Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes 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 $106.47/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$106.47

201 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	110.90	647	74
Medium and Large 2	518	106.35	551	65
Medium and Large 3	511	101.31	517	62

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $130 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 sale201 hd

106.47

—

AL average14 barns · 1,419 hd

108.89

−2.42

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	1,499	72.07	1,080	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	53.48	801	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	52.99	599	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	43.18	408	23

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	—	780	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	85.67/cwt	85.00–87.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	100.42/cwt	99.00–102.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	535	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	134.74/cwt	132.00–136.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	93.25/cwt	90.00–95.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	123.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	118.12/cwt	117.00–119.00	445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	149.19/cwt	147.00–152.50	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	134.68/cwt	134.00–136.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.14/cwt	117.00–121.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	113.88/cwt	112.00–114.00	730	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	105.20/cwt	104.00–108.00	618	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	131.77/cwt	128.00–135.00	482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.76/cwt	128.00–131.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	120.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	104.25/cwt	103.00–105.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.12/cwt	100.00–103.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.32/cwt	129.00–130.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.90/cwt	123.00–125.00	647	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	713.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	119.23/cwt	118.00–120.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	674	119.12/cwt	110.00–124.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.37/cwt	133.00–138.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	635	124.43/cwt	122.50–132.00	790	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	942.86/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	643.75/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	480.00–570.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	553.10/cwt	410.00–650.00	—	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	52.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	787	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	43.00/cwt	40.00–45.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	48.45/cwt	38.00–62.00	541	21
Bulls	—	—	1,550	66.38/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	39.27/cwt	37.00–41.00	358	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	101.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	57.16/cwt	56.00–59.00	825	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	49.94/cwt	48.00–52.00	466	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	53.97/cwt	52.00–57.00	614	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	43.73/cwt	42.00–47.00	422	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	143.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	389	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	73.82/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	130.47/cwt	130.00–132.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	93.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	96.02/cwt	95.00–98.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	90.34/cwt	90.00–92.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	93.39/cwt	92.00–96.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.79/cwt	102.00–105.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	100.41/cwt	100.00–102.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	101.19/cwt	100.00–103.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.43/cwt	117.00–126.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	119.76/cwt	119.00–121.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	111.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.70/cwt	109.00–116.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	495	7

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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