Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.25/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$115.25

136 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$21.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	118.59	548	94
Medium and Large 2	481	108.31	521	40
Medium and Large 3	500	97.00	485	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $63 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 sale136 hd

115.25

—

AL average10 barns · 588 hd

114.39

+0.85

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	1,433	84.88	1,216	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	60.52	751	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	57.86	718	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	51.67	476	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	470	128.04/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	112.24/cwt	107.00–116.00	634	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	135.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	563	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	115.16/cwt	113.00–120.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	85.66/cwt	83.00–95.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	87.60/cwt	85.00–93.00	683	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.67/cwt	43.00–49.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	53.81/cwt	50.00–57.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	102.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	137.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	109.26/cwt	105.00–114.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	122.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	131.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	491	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	116.82/cwt	102.00–124.00	542	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	83.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	93.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	107.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	55.79/cwt	53.00–59.00	664	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	59.47/cwt	55.00–61.00	727	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	819	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	84.88/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,216	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	501.00/cwt	425.00–550.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	825.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	672.86/cwt	550.00–825.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	755.00/cwt	625.00–885.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	123.07/cwt	120.00–127.00	694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	134.30/cwt	132.00–137.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.11/cwt	139.00–146.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	122.76/cwt	118.00–126.00	640	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	145.60/cwt	144.00–148.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	96.36/cwt	94.00–100.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	100.83/cwt	95.00–107.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1

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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