Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.17/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −80.79 against this barn's trailing median of $209.96.

Average price

$129.17

180 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$17.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	136.25	660	86
Medium and Large 2	512	124.09	636	68
Medium and Large 3	444	119.02	529	26

One grade step is worth $17.23/cwt here — about $131 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

17 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $171.88, median $209.96 across 17 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 sale180 hd

129.17

—

AL average9 barns · 673 hd

128.10

+1.07

This barn, trailing median17 sales

209.96

−80.79

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	1,504	82.17	1,236	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	63.48	941	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	58.95	701	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	42.86	399	17

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	669	105.13/cwt	102.00–107.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	111.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	635	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	658.75/cwt	610.00–725.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	913.89/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	116.90/cwt	113.00–120.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.60/cwt	117.00–120.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	158.83/cwt	157.00–160.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	116.07/cwt	114.00–118.00	622	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	163.15/cwt	159.00–165.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	128.42/cwt	126.00–131.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	107.11/cwt	105.00–111.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	591	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.23/cwt	142.00–151.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	133.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	138.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	149.73/cwt	146.00–152.00	576	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	134.95/cwt	132.00–137.00	661	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.02/cwt	131.00–137.00	699	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	126.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	136.04/cwt	134.00–136.50	766	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	861.56/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	646.43/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	517.50/cwt	450.00–550.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,271.88/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.59/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	646.82/cwt	610.00–700.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	560.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	627	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	64.79/cwt	64.00–67.00	794	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	60.58/cwt	58.00–63.00	732	41
Bulls	—	—	1,303	77.23/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	42.83/cwt	40.00–45.00	394	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	62.47/cwt	60.00–64.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	137.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	38.48/cwt	38.00–39.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.77/cwt	124.00–130.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	109.66/cwt	107.00–111.00	508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	128.34/cwt	127.00–130.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	83.07/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	560	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	81.49/cwt	80.00–83.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	116.62/cwt	116.00–118.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	159.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	127.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.89/cwt	114.00–116.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.45/cwt	152.00–158.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	109.80/cwt	109.00–110.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.13/cwt	133.00–140.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.23/cwt	139.00–144.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	106.65/cwt	106.00–108.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	98.67/cwt	98.00–99.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	104.40/cwt	104.00–105.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	378	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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