Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.88/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$131.88

116 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$1.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	133.00	587	6thin
Medium and Large 1	540	131.82	712	110

One grade step is worth $1.18/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale116 hd

131.88

—

AL average9 barns · 422 hd

128.45

+3.43

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	1,521	85.38	1,299	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	60.66	692	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	57.63	766	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	53.47	534	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	54.91/cwt	51.00–58.00	555	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	47.00/cwt	46.00–48.00	447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	59.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	806	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	113.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	103.44/cwt	99.00–104.00	642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	104.78/cwt	103.00–107.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	121.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.19/cwt	112.00–119.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	60.25/cwt	57.00–64.00	683	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	67.94/cwt	66.00–70.00	815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	85.40/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,151	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,279	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	590.00–650.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	804.17/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	785.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.88/cwt	115.00–132.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	103.09/cwt	100.00–107.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.42/cwt	129.00–138.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	640	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.94/cwt	142.00–154.00	544	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.92/cwt	134.00–144.00	579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	100.32/cwt	97.00–105.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	95.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	113.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	124.91/cwt	119.00–126.00	758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.92/cwt	138.00–147.00	609	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	118.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	154.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	129.55/cwt	124.00–133.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	104.25/cwt	104.00–105.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	148.69/cwt	147.00–154.00	571	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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