Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady, with several replacement heifers that sold up to 1850.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.09/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −79.39 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$131.09

186 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	131.50	539	37
Medium and Large 2	487	131.22	639	91
Medium and Large 1	539	130.63	704	58

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale186 hd

131.09

—

AL average7 barns · 742 hd

123.43

+7.66

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−79.39

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	1,619	83.86	1,357	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	68.59	756	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	65.70	956	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	59.36	563	18

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	380	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	110.62/cwt	110.00–113.00	541	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	149.48/cwt	145.00–154.00	580	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	624	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	111.27/cwt	109.00–113.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	130.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	633	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.20/cwt	137.00–145.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	156.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	120.43/cwt	120.00–121.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	106.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	119.79/cwt	118.00–121.00	583	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.70/cwt	138.00–141.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	136.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	556	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	124.78/cwt	123.00–128.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	479	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	91.49/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	73.16/cwt	71.00–76.00	803	22
Bulls	—	—	1,609	83.69/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,347	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	65.80/cwt	65.00–67.00	961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	67.34/cwt	65.00–70.00	737	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	58.81/cwt	56.00–61.00	530	7
Bulls	—	—	1,660	79.56/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,321	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	52.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	58.51/cwt	57.00–60.00	872	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	61.59/cwt	59.00–64.00	698	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	63.58/cwt	63.00–64.00	633	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	72.80/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	129.80/cwt	127.00–132.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	106.67/cwt	105.00–108.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	475	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	768.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	881.25/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	698.33/cwt	650.00–730.00	—	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	570.00/cwt	410.00–670.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	996.88/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,157.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.00/cwt	740.00–925.00	—	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.57/cwt	750.00–970.00	—	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,678.57/cwt	1,450.00–1,850.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	821.88/cwt	725.00–950.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,152.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	—	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.54/cwt	158.00–160.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	140.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	110.61/cwt	109.00–112.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.90/cwt	117.00–122.00	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	124.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	116.21/cwt	114.00–118.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	107.68/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	111.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.99/cwt	148.00–151.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	137.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	133.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	172.41/cwt	170.00–178.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.81/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.16/cwt	124.00–126.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	123.13/cwt	121.00–124.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	593	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

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