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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$119.04

279 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	125.17	626	101
Medium and Large 2	483	116.68	563	114
Medium and Large 3	435	113.58	495	64

One grade step is worth $11.59/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale279 hd

119.04

—

AL average11 barns · 1,703 hd

119.79

−0.75

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	1,587	78.57	1,247	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	61.27	949	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	59.99	706	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	46.14	452	17

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	—	423	156.73/cwt	155.00–158.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	168.45/cwt	167.00–170.00	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	109.14/cwt	108.00–110.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	563	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	105.40/cwt	105.00–106.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	157.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	157.22/cwt	152.00–161.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	108.80/cwt	108.00–110.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	138.99/cwt	137.00–142.00	453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	146.53/cwt	143.00–150.00	633	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.83/cwt	134.00–138.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	107.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	113.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.24/cwt	102.00–105.00	645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	168.94/cwt	168.00–170.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	160.67/cwt	159.00–164.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	165.80/cwt	162.00–168.00	565	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,053	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	948	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	844	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,038.89/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	661.67/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,029.29/cwt	910.00–1,275.00	—	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	623.33/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.28/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,065.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	5
Bulls	—	—	1,446	75.32/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,089	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	41.41/cwt	40.00–43.00	412	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	55.19/cwt	52.00–56.50	666	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	69.99/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,235	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	65.99/cwt	64.00–69.00	794	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	84.27/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	47.75/cwt	44.00–50.00	460	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	60.13/cwt	58.00–63.00	921	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	59.75/cwt	57.50–63.00	694	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	123.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	217	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	128.94/cwt	128.00–130.00	352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	109.57/cwt	108.00–110.00	539	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	111.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	106.17/cwt	105.00–108.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.32/cwt	124.00–131.00	610	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	161.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	433	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.07/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	144.40/cwt	142.00–146.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.53/cwt	134.00–138.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	99.60/cwt	99.00–100.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	126.15/cwt	124.00–130.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	115.18/cwt	114.00–118.00	567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	110.89/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	137.20/cwt	134.00–142.00	597	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	437	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	138.70/cwt	137.00–140.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	131.88/cwt	130.00–134.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	148.95/cwt	147.00–150.00	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	117.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	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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