Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2020-10-28

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 28
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
218 vs last sale 866 455 vs year ago 1,103 · 41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
42 vs last sale 142 0 vs year ago 100 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
37 vs last sale 83 9 vs year ago 129 · 7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with several fancy bred heifers that sold up to 1875.00. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.30/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits 83.19 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.
Average price
$127.30
147 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.14
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469131.6661879
Medium and Large 2479123.4859150
Medium and Large 3433118.7751518thin
One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $103 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
239217195173median 210.4901/0702/1104/0105/2708/12
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 sale147 hd
127.30
AL average12 barns · 1,014 hd
116.16
+11.14
This barn, trailing median16 sales
210.49
−83.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,54975.951,17619
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37462.6186012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15457.7566636
CowsLean 85-90%High97744.7443725

Every lot, as filed

98 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1258161.51/cwt160.00–163.004176
HeifersMedium and Large 1668101.00/cwt100.00–102.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 1576106.37/cwt105.00–110.0061313
BullsMedium and Large 270894.50/cwt94.00–95.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 2422115.03/cwt112.00–117.0048515
SteersMedium and Large 299088.00/cwt88.00–88.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1475133.71/cwt132.00–136.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 1462115.08/cwt112.00–118.0053211
BullsMedium and Large 1200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 269590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
BullsMedium and Large 267597.76/cwt96.00–100.006604
BullsMedium and Large 2382136.00/cwt135.00–138.005208
SteersMedium and Large 1318161.01/cwt160.00–162.005122
HeifersMedium and Large 1443119.32/cwt118.00–122.005296
SteersMedium and Large 1385147.64/cwt146.00–150.005685
SteersMedium and Large 2330148.65/cwt148.00–150.004913
HeifersMedium and Large 2534105.75/cwt104.00–107.0056515
HeifersMedium and Large 1625104.32/cwt103.00–107.006526
BullsMedium and Large 1413133.58/cwt132.00–135.0055212
BullsMedium and Large 1533125.06/cwt121.00–128.0066713
BullsMedium and Large 1678103.34/cwt102.00–105.007013
SteersMedium and Large 2665109.65/cwt108.00–111.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 262597.06/cwt95.00–99.006072
SteersMedium and Large 1655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
SteersMedium and Large 1568120.48/cwt118.00–124.006846
BullsMedium and Large 172597.98/cwt97.00–99.007102
BullsMedium and Large 1628109.00/cwt108.00–110.006853
BullsMedium and Large 2329147.07/cwt142.00–150.004847
BullsMedium and Large 1568114.48/cwt112.00–117.006504
SteersMedium and Large 1285164.00/cwt164.00–164.004671
SteersMedium and Large 194092.00/cwt92.00–92.008651
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2444.17/cwt380.00–535.006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy775.00/cwt750.00–800.002
BullsMedium and Large 1382145.52/cwt140.00–148.005563
SteersMedium and Large 1622117.34/cwt116.00–118.007303
SteersMedium and Large 1526129.58/cwt126.00–133.0068220
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,401.11/cwt1,250.00–1,700.0045
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,825.00/cwt1,775.00–1,875.006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.004
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement675107.00/cwt107.00–107.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1433140.29/cwt138.00–143.006074
SteersMedium and Large 1735110.67/cwt109.00–113.008133
HeifersMedium and Large 1533109.74/cwt109.00–111.005854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775.00/cwt700.00–875.0013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995.00/cwt900.00–1,100.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2633.75/cwt600.00–700.008
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,160.00/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3800.00/cwt800.00–800.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3554.17/cwt500.00–600.006
Bulls1,63580.51/cwt80.00–81.001,3164
CowsLean 85-90%93852.00/cwt52.00–52.004882
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39465.43/cwt64.00–67.009127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18260.13/cwt57.00–62.0071114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10753.70/cwt51.00–56.0059417
CowsLean 85-90%92240.99/cwt38.00–43.003788
CowsLean 85-90%1,01245.77/cwt44.00–49.0046315
BullsMedium and Large 3510106.49/cwt105.00–108.005432
BullsMedium and Large 364595.00/cwt95.00–95.006132
BullsMedium and Large 3375123.38/cwt123.00–125.004635
Bulls1,43472.01/cwt68.00–73.001,0337
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23464.88/cwt63.00–67.008015
HeifersMedium and Large 3325115.47/cwt115.00–116.003752
HeifersMedium and Large 2383119.14/cwt117.00–121.004566
HeifersMedium and Large 2484108.79/cwt107.00–110.005275
HeifersMedium and Large 277386.00/cwt85.00–87.006652
Bulls1,60677.12/cwt74.00–79.001,2398
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34658.65/cwt58.00–60.007895
SteersMedium and Large 3325137.58/cwt135.00–140.004472
BullsMedium and Large 2621101.01/cwt99.00–103.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 281085.00/cwt85.00–85.006891
BullsMedium and Large 2414128.26/cwt124.00–130.0053110
SteersMedium and Large 3478120.99/cwt120.00–122.005782
HeifersMedium and Large 358796.33/cwt95.00–97.005653
SteersMedium and Large 21,02585.00/cwt85.00–85.008711
BullsMedium and Large 3477111.64/cwt110.00–115.005333
BullsMedium and Large 3429120.75/cwt120.00–122.005184
BullsMedium and Large 1327154.94/cwt145.00–160.005078
BullsMedium and Large 1487129.02/cwt126.00–130.0062823
BullsMedium and Large 182094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
SteersMedium and Large 2379139.78/cwt138.00–143.005304
HeifersMedium and Large 3481103.51/cwt102.00–105.004986
HeifersMedium and Large 3375110.86/cwt110.00–113.004167
SteersMedium and Large 2260156.04/cwt154.00–158.004062
BullsMedium and Large 2545118.00/cwt114.00–120.006437
BullsMedium and Large 2275154.93/cwt154.00–156.004262
BullsMedium and Large 2580108.99/cwt105.00–111.006326
HeifersMedium and Large 3535100.83/cwt98.00–102.0053910
HeifersMedium and Large 3423107.50/cwt105.00–110.004558
SteersMedium and Large 2420133.33/cwt130.00–135.005603
HeifersMedium and Large 2564101.67/cwt100.00–104.005736
SteersMedium and Large 2630111.51/cwt110.00–113.007032
HeifersMedium and Large 374585.00/cwt85.00–85.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 376080.00/cwt80.00–80.006081
SteersMedium and Large 3371131.75/cwt130.00–133.004894
SteersMedium and Large 2578115.66/cwt115.00–117.006693
SteersMedium and Large 2489129.61/cwt129.00–130.006345
SteersMedium and Large 2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008092
BullsMedium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003532

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.