Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.16/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$111.16

165 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	463	112.94	523	67
Medium and Large 1	526	111.65	587	65
Medium and Large 3	466	106.57	497	33

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $27 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 sale165 hd

111.16

—

AL average16 barns · 1,439 hd

111.00

+0.16

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	1,715	80.05	1,373	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	55.31	645	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	54.48	726	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	47.40	469	31

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	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.32/cwt	103.00–105.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.96/cwt	143.00–146.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	138.24/cwt	136.00–142.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	121.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	150.23/cwt	149.00–152.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.42/cwt	126.00–131.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.42/cwt	144.00–147.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	116.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.20/cwt	109.00–112.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	104.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	111.52/cwt	110.00–114.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	93.00/cwt	92.00–95.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	106.35/cwt	105.00–108.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	111.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	117.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	108.80/cwt	108.00–109.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	114.15/cwt	113.00–115.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	93.67/cwt	93.00–95.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	115.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	549	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	111.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	108.84/cwt	107.00–110.00	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	119.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	101.60/cwt	100.00–103.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	104.24/cwt	103.00–105.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	134.68/cwt	133.00–138.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	292	141.35/cwt	138.00–146.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	129.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	569	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	151.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	520	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	242	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	96.33/cwt	95.00–97.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	151.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	144.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	140.13/cwt	138.00–142.00	507	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	49.27/cwt	47.00–52.00	484	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	42.03/cwt	40.00–44.00	422	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	56.55/cwt	55.00–57.00	779	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	51.59/cwt	50.00–52.00	654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	56.28/cwt	54.00–59.00	658	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	52.03/cwt	45.00–53.50	593	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	82.17/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,358	8
Bulls	—	—	1,838	75.80/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,393	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	630.56/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	773.21/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	735.42/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	883.33/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	615.71/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	850.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	734.55/cwt	680.00–800.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,079.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	956.25/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	830.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,417.86/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	106.68/cwt	106.00–107.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	118.89/cwt	118.00–119.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.80/cwt	129.00–133.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	134.76/cwt	133.00–138.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	113.67/cwt	113.00–115.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.32/cwt	143.00–145.00	534	3

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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