Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.44/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −81.05 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$129.44

128 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	132.39	653	102
Medium and Large 2	502	117.84	592	26

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $61 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 sale128 hd

129.44

—

AL average11 barns · 672 hd

125.66

+3.78

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−81.05

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	1,778	65.55	1,165	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	42.77	511	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	41.56	547	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	37.78	384	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	119.79/cwt	119.00–121.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.91/cwt	117.00–129.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.71/cwt	107.00–120.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	106.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.47/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.32/cwt	144.00–152.00	551	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	626	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	601	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.62/cwt	117.00–125.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	86.98/cwt	84.00–90.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	96.23/cwt	95.00–100.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.87/cwt	117.00–127.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	91.38/cwt	90.00–94.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	109.12/cwt	105.00–116.00	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.46/cwt	125.00–134.00	613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	95.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	129.14/cwt	128.00–130.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.71/cwt	114.00–117.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	90.11/cwt	90.00–91.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.87/cwt	116.00–125.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.91/cwt	156.00–162.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	139.20/cwt	138.00–140.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	146.99/cwt	136.00–152.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	121.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.32/cwt	123.00–134.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.97/cwt	133.00–140.00	710	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	981.90/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	—	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	500.00–875.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	570.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	803.85/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	387.50/cwt	300.00–500.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	65.55/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,165	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	42.92/cwt	40.00–45.00	518	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	41.56/cwt	35.00–43.50	547	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	37.28/cwt	32.00–40.00	373	13

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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