Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Strong demand. Replacement pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Demand week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.25/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$105.25

193 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$5.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	107.42	572	103
Medium and Large 2	495	103.12	510	66
Medium and Large 3	389	101.80	396	24

One grade step is worth $5.62/cwt here — about $176 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 sale193 hd

105.25

—

AL average12 barns · 1,269 hd

114.82

−9.56

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	1,711	70.29	1,203	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,719	67.87	1,166	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	50.64	604	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	42.01	392	26

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,823	72.94/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,330	6
Bulls	—	—	1,637	68.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,122	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	43.37/cwt	41.00–47.00	399	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.16/cwt	38.00–42.00	382	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.10/cwt	50.00–55.00	632	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	57.45/cwt	54.00–61.00	773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.85/cwt	129.00–132.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	103.73/cwt	102.00–108.00	590	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.09/cwt	119.00–126.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	569	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.90/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	109.66/cwt	109.00–111.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	119.75/cwt	117.00–123.00	441	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	130.63/cwt	130.00–131.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	134.24/cwt	132.00–136.00	643	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	97.82/cwt	96.00–100.00	657	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	121.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	530	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	139.65/cwt	138.00–142.00	517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	96.19/cwt	95.00–98.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	115.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	497	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	101.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	139.34/cwt	136.00–142.00	470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.77/cwt	122.00–126.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.10/cwt	110.00–118.00	604	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.11/cwt	121.00–129.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	95.56/cwt	92.00–98.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	128.22/cwt	127.00–129.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	597.22/cwt	475.00–675.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	871.79/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,093.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	631.25/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	770.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	45.93/cwt	41.00–50.00	508	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	69.17/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,201	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	605.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,262.77/cwt	1,000.00–1,650.00	—	47
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	130.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	441	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.57/cwt	112.00–116.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	397	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	349	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	90.34/cwt	90.00–91.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.00	320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	105.78/cwt	101.00–108.00	570	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	108.98/cwt	106.00–111.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	112.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	417	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.73/cwt	116.00–122.00	572	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	103.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	481	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	101.43/cwt	96.00–103.00	545	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.20/cwt	128.00–136.00	436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.95/cwt	124.00–131.00	592	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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