Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.01/cwt on 364 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −65.47 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$145.01

364 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$19.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	154.63	724	152
Medium and Large 2	506	139.42	705	147
Medium and Large 3	458	135.20	620	65

One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $104 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 sale364 hd

145.01

—

AL average14 barns · 1,462 hd

139.52

+5.50

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−65.47

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	1,654	75.35	1,246	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	50.81	775	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	49.82	614	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	40.26	379	38

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2	—	476	129.86/cwt	129.00–131.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	149.79/cwt	148.00–152.00	413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	146.77/cwt	145.00–148.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	132.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	123.91/cwt	122.00–126.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.65/cwt	138.00–141.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	135.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	586	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.68/cwt	152.00–160.00	744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	199.19/cwt	197.50–202.50	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.38/cwt	176.00–180.00	660	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	153.21/cwt	149.00–158.00	818	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	146.24/cwt	144.00–148.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.22/cwt	138.00–150.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	172.16/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	162.50/cwt	161.00–164.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	168.39/cwt	167.00–170.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.52/cwt	134.00–141.00	663	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	133.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	590	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	156.20/cwt	151.00–160.00	517	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	157.43/cwt	156.00–158.00	370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.43/cwt	139.00–147.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	188.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.87/cwt	135.00–137.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	173.84/cwt	169.00–177.00	765	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.05/cwt	163.00–170.00	798	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	693.75/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	758.33/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	146.72/cwt	144.00–149.00	863	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	455.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	595.77/cwt	525.00–640.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	971.43/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	454.69/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	616.67/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	708.33/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	169.55/cwt	168.00–170.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	782	101.36/cwt	100.00–102.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	143.19/cwt	139.00–148.00	690	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	728	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	741	109.57/cwt	109.00–110.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.77/cwt	129.00–134.00	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	160.61/cwt	158.00–164.00	622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	784	107.18/cwt	105.00–109.00	840	10
Bulls	—	—	1,746	76.22/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,331	16
Bulls	—	—	1,257	68.31/cwt	66.00–70.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	172.53/cwt	168.00–176.00	628	18
Bulls	—	—	1,510	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	170.22/cwt	162.00–175.00	465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.21/cwt	112.00–115.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	115.64/cwt	114.00–117.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	694	117.86/cwt	117.00–119.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	176.84/cwt	176.00–178.00	403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	163.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	713	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	183.42/cwt	179.00–188.00	515	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	113.23/cwt	112.00–115.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.90/cwt	138.00–147.00	752	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.20/cwt	152.00–159.00	742	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.31/cwt	172.00–178.00	566	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	746	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	131.18/cwt	130.00–134.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	114.40/cwt	114.00–115.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	194.01/cwt	192.00–195.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	142.58/cwt	138.00–146.00	595	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	121.80/cwt	117.00–131.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	156.15/cwt	152.00–158.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	165.47/cwt	164.00–168.00	435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	691	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	442	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	51.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	754	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	43.38/cwt	41.00–46.00	646	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	59.31/cwt	58.00–62.00	1,009	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	51.24/cwt	49.00–54.00	635	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	46.68/cwt	44.50–48.50	572	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	165.25/cwt	164.00–166.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	845	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	41.90/cwt	40.00–45.00	404	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	36.03/cwt	34.00–38.00	321	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	109.59/cwt	107.00–114.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.49/cwt	144.00–149.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	158.48/cwt	156.00–162.00	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	664	18

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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