Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.84/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$116.84

149 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	120.11	584	73
Medium and Large 2	498	114.86	572	54
Medium and Large 3	470	110.87	521	22

One grade step is worth $9.24/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 sale149 hd

116.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,635 hd

119.15

−2.31

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	1,679	96.07	1,613	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	62.74	1,032	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	59.76	708	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	49.71	449	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.74/cwt	138.00–142.00	514	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	124.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	109.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	87.34/cwt	86.00–90.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	757	92.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	126.10/cwt	125.00–128.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.27/cwt	128.00–132.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	140.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	109.51/cwt	109.00–111.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	51.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	454	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	46.73/cwt	45.00–48.00	437	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	61.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	101.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	106.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	122.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	575	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	115.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	108.39/cwt	107.00–110.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	138.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	664	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	128.79/cwt	128.00–130.00	753	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.64/cwt	134.00–140.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	88.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.28/cwt	117.00–120.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	119.57/cwt	118.00–120.00	521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	467	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,195	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	719	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	56.27/cwt	54.00–57.00	634	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	64.67/cwt	64.00–66.00	817	8
Bulls	—	—	1,591	95.17/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,514	7
Bulls	—	—	1,818	101.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	90.45/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,608	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	496.56/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	669.29/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	854.17/cwt	775.00–920.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,142.86/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.48/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	792.86/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,331.25/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	2

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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