Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.20/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$123.20

182 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	133.21	585	18thin
Medium and Large 1	646	122.11	789	164

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale182 hd

123.20

—

AL average10 barns · 761 hd

119.30

+3.90

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	1,779	86.99	1,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,078	58.95	636	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	54.71	719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	54.49	572	8thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	126.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	110.34/cwt	108.00–114.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.06/cwt	154.00–163.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	142.21/cwt	138.00–145.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	150.35/cwt	143.00–156.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	112.21/cwt	108.00–115.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	114.13/cwt	100.00–120.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	742	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	805	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	834	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	874	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	580	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	812.50/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	673.00/cwt	625.00–705.00	—	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,780	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	85.30/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,474	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	58.94/cwt	57.00–61.00	637	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	105.66/cwt	103.00–110.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	157.79/cwt	150.00–163.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	101.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.07/cwt	120.00–132.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	111.53/cwt	107.00–116.00	644	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	561	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	124.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	115.02/cwt	109.00–120.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	104.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	91.62/cwt	89.00–96.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	88.31/cwt	84.00–90.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	94.33/cwt	92.00–96.00	641	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	54.65/cwt	52.00–59.00	703	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	53.84/cwt	50.00–56.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	106.93/cwt	103.00–110.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	117.47/cwt	114.00–122.00	509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	119.37/cwt	113.00–121.00	578	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	106.78/cwt	95.00–108.00	677	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	768	98.62/cwt	96.00–104.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	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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