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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Feb 19

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Feb 5Feb 19Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 662▲ 630 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 132▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 139▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

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 $139.20/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$139.20

151 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.00/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 2	424	142.51	605	61
Medium and Large 1	490	141.12	692	51
Medium and Large 3	427	131.51	561	39

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $43 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 sale151 hd

139.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,525 hd

134.16

+5.04

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	1,476	84.36	1,245	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	62.17	902	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	57.35	623	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	50.00	441	10

Every lot

95 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 3	323	166.53/cwt	165.00–168.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	170.73/cwt	168.00–175.00	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	162.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	173.71/cwt	172.00–176.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	140.02/cwt	137.00–143.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	168.94/cwt	166.00–172.00	819	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	150.32/cwt	148.00–154.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	141.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	156.25/cwt	154.00–160.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	143.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	871	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	133.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	208	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	277	147.17/cwt	144.00–150.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	157.24/cwt	154.00–162.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	138.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	445	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	153.59/cwt	149.00–157.00	495	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	154.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	577	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	148.67/cwt	146.00–151.00	577	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	130.78/cwt	130.00–133.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	142.19/cwt	139.00–145.00	613	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	147.06/cwt	146.00–150.00	646	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	136.10/cwt	134.00–139.00	649	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	492	128.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	630	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	711	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	620	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	130.59/cwt	128.00–134.00	691	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	131.88/cwt	130.00–134.00	754	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	107.95/cwt	106.00–110.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	170.09/cwt	168.00–172.50	383	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	180.50/cwt	177.50–184.00	424	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	241	194.51/cwt	190.00–197.50	469	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	245	209.33/cwt	206.00–212.00	513	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	185.80/cwt	182.00–190.00	502	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	168.84/cwt	167.50–170.00	537	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	322	161.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	153.22/cwt	150.00–157.50	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	165.82/cwt	160.00–168.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	394	171.72/cwt	170.00–174.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	164.48/cwt	162.00–168.00	674	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	625	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	152.14/cwt	149.00–160.00	660	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	132.22/cwt	128.00–136.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	150.21/cwt	148.00–152.00	723	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	698	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	509	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	146.66/cwt	145.00–148.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	139.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	105.98/cwt	103.00–109.00	880	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,118	78.52/cwt	78.00–79.00	878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	84.37/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	429	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	411	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	49.29/cwt	48.00–52.00	448	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,012	52.99/cwt	50.00–55.00	536	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	57.87/cwt	56.00–61.00	625	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	62.52/cwt	62.00–64.00	769	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	913	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	61.60/cwt	59.50–63.00	899	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408.33/cwt	375.00–475.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987.50/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810.71/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	800.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667.50/cwt	580.00–725.00	—	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	604.17/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 662Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 139Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	182.00–190.00	185.80
2	—	830	103.00–109.00	105.98
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
10	—	481	148.00–152.00	150.21
8	—	410	162.00–168.00	164.48
7	—	394	170.00–174.00	171.72
5	—	241	190.00–197.50	194.51
4	—	583	137.00–140.00	139.02
3	—	537	145.00–148.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
6	—	431	144.00–146.00	145.00
5	—	225	168.00–172.50	170.09
4	—	476	128.00–136.00	132.22
4	—	375	150.00–157.50	153.22
3	—	322	160.00–165.00	161.74
2	—	545	120.00–125.00	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	487	140.00–147.00	143.33
9	—	434	149.00–160.00	152.14
8	—	381	160.00–168.00	165.82
4	—	509	135.00–140.00	138.72
4	—	318	167.50–170.00	168.84
3	—	235	177.50–184.00	180.50
2	—	670	114.00–118.00	116.01
2	—	643	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	285	170.00–172.50	171.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	245	206.00–212.00	209.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	148.00–154.00	150.32
5	—	522	140.00–145.00	141.57
4	—	625	125.00–129.00	126.94
4	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.18
4	—	365	168.00–175.00	170.73
3	—	585	135.00–137.00	135.64
2	—	665	122.00–125.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	166.00–172.00	168.94
8	—	574	140.00–146.00	143.18
7	—	440	172.00–176.00	173.71
5	—	671	132.00–135.00	133.20
4	—	529	154.00–160.00	156.25
3	—	622	138.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	1,095	108.00	108.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	145.00–150.00	148.39
2	—	565	124.00–128.00	126.00
2	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	468	137.00–143.00	140.02
2	—	323	165.00–168.00	166.53
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	150.00–152.00	151.04
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
10	—	492	122.00–130.00	128.03
6	—	387	135.00–140.00	138.70
6	—	320	136.00–140.00	138.98
4	—	519	118.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	421	130.00–133.00	130.78
3	—	277	144.00–150.00	147.17
2	—	580	113.00–115.00	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	134.00–139.00	136.10
12	—	388	146.00–151.00	148.67
10	—	322	149.00–157.00	153.59
8	—	431	139.00–145.00	142.19
7	—	529	128.00–134.00	130.59
7	—	284	154.00–162.00	157.24
3	—	568	122.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	723	106.00–110.00	107.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	152.00–160.00	154.99
11	—	439	146.00–150.00	147.06
9	—	572	130.00–134.00	131.88
7	—	519	135.00–139.00	137.00
4	—	480	140.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	625	120.00–128.00	124.31
1	—	905	98.00	98.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	909	48.00–52.00	49.29
2	—	795	54.00	54.00
1	—	875	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	59.50–63.00	61.60
1	—	1,405	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,080	56.00–61.00	57.87
19	—	1,012	50.00–55.00	52.99
12	—	1,230	62.00–64.00	62.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	84.00–85.00	84.37
2	—	1,118	78.00–79.00	78.52
1	—	1,910	96.00	96.00

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	6	—	—	375.00–475.00	408.33

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)	6	—	—	575.00–650.00	604.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–825.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	775.00–875.00	810.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	580.00–725.00	667.50

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.