Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2019-07-24

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 24
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 690▲ 663 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 130▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 93▲ 84 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 steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.38/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$119.38
214 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540120.9565366
Medium and Large 2484119.41578102
Medium and Large 3444117.0852046
One grade step is worth $3.88/cwt here — about $133 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 sale214 hd
119.38
—
AL average14 barns · 1,660 hd
120.38
−0.99
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—High1,79481.041,4546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08256.6161338
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42856.048006thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96449.6547812

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3278160.17/cwt158.00–162.504453
Steers—Medium and Large 2312160.82/cwt160.00–162.505023
Steers—Medium and Large 3345152.50/cwt150.00–155.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 2373155.36/cwt154.00–157.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2411145.25/cwt144.00–147.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 3433139.02/cwt134.00–140.0060210
Steers—Medium and Large 2469141.97/cwt140.00–144.006665
Steers—Medium and Large 3478132.46/cwt130.00–135.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1527137.98/cwt137.00–139.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2537132.78/cwt129.00–135.007135
Steers—Medium and Large 1570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 2582127.00/cwt125.00–129.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1615127.33/cwt126.00–128.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 2635123.33/cwt122.00–124.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1680120.65/cwt120.00–122.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 3680111.01/cwt110.00–112.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1733119.00/cwt118.00–120.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280138.68/cwt135.00–140.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308148.68/cwt148.00–150.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325137.29/cwt132.00–142.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337128.21/cwt125.00–130.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384128.22/cwt127.00–130.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395122.00/cwt119.00–125.0048212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427122.65/cwt120.00–127.0052436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435118.17/cwt117.00–119.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472121.03/cwt119.00–123.0057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477110.80/cwt109.00–114.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479124.51/cwt124.00–128.0059620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514116.40/cwt114.00–119.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525122.35/cwt120.00–124.0064222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528105.67/cwt105.00–108.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572118.68/cwt116.00–122.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583104.22/cwt103.00–106.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587113.00/cwt110.00–115.0066313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626112.99/cwt111.00–115.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627106.24/cwt105.00–110.0066611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633100.32/cwt100.00–101.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680109.98/cwt109.00–111.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682104.67/cwt103.00–106.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730105.01/cwt104.00–106.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760102.50/cwt102.00–103.007792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282176.37/cwt174.00–180.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288163.02/cwt162.00–165.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338151.41/cwt146.00–156.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342160.68/cwt157.50–166.005505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377147.22/cwt145.00–150.0055513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380131.33/cwt130.00–134.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386141.53/cwt140.00–142.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434133.86/cwt130.00–137.0058115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436140.49/cwt138.00–144.0061312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463134.65/cwt133.00–137.006239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476128.31/cwt125.00–130.0061113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477121.39/cwt120.00–124.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519130.36/cwt129.00–132.0067716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523117.85/cwt113.00–120.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531125.65/cwt118.00–128.0066712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570127.45/cwt125.00–131.0072619
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570110.99/cwt110.00–112.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581121.16/cwt117.00–123.007049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627120.30/cwt118.00–123.0075413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634115.02/cwt112.00–117.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678115.56/cwt114.00–118.007835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688110.34/cwt110.00–111.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 277199.98/cwt98.00–102.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 193097.00/cwt97.00–97.009021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77580.05/cwt79.00–82.001,4215
Bulls——1,89086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72545.00/cwt45.00–45.003261
Cows—Lean 85-90%92854.01/cwt53.00–55.005012
Cows—Lean 85-90%99849.20/cwt47.00–52.004919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01053.00/cwt53.00–53.005354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08556.95/cwt54.00–59.0061833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28560.00/cwt60.00–60.007711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38655.25/cwt52.00–57.007665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64060.00/cwt60.00–60.009841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,100.00–1,300.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—916.67/cwt800.00–1,025.00—24
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—762.50/cwt750.00–775.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,216.67/cwt1,100.00–1,275.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—914.29/cwt800.00–1,075.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—716.67/cwt675.00–775.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—607.00/cwt560.00–650.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—450.00/cwt450.00–450.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—571.00/cwt535.00–650.00—5

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.