Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Demand high. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. demand low

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.98/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$115.98

359 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	120.30	617	196
Medium and Large 2	479	111.30	533	118
Medium and Large 3	385	109.45	421	45

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $196 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 sale359 hd

115.98

—

AL average12 barns · 2,169 hd

118.31

−2.33

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	1,553	74.42	1,155	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	62.26	850	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	59.88	718	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	47.44	447	34

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	517	119.04/cwt	115.00–124.00	615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	97.47/cwt	95.00–101.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	102.82/cwt	101.00–106.00	637	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.15/cwt	123.00–132.00	549	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.61/cwt	124.00–125.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	129.23/cwt	125.00–133.00	485	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.36/cwt	136.00–140.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	109.32/cwt	105.00–114.00	627	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	158.81/cwt	154.00–162.00	381	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	98.06/cwt	95.00–104.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	145.19/cwt	137.00–150.00	485	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	139.10/cwt	138.00–140.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.03/cwt	133.00–138.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	141.73/cwt	140.00–143.00	400	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.22/cwt	102.00–104.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	107.57/cwt	103.00–112.00	574	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	588	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.97/cwt	102.00–109.00	662	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	92.02/cwt	90.00–93.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.27/cwt	134.00–138.00	714	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	133.91/cwt	133.00–135.00	446	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	151.18/cwt	149.00–154.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.85/cwt	114.00–120.00	663	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.49/cwt	125.00–137.00	772	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	604	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	747	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	919	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	157.35/cwt	154.00–160.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	119.04/cwt	117.00–126.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.00/cwt	143.00–150.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	778	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	52.81/cwt	51.00–55.00	497	9
Bulls	—	—	1,571	69.57/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,093	9
Bulls	—	—	1,469	80.56/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,183	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	74.47/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,180	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	63.80/cwt	62.00–67.00	849	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	42.05/cwt	40.00–45.00	391	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,421.88/cwt	1,100.00–1,650.00	—	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,610.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,800.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.14/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	759.38/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.26/cwt	725.00–975.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	430.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	633	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	64.59/cwt	62.00–69.00	776	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	47.80/cwt	45.00–50.00	455	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	462	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,091.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	107.27/cwt	105.00–109.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	114.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	551	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	116.80/cwt	111.00–122.00	491	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	125.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	151.46/cwt	148.00–156.00	421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	102.35/cwt	101.00–104.00	573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	881	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.91/cwt	136.00–144.00	522	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	148.68/cwt	145.00–154.00	489	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	128.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	113.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	314	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	453	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	109.21/cwt	108.00–110.00	567	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	58.56/cwt	55.00–63.00	699	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	58.81/cwt	57.00–60.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	101.63/cwt	101.00–102.00	548	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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