Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2019-05-08

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 8
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
← earliestMay 8May 15
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
536 vs last sale 0 536 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
85 vs last sale 0 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
191 vs last sale 0 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.81/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$131.81
140 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457138.3263223
Medium and Large 3412130.9854054
Medium and Large 2470130.1561263
One grade step is worth $8.16/cwt here — about $20 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 sale140 hd
131.81
AL average14 barns · 1,605 hd
130.58
+1.23
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
BullsLow1,70774.761,27617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18054.7464644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41450.8171810
CowsLean 85-90%Low97044.7643415

Every lot, as filed

89 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3580113.03/cwt112.00–114.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 3433130.12/cwt129.00–132.005638
HeifersMedium and Large 3330137.85/cwt135.00–140.0045510
HeifersMedium and Large 3383134.98/cwt132.00–137.0051713
HeifersMedium and Large 3480123.53/cwt120.00–126.0059316
SteersMedium and Large 1825121.00/cwt121.00–121.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1360166.99/cwt166.00–168.006012
SteersMedium and Large 1780122.49/cwt122.00–123.009552
SteersMedium and Large 1482160.64/cwt160.00–162.007743
SteersMedium and Large 1570146.66/cwt146.00–147.008363
SteersMedium and Large 1705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1524155.98/cwt154.00–158.008174
SteersMedium and Large 1613139.70/cwt135.00–143.008564
SteersMedium and Large 2283172.02/cwt170.00–174.004872
SteersMedium and Large 2420157.33/cwt156.00–159.006613
SteersMedium and Large 2618128.96/cwt127.00–130.007973
SteersMedium and Large 2718120.69/cwt120.00–122.008673
SteersMedium and Large 2325165.52/cwt164.00–168.005384
SteersMedium and Large 2536143.99/cwt142.00–145.007724
SteersMedium and Large 2576138.21/cwt135.00–140.007965
SteersMedium and Large 2687124.61/cwt124.00–125.008565
SteersMedium and Large 2484152.00/cwt148.00–156.007367
SteersMedium and Large 3372151.31/cwt150.00–154.005633
SteersMedium and Large 3442141.97/cwt138.00–146.006283
SteersMedium and Large 3532129.29/cwt128.00–132.006883
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,279.17/cwt1,100.00–1,450.0018
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3903.13/cwt750.00–1,000.008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2783.33/cwt750.00–800.006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000.00/cwt950.00–1,025.009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2861.56/cwt800.00–950.0016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3530.00/cwt500.00–570.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3837.50/cwt775.00–875.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3717.86/cwt650.00–750.007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2682.14/cwt600.00–750.007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3480.00/cwt470.00–500.003
Bulls1,44669.68/cwt62.00–74.001,0086
Bulls1,84977.53/cwt75.50–80.501,43411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07561.90/cwt60.50–64.006653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18751.50/cwt50.00–52.0061113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18855.48/cwt53.00–58.0065928
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46748.00/cwt48.00–48.007043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39152.01/cwt50.00–54.007237
CowsLean 85-90%89740.96/cwt40.00–44.003677
CowsLean 85-90%1,03448.09/cwt45.00–50.004978
BullsMedium and Large 198092.00/cwt92.00–92.009021
BullsMedium and Large 1360162.03/cwt160.00–164.005832
BullsMedium and Large 1613126.00/cwt125.00–127.007722
BullsMedium and Large 1458145.32/cwt144.00–146.006663
BullsMedium and Large 1512136.01/cwt135.00–138.006963
BullsMedium and Large 1440151.75/cwt149.00–155.006684
BullsMedium and Large 1578129.00/cwt128.00–130.007464
BullsMedium and Large 282095.00/cwt95.00–95.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2723108.99/cwt108.00–110.007882
BullsMedium and Large 2233170.75/cwt170.00–172.503983
BullsMedium and Large 2587124.34/cwt124.00–125.007303
BullsMedium and Large 2619121.78/cwt120.00–124.007544
BullsMedium and Large 2287165.51/cwt164.00–167.504755
BullsMedium and Large 2331155.41/cwt154.00–160.005145
BullsMedium and Large 2364152.12/cwt147.00–155.005545
BullsMedium and Large 2514129.60/cwt128.00–130.0066610
BullsMedium and Large 2428140.61/cwt139.00–145.0060212
BullsMedium and Large 2471132.55/cwt130.00–137.0062415
BullsMedium and Large 3223162.47/cwt160.00–165.003622
BullsMedium and Large 3285155.45/cwt154.00–157.004432
BullsMedium and Large 3530123.03/cwt122.00–124.006522
BullsMedium and Large 3382141.24/cwt140.00–144.005403
BullsMedium and Large 3468127.00/cwt126.00–128.005943
BullsMedium and Large 3718103.29/cwt100.00–105.007423
BullsMedium and Large 3428134.38/cwt130.00–137.005755
BullsMedium and Large 3336149.53/cwt147.00–150.005026
HeifersMedium and Large 1270163.68/cwt162.50–165.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 1610120.99/cwt120.00–122.007382
HeifersMedium and Large 1315151.33/cwt150.00–154.004773
HeifersMedium and Large 1385147.77/cwt144.00–150.005694
HeifersMedium and Large 1479136.72/cwt136.00–138.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 1513129.97/cwt127.00–132.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 1573125.02/cwt124.00–126.007164
HeifersMedium and Large 2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2625115.49/cwt115.00–116.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 2282149.71/cwt148.00–152.004223
HeifersMedium and Large 2323144.01/cwt142.00–146.004653
HeifersMedium and Large 2665108.68/cwt108.00–110.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 2431136.42/cwt135.00–138.005887
HeifersMedium and Large 2374139.31/cwt138.00–142.0052110
HeifersMedium and Large 2475131.38/cwt127.00–135.0062415
HeifersMedium and Large 2523123.04/cwt120.00–126.0064319
HeifersMedium and Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
HeifersMedium and Large 3228151.03/cwt148.00–154.003442
HeifersMedium and Large 3290142.03/cwt140.00–144.004122

How this sale compares

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.