Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 to 200.00 per head lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.34/cwt on 206 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −88.15 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$122.34

206 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	129.73	621	72
Medium and Large 2	471	121.41	571	84
Medium and Large 3	471	113.27	534	50

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $87 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 $186.73, 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 sale206 hd

122.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,279 hd

117.30

+5.04

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−88.15

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	1,718	72.90	1,252	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	51.31	692	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	49.81	594	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	42.07	439	14

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.26/cwt	107.00–111.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	100.81/cwt	100.00–102.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	466	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	437	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	128.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	494	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	118.77/cwt	116.00–121.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	123.58/cwt	121.00–125.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	110.29/cwt	108.00–112.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	104.34/cwt	102.00–106.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.29/cwt	108.00–114.00	533	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.47/cwt	114.00–120.00	505	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	106.08/cwt	105.00–108.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	103.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	642	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	118.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	541	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	105.62/cwt	104.00–108.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	110.40/cwt	110.00–111.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	146.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	243	153.16/cwt	150.00–157.50	372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	833	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	113.23/cwt	112.00–115.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	151.14/cwt	146.00–155.00	502	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	161.08/cwt	157.50–162.50	441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	107.01/cwt	106.00–109.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	104.79/cwt	103.00–106.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	42.07/cwt	40.00–45.00	439	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	51.31/cwt	49.00–54.00	692	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	49.86/cwt	47.00–52.00	593	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	53.21/cwt	53.00–54.00	694	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	45.83/cwt	45.00–46.00	516	5
Bulls	—	—	1,824	73.62/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,343	4
Bulls	—	—	1,295	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	907	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	431.43/cwt	340.00–450.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	515.71/cwt	480.00–550.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	420.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	856.25/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	541.92/cwt	480.00–590.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	846.88/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	121.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	130.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	137.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	121.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	130.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	130.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	136.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.32/cwt	156.00–157.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	118.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	400	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	102.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	111.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.51/cwt	104.00–108.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	96.53/cwt	95.00–98.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	113.46/cwt	109.00–115.00	526	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.20/cwt	104.00–106.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	121.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	9

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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