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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 28

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,491 head

▲ 731 vs last sale 760▲ 1,491 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 108▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 91▲ 186 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 steady to 2.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady, with few replacement cows that sold up to 1600.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.53/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$128.53

354 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	129.47	674	104
Medium and Large 1	693	128.51	890	176
Medium and Large 3	486	127.26	618	74

One grade step is worth $2.21/cwt here — about $56 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 sale354 hd

128.53

—

AL average16 barns · 1,672 hd

133.06

−4.53

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	1,656	79.99	1,324	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	53.41	613	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	53.19	772	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	48.25	489	34

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	499	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	144.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	471	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	143.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	531	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	135.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	511	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	136.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	130.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	126.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	616	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	135.10/cwt	133.00–137.00	700	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	128.07/cwt	126.00–131.00	671	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	124.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	669	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	126.79/cwt	124.00–129.00	735	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	117.31/cwt	114.00–121.00	682	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	130.70/cwt	130.00–133.00	767	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	120.54/cwt	118.00–124.00	746	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	793	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	123.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	821	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	882	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	118.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	866	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,019	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	238	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	325	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	335	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	266	140.05/cwt	138.00–142.00	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	123.18/cwt	122.00–124.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	473	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	117.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	119.34/cwt	117.00–123.00	501	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	561	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	109.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	509	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	538	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	105.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	541	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	114.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	110.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	592	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	561	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	120.75/cwt	118.50–123.00	685	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	662	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	109.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	645	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	111.55/cwt	108.00–114.00	698	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	107.50/cwt	105.00–111.00	729	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	157.71/cwt	156.00–160.00	514	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	75.66/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	80.71/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,362	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	45.20/cwt	44.00–46.00	443	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	49.35/cwt	47.00–52.00	506	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	50.12/cwt	50.00–51.00	561	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	53.69/cwt	52.00–57.00	618	94
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	53.64/cwt	52.00–57.00	769	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	787	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006.25/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	780.00/cwt	760.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728.13/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	575.00/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527.50/cwt	475.00–600.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,464.58/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061.76/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	805.36/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	28

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 Aug 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,491Last week 760Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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	—	—	675.00–750.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	760.00–800.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	500.00–625.00	575.00

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)	25	—	—	800.00–975.00	865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	675.00–775.00	728.13

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	—	—	475.00–600.00	527.50

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	28	—	—	700.00–900.00	805.36

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	—	—	950.00–1,250.00	1,061.76

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)	Open	24	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,464.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	662	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	798	127.75	127.75
17	—	673	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	587	130.00–133.00	130.70
15	—	624	125.00–130.00	127.03
9	—	518	133.00–137.00	135.10
6	—	663	121.00–126.00	123.83
5	—	733	117.00–120.00	118.19
1	—	810	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	538	120.00–125.00	124.35
11	—	486	125.00–128.00	126.73
9	—	377	130.00–138.00	135.44
9	—	326	140.00–148.00	144.53
8	—	433	128.00–132.00	130.02
7	—	581	114.00–121.00	117.31
4	—	615	110.00–113.00	111.52
2	—	680	105.00–107.00	106.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	126.00–131.00	128.07
22	—	478	130.00–135.00	130.63
18	—	580	124.00–129.00	126.79
11	—	435	135.00–140.00	136.27
7	—	619	118.00–124.00	120.54
5	—	326	150.00–155.00	153.04
4	—	758	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	371	142.00–145.00	143.23
3	—	728	114.00–115.00	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	466	107.00–110.00	109.13
17	—	434	110.00–115.00	112.17
12	—	513	105.00–108.00	105.43
8	—	561	100.00–105.00	101.64
7	—	381	115.00–120.00	117.14
5	—	321	122.00–124.00	123.18
4	—	260	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	238	135.00–140.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	470	113.00–116.00	114.47
23	—	534	110.00–113.00	110.78
17	—	591	106.00–110.00	109.17
16	—	420	117.00–123.00	119.34
11	—	374	125.00–128.00	126.54
5	—	619	103.00–105.00	103.98
4	—	266	138.00–142.00	140.05
3	—	775	90.00–95.00	91.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	567	118.50–123.00	120.75
4	—	624	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	626	108.00–114.00	111.55
19	—	531	114.00–117.00	114.89
16	—	678	105.00–111.00	107.50
10	—	583	112.00–115.00	113.48
8	—	466	119.00–122.00	120.35
4	—	723	104.00–105.00	104.51
1	—	820	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	156.00–160.00	157.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,025	47.00–52.00	49.35
9	—	979	44.00–46.00	45.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,434	52.00–57.00	53.64
3	—	1,573	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,151	52.00–57.00	53.69
8	—	1,119	50.00–51.00	50.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,687	78.00–82.00	80.71
3	—	1,468	75.00–76.00	75.66

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.