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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 1

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,219 head

▲ 1,219 vs last sale 0▼ 140 vs year ago 1,359 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 155 · +3.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 77 · +3.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.01/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$157.01

170 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	159.82	869	100
Medium and Large 2	483	153.87	744	55
Medium and Large 3	437	149.82	655	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $214 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 sale170 hd

157.01

—

AL average16 barns · 1,093 hd

152.11

+4.90

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	1,658	79.02	1,310	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	57.25	831	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	56.33	629	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	41.83	401	22

Every lot

90 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	321	173.93/cwt	170.00–178.00	558	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	181.17/cwt	178.00–184.00	616	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	170.30/cwt	168.00–172.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	176.44/cwt	174.00–180.00	676	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	171.72/cwt	168.00–175.00	723	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	159.80/cwt	157.00–162.00	687	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	154.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	666	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	158.62/cwt	156.00–160.00	755	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	648	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	144.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	761	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	813	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	150.09/cwt	148.00–152.00	859	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	938	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	153.67/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,034	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	145.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	692	134.65/cwt	133.00–138.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	143.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	151.41/cwt	148.00–154.00	503	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	138.81/cwt	138.00–140.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.16/cwt	155.00–164.00	594	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	148.69/cwt	143.00–152.00	555	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	138.86/cwt	138.00–140.00	582	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	153.13/cwt	148.00–160.00	645	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	135.66/cwt	134.00–139.00	632	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	115.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	130.32/cwt	126.00–134.00	684	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	123.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	120.41/cwt	117.00–122.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	129.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	754	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	128.81/cwt	126.00–131.00	800	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	116.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	738	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	122.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	899	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	937	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	167.67/cwt	166.00–170.00	550	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	356	151.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	538	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	177.73/cwt	173.00–182.00	674	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	165.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	170.96/cwt	168.00–174.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	146.69/cwt	141.00–150.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	156.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	156.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	136.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	646	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	145.13/cwt	142.00–149.00	688	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	150.15/cwt	148.00–154.00	770	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	141.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	758	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	145.61/cwt	145.00–146.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	141.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	877	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	825	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	133.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	895	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	834	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	114.97/cwt	113.00–119.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,569	82.82/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,299	6
Bulls	—	—	1,734	75.77/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,314	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	35.98/cwt	35.00–38.00	323	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	44.02/cwt	42.00–47.00	431	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	55.29/cwt	52.00–58.00	599	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	61.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	704	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	48.53/cwt	46.00–51.00	553	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	62.27/cwt	61.00–64.00	822	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	57.10/cwt	55.00–60.00	842	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	53.13/cwt	52.00–54.00	813	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441.67/cwt	400.00–475.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868.75/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781.94/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656.25/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/cwt	475.00–625.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095.83/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	855.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	10

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,219Last week 0Year ago 1,359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 0Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 0Year ago 77

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	132.00	132.00
5	—	359	138.00–140.00	138.81
7	—	479	111.00–118.00	115.12
4	—	323	140.00–142.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	148.00–154.00	151.41
6	—	483	120.00–130.00	125.87
15	—	373	143.00–152.00	148.69
9	—	633	113.00–120.00	116.53
7	—	581	117.00–122.00	120.41
7	—	419	138.00–140.00	138.86
6	—	530	120.00–125.00	123.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	126.00–131.00	128.81
22	—	373	155.00–164.00	159.16
13	—	525	126.00–134.00	130.32
9	—	583	127.00–132.00	129.35
6	—	663	122.00–127.00	124.65
2	—	778	119.00–122.00	120.49
3	—	735	121.00–125.00	122.30
10	—	421	148.00–160.00	153.13
12	—	466	134.00–139.00	135.66
1	—	345	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	168.00–175.00	171.72
9	—	530	150.00–155.00	153.44
13	—	572	148.00–152.00	150.09
6	—	640	145.00–148.00	146.49
10	—	476	156.00–160.00	158.62
12	—	340	178.00–184.00	181.17
5	—	721	140.00–146.00	143.60
4	—	680	141.00–150.00	145.53
13	—	383	174.00–180.00	176.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	170.00–178.00	173.93
6	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.51
3	—	692	133.00–138.00	134.65
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
3	—	485	150.00	150.00
10	—	528	142.00–147.00	144.16
9	—	430	157.00–162.00	159.80
8	—	378	168.00–172.00	170.30
6	—	631	135.00–142.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	130.00–138.00	134.74
3	—	375	165.00	165.00
7	—	432	150.00–156.00	154.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	155.00	155.00
9	—	835	150.00	150.00
9	—	673	153.00–156.00	153.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	122.00	122.00
13	—	513	148.00–154.00	150.15
5	—	570	145.00–146.00	145.61
4	—	420	168.00–174.00	170.96
12	—	379	173.00–182.00	177.73
8	—	669	130.00–138.00	133.83
8	—	473	152.00–160.00	156.59
5	—	619	140.00–143.00	141.76
3	—	295	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	132.00–135.00	133.49
3	—	735	113.00–119.00	114.97
7	—	534	139.00–145.00	141.88
7	—	328	166.00–170.00	167.67
6	—	380	160.00–170.00	165.42
5	—	684	120.00–125.00	121.97
5	—	430	155.00–160.00	156.93
8	—	474	142.00–149.00	145.13
3	—	782	113.00–116.00	114.00
5	—	623	130.00–133.00	132.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	131.00–140.00	136.54
8	—	428	141.00–150.00	146.69
4	—	575	120.00–122.00	120.97
3	—	330	160.00	160.00
10	—	356	150.00–156.00	151.21
6	—	530	134.00–136.00	134.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,084	52.00–58.00	55.29
17	—	1,139	46.00–51.00	48.53
29	—	1,137	59.00–64.00	61.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	899	35.00–38.00	35.98
16	—	980	42.00–47.00	44.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,530	52.00–54.00	53.13
7	—	1,320	61.00–64.00	62.27
14	—	1,474	55.00–60.00	57.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,734	75.00–78.00	75.77
6	—	1,569	81.00–85.00	82.82

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	6	—	—	400.00–475.00	441.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–725.00	656.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	868.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	700.00–950.00	781.94

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)	6	—	—	475.00–625.00	550.00

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)	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50

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	12	—	—	950.00–1,250.00	1,095.83

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	10	—	—	700.00–900.00	855.00

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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.