Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.88/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$116.88

282 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	120.37	594	122
Medium and Large 3	422	114.35	482	51
Medium and Large 2	487	114.17	556	109

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $37 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 sale282 hd

116.88

—

AL average9 barns · 1,046 hd

117.59

−0.71

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	1,601	89.01	1,425	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	61.71	719	120
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	61.29	900	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	52.59	513	31

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	489	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	139.36/cwt	136.00–144.00	463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	126.24/cwt	123.00–128.00	542	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.03/cwt	152.00–156.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	739	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	53.23/cwt	50.00–55.00	544	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	47.43/cwt	45.00–49.00	432	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	58.60/cwt	57.00–59.00	556	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	61.90/cwt	60.00–65.00	903	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	56.00/cwt	55.00–58.00	804	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	63.79/cwt	61.00–66.00	732	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	110.36/cwt	107.00–113.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	98.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.86/cwt	105.00–107.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.84/cwt	119.00–127.00	657	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	114.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.12/cwt	127.00–130.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	153.70/cwt	152.00–155.00	427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	108.40/cwt	107.00–110.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	103.68/cwt	101.00–105.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.12/cwt	137.00–144.00	594	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	632	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.16/cwt	129.00–132.00	673	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	148.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	160.72/cwt	159.00–164.00	453	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	155.18/cwt	152.00–158.00	517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	115.79/cwt	115.00–117.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.67/cwt	113.00–115.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	57.64/cwt	55.00–60.00	682	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	69.30/cwt	68.00–74.00	874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,609	90.81/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,461	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.89/cwt	119.00–121.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	130.23/cwt	128.00–133.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	137.04/cwt	136.00–138.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	125.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	538	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.21/cwt	115.00–121.00	627	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	111.23/cwt	110.00–114.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	586	16
Bulls	—	—	1,586	85.63/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,358	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	623.00/cwt	460.00–685.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	771.11/cwt	700.00–810.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	917.50/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	751.67/cwt	710.00–800.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	580	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	731	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.39/cwt	137.00–142.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.13/cwt	158.00–164.00	528	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.24/cwt	146.00–150.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	119.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	122.11/cwt	118.00–126.00	408	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	108.91/cwt	107.00–110.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	105.39/cwt	105.00–106.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	123.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	480	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.45/cwt	113.00–119.00	537	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,256.25/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	953.57/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	133.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	151.40/cwt	150.00–154.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	99.49/cwt	98.00–101.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	141.48/cwt	139.00–144.00	621	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	678	7

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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