Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.90/cwt on 256 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −86.58 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$123.90

256 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	130.15	691	91
Medium and Large 2	546	122.03	666	116
Medium and Large 3	518	116.75	605	49

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $86 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 sale256 hd

123.90

—

AL average11 barns · 1,183 hd

123.36

+0.55

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−86.58

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	1,644	85.37	1,404	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	56.66	671	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	55.84	784	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	50.23	499	34

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	526	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	649	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	130.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	610	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	107.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	590	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	779	100.00/cwt	98.00–101.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	103.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.49/cwt	138.00–145.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	116.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.79/cwt	148.00–154.00	571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.79/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	114.12/cwt	112.00–116.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	134.56/cwt	133.00–136.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	103.68/cwt	102.00–105.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	619	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	62.70/cwt	61.00–65.00	791	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,458	12
Bulls	—	—	1,397	80.53/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	977	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	57.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	671	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	99.61/cwt	98.00–100.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	104.60/cwt	104.00–105.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	126.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	807	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	121.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	588	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	531	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	109.21/cwt	108.00–110.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	110.13/cwt	107.00–112.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	95.66/cwt	95.00–96.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.94/cwt	137.00–142.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	149.37/cwt	147.00–150.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	118.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	121.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	98.76/cwt	97.00–100.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	111.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.42/cwt	114.00–117.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	613	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	50.78/cwt	48.00–53.00	499	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	483	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	54.75/cwt	54.00–55.00	515	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	55.91/cwt	53.00–58.00	788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	91.88/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,516	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	596.83/cwt	450.00–700.00	—	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	717.86/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	633.33/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.71/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	771.15/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	908.33/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,128.13/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	121.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.23/cwt	125.00–128.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.77/cwt	125.00–127.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.19/cwt	145.00–148.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.78/cwt	113.00–120.00	671	22

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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