Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.43/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$125.43

176 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$1.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	419	126.23	529	57
Medium and Large 1	555	126.04	700	52
Medium and Large 2	498	124.28	619	67

One grade step is worth $1.95/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale176 hd

125.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,701 hd

121.35

+4.08

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	1,642	77.77	1,277	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	56.94	689	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	56.14	761	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	48.59	446	20

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	180.80/cwt	180.00–182.50	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	121.24/cwt	119.00–125.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.59/cwt	160.00–167.50	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	125.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	129.85/cwt	126.00–132.00	497	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	125.25/cwt	124.00–126.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	136.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	140.29/cwt	138.00–144.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.20/cwt	121.00–128.00	600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.08/cwt	113.00–118.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	139.82/cwt	134.00–144.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.55/cwt	112.00–120.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.74/cwt	129.00–139.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	141.39/cwt	137.00–144.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	120.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	148.66/cwt	148.00–149.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	155.36/cwt	152.00–158.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	122.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	129.75/cwt	128.00–130.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.30/cwt	116.00–120.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	161.07/cwt	160.00–162.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	125.78/cwt	123.00–129.00	644	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.22/cwt	114.00–121.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	141.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	516	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.34/cwt	148.00–156.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	112.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	763	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	49.41/cwt	47.00–52.00	458	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	45.43/cwt	45.00–46.00	411	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	55.78/cwt	53.00–58.00	741	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	697	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	52.97/cwt	50.00–54.50	608	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	61.75/cwt	61.00–63.00	822	9
Bulls	—	—	1,796	80.11/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,437	74.66/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,073	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	588.75/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	584	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	666.67/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	533.75/cwt	500.00–580.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	136.24/cwt	135.00–138.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	158.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	171.30/cwt	170.00–172.50	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	131.24/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.81/cwt	133.00–137.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	141.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	690	7

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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