Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady, with some replacement cows that sold up to 2200.00. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.38/cwt on 254 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −97.11 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$113.38

254 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$1.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	462	114.31	528	79
Medium and Large 1	595	113.43	675	63
Medium and Large 2	541	112.68	609	112

One grade step is worth $1.63/cwt here — about −$82 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $177.83, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale254 hd

113.38

—

AL average13 barns · 1,120 hd

112.12

+1.26

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−97.11

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	1,517	77.07	1,169	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	53.25	630	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	53.17	791	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	46.72	464	31

Every lot, as filed

103 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 3	—	695	95.75/cwt	95.00–97.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	128.87/cwt	127.00–130.00	420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	111.12/cwt	110.00–113.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	556	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	513	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	465	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	118.58/cwt	117.00–121.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	115.63/cwt	114.00–117.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	113.34/cwt	112.00–115.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	111.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	105.89/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.75/cwt	117.00–119.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.17/cwt	99.00–102.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	95.41/cwt	95.00–96.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	120.63/cwt	119.00–122.00	375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	98.62/cwt	96.00–100.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	109.52/cwt	108.00–111.00	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	112.86/cwt	111.00–116.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	103.92/cwt	102.00–105.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	133.39/cwt	132.50–135.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	222	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	516	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.17/cwt	114.00–120.00	549	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	110.06/cwt	107.00–113.00	646	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.69/cwt	104.00–108.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	112.08/cwt	111.00–114.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	734	97.26/cwt	95.00–98.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	98.84/cwt	98.00–100.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	138.24/cwt	136.00–140.00	430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	90.49/cwt	90.00–92.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	116.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	100.79/cwt	100.00–102.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	104.32/cwt	102.00–107.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	111.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	89.31/cwt	86.00–94.00	784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	47.97/cwt	45.00–50.00	484	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	40.86/cwt	40.00–44.00	384	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	51.62/cwt	51.00–53.00	527	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	53.58/cwt	51.00–56.00	798	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	53.32/cwt	51.00–56.00	626	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	49.21/cwt	48.00–50.00	592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	57.36/cwt	57.00–58.00	747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	78.53/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,169	8
Bulls	—	—	1,571	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,138	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,289	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	443.75/cwt	400.00–515.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,657.14/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,062.50/cwt	1,900.00–2,200.00	—	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,323.61/cwt	1,225.00–1,400.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	612.50/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	780.00/cwt	680.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	520.83/cwt	475.00–550.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,108.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	706.79/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,107.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	130.44/cwt	128.00–132.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	137.26/cwt	136.00–140.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.18/cwt	114.00–119.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	114.20/cwt	113.00–115.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	111.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.84/cwt	126.00–130.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.28/cwt	116.00–123.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	113.29/cwt	112.00–115.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	111.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	417	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	105.25/cwt	103.00–107.00	496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	106.36/cwt	105.00–109.00	464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.73/cwt	100.00–104.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	96.79/cwt	95.00–98.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	93.66/cwt	93.00–95.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	116.69/cwt	116.00–118.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	107.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	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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