Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$119.42

189 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	120.03	547	62
Medium and Large 1	530	119.51	633	108
Medium and Large 3	406	116.91	475	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about $72 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 sale189 hd

119.42

—

AL average15 barns · 1,401 hd

118.35

+1.07

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	1,720	79.84	1,373	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	55.45	655	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	54.35	772	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	47.75	467	21

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	51.77/cwt	51.00–52.00	460	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	447	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	54.74/cwt	52.00–57.00	778	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	703	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.93/cwt	54.00–59.00	652	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	80.80/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,379	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	507.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	821.67/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	994.44/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	673.44/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	111.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	74.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,331	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	508.57/cwt	440.00–575.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	591.00/cwt	560.00–625.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	117.62/cwt	117.00–119.00	679	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	126.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	556	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	117.61/cwt	116.00–120.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	109.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	113.92/cwt	112.00–116.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	132.13/cwt	131.00–135.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	105.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	133.12/cwt	131.00–135.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.05/cwt	156.00–164.00	525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	167.99/cwt	166.00–172.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	149.68/cwt	148.00–152.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	132.44/cwt	131.00–136.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	105.02/cwt	103.00–108.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	123.98/cwt	119.00–128.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.25/cwt	114.00–119.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	130.27/cwt	129.00–132.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.49/cwt	133.00–137.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	143.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	131.94/cwt	129.00–134.00	767	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.71/cwt	135.00–139.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.38/cwt	139.00–145.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.17/cwt	148.00–154.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.26/cwt	124.00–126.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	115.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.25/cwt	123.00–130.00	486	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	131.12/cwt	129.00–134.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	109.71/cwt	108.00–110.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	104.18/cwt	102.00–105.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	139.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	359	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	52.38/cwt	52.00–53.00	649	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	46.98/cwt	45.00–50.00	469	16

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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