Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.46/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −80.03 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$130.46

239 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$1.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	130.92	645	117
Medium and Large 3	426	130.52	556	47
Medium and Large 1	545	129.70	706	75

One grade step is worth $1.22/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale239 hd

130.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,680 hd

126.99

+3.47

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−80.03

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	1,474	79.45	1,171	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	58.27	918	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	56.62	652	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	49.13	465	18

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	173.71/cwt	172.50–175.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	146.65/cwt	146.00–148.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.59/cwt	103.00–105.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	109.18/cwt	108.00–110.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	115.54/cwt	113.00–117.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	119.45/cwt	117.00–121.00	453	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.32/cwt	127.00–128.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	120.67/cwt	119.00–122.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.75/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	123.32/cwt	123.00–124.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.75/cwt	137.00–142.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.47/cwt	147.50–152.50	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	130.76/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.23/cwt	136.00–139.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	640.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	838.89/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	514.00/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	74.96/cwt	74.00–76.00	921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	79.94/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,198	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.59/cwt	63.00–64.00	775	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	53.65/cwt	52.00–54.00	606	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	57.11/cwt	55.00–60.00	659	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	58.63/cwt	56.50–61.00	915	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	599	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	46.46/cwt	46.00–47.00	408	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.58/cwt	48.00–53.00	473	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	114.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	732	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	818	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	167.90/cwt	166.00–170.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	115.70/cwt	113.00–118.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.41/cwt	119.00–123.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	107.46/cwt	105.00–109.00	791	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.58/cwt	148.00–156.00	504	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	622	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	586	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.16/cwt	138.00–145.00	543	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	110.02/cwt	108.00–113.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	292	156.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	127.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	111.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	115.58/cwt	115.00–117.00	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	101.35/cwt	100.00–102.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.66/cwt	107.00–113.00	642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	119.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	493	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.50/cwt	124.00–128.00	408	4

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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