Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.52/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −78.97 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$131.52

197 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$9.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	498	133.78	666	76
Medium and Large 1	521	132.73	691	85
Medium and Large 3	491	123.88	608	36

One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about $57 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 sale197 hd

131.52

—

AL average11 barns · 1,066 hd

127.67

+3.84

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−78.97

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	1,660	87.54	1,453	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	66.29	992	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	64.66	763	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	53.92	527	20

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	668	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.12/cwt	128.00–133.00	679	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.42/cwt	124.00–128.00	714	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.84/cwt	133.00–139.00	649	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	166.66/cwt	166.00–168.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	105.68/cwt	105.00–106.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	107.05/cwt	105.00–109.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	116.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	125.17/cwt	123.00–127.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	119.70/cwt	117.00–122.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.11/cwt	129.00–132.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	138.93/cwt	137.00–140.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	115.18/cwt	112.00–117.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	109.21/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.14/cwt	134.00–137.00	450	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	713.75/cwt	675.00–760.00	—	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	632.86/cwt	510.00–675.00	—	14
Bulls	—	—	1,743	93.75/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	82.86/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,297	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	87.30/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,470	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	70.52/cwt	70.00–71.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	171.71/cwt	170.00–174.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	178.09/cwt	176.00–180.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	660.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	998.00/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,255.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.35/cwt	100.00–102.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	122.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	118.30/cwt	115.00–122.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	110.23/cwt	109.00–112.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.89/cwt	126.00–132.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	124.35/cwt	122.00–126.00	773	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	157.06/cwt	156.00–158.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.00	615	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,046.43/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	783.33/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.54/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.40/cwt	134.00–139.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	150.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	584	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.73/cwt	148.00–152.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	175.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	181.28/cwt	180.00–183.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.71/cwt	157.00–165.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	121.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	569	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	60.51/cwt	58.00–63.00	737	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	66.86/cwt	64.00–69.00	774	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	71.45/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,113	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	59.89/cwt	57.00–62.00	873	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	67.03/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,002	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	50.10/cwt	48.00–52.00	440	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.46/cwt	54.00–59.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.10/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	946	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	160.67/cwt	157.00–165.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	120.66/cwt	118.00–122.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	131.25/cwt	129.00–134.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	137.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	661	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	131.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	583	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	138.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	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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