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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 29

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 416▲ 392 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 61▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 76▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 150.00 to 200.00 per head higher, with pairs that sold up to 1425.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$123.71

136 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	130.42	621	31
Medium and Large 3	409	124.62	510	37
Medium and Large 2	541	120.16	650	68

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale136 hd

123.71

—

AL average10 barns · 1,025 hd

122.74

+0.97

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	1,785	80.98	1,445	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	55.20	671	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	54.73	806	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	47.84	411	10

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	455	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	156.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	574	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	150.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	164.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	156.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	140.54/cwt	140.00–142.00	739	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	865	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	867	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	281	138.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	390	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	148.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	140.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	135.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	138.43/cwt	136.00–140.00	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	121.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	130.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	567	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	132.68/cwt	132.00–134.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	118.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	607	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	125.20/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	119.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	119.40/cwt	118.00–120.00	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	884	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	796	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	382	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	155.53/cwt	152.00–157.50	435	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	291	161.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	471	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	147.70/cwt	144.00–150.00	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	161.13/cwt	158.00–162.00	546	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	344	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	152.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	545	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	160.05/cwt	158.00–162.00	591	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	140.36/cwt	139.00–142.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	152.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	136.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	588	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	136.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	130.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	614	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	127.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	664	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	721	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	116.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	730	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	80.70/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,441	7
Bulls	—	—	1,890	84.47/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	44.13/cwt	42.00–47.00	371	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	50.32/cwt	48.00–53.00	439	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	51.57/cwt	51.00–52.00	588	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	62.73/cwt	61.00–64.00	736	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	54.84/cwt	53.00–58.00	681	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	55.19/cwt	53.00–58.00	812	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	51.49/cwt	51.00–52.00	762	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597.50/cwt	575.00–645.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131.25/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781.67/cwt	715.00–850.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	735.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	764.29/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	14

This sale against other markets

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.

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

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed May 29, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 416Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	142.00–144.00	142.98
2	—	563	131.00–134.00	132.52
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.50
3	—	510	134.00–136.00	135.01
4	—	344	164.00–166.00	165.00
5	—	413	150.00–156.00	152.23
9	—	369	158.00–162.00	160.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	128.00–133.00	130.40
6	—	431	134.00–139.00	136.33
4	—	329	144.00–150.00	147.70
4	—	280	152.00–157.50	155.53
3	—	595	115.00	115.00
3	—	385	139.00–142.00	140.36
2	—	525	118.00–121.00	119.54
2	—	240	158.00–160.00	158.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	125.00–132.00	127.96
11	—	588	120.00–125.00	122.62
10	—	339	158.00–162.00	161.13
7	—	471	134.00–140.00	136.87
7	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.97
4	—	631	115.00–120.00	116.48
2	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.46
4	—	291	160.00–165.00	161.73
4	—	358	150.00–156.00	152.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	119.00–126.00	121.38
7	—	326	130.00–135.00	132.47
6	—	476	115.00–120.00	118.65
5	—	281	135.00–140.00	138.64
3	—	510	110.00–113.00	111.00
3	—	382	128.00–130.00	129.33
2	—	628	100.00–102.00	101.02
2	—	593	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	230	145.00–150.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	884	90.00	90.00
10	—	478	124.00–130.00	126.97
10	—	433	130.00–134.00	130.85
8	—	378	132.00–138.00	135.70
7	—	511	115.00–121.00	119.45
6	—	578	110.00–115.00	111.93
4	—	331	137.00–140.00	138.45
3	—	275	145.00–150.00	148.39
2	—	625	109.00–111.00	110.02
2	—	228	155.00–160.00	157.64
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	136.00–140.00	138.43
5	—	580	118.00–120.00	119.40
5	—	506	125.00–126.00	125.20
4	—	361	139.00–142.00	140.01
3	—	470	132.00–134.00	132.68
3	—	333	148.00–150.00	148.62
2	—	665	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	625	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–153.00	150.94
3	—	268	160.00–162.00	160.66
2	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	530	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	655	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	140.00–145.00	142.36
3	—	445	145.00–150.00	148.33
3	—	367	154.00–160.00	156.30
2	—	738	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	620	125.00–128.00	126.51
2	—	330	160.00–162.00	161.05
2	—	275	165.00–166.00	165.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	140.00–142.00	140.54
5	—	559	135.00–140.00	138.61
3	—	667	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	383	162.00–165.00	164.01
2	—	620	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	410	154.00–158.00	156.00
1	—	725	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	48.00–53.00	50.32
4	—	840	42.00–47.00	44.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,471	53.00–58.00	55.19
2	—	1,480	51.00–52.00	51.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,241	53.00–58.00	54.84
6	—	1,141	51.00–52.00	51.57
4	—	1,174	61.00–64.00	62.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,786	78.00–82.50	80.70
2	—	1,890	84.00–85.00	84.47
1	—	1,565	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–645.00	597.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–825.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,131.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	715.00–850.00	781.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	962.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	725.00–875.00	764.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,198.53

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.