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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 17

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,296 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 1,325▼ 280 vs year ago 1,576 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 203▲ 52 vs year ago 173 · +30.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 63▲ 63 vs year ago 117 · +53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower on weak demand, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $125.66/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$125.66

218 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	130.21	635	119
Medium and Large 2	512	122.67	628	71
Medium and Large 3	484	113.86	551	28

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $84 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 sale218 hd

125.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,862 hd

126.78

−1.13

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	1,652	81.75	1,351	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	53.96	778	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	50.03	581	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	40.38	410	37

Every lot

95 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	161.81/cwt	160.00–163.00	613	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	164.40/cwt	164.00–165.00	636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	161.39/cwt	161.00–162.00	663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	139.76/cwt	139.00–140.00	651	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	152.01/cwt	151.00–156.00	710	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	686	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	825	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	148.92/cwt	148.00–152.00	783	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	145.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	772	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	906	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	139.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	798	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	129.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	150.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	882	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	141.34/cwt	139.00–149.00	898	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	737	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	821	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	141.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	130.45/cwt	129.00–132.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	131.78/cwt	129.00–134.00	486	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	139.72/cwt	136.00–142.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	132.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	518	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	115.86/cwt	114.00–117.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	130.18/cwt	127.00–134.00	617	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	127.27/cwt	124.00–132.00	667	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	121.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	651	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	120.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	679	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	126.81/cwt	125.00–129.00	722	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	124.61/cwt	122.00–126.00	785	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	117.45/cwt	112.00–121.00	741	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	97.98/cwt	95.00–101.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	773	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	341	149.52/cwt	148.00–150.00	510	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	160.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	535	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	141.63/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.72/cwt	144.00–147.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	664	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	137.11/cwt	136.00–140.00	735	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	124.37/cwt	123.00–126.00	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	132.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	125.42/cwt	124.00–127.00	776	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	664	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	669	114.17/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	786	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	101.70/cwt	100.00–104.00	781	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	81.75/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,351	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	37.14/cwt	35.00–39.00	370	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	41.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	430	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	54.76/cwt	53.00–58.00	630	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	43.59/cwt	41.00–46.00	501	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	49.92/cwt	47.00–52.00	584	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	56.82/cwt	55.00–60.00	805	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	51.82/cwt	49.00–54.00	758	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040.00/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,323.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,116.18/cwt	950.00–1,400.00	—	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789.58/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	—	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	581.82/cwt	550.00–625.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	9

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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,296Last week 1,325Year ago 1,576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 203Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 63Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.48
9	—	532	140.00–147.00	145.17
7	—	379	160.00–163.00	161.81
2	—	745	120.00	120.00
3	—	340	166.00	166.00
2	—	670	128.00	128.00
12	—	573	135.00–143.00	139.32
14	—	470	142.00–150.00	145.97
3	—	622	132.00–135.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	148.00	148.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
6	—	737	110.00–114.00	111.34
8	—	466	139.00–140.00	139.76
4	—	585	125.00–131.00	129.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	139.00–149.00	141.34
13	—	526	148.00–152.00	148.92
5	—	411	161.00–162.00	161.39
16	—	587	146.00–152.00	150.33
5	—	387	164.00–165.00	164.40
4	—	688	130.00–133.00	131.51
14	—	467	151.00–156.00	152.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	503	164.00	164.00
6	—	566	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	136.00–142.00	139.72
8	—	320	140.00–148.00	141.76
11	—	569	125.00–129.00	126.81
16	—	418	130.00–138.00	132.96
37	—	474	127.00–134.00	130.18
30	—	524	124.00–132.00	127.27
8	—	630	122.00–126.00	124.61
3	—	665	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	118.00–123.00	121.02
14	—	631	112.00–121.00	117.45
6	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.50
8	—	420	120.00–127.00	123.37
16	—	369	129.00–134.00	131.78
4	—	678	113.00–115.00	113.99
11	—	563	115.00–124.00	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	120.00	120.00
3	—	615	105.00	105.00
6	—	429	114.00–117.00	115.86
3	—	472	110.00–115.00	113.39
2	—	530	112.00	112.00
2	—	585	110.00	110.00
4	—	675	95.00–101.00	97.98
4	—	330	129.00–132.00	130.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	160.00–163.00	160.99
8	—	584	130.00–136.00	132.26
7	—	473	144.00–147.00	145.72
2	—	315	164.00	164.00
7	—	619	124.00–127.00	125.42
4	—	428	149.00–150.00	149.50
7	—	536	136.00–140.00	137.11
3	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	105.00–110.00	107.59
3	—	488	130.00–132.00	130.65
6	—	730	101.00	101.00
9	—	380	140.00–142.00	140.66
4	—	341	148.00–150.00	149.52
3	—	790	95.00	95.00
4	—	565	110.00	110.00
3	—	425	130.00–137.00	134.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	108.00–110.00	108.67
7	—	768	100.00–104.00	101.70
2	—	330	154.00	154.00
4	—	368	150.00–154.00	152.07
3	—	295	158.00	158.00
9	—	426	140.00–144.00	141.63
5	—	669	113.00–115.00	114.17
6	—	569	123.00–126.00	124.37
7	—	477	138.00–142.00	139.98
6	—	512	129.00–130.00	129.66
2	—	623	117.00–120.00	118.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,416	55.00–60.00	56.82
16	—	1,462	49.00–54.00	51.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,150	41.00–46.00	43.59
23	—	1,150	53.00–58.00	54.76
49	—	1,169	47.00–52.00	49.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,026	40.00–45.00	41.94
12	—	995	35.00–39.00	37.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,652	79.00–85.00	81.75

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	—	—	875.00–1,175.00	1,040.00

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	14	—	—	750.00–825.00	800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	500.00	500.00

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)	11	—	—	550.00–625.00	581.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	550.00	550.00

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)	10	—	—	750.00–1,150.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	—	650.00–1,050.00	789.58

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	950.00–1,400.00	1,116.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,323.33

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.