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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 2

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,052 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 1,198▲ 1,052 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 209▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 93▲ 131 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 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady, with several fancy replacement cows that sold up to 2500.00. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.88/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$107.88

253 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	110.49	604	77
Medium and Large 2	476	109.30	521	92
Medium and Large 3	473	103.92	492	84

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $112 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 sale253 hd

107.88

—

AL average16 barns · 2,079 hd

110.05

−2.17

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	1,622	69.64	1,130	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	45.14	654	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	42.03	495	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	38.92	383	30

Every lot

106 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	236	149.29/cwt	147.00–150.00	352	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	146.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	469	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	138.57/cwt	138.00–140.00	478	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	446	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	493	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	530	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	136.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	527	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	610	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	125.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	601	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	577	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	119.63/cwt	119.00–120.00	632	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	691	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	752	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	115.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	657	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	124.81/cwt	119.00–126.00	730	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.00	678	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	116.88/cwt	116.00–117.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	762	102.66/cwt	101.00–104.00	782	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	314	115.24/cwt	114.00–118.00	362	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	124.68/cwt	121.00–127.00	409	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	437	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	116.55/cwt	115.00–119.00	437	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	112.39/cwt	111.00–114.00	438	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	488	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	114.41/cwt	112.00–116.00	482	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	106.35/cwt	104.00–109.00	450	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	109.32/cwt	106.00–111.00	515	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	542	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	103.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	504	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	105.20/cwt	103.00–108.00	541	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	112.06/cwt	111.00–113.00	582	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	100.17/cwt	97.00–102.00	522	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	95.30/cwt	94.00–97.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	109.61/cwt	108.00–112.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	606	90.50/cwt	90.00–92.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	103.91/cwt	101.00–106.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	90.62/cwt	85.00–96.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	89.25/cwt	87.00–90.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	98.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	716	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	337	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	326	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	259	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	381	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	286	127.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	364	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	319	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	389	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	441	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	128.92/cwt	124.00–133.00	495	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	117.87/cwt	115.00–121.00	460	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	121.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	525	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	506	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	122.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	574	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	109.57/cwt	108.00–110.00	522	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	114.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	548	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	112.57/cwt	110.00–114.00	589	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	118.85/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	105.57/cwt	105.00–107.00	567	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	572	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	114.85/cwt	112.00–117.00	662	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	106.21/cwt	105.00–108.00	614	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	112.67/cwt	111.00–114.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	103.58/cwt	102.00–105.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	709	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	104.98/cwt	103.00–107.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	774	100.71/cwt	100.00–101.00	779	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	70.10/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,147	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	40.52/cwt	38.00–43.50	391	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	35.71/cwt	35.00–37.00	365	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	38.85/cwt	38.50–39.50	406	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	42.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	505	87
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	44.72/cwt	42.00–47.00	644	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	50.02/cwt	49.00–51.00	739	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	598	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	777.50/cwt	710.00–800.00	—	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,075.00/cwt	1,900.00–2,500.00	—	18
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,784.62/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	—	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765.63/cwt	675.00–925.00	—	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594.44/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	533.75/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	418.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	677.14/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	14

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 1,198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 209Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 93Year ago 0

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	4	—	—	400.00–500.00	440.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	710.00–800.00	777.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,784.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	8	—	—	500.00–550.00	533.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	400.00–430.00	418.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	675.00–925.00	765.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	950.00–1,200.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	550.00–675.00	594.44

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	14	—	—	575.00–775.00	677.14

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	20	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	962.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	113.00–115.00	114.33
9	—	476	108.00–110.00	109.57
11	—	563	100.00–104.00	101.67
12	—	537	105.00–107.00	105.57
6	—	390	115.00–121.00	117.87
4	—	319	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	286	125.00–130.00	127.26
4	—	235	135.00–140.00	138.75
3	—	635	98.00–99.00	98.66
2	—	663	95.00–97.00	95.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	384	124.00–133.00	128.92
15	—	478	112.00–117.00	114.73
14	—	434	118.00–123.00	121.00
12	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.78
11	—	578	105.00–108.00	106.21
11	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.57
5	—	627	102.00–105.00	103.58
4	—	718	94.00–95.00	94.50
4	—	230	145.00–148.00	146.53
3	—	668	99.00–100.00	99.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	112.00–117.00	114.85
9	—	469	119.00–126.00	122.41
8	—	259	145.00–150.00	147.27
7	—	774	100.00–101.00	100.71
7	—	719	103.00–107.00	104.98
7	—	526	118.00–120.00	118.85
7	—	426	129.00–132.00	130.32
6	—	667	105.00–108.00	106.33
6	—	625	111.00–114.00	112.67
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	815	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
3	—	788	94.00–95.00	94.33
5	—	575	108.00–112.00	109.61
6	—	723	96.00–100.00	98.99
7	—	618	106.00–108.00	107.01
8	—	360	120.00–124.00	121.38
8	—	410	118.00–120.00	119.01
9	—	670	101.00–106.00	103.91
12	—	475	112.00–116.00	114.01
18	—	519	111.00–113.00	112.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	94.00–95.00	94.33
4	—	715	87.00–90.00	89.25
7	—	569	100.00–103.00	101.55
8	—	328	121.00–127.00	124.68
8	—	619	95.00–98.00	96.50
10	—	514	103.00–108.00	105.20
12	—	375	115.00–119.00	116.55
18	—	471	106.00–111.00	109.32
22	—	421	112.00–116.00	114.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	90.00–92.00	90.50
4	—	680	85.00–96.00	90.62
7	—	571	94.00–97.00	95.30
8	—	314	114.00–118.00	115.24
9	—	521	97.00–102.00	100.17
10	—	390	111.00–114.00	112.39
14	—	423	104.00–109.00	106.35
28	—	486	100.00–105.00	103.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	110.00–113.00	111.98
5	—	469	115.00–117.00	115.81
4	—	443	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	360	123.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
2	—	780	107.00–109.00	108.02
4	—	620	117.00–120.00	117.99
4	—	718	113.00–114.00	113.50
5	—	319	144.00–150.00	146.88
8	—	380	138.00–141.00	139.48
8	—	434	135.00–139.00	136.61
8	—	680	116.00–117.00	116.88
9	—	538	127.00–130.00	128.43
15	—	462	130.00–134.00	132.04
51	—	585	119.00–126.00	124.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	561	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	236	147.00–150.00	149.29
5	—	369	132.00–135.00	133.62
5	—	612	110.00–112.00	110.80
6	—	762	101.00–104.00	102.66
7	—	345	138.00–140.00	138.57
7	—	425	129.00–132.00	130.47
8	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.63
10	—	571	113.00–116.00	115.00
31	—	479	120.00–128.00	125.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	964	38.00–43.50	40.52
10	—	1,023	35.00–37.00	35.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,440	42.00–47.00	44.72
2	—	1,478	49.00–51.00	50.02
1	—	1,495	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,191	40.00–45.00	42.36
9	—	1,045	38.50–39.50	38.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,636	68.00–72.00	70.10
1	—	1,485	65.00	65.00

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.