Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.00/cwt on 169 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −87.48 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$123.00

169 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$5.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	125.69	714	29
Medium and Large 2	547	123.32	674	102
Medium and Large 3	497	120.11	597	38

One grade step is worth $5.58/cwt here — about $118 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 $186.73, 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 sale169 hd

123.00

—

AL average12 barns · 886 hd

124.22

−1.22

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−87.48

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	1,633	95.79	1,565	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	73.67	1,069	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	72.06	826	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	58.07	540	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	433	127.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	102.67/cwt	102.00–103.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	114.24/cwt	112.00–118.00	719	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	678	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.49/cwt	130.00–134.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	135.74/cwt	133.00–139.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.85/cwt	104.00–108.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	98.64/cwt	98.00–100.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	146.92/cwt	145.00–148.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.55/cwt	131.00–134.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	110.60/cwt	110.00–112.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.20/cwt	128.00–130.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,158.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,282.14/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	106.33/cwt	105.00–107.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.26/cwt	128.00–134.00	490	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	111.81/cwt	108.00–113.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	106.16/cwt	105.00–107.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	135.38/cwt	134.00–136.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	101.40/cwt	100.00–103.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	130.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	641	106.82/cwt	104.00–110.00	685	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	766.67/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	783.33/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,057.61/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	133.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	144.01/cwt	143.00–146.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.83/cwt	125.00–128.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.80/cwt	135.00–138.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	908	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	109.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	59.10/cwt	57.00–62.00	532	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	544	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	64.46/cwt	63.00–66.00	547	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	75.67/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,086	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	70.01/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,037	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	72.96/cwt	70.00–75.00	877	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	67.41/cwt	65.00–69.00	754	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	78.22/cwt	76.00–83.00	864	14
Bulls	—	—	1,751	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,799	7
Bulls	—	—	1,646	95.00/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,564	7
Bulls	—	—	1,451	87.17/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,265	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	570.00/cwt	425.00–675.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	752.00/cwt	700.00–785.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	808.33/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.67/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	92.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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