Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.34/cwt on 320 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −87.15 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$123.34

320 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

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	131.83	630	86
Medium and Large 2	513	121.52	623	163
Medium and Large 3	488	117.24	572	71

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $58 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 sale320 hd

123.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,705 hd

117.85

+5.49

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−87.15

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	1,638	68.49	1,122	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	44.60	628	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	43.39	516	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	37.67	367	39

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	120.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.65/cwt	124.00–127.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.83/cwt	135.00–143.00	655	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,043	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	144.85/cwt	144.00–146.00	461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	141.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.51/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	32.39/cwt	31.00–34.00	297	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	38.69/cwt	35.00–40.00	381	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	110.43/cwt	109.00–112.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	106.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	618	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	113.38/cwt	111.00–116.00	541	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	107.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	104.50/cwt	102.00–107.00	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	467	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	43.45/cwt	42.00–47.00	610	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	48.61/cwt	48.00–49.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	43.83/cwt	41.00–46.00	525	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	39.70/cwt	38.00–40.50	455	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	537	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	69.14/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,131	10
Bulls	—	—	1,660	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,029	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	494.29/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	664.47/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	505.00/cwt	475.00–550.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	802.08/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	663.10/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	706.25/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	953.75/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	—	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.17/cwt	124.00–126.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	138.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	366	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	786	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	909	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	109.60/cwt	107.00–111.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	123.83/cwt	122.00–125.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.17/cwt	120.00–122.50	700	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.53/cwt	129.00–133.00	627	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.36/cwt	105.00–111.00	675	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	586	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	146.67/cwt	144.00–149.00	496	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	104.85/cwt	102.00–106.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.49/cwt	134.00–138.00	512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	391	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	97.33/cwt	97.00–98.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	87.01/cwt	86.00–88.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	95.02/cwt	94.00–96.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	135.20/cwt	133.00–138.00	580	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	130.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.99/cwt	122.00–127.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	118.69/cwt	117.00–120.00	400	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	115.17/cwt	114.00–117.00	447	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	110.56/cwt	108.00–114.00	474	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	129.40/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	113.36/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	767	92.97/cwt	91.00–94.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	105.19/cwt	104.00–106.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	99.60/cwt	99.00–100.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	128.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	147.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.70/cwt	107.00–113.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	100.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	120.63/cwt	119.00–122.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	126.85/cwt	126.00–128.00	459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	157.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.65/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.85/cwt	152.00–158.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	108.36/cwt	107.00–110.00	740	8

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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