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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 31

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

824 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 663▲ 824 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 61▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 84▲ 78 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 sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.46/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −77.71 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$130.46

239 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$1.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	130.92	645	117
Medium and Large 3	426	130.52	556	47
Medium and Large 1	545	129.70	706	75

One grade step is worth $1.22/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale239 hd

130.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,680 hd

126.99

+3.47

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−77.71

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $154.13, median $208.17 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,474	79.45	1,171	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	58.27	918	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	56.62	652	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	49.13	465	18

Every lot

93 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	150.47/cwt	147.50–152.50	545	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	539	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	137.23/cwt	136.00–139.00	597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	139.75/cwt	137.00–142.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	132.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	130.76/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.75/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.32/cwt	127.00–128.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	123.32/cwt	123.00–124.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	120.67/cwt	119.00–122.00	885	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	379	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	401	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	135.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.50/cwt	124.00–128.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	119.45/cwt	117.00–121.00	453	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	119.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	493	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	115.54/cwt	113.00–117.00	486	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	109.18/cwt	108.00–110.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	615	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	104.59/cwt	103.00–105.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	110.66/cwt	107.00–113.00	642	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	115.58/cwt	115.00–117.00	681	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	111.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	106.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	104.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	101.35/cwt	100.00–102.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	803	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	167.90/cwt	166.00–170.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	173.71/cwt	172.50–175.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	292	156.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	456	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.58/cwt	148.00–156.00	504	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	146.65/cwt	146.00–148.00	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	141.16/cwt	138.00–145.00	543	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	590	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	127.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	547	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	135.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	586	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	627	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	622	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	487	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	664	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	690	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	630	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	110.02/cwt	108.00–113.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	732	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	121.41/cwt	119.00–123.00	716	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	115.70/cwt	113.00–118.00	737	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	114.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	736	107.46/cwt	105.00–109.00	791	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	818	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	74.96/cwt	74.00–76.00	921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	79.94/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,198	8
Bulls	—	—	2,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	46.46/cwt	46.00–47.00	408	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	49.58/cwt	48.00–53.00	473	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	599	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	53.65/cwt	52.00–54.00	606	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	57.11/cwt	55.00–60.00	659	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	63.59/cwt	63.00–64.00	775	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	58.63/cwt	56.50–61.00	915	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	935	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838.89/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680.00/cwt	640.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514.00/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	—	2

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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 663Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 84Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
2	—	285	172.50–175.00	173.71
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.50
3	—	362	146.00–148.00	146.65
3	—	775	108.00–110.00	109.35
4	—	625	120.00–123.00	121.45
7	—	664	114.00–117.00	114.99
8	—	469	131.00–137.00	133.65
8	—	725	110.00–114.00	112.01
9	—	532	129.00–130.00	129.67
10	—	576	125.00–129.00	127.09
17	—	420	138.00–144.00	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	99.00–101.00	100.00
3	—	282	166.00–170.00	167.90
3	—	778	100.00–105.00	101.62
7	—	526	124.00–128.00	126.16
7	—	637	113.00–118.00	115.70
10	—	590	119.00–123.00	121.41
11	—	736	105.00–109.00	107.46
12	—	335	148.00–156.00	150.58
19	—	482	125.00–130.00	129.05
21	—	431	133.00–137.00	135.99
22	—	385	138.00–145.00	141.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	106.00–110.00	108.05
4	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.21
4	—	568	108.00–113.00	110.02
5	—	292	150.00–160.00	156.03
5	—	537	115.00–120.00	117.41
6	—	487	120.00–124.00	121.32
10	—	430	124.00–130.00	127.32
11	—	327	140.00–145.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	103.00–105.00	104.59
5	—	625	100.00–102.00	100.80
6	—	295	134.00–138.00	136.00
6	—	517	108.00–110.00	109.18
9	—	421	113.00–117.00	115.54
10	—	484	109.00–114.00	111.46
26	—	379	117.00–121.00	119.45
3	—	670	99.00–100.00	99.66
4	—	325	124.00–128.00	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	108.00–109.00	108.67
3	—	725	105.00	105.00
3	—	777	102.00–104.00	103.34
9	—	613	110.00–114.00	111.44
11	—	529	118.00–120.00	118.64
12	—	589	115.00–117.00	115.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	154.00–155.00	154.33
3	—	267	140.00–145.00	142.00
3	—	673	103.00–105.00	104.34
3	—	728	100.00–102.00	101.35
4	—	325	132.00–140.00	135.23
7	—	623	105.00–109.00	106.85
12	—	537	112.00–117.00	114.50
15	—	580	107.00–113.00	110.66
29	—	412	118.00–124.00	119.65
30	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	127.00–128.00	127.32
3	—	733	119.00–122.00	120.67
8	—	575	130.00–134.00	132.75
12	—	533	135.00–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	106.00	106.00
3	—	632	123.00–124.00	123.32
4	—	473	137.00–142.00	139.75
4	—	685	118.00–120.00	119.52
5	—	362	147.50–152.50	150.47
8	—	529	128.00–134.00	130.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	116.00–120.00	118.02
4	—	380	140.00–144.00	141.97
4	—	435	136.00–139.00	137.23
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	1,012.50

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	6	—	—	700.00–825.00	758.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	640.00–750.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	966.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	775.00–875.00	838.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50

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	5	—	—	450.00–600.00	514.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	400.00–425.00	412.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,228	74.00–76.00	74.96
8	—	1,499	78.00–82.00	79.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	63.00–64.00	63.59
19	—	1,130	52.00–54.00	53.65
44	—	1,154	55.00–60.00	57.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	55.00	55.00
9	—	1,561	56.50–61.00	58.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	54.00	54.00
4	—	878	46.00–47.00	46.46
13	—	955	48.00–53.00	49.58

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.