Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.45/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −70.03 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$140.45

193 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$7.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	144.65	752	62
Medium and Large 3	442	139.69	618	56
Medium and Large 2	511	137.56	702	75

One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $49 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 sale193 hd

140.45

—

AL average14 barns · 1,354 hd

137.61

+2.84

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−70.03

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	1,514	81.64	1,236	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	54.66	656	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	53.78	794	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	46.83	431	13

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,057.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	627.22/cwt	590.00–700.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.88/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	475.00–525.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	732.14/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	613.89/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	486.82/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	22
Bulls	—	—	1,270	74.46/cwt	74.00–75.00	946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	89.93/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.90/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	49.75/cwt	48.00–51.00	569	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	58.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	729	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	54.69/cwt	52.00–57.00	657	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,077	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	53.24/cwt	51.00–56.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.23/cwt	138.00–146.00	671	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	164.17/cwt	162.50–165.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	234	168.91/cwt	165.00–172.50	395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	119.39/cwt	119.00–120.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	127.46/cwt	125.00–129.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	148.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	141.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	139.88/cwt	138.00–142.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	128.74/cwt	128.00–130.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.82/cwt	124.00–128.00	661	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	149.37/cwt	148.00–152.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.35/cwt	109.00–112.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	96.49/cwt	96.00–97.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	143.32/cwt	142.00–145.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	119.14/cwt	117.00–120.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.18/cwt	120.00–127.00	600	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	51.34/cwt	51.00–52.00	483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	42.04/cwt	40.00–44.00	399	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	125.48/cwt	125.00–127.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	169.57/cwt	168.00–172.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	166.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	134.21/cwt	132.00–136.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.18/cwt	148.00–154.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	748	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.23/cwt	154.00–157.50	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	117.21/cwt	116.00–118.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	111.20/cwt	110.00–113.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	163.27/cwt	160.00–166.00	539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	148.43/cwt	146.00–152.00	622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	123.72/cwt	122.00–126.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	153.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	632	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.67/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	165.52/cwt	160.00–169.00	619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	148.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	156.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.13/cwt	124.00–126.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	169.48/cwt	168.00–171.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.65/cwt	148.00–156.00	801	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.23/cwt	164.00–168.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.37/cwt	154.00–160.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.23/cwt	143.00–149.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	170.62/cwt	170.00–172.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	123.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	547	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	136.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	432	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.22/cwt	112.00–116.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	130.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	141.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	507	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	46.95/cwt	45.00–50.00	423	7

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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