Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.94/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$119.94

283 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	124.12	691	66
Medium and Large 2	500	120.28	602	138
Medium and Large 3	465	115.87	539	79

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $152 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 sale283 hd

119.94

—

AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd

122.40

−2.45

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	1,630	83.29	1,357	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	58.94	696	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	56.94	871	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	49.77	475	23

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	—	1,666	84.53/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,408	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.49/cwt	64.00–69.00	818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	53.37/cwt	51.50–55.00	648	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	59.42/cwt	56.00–63.00	685	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	877	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	52.37/cwt	52.00–54.00	860	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	57.09/cwt	55.00–60.00	869	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	53.75/cwt	51.00–56.00	550	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	46.12/cwt	45.00–49.00	412	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.70/cwt	128.00–136.00	504	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	646	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	115.38/cwt	114.00–117.00	585	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	122.81/cwt	122.00–125.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	110.87/cwt	110.00–113.00	569	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	170.88/cwt	170.00–172.50	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	161.85/cwt	160.00–165.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	148.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	146.16/cwt	145.00–148.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	778	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.57/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,324	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	538.13/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.10/cwt	154.00–160.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	600	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	612	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	783	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.29/cwt	143.00–152.00	555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.79/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	157.77/cwt	154.00–160.00	541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	169.29/cwt	168.00–170.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.01/cwt	156.00–161.00	596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	146.87/cwt	146.00–148.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.84/cwt	124.00–126.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	165.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	415	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	676.67/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	111.06/cwt	109.00–113.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	109.71/cwt	108.00–110.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	142.33/cwt	139.00–145.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	134.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.22/cwt	138.00–143.00	526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	120.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	113.77/cwt	112.00–115.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	114.61/cwt	113.00–116.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	116.12/cwt	115.00–118.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	112.27/cwt	110.00–114.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	143.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	476	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	127.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	130.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	686	102.40/cwt	101.00–105.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	160.81/cwt	159.00–163.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.66/cwt	132.00–134.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	169.96/cwt	167.50–172.50	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.81/cwt	113.00–117.00	545	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	119.39/cwt	117.00–122.00	498	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	818	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.69/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	677.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,078.57/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	117.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	129.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.70/cwt	129.00–135.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	151.37/cwt	150.00–153.00	566	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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