Name: Roanoke Hollins Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Holstein Steers 45, Heifers 100, Bulls 51)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.92/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$141.92

181 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	149.09	856	63
Medium and Large 1	714	138.09	985	118

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale181 hd

141.92

—

VA average9 barns · 1,447 hd

148.84

−6.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Roanoke, VA

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	451	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	157.49/cwt	156.00–159.00	858	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	459	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	441	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	525	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	504	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	617	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	580	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	388	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	330	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	823	105.25/cwt	90.00–128.50	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,126	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	135.09/cwt	133.00–136.00	983	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	954	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	853	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	933	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	636	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.00/cwt	111.00–120.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	646	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	539	160.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	556	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	734	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	503	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	776	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	835	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.48/cwt	154.00–157.00	676	2

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Roanoke, VA

Mon Feb 17, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 380Last week 80Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Holstein Steers 45, Heifers 100, Bulls 51)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	451	135.00	135.00
5	—	646	112.00	112.00
22	—	556	132.00	132.00
2	—	503	113.00–117.00	115.01
4	—	776	104.00	104.00
2	—	835	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	114.00	114.00
8	—	563	133.00	133.00
4	—	659	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
2	—	853	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	129.00	129.00
3	—	672	115.00	115.00
7	—	541	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	99.00	99.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	132.00	132.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
6	—	536	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	156.00–159.00	157.49
11	—	452	159.00	159.00
2	—	435	154.00–157.00	155.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
7	—	564	161.00	161.00
10	—	823	90.00–128.50	105.25
1	—	480	161.00	161.00
25	—	873	129.00	129.00
35	—	728	133.00–136.00	135.09
21	—	638	149.50	149.50
6	—	655	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	164.00	164.00
7	—	537	155.00	155.00
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	165.00	165.00
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
3	—	933	75.00	75.00
8	—	636	145.00	145.00
5	—	835	113.00	113.00
18	—	539	156.00–161.00	160.44
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	96.00	96.00
11	—	525	96.00	96.00
13	—	617	94.00	94.00
12	—	388	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
3	—	653	120.00	120.00
4	—	544	128.00	128.00
5	—	448	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	541	148.00	148.00
15	—	625	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	136.00	136.00
3	—	655	111.00–120.00	117.00
5	—	454	143.00	143.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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