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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 18

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

764 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 929▲ 764 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 137▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 130▲ 82 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 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 to 200.00 per head lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $122.34/cwt on 206 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −85.83 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$122.34

206 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	129.73	621	72
Medium and Large 2	471	121.41	571	84
Medium and Large 3	471	113.27	534	50

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $87 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 sale206 hd

122.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,279 hd

117.30

+5.04

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−85.83

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	—	Average	1,718	72.90	1,252	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	51.31	692	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	49.81	594	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	42.07	439	14

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	414	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	433	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	137.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	424	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	156.32/cwt	156.00–157.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	506	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	136.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	502	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	130.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	502	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	136.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	598	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	130.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	577	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	130.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	121.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	589	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	121.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	652	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	676	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	612	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	114.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	431	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	118.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	400	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	435	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	121.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	128.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	494	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	111.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	123.58/cwt	121.00–125.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	437	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	113.46/cwt	109.00–115.00	526	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	466	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	118.77/cwt	116.00–121.00	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	105.51/cwt	104.00–108.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	109.26/cwt	107.00–111.00	573	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	102.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	110.29/cwt	108.00–112.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	105.20/cwt	104.00–106.00	603	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	96.53/cwt	95.00–98.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	100.81/cwt	100.00–102.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	104.34/cwt	102.00–106.00	712	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	243	153.16/cwt	150.00–157.50	372	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	263	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	366	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	274	161.08/cwt	157.50–162.50	441	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	274	146.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	151.14/cwt	146.00–155.00	502	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	337	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	443	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	139.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	473	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	133.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	511	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	532	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	117.47/cwt	114.00–120.00	505	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	118.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	541	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	110.29/cwt	108.00–114.00	533	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	106.08/cwt	105.00–108.00	566	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	113.23/cwt	112.00–115.00	636	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	103.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	110.40/cwt	110.00–111.00	637	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	105.62/cwt	104.00–108.00	664	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	642	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	107.01/cwt	106.00–109.00	720	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	104.79/cwt	103.00–106.00	756	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	833	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	73.62/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,343	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	42.07/cwt	40.00–45.00	439	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	45.83/cwt	45.00–46.00	516	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	49.86/cwt	47.00–52.00	593	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	53.21/cwt	53.00–54.00	694	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	51.31/cwt	49.00–54.00	692	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431.43/cwt	340.00–450.00	—	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856.25/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541.92/cwt	480.00–590.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	515.71/cwt	480.00–550.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	420.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846.88/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	8

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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 929Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	107.00–111.00	109.26
8	—	418	115.00–120.00	118.01
6	—	335	125.00–130.00	127.54
5	—	621	100.00–102.00	100.81
2	—	688	95.00–100.00	97.47
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
19	—	464	109.00–115.00	113.46
9	—	573	104.00–106.00	105.20
9	—	381	120.00–124.00	121.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	124.00	124.00
5	—	437	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	385	125.00–131.00	128.23
11	—	468	116.00–121.00	118.77
10	—	435	121.00–125.00	123.58
8	—	610	105.00–110.00	107.13
8	—	324	132.00–134.00	133.00
7	—	569	108.00–112.00	110.29
6	—	682	102.00–106.00	104.34
4	—	518	114.00–117.00	115.26
2	—	735	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	337	115.00–121.00	118.59
7	—	526	100.00–105.00	102.97
5	—	425	110.00–114.00	111.60
4	—	473	104.00–108.00	105.51
4	—	380	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	288	120.00–125.00	121.59
2	—	573	95.00–98.00	96.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	108.00–114.00	110.29
10	—	430	114.00–120.00	117.47
9	—	534	105.00–108.00	106.08
5	—	566	100.00–105.00	103.99
5	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.29
3	—	642	98.00–99.00	98.66
3	—	337	130.00–135.00	131.58
2	—	263	138.00–140.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	458	115.00–122.00	118.21
14	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.31
11	—	422	124.00–128.00	126.01
10	—	384	128.00–136.00	133.14
5	—	629	104.00–108.00	105.62
5	—	577	110.00–111.00	110.40
5	—	340	137.00–140.00	139.21
4	—	680	100.00–105.00	103.30
4	—	274	145.00–150.00	146.80
4	—	243	150.00–157.50	153.16
2	—	833	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	112.00–115.00	113.23
14	—	332	146.00–155.00	151.14
8	—	431	130.00–136.00	132.75
8	—	360	140.00–145.00	141.74
7	—	274	157.50–162.50	161.08
6	—	673	106.00–109.00	107.01
5	—	721	103.00–106.00	104.79
5	—	487	125.00–127.00	125.78
3	—	640	110.00–112.00	111.34
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
1	—	820	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	120.00–123.00	121.42
4	—	384	130.00–133.00	130.74
3	—	612	105.00–107.00	105.66
3	—	308	136.00–140.00	137.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	120.00–125.00	121.72
8	—	368	135.00–139.00	136.50
8	—	341	145.00–150.00	148.41
7	—	571	117.00–120.00	118.33
7	—	442	130.00–132.00	130.56
6	—	465	125.00–128.00	126.68
3	—	635	113.00–115.00	114.35
2	—	263	155.00–160.00	157.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	130.00–135.00	130.90
5	—	671	115.00–117.00	116.21
5	—	624	117.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	438	135.00–138.00	136.61
4	—	578	124.00–126.00	125.00
4	—	265	162.00–165.00	163.44
3	—	325	156.00–157.00	156.32
2	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,044	40.00–45.00	42.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	49.00–54.00	51.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,189	47.00–52.00	49.86
5	—	1,305	53.00–54.00	53.21
5	—	1,126	45.00–46.00	45.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	72.00–75.00	73.62
1	—	1,295	70.00	70.00

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	7	—	—	340.00–450.00	431.43

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)	7	—	—	480.00–550.00	515.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–450.00	420.00

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)	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–925.00	856.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	480.00–590.00	541.92

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	8	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50

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	16	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	846.88

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.