—	463	124.00–128.00	125.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–132.00	131.39
3	—	673	107.00–114.00	111.35
13	—	435	120.00–127.00	123.27
4	—	628	110.00–115.00	113.53
5	—	328	127.00–131.00	129.00
13	—	471	120.00–123.00	121.60
5	—	516	115.00–119.00	117.79
5	—	579	110.00–117.00	114.83
12	—	378	125.00–128.00	126.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
5	—	473	110.00–115.00	113.08
2	—	535	107.00–110.00	108.47
4	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	150.00–154.00	151.44
7	—	432	142.00–148.00	144.48
8	—	477	140.00–145.00	142.36
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
5	—	727	110.00–115.00	112.99
12	—	540	130.00–135.00	132.75
8	—	571	115.00–124.00	119.88
9	—	624	115.00–120.00	118.10
13	—	334	158.00–162.00	160.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	780	114.00–116.00	115.35
17	—	580	127.00–134.00	131.28
13	—	480	146.00–154.00	149.76
12	—	630	124.00–129.00	126.90
9	—	522	140.00–147.00	141.98
8	—	373	156.00–160.00	158.25
7	—	671	124.00–126.00	124.98
7	—	733	119.00–123.00	121.60
4	—	208	178.00–180.00	179.48
6	—	420	150.00–153.00	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	100.00–105.00	103.33
3	—	675	108.00	108.00
9	—	481	130.00–135.00	131.08
5	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.06
7	—	619	110.00–112.00	110.56
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
7	—	325	150.00–154.00	151.75
2	—	790	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	976	48.00–53.00	50.23
9	—	990	42.00–47.00	43.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	66.00–69.00	66.97
13	—	1,445	57.00–64.00	61.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	981	53.00–58.00	55.44
18	—	1,140	66.00–72.00	69.46
22	—	1,079	59.00–65.00	62.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	80.00–82.00	81.20
3	—	1,623	92.00–93.00	92.68
10	—	1,751	84.00–89.00	86.71

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	400.00–650.00	533.33

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)	3	—	—	500.00–600.00	541.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	500.00–600.00	547.50

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)	6	—	—	750.00–925.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	575.00–800.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	700.00–900.00	812.50

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)	10	—	—	550.00–675.00	617.50

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)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	8	—	—	750.00–800.00	781.25

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	18	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	961.11

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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.