Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.41/cwt on 331 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −87.08 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$123.41

331 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$13.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	129.98	645	81
Medium and Large 2	504	123.85	624	166
Medium and Large 3	497	116.19	578	84

One grade step is worth $13.79/cwt here — about $67 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 sale331 hd

123.41

—

AL average16 barns · 1,857 hd

120.10

+3.30

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−87.08

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	—	Low	1,453	68.64	997	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	53.36	868	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	47.23	536	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	37.07	363	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	116.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	562	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.95/cwt	123.00–128.00	603	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.34/cwt	132.00–141.00	518	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	116.78/cwt	114.00–121.00	621	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	112.30/cwt	109.00–115.00	647	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	147.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	487	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.08/cwt	127.00–132.00	562	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	104.64/cwt	103.00–106.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	106.32/cwt	105.00–108.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	100.87/cwt	100.00–102.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	154.03/cwt	152.00–156.00	422	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	98.29/cwt	97.00–100.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	159.13/cwt	156.00–162.00	374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.26/cwt	129.00–135.00	633	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	135.33/cwt	133.00–139.00	586	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	116.46/cwt	114.00–120.00	375	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	106.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	111.67/cwt	109.00–115.00	429	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	109.62/cwt	107.00–112.00	582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	102.55/cwt	100.00–104.00	652	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	505	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	930.00/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	128.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	147.83/cwt	147.00–150.00	402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	102.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.34/cwt	118.00–121.00	680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	156.33/cwt	154.00–157.50	461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	113.62/cwt	112.00–115.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	130.23/cwt	128.00–132.00	669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	136.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.35/cwt	146.00–150.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	100.90/cwt	100.00–102.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	104.27/cwt	103.00–105.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	99.30/cwt	98.00–100.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	551	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	110.29/cwt	109.00–112.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.05/cwt	152.00–154.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	963	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	38.30/cwt	35.00–40.00	381	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	30.89/cwt	30.00–33.00	279	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	52.04/cwt	50.00–54.00	837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	47.29/cwt	45.00–50.00	523	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	42.15/cwt	40.00–44.00	476	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.65/cwt	51.00–54.00	628	11
Bulls	—	—	1,298	66.87/cwt	64.00–69.00	868	11
Bulls	—	—	1,793	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,300	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	540.00/cwt	365.00–645.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	595.71/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	425.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	878.13/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,004.17/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	139.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	116.69/cwt	115.00–118.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	106.89/cwt	106.00–109.00	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	463	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	99.57/cwt	98.00–101.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	103.26/cwt	102.00–104.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	101.50/cwt	99.00–103.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	124.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	459	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	487	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	105.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	564	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	96.22/cwt	95.00–97.00	604	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,207.14/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,134.38/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	722.27/cwt	690.00–775.00	—	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	99.21/cwt	98.00–100.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	145.34/cwt	144.00–147.00	381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	620	6

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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