Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $127.89/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$127.89

307 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	131.24	736	153
Medium and Large 3	449	124.58	560	38
Medium and Large 2	525	124.55	654	116

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $82 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 sale307 hd

127.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,930 hd

130.55

−2.65

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	1,871	72.13	1,350	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	54.41	801	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	53.49	654	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	41.28	380	20

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	783	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	179.42/cwt	178.00–180.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	174.86/cwt	174.00–176.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	186.00/cwt	185.00–188.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	127.36/cwt	125.00–129.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.55/cwt	139.00–144.00	883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	126.65/cwt	125.00–128.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	157.25/cwt	156.00–158.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	113.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.46/cwt	118.00–122.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	101.18/cwt	100.00–103.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.17/cwt	146.00–150.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.83/cwt	140.00–144.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.13/cwt	132.00–136.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.78/cwt	127.00–132.00	671	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	165.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	710	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	148.41/cwt	146.00–150.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	149.09/cwt	146.00–151.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	171.68/cwt	170.00–174.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	159.22/cwt	155.00–161.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	136.60/cwt	135.00–139.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	501	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,003.57/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	—	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.71/cwt	163.00–169.00	780	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	510.42/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	516.67/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	766.67/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	575.00–725.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.77/cwt	172.00–178.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	114.80/cwt	114.00–115.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	193.14/cwt	190.00–198.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	112.32/cwt	112.00–113.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	994	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	808	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	876	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	148.22/cwt	145.00–152.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	137.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	141.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	178.33/cwt	177.50–180.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	185.90/cwt	182.50–190.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	911	1
Bulls	—	—	2,003	78.28/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	63.94/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	182.78/cwt	180.00–188.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	126.88/cwt	125.00–128.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.35/cwt	118.00–122.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	165.82/cwt	162.00–170.00	454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.36/cwt	158.00–168.00	671	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.21/cwt	152.00–158.00	734	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	718	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	161.44/cwt	157.50–168.00	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	624	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	95.98/cwt	95.00–98.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	104.76/cwt	104.00–106.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	111.14/cwt	110.00–113.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	126.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	654	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	684	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.59/cwt	58.00–59.00	704	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	49.49/cwt	47.00–51.00	603	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	54.09/cwt	52.00–57.00	664	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	35.00/cwt	34.00–36.00	282	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	42.64/cwt	40.00–45.00	406	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	109.80/cwt	108.00–111.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	113.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	777	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	53.83/cwt	52.00–57.00	786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	430	1

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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