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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 23

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,314 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 1,095▲ 1,314 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 143▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 153▲ 176 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 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $123.34/cwt on 320 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −84.83 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$123.34

320 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

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	131.83	630	86
Medium and Large 2	513	121.52	623	163
Medium and Large 3	488	117.24	572	71

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $58 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 sale320 hd

123.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,705 hd

117.85

+5.49

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−84.83

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	1,638	68.49	1,122	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	44.60	628	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	43.39	516	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	37.67	367	39

Every lot

104 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	144.85/cwt	144.00–146.00	461	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	339	138.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	470	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.00	546	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	141.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	522	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	542	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	137.51/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	146.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	625	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	125.17/cwt	124.00–126.00	582	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	138.83/cwt	135.00–143.00	655	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	131.53/cwt	129.00–133.00	627	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	657	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	122.17/cwt	120.00–122.50	700	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	125.65/cwt	124.00–127.00	726	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	120.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	812	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,043	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	366	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	118.69/cwt	117.00–120.00	400	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	126.85/cwt	126.00–128.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	467	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	115.17/cwt	114.00–117.00	447	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	123.83/cwt	122.00–125.00	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	491	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	110.56/cwt	108.00–114.00	474	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	120.63/cwt	119.00–122.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	107.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	113.38/cwt	111.00–116.00	541	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	104.50/cwt	102.00–107.00	545	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	110.43/cwt	109.00–112.00	587	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	106.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	618	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	582	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	591	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	786	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	612	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	102.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	109.60/cwt	107.00–111.00	698	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	909	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	259	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	391	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	157.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	447	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	147.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	434	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	324	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	430	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	154.85/cwt	152.00–158.00	511	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	146.67/cwt	144.00–149.00	496	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	128.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	472	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	135.49/cwt	134.00–138.00	512	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	129.40/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	135.20/cwt	133.00–138.00	580	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	125.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	586	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	553	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	130.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	633	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	124.99/cwt	122.00–127.00	646	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	110.70/cwt	107.00–113.00	584	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	116.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	113.36/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	118.65/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	586	105.19/cwt	104.00–106.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	100.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	624	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	108.36/cwt	105.00–111.00	675	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	713	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	99.60/cwt	99.00–100.00	665	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	108.36/cwt	107.00–110.00	740	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	104.85/cwt	102.00–106.00	721	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	767	92.97/cwt	91.00–94.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	788	97.33/cwt	97.00–98.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	95.02/cwt	94.00–96.00	789	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	87.01/cwt	86.00–88.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	69.14/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,131	10
Bulls	—	—	1,660	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,029	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	32.39/cwt	31.00–34.00	297	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	38.69/cwt	35.00–40.00	381	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	537	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	39.70/cwt	38.00–40.50	455	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	43.83/cwt	41.00–46.00	525	77
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	43.45/cwt	42.00–47.00	610	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	48.61/cwt	48.00–49.00	688	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494.29/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802.08/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	664.47/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663.10/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	505.00/cwt	475.00–550.00	—	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953.75/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	—	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	706.25/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	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 Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 1,095Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 153Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
3	—	732	119.00–120.00	119.67
5	—	615	122.00–124.00	123.00
6	—	362	150.00–152.00	150.84
6	—	677	120.00–123.00	120.85
7	—	426	144.00–148.00	146.69
11	—	578	124.00–127.00	125.65
17	—	516	130.00–136.00	132.77
24	—	472	135.00–143.00	138.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	735	127.00	127.00
19	—	812	128.50	128.50
54	—	645	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	114.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	778	105.00–110.00	106.66
7	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.26
8	—	519	125.00–128.00	126.52
9	—	318	144.00–146.00	144.85
9	—	369	140.00–144.00	141.54
9	—	423	136.00–140.00	137.51
33	—	573	120.00–122.50	122.17
16	—	477	129.00–133.00	131.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	110.00–115.00	112.34
6	—	465	124.00–126.00	125.17
6	—	380	130.00–135.00	131.67
4	—	420	127.00–130.00	129.01
4	—	339	137.00–140.00	138.77
3	—	518	118.00–120.00	119.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	109.00–112.00	110.43
18	—	579	104.00–109.00	106.75
21	—	477	111.00–116.00	113.38
12	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.09
11	—	420	115.00–119.00	117.00
10	—	383	120.00–123.00	121.99
9	—	285	127.00–130.00	128.59
5	—	667	98.00–100.00	98.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	94.00–96.00	95.00
21	—	469	105.00–110.00	107.19
19	—	522	102.00–107.00	104.50
9	—	337	117.00–120.00	118.69
11	—	388	114.00–117.00	115.17
12	—	579	100.00–102.00	100.49
16	—	429	108.00–114.00	110.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	591	133.00	133.00
19	—	767	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	637	107.00–111.00	109.60
7	—	735	100.00–105.00	102.00
7	—	418	122.00–125.00	123.83
4	—	520	115.00–118.00	116.97
6	—	467	119.00–122.00	120.63
7	—	362	126.00–128.00	126.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	623	105.00–111.00	108.36
15	—	467	121.00–128.00	125.41
15	—	338	144.00–149.00	146.67
12	—	688	102.00–106.00	104.85
8	—	378	134.00–138.00	135.49
7	—	710	100.00–102.00	100.86
7	—	259	150.00–152.00	151.02
4	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.45
3	—	788	97.00–98.00	97.33
2	—	915	86.00–88.00	87.01
2	—	830	94.00–96.00	95.02
17	—	537	115.00–120.00	116.57
24	—	416	128.00–130.00	129.40
31	—	569	110.00–116.00	113.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	133.00–138.00	135.20
12	—	483	129.00–134.00	130.96
12	—	375	140.00–148.00	143.97
9	—	517	122.00–127.00	124.99
1	—	925	97.00	97.00
6	—	283	155.00–160.00	157.85
6	—	572	117.00–120.00	118.65
7	—	330	152.00–158.00	154.85
8	—	628	112.00–115.00	113.52
8	—	683	107.00–110.00	108.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	91.00–94.00	92.97
5	—	324	130.00–136.00	132.73
5	—	586	104.00–106.00	105.19
5	—	668	99.00–100.00	99.60
6	—	368	126.00–130.00	128.23
8	—	431	120.00–125.00	122.06
9	—	295	140.00–156.00	147.00
9	—	528	107.00–113.00	110.70
10	—	618	100.00–103.00	100.90
11	—	474	115.00–119.00	116.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	43.00	43.00
7	—	918	31.00–34.00	32.39
31	—	985	35.00–40.00	38.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,405	42.00–47.00	43.45
2	—	1,415	48.00–49.00	48.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,198	41.00–46.00	43.83
12	—	1,146	38.00–40.50	39.70
3	—	1,143	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,636	68.00–70.00	69.14
1	—	1,660	62.00	62.00

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	21	—	—	400.00–575.00	494.29

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)	19	—	—	575.00–775.00	664.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	475.00–550.00	505.00

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)	24	—	—	750.00–900.00	802.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	600.00–725.00	663.10

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	—	—	600.00–775.00	706.25

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	40	—	—	800.00–1,150.00	953.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.