Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.83/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −83.66 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$126.83

175 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	134.88	642	80
Medium and Large 2	500	121.81	609	64
Medium and Large 3	471	116.43	548	31

One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about $94 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 $177.83, 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 sale175 hd

126.83

—

AL average12 barns · 759 hd

125.14

+1.69

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−83.66

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	1,690	92.24	1,559	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	59.53	683	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	59.05	890	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	53.04	489	17

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	570	124.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	126.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	626	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,016.18/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	716.67/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,450.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	722.73/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	951.25/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	864.44/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	154.32/cwt	151.00–158.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	130.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.27/cwt	123.00–125.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	145.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	713	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	109.04/cwt	107.00–110.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.70/cwt	100.00–102.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	99.35/cwt	98.00–100.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.69/cwt	90.00–92.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	137.23/cwt	136.00–140.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	114.63/cwt	114.00–116.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	561	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	117.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	123.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	602	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	161.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	108.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.38/cwt	158.00–160.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	110.52/cwt	109.00–115.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.40/cwt	134.00–142.00	595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	129.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	152.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	588	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	153.45/cwt	152.00–156.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.22/cwt	147.00–150.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.94/cwt	135.00–144.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	146.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	92.74/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,576	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	56.13/cwt	55.00–57.00	622	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	60.09/cwt	58.00–63.00	692	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	59.49/cwt	58.00–63.00	903	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	48.26/cwt	46.00–51.00	405	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	55.64/cwt	53.00–58.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	91.36/cwt	90.00–94.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	139.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	129.53/cwt	128.00–130.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.28/cwt	113.00–117.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	108.85/cwt	107.00–110.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	119.59/cwt	117.00–121.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	134.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	612	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	576.00/cwt	445.00–625.00	—	10
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	407	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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