Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 150.00 to 200.00 per head higher, with pairs that sold up to 1425.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$123.71

136 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	130.42	621	31
Medium and Large 3	409	124.62	510	37
Medium and Large 2	541	120.16	650	68

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale136 hd

123.71

—

AL average10 barns · 1,025 hd

122.74

+0.97

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	1,785	80.98	1,445	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	55.20	671	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	54.73	806	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	47.84	411	10

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	—	475	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	121.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	118.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	138.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	796	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	119.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	138.43/cwt	136.00–140.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	119.40/cwt	118.00–120.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	125.20/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	140.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.68/cwt	132.00–134.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	130.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	147.70/cwt	144.00–150.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	155.53/cwt	152.00–157.50	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.36/cwt	139.00–142.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	161.13/cwt	158.00–162.00	546	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	116.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.05/cwt	158.00–162.00	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	291	161.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	545	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	50.32/cwt	48.00–53.00	439	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	44.13/cwt	42.00–47.00	371	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	55.19/cwt	53.00–58.00	812	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	51.49/cwt	51.00–52.00	762	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	54.84/cwt	53.00–58.00	681	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	51.57/cwt	51.00–52.00	588	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	62.73/cwt	61.00–64.00	736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,786	80.70/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,441	7
Bulls	—	—	1,890	84.47/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,189	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	597.50/cwt	575.00–645.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	735.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,131.25/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	781.67/cwt	715.00–850.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	764.29/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,198.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	—	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	150.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.54/cwt	140.00–142.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	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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