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
Bulls—Low1,70774.761,27617
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 3—580113.03/cwt112.00–114.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 3—433130.12/cwt129.00–132.005638
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330137.85/cwt135.00–140.0045510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383134.98/cwt132.00–137.0051713
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480123.53/cwt120.00–126.0059316
SteersMedium and Large 1—825121.00/cwt121.00–121.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1—360166.99/cwt166.00–168.006012
SteersMedium and Large 1—780122.49/cwt122.00–123.009552
SteersMedium and Large 1—482160.64/cwt160.00–162.007743
SteersMedium and Large 1—570146.66/cwt146.00–147.008363
SteersMedium and Large 1—705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1—524155.98/cwt154.00–158.008174
SteersMedium and Large 1—613139.70/cwt135.00–143.008564
SteersMedium and Large 2—283172.02/cwt170.00–174.004872
SteersMedium and Large 2—420157.33/cwt156.00–159.006613
SteersMedium and Large 2—618128.96/cwt127.00–130.007973
SteersMedium and Large 2—718120.69/cwt120.00–122.008673
SteersMedium and Large 2—325165.52/cwt164.00–168.005384
SteersMedium and Large 2—536143.99/cwt142.00–145.007724
SteersMedium and Large 2—576138.21/cwt135.00–140.007965
SteersMedium and Large 2—687124.61/cwt124.00–125.008565
SteersMedium and Large 2—484152.00/cwt148.00–156.007367
SteersMedium and Large 3—372151.31/cwt150.00–154.005633
SteersMedium and Large 3—442141.97/cwt138.00–146.006283
SteersMedium and Large 3—532129.29/cwt128.00–132.006883
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,279.17/cwt1,100.00–1,450.00—18
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——903.13/cwt750.00–1,000.00—8
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——783.33/cwt750.00–800.00—6
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,000.00/cwt950.00–1,025.00—9
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——861.56/cwt800.00–950.00—16
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——530.00/cwt500.00–570.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——837.50/cwt775.00–875.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——717.86/cwt650.00–750.00—7
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——682.14/cwt600.00–750.00—7
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3——480.00/cwt470.00–500.00—3
Bulls——1,44669.68/cwt62.00–74.001,0086
Bulls——1,84977.53/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 1—98092.00/cwt92.00–92.009021
BullsMedium and Large 1—360162.03/cwt160.00–164.005832
BullsMedium and Large 1—613126.00/cwt125.00–127.007722
BullsMedium and Large 1—458145.32/cwt144.00–146.006663
BullsMedium and Large 1—512136.01/cwt135.00–138.006963
BullsMedium and Large 1—440151.75/cwt149.00–155.006684
BullsMedium and Large 1—578129.00/cwt128.00–130.007464
BullsMedium and Large 2—82095.00/cwt95.00–95.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2—723108.99/cwt108.00–110.007882
BullsMedium and Large 2—233170.75/cwt170.00–172.503983
BullsMedium and Large 2—587124.34/cwt124.00–125.007303
BullsMedium and Large 2—619121.78/cwt120.00–124.007544
BullsMedium and Large 2—287165.51/cwt164.00–167.504755
BullsMedium and Large 2—331155.41/cwt154.00–160.005145
BullsMedium and Large 2—364152.12/cwt147.00–155.005545
BullsMedium and Large 2—514129.60/cwt128.00–130.0066610
BullsMedium and Large 2—428140.61/cwt139.00–145.0060212
BullsMedium and Large 2—471132.55/cwt130.00–137.0062415
BullsMedium and Large 3—223162.47/cwt160.00–165.003622
BullsMedium and Large 3—285155.45/cwt154.00–157.004432
BullsMedium and Large 3—530123.03/cwt122.00–124.006522
BullsMedium and Large 3—382141.24/cwt140.00–144.005403
BullsMedium and Large 3—468127.00/cwt126.00–128.005943
BullsMedium and Large 3—718103.29/cwt100.00–105.007423
BullsMedium and Large 3—428134.38/cwt130.00–137.005755
BullsMedium and Large 3—336149.53/cwt147.00–150.005026
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270163.68/cwt162.50–165.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610120.99/cwt120.00–122.007382
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315151.33/cwt150.00–154.004773
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385147.77/cwt144.00–150.005694
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479136.72/cwt136.00–138.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 1—513129.97/cwt127.00–132.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573125.02/cwt124.00–126.007164
HeifersMedium and Large 2—730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625115.49/cwt115.00–116.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—282149.71/cwt148.00–152.004223
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323144.01/cwt142.00–146.004653
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665108.68/cwt108.00–110.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431136.42/cwt135.00–138.005887
HeifersMedium and Large 2—374139.31/cwt138.00–142.0052110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475131.38/cwt127.00–135.0062415
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523123.04/cwt120.00–126.0064319
HeifersMedium and Large 3—645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—228151.03/cwt148.00–154.003442
HeifersMedium and Large 3—290142.03/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.