Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.17/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$133.17

237 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	135.07	620	66
Medium and Large 1	558	134.99	754	139
Medium and Large 3	495	121.37	600	32

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $19 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 sale237 hd

133.17

—

AL average12 barns · 992 hd

132.11

+1.06

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	1,736	97.31	1,690	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	67.24	796	124
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	65.56	957	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	57.32	580	48

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	—	276	162.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.18/cwt	146.00–150.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.24/cwt	138.00–142.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	153.25/cwt	151.00–156.00	507	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.91/cwt	122.00–129.00	713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	158.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	149.21/cwt	148.00–150.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	106.40/cwt	105.00–108.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	118.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	111.75/cwt	110.00–113.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.72/cwt	138.00–141.00	527	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.36/cwt	126.00–129.00	604	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	116.14/cwt	114.00–119.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	515	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	68.31/cwt	66.00–71.50	786	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	74.29/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,146	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	66.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	974	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.32/cwt	115.00–116.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	791	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	72.92/cwt	72.00–74.00	851	15
Bulls	—	—	1,825	102.17/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	121.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.39/cwt	105.00–107.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.61/cwt	110.00–114.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	136.39/cwt	135.00–138.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	88.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	120.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	126.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	130.90/cwt	130.00–134.00	496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	110.41/cwt	109.00–115.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	122.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	541	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	639	109.86/cwt	109.00–110.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	117.15/cwt	116.00–118.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	138.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	475	6
Bulls	—	—	1,734	96.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,681	8
Bulls	—	—	1,598	90.06/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,439	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	649.72/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	708.33/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	929.06/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,218.75/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	97.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	145.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.23/cwt	118.00–120.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	159.39/cwt	158.00–160.00	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	133.24/cwt	127.00–134.00	781	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.82/cwt	120.00–125.50	849	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	151.50/cwt	149.00–155.00	567	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.78/cwt	144.00–148.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.85/cwt	139.00–141.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	161.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	110.11/cwt	110.00–111.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	105.32/cwt	105.00–106.00	556	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.89/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,215.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	600.00–900.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,089.06/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	—	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,391.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.32/cwt	112.00–113.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	59.24/cwt	57.00–62.00	602	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.53/cwt	51.00–56.00	534	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	679	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	63.22/cwt	60.00–64.00	911	12

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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