Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.69/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$118.69

284 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$4.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	120.84	597	108
Medium and Large 1	578	118.19	683	101
Medium and Large 3	487	116.26	566	75

One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about $31 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 sale284 hd

118.69

—

AL average11 barns · 1,421 hd

120.60

−1.91

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	1,638	85.77	1,405	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	65.36	748	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	63.26	938	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	56.66	556	32

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.70/cwt	150.00–152.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.87/cwt	107.00–110.00	626	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	509	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	110.06/cwt	109.00–112.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	116.25/cwt	112.00–118.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.35/cwt	103.00–105.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.64/cwt	123.00–125.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.71/cwt	132.00–134.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	608	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	118.79/cwt	117.00–120.00	763	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	166.96/cwt	165.00–168.00	467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	115.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	781	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	159.46/cwt	158.00–160.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	684	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.16/cwt	122.00–124.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.71/cwt	148.00–151.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	170.02/cwt	166.00–174.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	159.60/cwt	159.00–160.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	62.77/cwt	62.00–63.00	608	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	64.38/cwt	62.00–67.00	961	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	58.41/cwt	55.00–60.00	823	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	66.03/cwt	59.00–69.00	743	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	60.57/cwt	58.00–63.00	704	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	71.50/cwt	70.00–73.00	867	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,094.44/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.37/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,378	12
Bulls	—	—	1,661	79.05/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,313	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	92.34/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,644	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	627.22/cwt	575.00–685.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	767.31/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	883.33/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	610.71/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.75/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	779.47/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,331.25/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	127.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	58.76/cwt	56.00–61.00	613	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	52.36/cwt	50.00–55.00	478	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	114.16/cwt	113.00–115.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	94.34/cwt	93.00–95.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.69/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	118.31/cwt	116.00–122.00	665	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	114.55/cwt	114.00–115.00	739	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	121.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.40/cwt	127.00–130.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	109.57/cwt	108.00–111.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	104.74/cwt	104.00–105.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	144.06/cwt	142.50–145.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	138.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	135.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	659	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	126.87/cwt	126.00–128.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	167.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	129.74/cwt	129.00–132.00	767	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	122.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	836	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	859	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	785	9

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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