Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes firm to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.86/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −79.63 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$130.86

137 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	132.26	711	105
Medium and Large 3	395	130.00	514	1thin
Medium and Large 2	500	126.16	631	31

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $80 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 sale137 hd

130.86

—

AL average10 barns · 750 hd

125.17

+5.69

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−79.63

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	1,627	88.02	1,432	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	66.89	865	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	65.16	719	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	58.71	603	15

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	516	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	65.51/cwt	61.00–70.00	718	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	56.99/cwt	55.00–60.00	603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	70.96/cwt	70.00–72.00	933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	89.03/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,556	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	955.56/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	510.00/cwt	425.00–550.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	768.33/cwt	675.00–875.00	—	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	124.71/cwt	124.00–126.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	59.42/cwt	55.00–64.00	625	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	49.29/cwt	48.50–50.00	430	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	65.68/cwt	61.00–70.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	638	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	113.28/cwt	111.00–115.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	124.83/cwt	122.00–127.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	118.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	136.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.36/cwt	127.00–137.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	88.68/cwt	86.00–90.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	136.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	687	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.25/cwt	116.00–124.00	754	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.87/cwt	138.00–154.00	616	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.38/cwt	133.00–154.00	655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.19/cwt	150.00–170.00	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	779	104.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	173.30/cwt	166.00–180.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.25/cwt	108.00–113.00	799	4

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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