Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.83/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −84.66 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$125.83

239 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$17.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	136.16	654	78
Medium and Large 2	529	122.40	648	100
Medium and Large 3	503	118.23	594	61

One grade step is worth $17.93/cwt here — about $60 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 $186.73, 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 sale239 hd

125.83

—

AL average11 barns · 1,124 hd

122.04

+3.79

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−84.66

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	1,636	80.43	1,316	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	58.55	829	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	56.98	668	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	49.42	486	35

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3	—	433	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	120.40/cwt	119.00–122.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	139.34/cwt	137.50–142.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	119.28/cwt	118.00–120.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.22/cwt	113.00–115.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	823	86.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.28/cwt	113.00–118.00	674	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	124.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	609	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.46/cwt	134.00–141.00	575	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.46/cwt	118.00–120.00	631	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.72/cwt	110.00–112.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.57/cwt	100.00–102.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	107.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	153.44/cwt	152.00–155.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.13/cwt	134.00–141.00	647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.28/cwt	143.00–148.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.82/cwt	150.00–154.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	116.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	158.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	161.43/cwt	160.00–166.00	446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	108.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.61/cwt	112.00–113.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	120.40/cwt	120.00–121.00	685	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	45.15/cwt	42.00–48.00	442	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	58.06/cwt	56.00–61.00	813	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	64.16/cwt	62.00–68.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	110.05/cwt	107.00–112.00	628	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.72/cwt	112.00–117.00	543	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	112.43/cwt	111.00–114.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	100.98/cwt	98.00–103.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	104.62/cwt	104.00–105.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	90.81/cwt	90.00–92.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	95.40/cwt	95.00–96.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	119.40/cwt	118.00–122.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	108.42/cwt	107.00–110.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	110.91/cwt	109.00–113.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	108.81/cwt	107.00–110.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	104.82/cwt	104.00–105.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	100.40/cwt	100.00–101.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	113.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.17/cwt	154.00–155.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	114.61/cwt	114.00–115.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	149.56/cwt	148.00–152.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	119.58/cwt	118.00–122.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.94/cwt	146.00–154.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	155.75/cwt	154.00–158.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	163.26/cwt	160.00–166.00	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.57/cwt	142.00–144.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	112.75/cwt	112.00–113.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.73/cwt	114.00–116.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	166.64/cwt	166.00–168.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	106.28/cwt	105.00–108.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.63/cwt	109.00–110.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	115.10/cwt	114.00–116.00	419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	119.46/cwt	118.00–120.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	113.85/cwt	112.00–115.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	103.08/cwt	100.00–105.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	51.65/cwt	49.00–54.00	509	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	57.60/cwt	55.00–60.00	678	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	52.42/cwt	48.00–54.00	619	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	62.57/cwt	61.00–65.00	705	14
Bulls	—	—	1,705	82.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,408	16
Bulls	—	—	1,513	76.63/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,159	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	651.25/cwt	495.00–740.00	—	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	643.75/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	938.81/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	849.81/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.41/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	—	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	817.86/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,132.14/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.76/cwt	117.00–120.00	746	8

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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