Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady, with few replacement cows that sold up to 1600.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.53/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$128.53

354 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$2.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	129.47	674	104
Medium and Large 1	693	128.51	890	176
Medium and Large 3	486	127.26	618	74

One grade step is worth $2.21/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 sale354 hd

128.53

—

AL average16 barns · 1,672 hd

133.06

−4.53

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	1,656	79.99	1,324	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	53.41	613	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	53.19	772	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	48.25	489	34

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,019	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	882	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	130.70/cwt	130.00–133.00	767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.10/cwt	133.00–137.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	118.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	109.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	509	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	105.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	117.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	123.18/cwt	122.00–124.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	538	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	110.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	592	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	109.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.34/cwt	117.00–123.00	501	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	140.05/cwt	138.00–142.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	120.75/cwt	118.50–123.00	685	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	111.55/cwt	108.00–114.00	698	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	114.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	107.50/cwt	105.00–111.00	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	157.71/cwt	156.00–160.00	514	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.35/cwt	47.00–52.00	506	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	45.20/cwt	44.00–46.00	443	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	53.64/cwt	52.00–57.00	769	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	53.69/cwt	52.00–57.00	618	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	50.12/cwt	50.00–51.00	561	8
Bulls	—	—	1,687	80.71/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,362	18
Bulls	—	—	1,468	75.66/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,111	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	527.50/cwt	475.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	780.00/cwt	760.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,006.25/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	728.13/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	805.36/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,061.76/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,464.58/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	—	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	124.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	669	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	126.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	135.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	144.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	117.31/cwt	114.00–121.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.07/cwt	126.00–131.00	671	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.79/cwt	124.00–129.00	735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	120.54/cwt	118.00–124.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	835	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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