Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.71/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$138.71

432 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$4.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	139.85	829	280
Medium and Large 2	503	137.28	690	105
Medium and Large 3	449	135.06	606	47

One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about $223 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 sale432 hd

138.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,566 hd

138.09

+0.61

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	1,637	76.13	1,246	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	47.88	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	46.65	547	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	40.11	403	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	158.34/cwt	157.00–160.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	817	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	709	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	119.16/cwt	118.00–120.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	155.36/cwt	153.00–157.00	441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	122.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	129.87/cwt	127.00–132.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	139.25/cwt	137.00–142.00	606	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	127.17/cwt	125.00–129.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	113.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.07/cwt	114.00–145.00	635	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	106.38/cwt	105.00–108.00	499	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.07/cwt	112.00–115.00	529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	116.58/cwt	114.00–119.00	481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.00/cwt	102.00–107.00	599	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	418	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	473	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.38/cwt	152.00–156.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	154.18/cwt	152.00–156.00	661	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.24/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	160.17/cwt	158.00–162.00	629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	166.66/cwt	166.00–168.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	807.69/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	668.75/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	440.56/cwt	400.00–535.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	608.33/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	507.14/cwt	475.00–525.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	111.55/cwt	110.00–114.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.39/cwt	129.00–136.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	169.43/cwt	168.00–170.00	481	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	166.35/cwt	165.00–168.00	391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.41/cwt	119.00–125.00	694	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	930	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	139.18/cwt	139.00–139.50	811	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,002	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	70.94/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	128.12/cwt	126.00–130.00	560	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.88/cwt	129.00–136.00	496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.88/cwt	138.00–147.50	464	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	558	8
Bulls	—	—	1,938	81.33/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.62/cwt	148.00–158.00	492	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	144.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	548	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.39/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	15
Bulls	—	—	1,649	77.17/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,273	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.10/cwt	115.00–117.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	162.29/cwt	160.00–164.00	445	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	149.37/cwt	148.00–152.00	412	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	154.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	598	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	164.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	545	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	666	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.86/cwt	113.00–118.00	595	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	48.96/cwt	46.00–51.00	705	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	47.12/cwt	45.00–50.00	556	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	52.11/cwt	51.00–53.00	666	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	43.20/cwt	42.00–44.00	481	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	104.32/cwt	103.00–105.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	125.36/cwt	124.00–127.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.64/cwt	100.00–126.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	41.61/cwt	39.00–44.00	412	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	35.24/cwt	35.00–36.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	99.40/cwt	97.00–100.00	576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	416	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.54/cwt	116.00–122.00	394	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	120.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	114.87/cwt	114.00–116.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	101.19/cwt	100.00–102.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	356	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	109.73/cwt	109.00–110.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	579	6

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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