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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

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

● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

817 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 1,453▲ 817 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 133▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 104▲ 146 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with few classes that sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $134.56/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −73.61 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$134.56

237 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	146.04	707	76
Medium and Large 2	516	131.34	677	112
Medium and Large 3	504	124.13	625	49

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $82 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 sale237 hd

134.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,366 hd

130.81

+3.75

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−73.61

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	1,536	70.08	1,076	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	53.32	790	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	49.27	573	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	39.12	380	22

Every lot

121 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	287	170.03/cwt	168.00–172.00	488	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	183.25/cwt	182.00–186.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	165.61/cwt	164.00–167.00	528	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	488	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	174.65/cwt	172.00–178.00	590	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.41/cwt	164.00–172.00	633	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	160.74/cwt	159.00–162.00	617	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	142.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	159.92/cwt	158.00–162.00	684	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	152.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	661	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	155.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	727	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	146.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	134.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	146.78/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	138.37/cwt	135.00–141.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	770	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	769	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	128.21/cwt	127.00–129.00	814	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	810	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	867	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	125.60/cwt	125.00–126.00	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	928	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	223	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	369	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	312	126.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	396	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	139.36/cwt	138.00–142.00	452	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	133.63/cwt	132.00–136.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	129.99/cwt	126.00–132.00	485	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	136.18/cwt	134.00–138.00	515	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	564	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	112.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	123.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	127.42/cwt	126.00–131.00	626	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	122.55/cwt	120.00–126.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.78/cwt	110.00–119.00	614	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	109.26/cwt	108.00–110.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	111.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	692	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	105.62/cwt	104.00–107.00	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	779	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	888	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	97.32/cwt	96.00–98.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	231	178.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	411	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	421	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	284	166.79/cwt	164.00–170.00	474	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	289	179.57/cwt	177.50–182.50	519	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	149.73/cwt	148.00–151.00	487	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	158.96/cwt	155.00–162.00	523	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	170.26/cwt	168.00–175.00	565	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	521	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	151.14/cwt	148.00–154.00	567	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	161.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	620	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	131.43/cwt	130.00–133.00	552	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	153.07/cwt	149.00–158.00	667	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	141.33/cwt	138.00–144.00	616	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	144.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	696	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	589	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	136.25/cwt	134.00–138.00	665	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	132.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	125.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	663	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	119.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	119.53/cwt	118.00–120.00	683	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	589	113.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	114.96/cwt	112.00–117.00	709	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	120.23/cwt	119.00–122.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	726	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	114.75/cwt	114.00–116.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	684	104.74/cwt	104.00–106.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	722	98.98/cwt	97.00–100.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	103.59/cwt	102.00–105.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	743	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	825	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	933	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	62.87/cwt	60.00–65.00	895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,151	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,089	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	44.27/cwt	44.00–45.00	413	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	39.84/cwt	38.00–43.00	388	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	345	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	53.93/cwt	53.00–55.00	620	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	45.26/cwt	45.00–46.00	522	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	49.58/cwt	47.00–52.00	578	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	52.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	732	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	47.73/cwt	47.00–48.00	672	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	58.91/cwt	57.00–61.00	1,019	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861.36/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685.00/cwt	625.00–740.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	621.25/cwt	600.00–685.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	537.50/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890.91/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	—	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473.89/cwt	400.00–560.00	—	9

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 1,453Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 104Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	138.00–142.00	139.36
15	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.55
9	—	429	129.00–134.00	131.55
11	—	378	134.00–138.00	136.18
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
2	—	680	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	614	110.00–115.00	111.80
5	—	723	104.00–107.00	105.62
8	—	570	114.00–120.00	117.02
23	—	491	126.00–131.00	127.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	110.00–113.00	112.01
3	—	365	120.00–124.00	121.30
2	—	525	106.00–108.00	106.98
2	—	280	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	223	138.00–140.00	139.03
4	—	443	115.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	583	100.00–104.00	101.96
6	—	312	125.00–130.00	126.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	443	125.00–128.00	127.01
9	—	373	126.00–132.00	129.99
7	—	469	120.00–125.00	123.18
5	—	324	132.00–136.00	133.63
4	—	580	108.00–110.00	109.26
17	—	530	110.00–119.00	115.78
3	—	268	136.00–140.00	137.73
3	—	692	100.00–105.00	101.67
3	—	782	96.00–98.00	97.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	779	114.00	114.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	164.00–167.00	165.61
12	—	434	150.00–156.00	152.31
5	—	635	127.00–129.00	128.21
5	—	287	168.00–172.00	170.03
2	—	928	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	1,115	96.00	96.00
7	—	384	159.00–162.00	160.74
10	—	534	135.00–141.00	138.37
6	—	473	144.00–149.00	146.20
5	—	665	120.00–124.00	121.78
5	—	587	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	132.00–138.00	134.00
4	—	320	150.00–155.00	152.62
3	—	425	142.00–145.00	142.95
2	—	575	120.00–122.00	121.02
4	—	533	125.00–130.00	128.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	158.00–162.00	159.92
9	—	378	164.00–172.00	167.41
9	—	338	172.00–178.00	174.65
5	—	672	127.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	630	132.00–133.00	132.50
4	—	295	182.00–186.00	183.25
1	—	1,160	99.00	99.00
9	—	469	150.00–158.00	155.02
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
5	—	715	125.00–126.00	125.60
8	—	523	145.00–149.00	146.78
6	—	568	134.00–137.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	119.00–122.00	120.23
1	—	1,015	95.00	95.00
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
13	—	385	158.00–164.00	161.05
5	—	289	177.50–182.50	179.57
12	—	480	140.00–149.00	144.99
4	—	678	114.00–116.00	114.75
6	—	743	110.00–112.00	111.00
7	—	514	130.00–137.00	132.72
10	—	332	168.00–175.00	170.26
12	—	436	149.00–158.00	153.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	110.00–115.00	113.41
6	—	528	118.00–120.00	119.67
6	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.80
5	—	420	130.00–133.00	131.43
5	—	373	138.00–142.00	139.61
4	—	684	104.00–106.00	104.74
4	—	325	148.00–151.00	149.73
4	—	265	158.00–160.00	158.96
3	—	722	97.00–100.00	98.98
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
4	—	620	108.00–110.00	109.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	118.00–120.00	119.53
6	—	375	148.00–154.00	151.14
12	—	662	109.00–110.00	109.66
12	—	436	138.00–144.00	141.33
10	—	329	155.00–162.00	158.96
8	—	488	134.00–138.00	136.25
16	—	526	123.00–128.00	125.99
7	—	284	164.00–170.00	166.79
6	—	617	112.00–117.00	114.96
5	—	231	175.00–180.00	178.05
2	—	933	90.00–93.00	91.52
2	—	815	95.00–96.00	95.50
5	—	725	102.00–105.00	103.59
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–575.00	537.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–685.00	621.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	716.67

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)	44	—	—	775.00–950.00	861.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	625.00–740.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	965.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	22	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	890.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	9	—	—	400.00–560.00	473.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,555	68.00–72.00	70.05
3	—	1,535	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,423	60.00–65.00	62.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,166	47.00–52.00	49.58
4	—	1,150	53.00–55.00	53.93
8	—	1,153	45.00–46.00	45.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	974	38.00–43.00	39.84
3	—	933	44.00–45.00	44.27
6	—	986	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,388	50.00–55.00	52.77
5	—	1,730	57.00–61.00	58.91
4	—	1,408	47.00–48.00	47.73

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.