Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.94/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$135.94

177 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	138.10	748	83
Medium and Large 2	486	134.46	653	72
Medium and Large 3	420	132.60	557	22

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $191 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 sale177 hd

135.94

—

AL average12 barns · 783 hd

133.96

+1.97

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	—	Low	1,769	86.84	1,536	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	66.41	997	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	60.76	696	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	52.06	513	38

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	—	375	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	806.25/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	591.14/cwt	495.00–685.00	—	22
Bulls	—	—	1,770	81.73/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,977	90.67/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,793	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	87.26/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,483	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	67.23/cwt	65.00–70.00	805	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	56.73/cwt	53.00–58.50	656	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	61.13/cwt	59.00–64.00	687	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	69.13/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,054	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	64.82/cwt	62.00–67.00	964	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	57.35/cwt	56.00–59.00	540	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	46.78/cwt	45.00–49.00	471	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	52.59/cwt	50.00–55.00	523	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	131.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	159.20/cwt	158.00–160.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.78/cwt	153.00–155.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.18/cwt	119.00–121.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	138.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	525	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,057.14/cwt	875.00–1,225.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	747.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.45/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	640.00/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	111.86/cwt	109.00–114.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	109.45/cwt	108.00–110.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.72/cwt	115.00–119.00	546	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	119.09/cwt	116.00–123.00	510	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	123.63/cwt	123.00–125.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	108.96/cwt	108.00–110.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	113.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	156.25/cwt	154.00–158.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.13/cwt	127.00–130.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.77/cwt	137.00–139.00	725	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.80/cwt	145.00–148.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	162.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.46/cwt	148.00–152.00	504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	117.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	156.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	436	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	284	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	142.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	485	10

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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