Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comment: Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder steers and heifers sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.81/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$116.81

307 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	123.44	591	125
Medium and Large 2	471	113.61	535	130
Medium and Large 3	429	108.89	467	52

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $124 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 sale307 hd

116.81

—

AL average9 barns · 1,417 hd

118.99

−2.18

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	1,629	78.07	1,272	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,196	72.77	870	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	63.26	737	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	50.05	475	35

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	151.51/cwt	148.00–154.00	559	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.26/cwt	124.00–133.00	689	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	165.08/cwt	164.00–166.00	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	104.75/cwt	101.00–107.00	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	108.13/cwt	106.00–111.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	564	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.92/cwt	122.00–125.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	504	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	167.07/cwt	166.00–169.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.72/cwt	113.00–120.00	602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	141.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.24/cwt	122.00–126.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	581	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	163.65/cwt	158.00–167.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	556	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.70/cwt	155.00–158.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	808.33/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.56/cwt	137.00–160.00	670	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	765	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	113.16/cwt	112.00–114.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	154.09/cwt	153.00–155.00	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	135.29/cwt	129.00–138.00	727	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	856.25/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	664.21/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	592.69/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	608.33/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	809.24/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	62.21/cwt	56.00–66.00	721	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	51.16/cwt	48.00–62.00	511	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	56.66/cwt	53.00–59.00	637	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	772	42.29/cwt	40.00–44.00	326	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	69.35/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	52.52/cwt	51.00–53.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	104.54/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	753	93.07/cwt	91.00–95.00	701	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.84/cwt	65.00–71.00	809	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	66.00/cwt	64.00–68.00	886	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	80.40/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,348	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	123.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.56/cwt	99.00–104.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	99.81/cwt	99.00–100.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	116.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	387	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.19/cwt	108.00–111.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	106.43/cwt	103.00–110.00	550	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	152.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	505	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.39/cwt	122.00–131.00	623	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	105.88/cwt	103.00–108.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	419	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	469	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	116.14/cwt	115.00–118.00	777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.41/cwt	109.00–119.00	547	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	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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