Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.20/cwt on 300 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −94.29 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$116.20

300 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	119.76	655	73
Medium and Large 2	507	116.94	593	137
Medium and Large 3	479	112.19	537	90

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about $117 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 sale300 hd

116.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,535 hd

116.60

−0.39

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−94.29

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	1,687	73.63	1,242	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	49.30	739	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	45.35	517	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	39.62	375	50

Every lot, as filed

106 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 3	—	670	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	112.43/cwt	110.00–114.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.32/cwt	116.00–122.00	456	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	105.46/cwt	104.00–107.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.15/cwt	114.00–119.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	94.35/cwt	93.00–97.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	113.51/cwt	112.00–116.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	110.87/cwt	108.00–113.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	100.21/cwt	99.00–102.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	105.00/cwt	102.00–107.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	596	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	105.85/cwt	104.00–108.00	558	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	120.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	443	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	109.08/cwt	107.00–111.00	519	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	131.51/cwt	130.00–134.00	445	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	115.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	99.01/cwt	97.00–100.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	138.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	92.67/cwt	92.00–93.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	116.80/cwt	113.00–120.00	569	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	132.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	499	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	111.68/cwt	110.00–114.00	596	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.60/cwt	136.00–142.00	455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	98.13/cwt	94.00–100.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	101.16/cwt	100.00–103.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	104.85/cwt	103.00–107.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.44/cwt	131.00–135.00	560	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	111.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.13/cwt	123.00–127.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	113.86/cwt	113.00–115.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	139.74/cwt	138.00–142.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	119.20/cwt	117.00–121.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	144.95/cwt	144.00–146.00	464	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	40.37/cwt	38.00–42.50	383	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	35.30/cwt	34.00–36.00	321	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	44.69/cwt	44.00–45.00	469	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	48.62/cwt	46.00–52.00	708	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	54.27/cwt	53.00–55.00	891	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	42.81/cwt	42.00–45.00	595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	46.72/cwt	44.00–49.00	533	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	40.85/cwt	38.00–43.00	466	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.52/cwt	50.00–54.00	580	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	73.71/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,207	10
Bulls	—	—	1,813	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	67.85/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,227	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	370.00/cwt	300.00–460.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	530.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	383.33/cwt	350.00–400.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	666.67/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	786.11/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	486.25/cwt	450.00–525.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	555.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	703.57/cwt	650.00–875.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	117.43/cwt	115.00–119.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.25/cwt	107.00–111.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	94.99/cwt	93.00–97.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	116.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	114.10/cwt	113.00–115.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	111.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	102.10/cwt	100.00–104.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	107.18/cwt	105.00–109.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	100.26/cwt	99.00–102.00	581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.59/cwt	117.00–121.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	117.17/cwt	116.00–118.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.46/cwt	125.00–127.00	646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	121.34/cwt	120.00–123.00	688	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.85/cwt	117.00–119.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.70/cwt	135.00–138.00	504	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	126.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.11/cwt	127.00–134.00	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.64/cwt	118.00–123.00	635	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	965	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	482	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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