Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.11/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$118.11

470 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	127.24	670	202
Medium and Large 2	487	113.66	553	156
Medium and Large 3	481	107.83	519	112

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $151 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 sale470 hd

118.11

—

AL average16 barns · 2,080 hd

115.46

+2.66

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	1,621	69.07	1,120	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	44.12	654	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	42.89	509	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	38.21	380	35

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	788	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	148.33/cwt	147.00–150.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	111.48/cwt	110.00–114.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	154.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	662	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	169.42/cwt	168.00–172.00	490	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	623	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	129.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	125.38/cwt	125.00–126.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.40/cwt	126.00–129.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	164.91/cwt	162.00–170.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	108.54/cwt	106.00–112.00	513	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	711	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.18/cwt	127.00–132.00	749	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	167.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	144.70/cwt	143.00–147.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	155.41/cwt	154.00–158.00	592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	124.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	459	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.18/cwt	106.00–112.00	575	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	121.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	112.15/cwt	111.00–114.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	97.90/cwt	95.00–100.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	130.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	120.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	136.24/cwt	134.00–139.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	142.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	146.13/cwt	145.00–148.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	154.86/cwt	150.00–157.00	432	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	844.72/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.07/cwt	140.00–147.00	611	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	771.43/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	502.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	849.11/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,031.82/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.14/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	463.33/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	700	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	169.40/cwt	168.00–172.00	474	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.40/cwt	162.00–166.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	117.82/cwt	116.00–119.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	836	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	570	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	95.85/cwt	95.00–97.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	72.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,268	9
Bulls	—	—	1,441	65.30/cwt	63.00–68.00	941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	127.56/cwt	126.00–130.00	543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	124.31/cwt	118.00–128.00	666	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	130.42/cwt	129.00–132.00	635	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.52/cwt	118.00–123.00	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	134.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	522	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.88/cwt	142.00–148.00	614	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.66/cwt	133.00–139.00	636	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.18/cwt	148.00–156.00	571	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	603	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	95.98/cwt	95.00–98.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	158.71/cwt	157.50–162.00	422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	224	168.53/cwt	165.00–172.00	378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	118.12/cwt	116.00–120.00	439	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	529	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	594	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	115.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	108.32/cwt	106.00–110.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.89/cwt	105.00–107.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	94.65/cwt	93.00–96.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	100.58/cwt	100.00–102.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.79/cwt	114.00–116.00	543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	104.73/cwt	103.00–106.00	586	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	128.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	411	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	121.40/cwt	121.00–122.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	136.12/cwt	135.00–138.00	438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	126.15/cwt	125.00–128.00	547	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	48.33/cwt	48.00–49.00	575	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	39.88/cwt	39.00–41.00	461	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	43.59/cwt	42.00–47.00	523	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	35.34/cwt	35.00–36.00	362	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	38.88/cwt	37.00–42.00	379	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.89/cwt	116.00–118.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	109.92/cwt	107.00–113.00	680	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	572	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	43.65/cwt	42.00–47.00	642	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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