Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.55/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$114.55

154 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	120.09	544	78
Medium and Large 2	487	110.09	536	61
Medium and Large 3	480	103.93	499	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $44 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 sale154 hd

114.55

—

AL average13 barns · 1,202 hd

113.35

+1.20

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	1,598	84.43	1,349	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	59.02	856	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	58.12	699	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	49.85	506	18

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	150.35/cwt	148.00–152.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	134.41/cwt	134.00–136.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	149.85/cwt	147.00–152.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	114.82/cwt	112.00–117.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	109.30/cwt	107.00–110.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	100.53/cwt	97.00–105.00	570	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	125.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	104.86/cwt	104.00–107.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	100.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	99.59/cwt	98.00–100.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	148.62/cwt	147.00–150.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	95.25/cwt	95.00–96.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	86.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	105.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.60/cwt	110.00–113.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	126.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	103.75/cwt	102.00–105.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	52.26/cwt	50.00–55.00	530	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	46.07/cwt	45.00–48.00	469	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	58.03/cwt	56.00–59.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	95.10/cwt	95.00–96.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	110.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	114.79/cwt	112.00–117.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	122.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	128.43/cwt	124.00–130.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	90.48/cwt	89.00–92.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	115.19/cwt	114.00–118.00	549	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	120.92/cwt	118.00–125.00	505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	130.12/cwt	126.00–135.00	502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	137.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	111.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	94.68/cwt	94.00–96.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	143.40/cwt	142.00–146.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	100.12/cwt	99.00–102.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	103.15/cwt	102.00–105.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.34/cwt	56.00–61.00	699	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	54.34/cwt	53.00–55.00	675	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	62.13/cwt	62.00–62.50	732	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	86.84/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	516.50/cwt	375.00–600.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	627.78/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	797.22/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	967.86/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	677.86/cwt	600.00–710.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,145.83/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,253.57/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	810.71/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	831.25/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,123.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	—	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,540.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,650.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	3

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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