Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.51/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −89.97 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$120.51

126 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	121.09	661	70
Medium and Large 3	481	120.78	581	45
Medium and Large 1	696	115.73	805	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about −$144 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

120.51

—

AL average16 barns · 1,556 hd

124.34

−3.82

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−89.97

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	—	High	1,529	78.39	1,198	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	60.83	935	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	58.17	695	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	49.13	436	12

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	384	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	112.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	120.25/cwt	117.00–122.00	568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	970	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	131.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	120.41/cwt	119.00–123.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	115.58/cwt	110.00–118.00	562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	120.34/cwt	119.00–122.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.48/cwt	125.00–129.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.18/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.68/cwt	119.00–120.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.74/cwt	147.00–150.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.83/cwt	125.00–128.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	151.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	478	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,006.88/cwt	930.00–1,100.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	662.50/cwt	625.00–675.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	717.50/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.83/cwt	480.00–600.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,605	85.64/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,349	73.89/cwt	72.00–76.00	997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	79.10/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,299	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	62.84/cwt	62.00–65.00	850	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	54.64/cwt	54.00–55.00	631	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.60/cwt	56.00–61.00	698	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	919	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	44.46/cwt	40.00–47.00	380	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	52.47/cwt	50.00–55.00	479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	95.53/cwt	94.00–97.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	968	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	99.33/cwt	99.00–100.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	96.69/cwt	95.00–98.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	97.75/cwt	97.00–99.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	134.13/cwt	132.00–137.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.01/cwt	137.00–142.00	524	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.27/cwt	108.00–114.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.35/cwt	105.00–107.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	104.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	111.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	102.21/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.72/cwt	114.00–119.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	109.71/cwt	106.00–114.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.33/cwt	124.00–131.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	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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