Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.34/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −64.15 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$146.34

151 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$4.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	149.43	741	52
Medium and Large 3	408	145.18	593	35
Medium and Large 2	486	144.46	702	64

One grade step is worth $4.97/cwt here — about $39 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 $177.83, 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 sale151 hd

146.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,108 hd

142.74

+3.59

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−64.15

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	—	High	1,508	90.80	1,369	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	62.55	909	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	59.38	669	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	51.27	444	7thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	683	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.19/cwt	150.00–159.00	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.41/cwt	133.00–139.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	170.46/cwt	170.00–172.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	168.03/cwt	166.00–170.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	148.46/cwt	146.00–150.00	781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	153.13/cwt	150.00–156.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	169.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	139.81/cwt	136.00–143.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.65/cwt	160.00–166.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.00/cwt	174.00–178.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	145.86/cwt	144.00–149.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.50/cwt	159.00–165.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.84/cwt	168.00–175.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	182.13/cwt	180.00–186.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	157.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.07/cwt	136.00–141.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	146.12/cwt	144.00–150.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.50/cwt	123.00–127.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.81/cwt	134.00–142.00	580	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	55.37/cwt	53.00–58.00	610	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	61.13/cwt	59.00–64.00	694	13
Bulls	—	—	1,706	97.75/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,314	83.69/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	—	1,502	91.03/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	138.38/cwt	135.00–141.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.83/cwt	141.00–146.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.18/cwt	166.00–170.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	164.30/cwt	162.00–168.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	173.71/cwt	172.00–175.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,044	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	499.00/cwt	455.00–570.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	695.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	801.67/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.67/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	631.25/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,161.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	987.50/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	821.88/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	734.62/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,056.25/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	165.20/cwt	164.00–168.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	162.61/cwt	160.00–164.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	135.75/cwt	132.00–138.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	148.73/cwt	146.00–152.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	124.63/cwt	116.00–131.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	141.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	99.32/cwt	98.00–100.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	109.29/cwt	108.00–112.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.44/cwt	160.00–164.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	159.36/cwt	157.00–160.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	166.41/cwt	165.00–168.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	149.71/cwt	148.00–152.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	127.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	170.63/cwt	170.00–172.00	406	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	59.75/cwt	59.00–60.00	899	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	64.15/cwt	62.00–66.00	913	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	51.82/cwt	50.00–54.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.24/cwt	124.00–132.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.88/cwt	148.00–154.00	490	8

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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