Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$125.89

105 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	137.14	597	24
Medium and Large 2	481	123.65	595	64
Medium and Large 3	427	118.43	506	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $91 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 sale105 hd

125.89

—

AL average10 barns · 739 hd

124.73

+1.16

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	1,507	96.09	1,448	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	77.09	1,096	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	76.98	896	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	68.20	685	38

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	135.81/cwt	135.00–136.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	131.77/cwt	131.00–133.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	91.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	132.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	111.14/cwt	110.00–114.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	68.79/cwt	67.00–71.00	691	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	82.69/cwt	82.00–84.00	881	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	53.84/cwt	51.00–55.00	523	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	76.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	864	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	76.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	781	15
Bulls	—	—	1,459	96.07/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,402	8
Bulls	—	—	1,614	101.44/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,637	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	77.09/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,096	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	68.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.48/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	165.31/cwt	164.00–168.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	163.21/cwt	162.00–164.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	156.04/cwt	155.00–158.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	155.73/cwt	155.00–158.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	167.88/cwt	164.00–170.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	144.02/cwt	143.00–148.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.04/cwt	146.00–151.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	135.23/cwt	134.00–139.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.38/cwt	151.00–157.00	730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	147.30/cwt	146.00–148.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	136.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	886	4

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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