Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.15/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$133.15

325 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$3.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	133.66	764	80
Medium and Large 1	715	133.35	954	219
Medium and Large 3	523	129.95	680	26

One grade step is worth $3.71/cwt here — about $84 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 sale325 hd

133.15

—

AL average11 barns · 1,218 hd

132.83

+0.32

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	1,646	84.34	1,388	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	57.10	727	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	56.70	858	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	50.44	496	24

Every lot, as filed

111 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 3	—	340	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	137.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	577	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.36/cwt	116.00–123.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.85/cwt	142.00–146.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.02/cwt	136.00–143.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.91/cwt	123.00–128.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.64/cwt	126.00–133.00	859	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	161.01/cwt	159.00–164.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	156.69/cwt	155.00–158.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	697	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	976	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	792	133.78/cwt	124.50–135.25	1,060	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	165.66/cwt	165.00–166.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	840	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	109.76/cwt	109.00–110.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.78/cwt	115.00–117.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	129.18/cwt	128.00–131.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	135.08/cwt	132.00–139.00	661	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.64/cwt	122.00–129.00	732	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.92/cwt	118.00–121.00	738	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.17/cwt	148.00–158.00	648	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	135.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.87/cwt	158.00–167.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.76/cwt	131.00–135.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.13/cwt	141.00–145.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	173.48/cwt	169.00–178.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	179.04/cwt	178.00–180.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	602	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	122.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	139.63/cwt	138.00–140.00	479	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.78/cwt	127.00–134.00	556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	118.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.67/cwt	107.00–110.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	104.76/cwt	104.00–105.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	50.91/cwt	48.00–53.00	508	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	45.78/cwt	45.00–47.00	477	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.50	846	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	53.20/cwt	53.00–54.00	839	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	61.45/cwt	61.00–62.00	959	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	58.65/cwt	56.00–61.00	716	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	53.45/cwt	50.00–55.00	729	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	86.28/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,393	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	80.09/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,346	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,562	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	547.86/cwt	450.00–680.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	717.22/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	742.31/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	854.17/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	132.80/cwt	132.00–134.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	140.76/cwt	137.00–145.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.43/cwt	128.00–134.00	764	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	123.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.17/cwt	139.00–146.00	676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	135.70/cwt	134.00–138.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	665	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	612.50/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	907.19/cwt	825.00–975.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	748	122.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	915	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	125.17/cwt	123.00–129.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.81/cwt	125.00–131.00	677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	124.15/cwt	122.00–126.00	734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.92/cwt	117.00–122.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	115.30/cwt	113.00–118.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.80/cwt	129.00–136.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.39/cwt	139.00–143.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	146.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	127.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	622	6

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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