Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady, with several fancy replacement cows that sold up to 2500.00. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.88/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$107.88

253 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

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	110.49	604	77
Medium and Large 2	476	109.30	521	92
Medium and Large 3	473	103.92	492	84

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $112 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 sale253 hd

107.88

—

AL average16 barns · 2,079 hd

110.05

−2.17

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	1,622	69.64	1,130	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	45.14	654	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	42.03	495	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	38.92	383	30

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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	440.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	109.57/cwt	108.00–110.00	522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	105.57/cwt	105.00–107.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	109.61/cwt	108.00–112.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	98.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	103.91/cwt	101.00–106.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	112.06/cwt	111.00–113.00	582	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	89.25/cwt	87.00–90.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.68/cwt	121.00–127.00	409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	105.20/cwt	103.00–108.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	116.55/cwt	115.00–119.00	437	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	109.32/cwt	106.00–111.00	515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	114.41/cwt	112.00–116.00	482	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	90.50/cwt	90.00–92.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.62/cwt	85.00–96.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	95.30/cwt	94.00–97.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	117.87/cwt	115.00–121.00	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	286	127.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	128.92/cwt	124.00–133.00	495	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	548	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	121.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	525	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	441	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	106.21/cwt	105.00–108.00	614	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.57/cwt	110.00–114.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	103.58/cwt	102.00–105.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	114.85/cwt	112.00–117.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	259	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	100.71/cwt	100.00–101.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	104.98/cwt	103.00–107.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.85/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.67/cwt	111.00–114.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	40.52/cwt	38.00–43.50	391	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	35.71/cwt	35.00–37.00	365	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	44.72/cwt	42.00–47.00	644	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	50.02/cwt	49.00–51.00	739	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	42.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	505	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	38.85/cwt	38.50–39.50	406	9
Bulls	—	—	1,636	70.10/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,147	10
Bulls	—	—	1,485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	965	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	777.50/cwt	710.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,784.62/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	—	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,075.00/cwt	1,900.00–2,500.00	—	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	533.75/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	418.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	765.63/cwt	675.00–925.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	594.44/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	677.14/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	115.24/cwt	114.00–118.00	362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	100.17/cwt	97.00–102.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	112.39/cwt	111.00–114.00	438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.35/cwt	104.00–109.00	450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	103.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	504	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	146.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	136.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.88/cwt	116.00–117.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	124.81/cwt	119.00–126.00	730	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	149.29/cwt	147.00–150.00	352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	102.66/cwt	101.00–104.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.57/cwt	138.00–140.00	478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.63/cwt	119.00–120.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	601	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1

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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