Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2019-07-10

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 10
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
806 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 584▲ 806 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 150▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 96▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady, with registered replacement cows selling up to 1650.00 and registered replacement pairs selling up to 1750.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.65/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$115.65
183 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2520117.0160977
Medium and Large 1599114.9068944
Medium and Large 3464114.4953162
One grade step is worth $2.51/cwt here — about $78 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 sale183 hd
115.65
—
AL average14 barns · 1,515 hd
119.52
−3.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,64283.441,37020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51357.2186613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20055.5366649
CowsLean 85-90%High97847.8846818

Every lot

99 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3290153.02/cwt152.00–154.004444
Steers—Medium and Large 3331143.79/cwt140.00–145.004764
Steers—Medium and Large 2337154.71/cwt152.00–158.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 1364156.01/cwt155.00–158.005685
Steers—Medium and Large 2374145.73/cwt143.00–148.005458
Steers—Medium and Large 3376139.51/cwt138.00–140.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 2428141.84/cwt140.00–145.0060711
Steers—Medium and Large 3434131.59/cwt130.00–134.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 2484137.41/cwt135.00–140.0066512
Steers—Medium and Large 3493127.35/cwt124.00–130.006286
Steers—Medium and Large 1514138.77/cwt138.00–140.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 3523120.77/cwt120.00–122.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 2532132.25/cwt129.00–136.007048
Steers—Medium and Large 2570128.61/cwt127.00–131.007338
Steers—Medium and Large 1577133.99/cwt133.00–136.0077317
Steers—Medium and Large 3588114.72/cwt114.00–117.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1632131.49/cwt130.00–133.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1667128.45/cwt124.00–129.0085738
Steers—Medium and Large 2683117.40/cwt115.00–120.008028
Steers—Medium and Large 1715117.43/cwt116.00–119.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 1780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 2795110.25/cwt110.00–111.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 1815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3267130.85/cwt130.00–132.003495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330133.78/cwt133.00–135.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3341126.48/cwt126.00–128.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372129.65/cwt127.00–132.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373119.16/cwt118.00–121.0044410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431117.16/cwt115.00–120.0050515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434123.58/cwt122.00–125.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468126.67/cwt125.00–128.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.62/cwt117.00–123.0056519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477114.21/cwt113.00–115.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.68/cwt110.00–112.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521119.85/cwt119.00–122.0062414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530116.74/cwt114.00–118.0061911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566116.88/cwt116.00–118.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578112.00/cwt111.00–113.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582106.13/cwt104.00–109.006189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621108.69/cwt107.00–110.0067513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3621103.01/cwt101.00–105.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627112.64/cwt111.00–115.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674104.75/cwt104.00–105.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 367894.67/cwt94.00–95.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681110.40/cwt110.00–111.007525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712102.33/cwt102.00–103.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720107.49/cwt107.00–108.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 275597.67/cwt97.00–98.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775101.25/cwt100.00–105.007854
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272149.35/cwt148.00–150.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285158.96/cwt158.00–160.004534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290166.98/cwt166.00–168.004844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327152.37/cwt150.00–155.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335141.37/cwt140.00–144.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337157.33/cwt156.00–158.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368148.29/cwt146.00–152.005469
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372131.39/cwt130.00–134.004898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389140.18/cwt138.00–144.005459
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416129.90/cwt128.00–132.005408
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424136.38/cwt134.00–139.0057811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469123.61/cwt120.00–126.005809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470135.51/cwt135.00–136.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474131.05/cwt127.00–134.0062119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515122.35/cwt120.00–125.006308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526129.29/cwt127.00–133.0068013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535115.32/cwt115.00–116.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3566109.48/cwt108.00–110.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576123.98/cwt120.00–125.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583115.19/cwt114.00–117.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638118.00/cwt117.00–119.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660109.76/cwt108.00–111.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677114.00/cwt113.00–115.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715111.00/cwt110.00–112.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733107.32/cwt107.00–108.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773102.48/cwt100.00–105.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860103.00/cwt103.00–103.008861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58584.38/cwt82.00–87.001,33711
Bulls——1,66790.33/cwt89.00–92.001,5063
Bulls——1,73578.28/cwt75.00–80.001,3586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91943.43/cwt42.00–45.003997
Cows—Lean 85-90%98553.64/cwt53.00–54.005283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02649.61/cwt47.00–52.005098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18555.81/cwt53.00–58.0066138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22451.55/cwt51.00–52.006317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30359.78/cwt59.00–60.007794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50957.64/cwt55.00–59.0087012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56552.00/cwt52.00–52.008141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—1,658.33/cwt1,600.00–1,750.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—988.46/cwt900.00–1,175.00—26
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—781.25/cwt700.00–850.00—16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—1,458.33/cwt1,350.00–1,650.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,205.56/cwt1,100.00–1,300.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3Registered—977.78/cwt900.00–1,000.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—912.50/cwt875.00–950.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt725.00–875.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt750.00–850.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—616.67/cwt575.00–675.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—918.75/cwt800.00–1,000.00—4
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—617.50/cwt520.00–710.00—4

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.