Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2019-08-07

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 7
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 824▲ 1,039 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 106▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 78▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady, with fancy cows selling up to 1950.00 and fancy pairs selling up to 2250.00. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.12/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$113.12
212 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.17
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2511115.4058979
Medium and Large 1636112.4971566
Medium and Large 3480111.0653367
One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about $56 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 sale212 hd
113.12
—
AL average15 barns · 2,119 hd
119.29
−6.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,77185.921,52218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41358.478266thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20957.9870173
CowsLean 85-90%High97151.2249721

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1—860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008601
BullsMedium and Large 1—722107.67/cwt107.00–108.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1—284165.91/cwt165.00–167.504715
SteersMedium and Large 1—622123.55/cwt122.00–124.0076820
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—716127.00/cwt127.00–127.0090967
SteersMedium and Large 2—790108.99/cwt108.00–110.008612
SteersMedium and Large 2—935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009352
SteersMedium and Large 2—273166.66/cwt166.00–168.004553
SteersMedium and Large 2—324159.97/cwt158.00–164.005184
SteersMedium and Large 2—729112.27/cwt111.00–115.008184
SteersMedium and Large 2—637120.00/cwt119.00–121.007645
SteersMedium and Large 2—685117.63/cwt114.00–119.008065
SteersMedium and Large 2—578120.84/cwt120.00–122.006986
SteersMedium and Large 2—422139.88/cwt137.00–143.005907
SteersMedium and Large 2—479129.83/cwt127.00–134.0062213
SteersMedium and Large 2—542126.00/cwt123.00–128.0068317
SteersMedium and Large 3—570116.50/cwt116.00–117.006642
SteersMedium and Large 3—795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008352
SteersMedium and Large 3—375137.05/cwt135.00–138.005143
SteersMedium and Large 3—477124.66/cwt124.00–125.005953
SteersMedium and Large 3—543120.50/cwt120.00–121.006544
SteersMedium and Large 3—426128.58/cwt125.00–130.005485
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——2,133.33/cwt2,050.00–2,250.00—6
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,785.29/cwt1,600.00–1,975.00—34
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,125.00/cwt1,025.00–1,200.00—12
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,429.55/cwt1,250.00–1,600.00—22
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——751.92/cwt700.00–800.00—13
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,021.43/cwt1,000.00–1,050.00—7
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——933.54/cwt825.00–1,000.00—24
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——578.75/cwt525.00–640.00—4
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——825.00/cwt800.00–850.00—2
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——700.00/cwt675.00–725.00—3
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.00—1
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——481.67/cwt420.00–560.00—3
Bulls——1,37279.89/cwt79.00–81.001,0963
Bulls——1,92989.54/cwt89.00–90.501,7275
Bulls——1,81285.91/cwt83.00–87.001,55710
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18363.51/cwt63.00–64.007512
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20254.91/cwt52.00–56.0066017
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21258.74/cwt57.00–62.0071254
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41358.47/cwt57.00–60.008266
CowsLean 85-90%—90557.00/cwt57.00–57.005161
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03948.00/cwt48.00–48.004995
CowsLean 85-90%—95351.91/cwt50.00–54.0049515
BullsMedium and Large 1—373144.78/cwt144.00–146.005405
BullsMedium and Large 1—608119.20/cwt117.00–120.007255
BullsMedium and Large 1—459128.71/cwt128.00–130.005917
BullsMedium and Large 1—327157.86/cwt155.00–162.005169
BullsMedium and Large 1—570122.09/cwt120.00–124.0069610
BullsMedium and Large 1—520125.10/cwt124.00–127.0065111
BullsMedium and Large 2—81595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2—243165.99/cwt165.00–168.004033
BullsMedium and Large 2—280157.74/cwt156.00–160.004424
BullsMedium and Large 2—336146.67/cwt144.00–150.004934
BullsMedium and Large 2—381139.18/cwt138.00–142.005305
BullsMedium and Large 2—431134.81/cwt133.00–135.0058111
BullsMedium and Large 3—81290.00/cwt90.00–90.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—81095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528117.32/cwt117.00–118.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 1—669107.26/cwt105.00–110.007184
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620109.65/cwt109.00–112.0068032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—678112.00/cwt112.00–112.007599
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—643119.50/cwt119.50–119.5076817
HeifersMedium and Large 2—83590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275138.93/cwt138.00–140.003824
HeifersMedium and Large 2—70998.76/cwt95.00–100.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 2—322132.01/cwt130.00–134.004256
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428120.80/cwt120.00–122.005176
HeifersMedium and Large 2—627104.99/cwt104.00–106.006586
HeifersMedium and Large 2—678101.97/cwt100.00–104.006916
HeifersMedium and Large 2—369126.11/cwt124.00–128.004659
HeifersMedium and Large 2—541113.66/cwt112.00–115.006159
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474116.79/cwt116.00–120.0055410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573110.64/cwt108.00–113.0063418
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585103.98/cwt102.00–105.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 3—66595.00/cwt95.00–95.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515105.77/cwt105.00–107.005454
HeifersMedium and Large 3—63799.76/cwt98.00–100.006358
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368118.83/cwt117.00–120.0043713
HeifersMedium and Large 3—424115.70/cwt114.00–118.0049115
HeifersMedium and Large 3—482111.55/cwt110.00–114.0053821
SteersMedium and Large 1—970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1—760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008742
SteersMedium and Large 1—722116.66/cwt116.00–118.008423
SteersMedium and Large 1—543130.59/cwt129.00–134.007095
SteersMedium and Large 1—671121.20/cwt120.00–122.008135
SteersMedium and Large 1—576125.43/cwt124.00–127.0072214

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.