Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2019-11-13

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 13
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 1,126▲ 886 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 99▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 104▲ 75 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 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady, with a few fancy replacement cows that sold up to 1300.00. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.29/cwt on 249 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.88 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.
Average price
$129.29
249 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406146.8859772
Medium and Large 2528122.50647122
Medium and Large 3474121.3157555
One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $21 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 sale249 hd
129.29
—
AL average15 barns · 1,399 hd
123.89
+5.39
This barn, trailing median15 sales
208.17
−78.88
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
239206173140median 208.1703/2505/0607/1509/3010/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,61174.881,20613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48553.717983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25250.3163030
CowsLean 85-90%Low98343.4742716

Every lot

102 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3235153.76/cwt152.00–157.503613
Steers—Medium and Large 1336164.67/cwt162.00–170.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 3367136.65/cwt134.00–140.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 2369147.19/cwt145.00–150.005437
Steers—Medium and Large 1389158.81/cwt158.00–160.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 1418153.51/cwt148.00–158.0064212
Steers—Medium and Large 2418139.00/cwt138.00–140.005816
Steers—Medium and Large 3422128.05/cwt126.00–130.005407
Steers—Medium and Large 3468122.95/cwt120.00–125.005756
Steers—Medium and Large 1476141.48/cwt138.00–145.006739
Steers—Medium and Large 2486132.21/cwt130.00–135.0064313
Steers—Medium and Large 2526127.75/cwt126.00–129.006728
Steers—Medium and Large 1529132.24/cwt130.00–134.007009
Steers—Medium and Large 3535118.61/cwt117.00–120.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 2566123.13/cwt120.00–125.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 3572114.67/cwt114.00–115.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1583129.46/cwt128.00–130.007559
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added602132.50/cwt132.50–132.507987
Steers—Medium and Large 1630123.99/cwt123.00–125.007816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008456
Steers—Medium and Large 2672117.34/cwt116.00–118.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 1723119.75/cwt118.00–121.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 2738114.67/cwt114.00–115.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 378597.47/cwt95.00–100.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 2820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2875101.00/cwt101.00–101.008841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3287124.16/cwt122.00–125.003569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325129.44/cwt126.00–134.0042114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328119.73/cwt117.50–122.0039319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362129.50/cwt128.00–131.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377115.34/cwt111.00–118.0043512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379123.24/cwt120.00–126.0046724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425123.68/cwt121.00–128.0052616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429109.40/cwt108.00–112.0046910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439116.87/cwt114.00–120.0051314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464120.01/cwt117.00–122.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469114.00/cwt112.00–116.005357
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484107.79/cwt106.00–110.005229
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523103.66/cwt101.00–105.005429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527107.51/cwt106.00–110.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3592100.67/cwt100.00–102.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593104.91/cwt104.00–106.0062211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613103.00/cwt102.00–105.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626106.80/cwt106.00–108.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670104.67/cwt104.00–105.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 272897.01/cwt96.00–98.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 276295.34/cwt94.00–96.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 177399.49/cwt99.00–102.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267147.57/cwt145.00–150.003945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276157.48/cwt155.00–160.004357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1291167.88/cwt163.00–172.0048914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308138.66/cwt138.00–140.004276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318159.10/cwt156.00–162.0050615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334149.37/cwt147.00–152.0049910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378137.53/cwt135.00–140.005209
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382128.38/cwt127.00–132.004909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383148.39/cwt146.00–152.005689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425141.11/cwt140.00–143.006009
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432125.03/cwt124.00–126.005406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437131.32/cwt130.00–134.0057415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466128.95/cwt125.00–130.0060114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477122.20/cwt120.00–128.005839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1492134.00/cwt133.00–135.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513112.97/cwt111.00–115.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523129.01/cwt126.00–132.0067512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543119.58/cwt117.00–123.0064912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568124.49/cwt124.00–125.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577113.30/cwt110.00–118.0065420
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588107.40/cwt107.00–108.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623108.51/cwt107.00–110.0067610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633104.49/cwt104.00–105.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680105.56/cwt104.00–108.007187
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2721101.76/cwt100.00–103.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 374597.50/cwt96.00–99.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2784100.01/cwt99.00–101.007847
Bulls—Medium and Large 283397.52/cwt95.00–100.008122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45769.92/cwt67.00–72.001,0195
Bulls——1,65581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3411
Bulls——1,71577.55/cwt74.00–79.001,3307
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93838.97/cwt36.00–41.003665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00345.51/cwt43.00–48.0045611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17145.87/cwt44.00–47.005378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26856.39/cwt55.00–58.007153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28451.22/cwt48.00–53.0065819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36050.00/cwt50.00–50.006801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54855.57/cwt54.00–57.008602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,250.00/cwt1,200.00–1,300.00—6
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,185.00/cwt1,150.00–1,200.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—983.33/cwt950.00–1,000.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—787.50/cwt775.00–800.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—759.44/cwt700.00–900.00—9
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—662.50/cwt650.00–675.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—592.86/cwt560.00–650.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—516.67/cwt500.00–550.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—871.67/cwt815.00–900.00—3
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—531.25/cwt500.00–550.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—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.