Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.33/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$122.33

193 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$6.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	126.54	677	26
Medium and Large 2	510	122.79	627	102
Medium and Large 3	478	119.91	574	65

One grade step is worth $6.62/cwt here — about $104 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 sale193 hd

122.33

—

AL average16 barns · 1,341 hd

126.86

−4.53

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	1,760	80.28	1,413	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	52.21	621	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	50.64	684	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	44.43	454	12

Every lot, as filed

105 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	143.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.99/cwt	148.00–151.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.77/cwt	154.00–157.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	161.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.83/cwt	140.00–146.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.80/cwt	132.00–135.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	158.73/cwt	157.00–160.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	114.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	128.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	135.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.26/cwt	133.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	138.31/cwt	136.00–142.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	98.73/cwt	97.50–100.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	147.66/cwt	147.50–148.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	138.46/cwt	138.00–140.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	105.28/cwt	104.00–107.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.54/cwt	114.00–115.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.15/cwt	135.00–138.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	660.00/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	523.75/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	681.25/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.25/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	531.25/cwt	525.00–550.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	84.03/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,839	80.21/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,475	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	560	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	50.64/cwt	50.00–51.00	684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	47.64/cwt	47.00–48.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	43.91/cwt	40.00–45.00	460	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	52.74/cwt	50.00–55.00	628	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	109.72/cwt	107.00–112.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	120.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	111.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	135.37/cwt	132.00–137.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	140.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	104.44/cwt	102.00–106.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.21/cwt	123.00–128.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.65/cwt	108.00–110.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.07/cwt	117.00–123.00	569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	619	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	129.88/cwt	129.00–135.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.33/cwt	144.00–147.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.33/cwt	157.00–158.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.37/cwt	165.00–168.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1

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.

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