Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.85/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$122.85

214 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	125.24	597	144
Medium and Large 2	434	119.45	518	44
Medium and Large 3	370	115.40	427	26

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $170 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 sale214 hd

122.85

—

AL average13 barns · 1,775 hd

120.64

+2.22

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	—	Average	1,474	73.96	1,090	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	64.85	886	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	61.01	704	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	38.49	368	21

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.87/cwt	133.00–138.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	106.59/cwt	102.00–109.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	575	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.71/cwt	152.00–162.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.22/cwt	111.00–125.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	467	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	647	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.24/cwt	126.00–133.00	679	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	673	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	168.50/cwt	164.00–174.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	495	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	172.04/cwt	167.00–175.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	109.89/cwt	107.00–113.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.63/cwt	116.00–123.00	626	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	973	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	126.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	605	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	175.33/cwt	170.00–179.00	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	164.46/cwt	160.00–169.00	635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	724	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	665	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	156.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	64.85/cwt	63.00–67.00	886	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	53.57/cwt	51.00–56.00	594	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	66.17/cwt	64.00–69.00	787	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	59.79/cwt	50.00–63.00	685	33
Bulls	—	—	1,477	77.83/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,150	12
Bulls	—	—	1,471	69.74/cwt	61.00–75.00	1,026	11
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	—	452.08/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	—	1,107.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	353.64/cwt	300.00–450.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	748.68/cwt	650.00–900.00	—	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	43.96/cwt	41.00–46.00	418	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	42.41/cwt	32.00–53.00	417	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	670.00/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	—	567.31/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	—	607.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	114.36/cwt	108.00–125.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	115.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	26.62/cwt	22.00–30.00	248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	123.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.23/cwt	129.00–132.00	427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.24/cwt	149.00–151.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.97/cwt	102.00–109.00	605	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	165.68/cwt	162.00–168.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	2

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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