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
BullsLow1,77185.921,52218
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 1755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008601
BullsMedium and Large 1722107.67/cwt107.00–108.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1284165.91/cwt165.00–167.504715
SteersMedium and Large 1622123.55/cwt122.00–124.0076820
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added716127.00/cwt127.00–127.0090967
SteersMedium and Large 2790108.99/cwt108.00–110.008612
SteersMedium and Large 2935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009352
SteersMedium and Large 2273166.66/cwt166.00–168.004553
SteersMedium and Large 2324159.97/cwt158.00–164.005184
SteersMedium and Large 2729112.27/cwt111.00–115.008184
SteersMedium and Large 2637120.00/cwt119.00–121.007645
SteersMedium and Large 2685117.63/cwt114.00–119.008065
SteersMedium and Large 2578120.84/cwt120.00–122.006986
SteersMedium and Large 2422139.88/cwt137.00–143.005907
SteersMedium and Large 2479129.83/cwt127.00–134.0062213
SteersMedium and Large 2542126.00/cwt123.00–128.0068317
SteersMedium and Large 3570116.50/cwt116.00–117.006642
SteersMedium and Large 3795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008352
SteersMedium and Large 3375137.05/cwt135.00–138.005143
SteersMedium and Large 3477124.66/cwt124.00–125.005953
SteersMedium and Large 3543120.50/cwt120.00–121.006544
SteersMedium and Large 3426128.58/cwt125.00–130.005485
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,133.33/cwt2,050.00–2,250.006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,785.29/cwt1,600.00–1,975.0034
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,125.00/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,429.55/cwt1,250.00–1,600.0022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2751.92/cwt700.00–800.0013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,021.43/cwt1,000.00–1,050.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2933.54/cwt825.00–1,000.0024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3578.75/cwt525.00–640.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3825.00/cwt800.00–850.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3700.00/cwt675.00–725.003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2481.67/cwt420.00–560.003
Bulls1,37279.89/cwt79.00–81.001,0963
Bulls1,92989.54/cwt89.00–90.501,7275
Bulls1,81285.91/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 1373144.78/cwt144.00–146.005405
BullsMedium and Large 1608119.20/cwt117.00–120.007255
BullsMedium and Large 1459128.71/cwt128.00–130.005917
BullsMedium and Large 1327157.86/cwt155.00–162.005169
BullsMedium and Large 1570122.09/cwt120.00–124.0069610
BullsMedium and Large 1520125.10/cwt124.00–127.0065111
BullsMedium and Large 281595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
BullsMedium and Large 2243165.99/cwt165.00–168.004033
BullsMedium and Large 2280157.74/cwt156.00–160.004424
BullsMedium and Large 2336146.67/cwt144.00–150.004934
BullsMedium and Large 2381139.18/cwt138.00–142.005305
BullsMedium and Large 2431134.81/cwt133.00–135.0058111
BullsMedium and Large 381290.00/cwt90.00–90.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 181095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1528117.32/cwt117.00–118.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 1669107.26/cwt105.00–110.007184
HeifersMedium and Large 1620109.65/cwt109.00–112.0068032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added678112.00/cwt112.00–112.007599
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added643119.50/cwt119.50–119.5076817
HeifersMedium and Large 283590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 2275138.93/cwt138.00–140.003824
HeifersMedium and Large 270998.76/cwt95.00–100.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 2322132.01/cwt130.00–134.004256
HeifersMedium and Large 2428120.80/cwt120.00–122.005176
HeifersMedium and Large 2627104.99/cwt104.00–106.006586
HeifersMedium and Large 2678101.97/cwt100.00–104.006916
HeifersMedium and Large 2369126.11/cwt124.00–128.004659
HeifersMedium and Large 2541113.66/cwt112.00–115.006159
HeifersMedium and Large 2474116.79/cwt116.00–120.0055410
HeifersMedium and Large 2573110.64/cwt108.00–113.0063418
HeifersMedium and Large 3585103.98/cwt102.00–105.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 366595.00/cwt95.00–95.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 3515105.77/cwt105.00–107.005454
HeifersMedium and Large 363799.76/cwt98.00–100.006358
HeifersMedium and Large 3368118.83/cwt117.00–120.0043713
HeifersMedium and Large 3424115.70/cwt114.00–118.0049115
HeifersMedium and Large 3482111.55/cwt110.00–114.0053821
SteersMedium and Large 1970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008742
SteersMedium and Large 1722116.66/cwt116.00–118.008423
SteersMedium and Large 1543130.59/cwt129.00–134.007095
SteersMedium and Large 1671121.20/cwt120.00–122.008135
SteersMedium and Large 1576125.43/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.