Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2021-11-10

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 10
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,325 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 1,092▲ 43 vs year ago 1,282 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 202▲ 52 vs year ago 151 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 87▼ 68 vs year ago 131 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.77/cwt on 294 head.
Average price
$144.77
294 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.77
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687147.631,014183
Medium and Large 2548141.9977877
Medium and Large 3513135.6469634
One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $319 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 sale294 hd
144.77
—
AL average15 barns · 1,388 hd
147.54
−2.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,65382.601,36512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49966.4199531
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15162.3171788
CowsLean 85-90%Average99646.9746853

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2368155.66/cwt155.00–157.005736
Steers—Medium and Large 3370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 1381166.88/cwt166.00–168.006367
Steers—Medium and Large 2424154.10/cwt153.00–156.006538
Steers—Medium and Large 3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1462155.34/cwt154.00–156.007186
Steers—Medium and Large 2462150.69/cwt150.00–152.006969
Steers—Medium and Large 3472140.39/cwt140.00–142.0066310
Steers—Medium and Large 3522133.39/cwt130.00–135.006967
Steers—Medium and Large 1533151.83/cwt150.00–155.008098
Steers—Medium and Large 2534142.62/cwt140.00–148.0076214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563154.22/cwt153.00–157.008685
Steers—Medium and Large 1568149.01/cwt148.00–150.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 2571140.40/cwt135.00–145.0080222
Steers—Medium and Large 3573127.35/cwt122.00–130.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added614147.10/cwt141.00–148.0090338
Steers—Medium and Large 3615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1625137.03/cwt135.00–139.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 2625132.52/cwt131.00–134.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1668136.74/cwt133.00–138.009134
Steers—Medium and Large 3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680143.01/cwt140.00–146.009726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705148.07/cwt140.00–149.001,04436
Steers—Medium and Large 2721127.46/cwt125.00–130.0091912
Steers—Medium and Large 1722133.34/cwt132.00–134.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added837147.25/cwt147.25–147.251,23255
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316131.53/cwt130.00–134.004168
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375115.95/cwt115.00–117.004354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379122.84/cwt120.00–128.0046617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416112.52/cwt110.00–115.004686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425130.98/cwt128.00–134.0055712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426121.90/cwt117.00–126.0051927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469120.95/cwt118.00–123.0056716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471110.74/cwt110.00–112.0052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477128.94/cwt125.00–132.0061510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528125.81/cwt124.00–130.0066411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534119.44/cwt115.00–122.0063823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565125.21/cwt124.00–128.0070712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573116.81/cwt115.00–118.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622124.70/cwt119.00–128.0077635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638114.60/cwt110.00–116.007317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660122.33/cwt117.00–126.0080712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676112.25/cwt108.00–114.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778119.50/cwt119.50–119.5093014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008353
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270157.00/cwt157.00–157.004242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359141.85/cwt140.00–145.0050911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361150.38/cwt148.00–152.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415152.00/cwt152.00–152.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433144.36/cwt142.00–147.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436133.28/cwt130.00–139.0058110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475129.23/cwt125.00–135.0061414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476140.79/cwt140.00–142.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481147.21/cwt146.00–148.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 3514122.41/cwt120.00–125.006297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525138.00/cwt138.00–138.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528132.67/cwt128.00–136.0070012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574123.40/cwt120.00–127.007088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584130.00/cwt128.00–131.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610120.50/cwt120.00–121.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3661107.97/cwt105.00–110.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671125.51/cwt124.00–126.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680115.23/cwt111.00–120.007844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725107.47/cwt105.00–110.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790101.00/cwt101.00–101.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 379498.01/cwt92.00–100.007784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56276.40/cwt75.00–79.001,1933
Bulls——1,64383.50/cwt80.00–85.001,3728
Bulls——2,00594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98341.50/cwt40.00–44.0040818
Cows—Lean 85-90%99852.62/cwt50.00–54.0052518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00946.79/cwt45.00–49.0047217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12670.16/cwt68.00–73.0079018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13157.59/cwt55.00–60.0065139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19163.70/cwt61.00–67.0075931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41072.97/cwt70.00–75.001,02910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49365.24/cwt62.00–68.0097416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69457.01/cwt55.00–60.009665
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—557.14/cwt500.00–600.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/cwt700.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—736.76/cwt650.00–875.00—17
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—562.50/cwt550.00–575.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—556.25/cwt550.00–575.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—540.00/cwt500.00–600.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—910.00/cwt800.00–1,150.00—20
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—700.00/cwt650.00–750.00—4

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.