Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.32/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$131.32

197 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	135.06	653	74
Medium and Large 2	474	130.71	620	84
Medium and Large 3	431	125.51	541	39

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $112 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 sale197 hd

131.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd

134.26

−2.95

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	1,644	77.35	1,271	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	55.71	846	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	50.77	616	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	40.55	394	11

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	387	178.70/cwt	178.00–180.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	172.14/cwt	168.00–175.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.48/cwt	164.00–170.00	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	164.51/cwt	162.00–168.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	147.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	871	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	127.68/cwt	127.00–129.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	124.02/cwt	123.00–126.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.68/cwt	152.00–162.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	146.15/cwt	145.00–148.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.13/cwt	138.00–146.00	589	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	152.51/cwt	150.00–154.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	171.68/cwt	170.00–172.50	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	140.06/cwt	136.00–144.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	135.46/cwt	133.00–137.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	147.29/cwt	144.00–149.00	473	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.85/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	181.38/cwt	180.00–183.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	152.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.09/cwt	170.00–177.00	732	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,158.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	648.13/cwt	550.00–725.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	188.98/cwt	188.00–190.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	106.34/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,035	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	496.88/cwt	440.00–550.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.38/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	162.42/cwt	159.00–165.00	708	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	143.96/cwt	135.00–152.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	122.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	628	9
Bulls	—	—	1,574	79.93/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	125.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	148.58/cwt	147.50–150.00	721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	71.68/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	2,070	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	164.96/cwt	163.00–167.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	159.90/cwt	156.00–162.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	166.47/cwt	164.00–170.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	173.35/cwt	170.00–176.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	42.63/cwt	40.00–45.00	414	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	114.17/cwt	113.00–115.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	140.46/cwt	140.00–142.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.50	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	128.58/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	152.83/cwt	152.00–154.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.14/cwt	146.00–151.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.16/cwt	125.00–129.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	47.18/cwt	45.00–48.00	562	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	51.79/cwt	49.00–54.00	632	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	62.26/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,015	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	51.35/cwt	50.00–54.00	741	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.19/cwt	110.00–114.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	178.33/cwt	176.00–180.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	173.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	154.39/cwt	151.00–156.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	184.50/cwt	182.00–188.00	539	10

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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