Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.56/cwt on 333 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −72.93 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$137.56

333 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$12.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	145.18	704	88
Medium and Large 2	503	136.10	685	143
Medium and Large 3	476	133.04	633	102

One grade step is worth $12.15/cwt here — about $72 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 sale333 hd

137.56

—

AL average14 barns · 1,354 hd

137.68

−0.12

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−72.93

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	1,710	80.72	1,380	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	56.98	787	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	55.45	650	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	46.05	462	29

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	529	117.76/cwt	115.00–121.00	623	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.90/cwt	117.00–121.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	153.16/cwt	146.00–170.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	100.40/cwt	100.00–101.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	109.37/cwt	108.00–110.00	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.90/cwt	128.00–132.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	109.14/cwt	107.00–110.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	146.88/cwt	146.00–150.00	386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	551	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	146.73/cwt	142.00–149.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	138.87/cwt	137.00–140.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	110.33/cwt	108.00–112.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.25/cwt	123.00–125.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	131.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.26/cwt	162.00–166.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	169.56/cwt	168.00–172.00	582	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.71/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	127.39/cwt	126.00–128.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.15/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	147.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	157.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	620.00/cwt	600.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	813.75/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	922.73/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	649.64/cwt	570.00–750.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	471.11/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	756	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.53/cwt	151.00–158.00	663	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	157.05/cwt	152.00–160.00	528	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	138.46/cwt	134.00–141.00	582	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	16
Bulls	—	—	1,673	76.49/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,280	6
Bulls	—	—	1,694	83.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,411	5
Bulls	—	—	1,858	86.89/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	700	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	115.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	167.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.57/cwt	142.00–149.00	619	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.55/cwt	152.00–160.00	579	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	641	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	761	100.35/cwt	100.00–102.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.14/cwt	162.00–168.00	599	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	737	99.04/cwt	95.00–100.00	730	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.07/cwt	60.00–64.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.07/cwt	136.00–142.00	667	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	167.07/cwt	162.00–170.00	546	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	716	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	722	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	56.13/cwt	54.00–59.00	662	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	51.94/cwt	49.00–53.00	590	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	46.81/cwt	44.00–49.00	477	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	41.22/cwt	40.00–43.00	376	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.66/cwt	50.00–52.00	555	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	56.98/cwt	55.00–60.00	787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	596	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	130.99/cwt	128.00–133.00	506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	142.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	123.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	136.80/cwt	134.00–139.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	103.80/cwt	103.00–105.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	101.22/cwt	100.00–103.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	104.40/cwt	104.00–105.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	137.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	570	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.17/cwt	128.00–134.00	559	24

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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