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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Mar 25

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Mar 11Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

454 head

▼ 530 vs last sale 984▲ 454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 125▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 112▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

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 $125.89/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$125.89

105 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	137.14	597	24
Medium and Large 2	481	123.65	595	64
Medium and Large 3	427	118.43	506	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $91 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 sale105 hd

125.89

—

AL average10 barns · 739 hd

124.73

+1.16

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	1,507	96.09	1,448	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	77.09	1,096	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	76.98	896	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	68.20	685	38

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	165.31/cwt	164.00–168.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	136.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	154.38/cwt	151.00–157.00	730	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	147.30/cwt	146.00–148.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	133.48/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	133.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	868	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	132.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	367	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	142.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	145.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	123.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	131.77/cwt	131.00–133.00	544	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	118.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	135.81/cwt	135.00–136.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	111.14/cwt	110.00–114.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	91.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	167.88/cwt	164.00–170.00	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	163.21/cwt	162.00–164.00	503	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	156.04/cwt	155.00–158.00	487	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	159.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	601	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	155.73/cwt	155.00–158.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	149.04/cwt	146.00–151.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	692	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	141.16/cwt	139.00–143.00	685	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	144.02/cwt	143.00–148.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	135.23/cwt	134.00–139.00	721	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	728	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	121.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	96.07/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,402	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	101.44/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,637	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	53.84/cwt	51.00–55.00	523	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	68.79/cwt	67.00–71.00	691	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	76.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	781	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	82.69/cwt	82.00–84.00	881	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	76.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	864	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	68.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	928	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	77.09/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,096	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	5

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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 984Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 112Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–925.00	875.00

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)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,416.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	135.00–136.00	135.81
8	—	413	138.00–140.00	138.98
5	—	515	125.00	125.00
6	—	368	144.00–148.00	145.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	120.00–129.00	123.72
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.55
3	—	470	114.00–120.00	118.04
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
5	—	278	130.00–140.00	132.09
1	—	760	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.87
8	—	413	131.00–133.00	131.77
3	—	718	90.00–95.00	91.68
10	—	323	140.00–146.00	142.06
6	—	392	137.00–139.00	138.33
2	—	680	100.00–104.00	102.04
10	—	481	124.00–130.00	126.35
7	—	569	110.00–114.00	111.14
3	—	613	105.00–110.00	106.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	130.00–140.00	136.64
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
4	—	566	115.00–120.00	118.71
1	—	375	144.00	144.00
3	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	162.00–164.00	163.21
10	—	464	148.00–150.00	149.19
4	—	416	155.00–158.00	155.73
6	—	377	158.00–160.00	159.36
3	—	278	164.00–170.00	167.88
5	—	507	143.00–148.00	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	154.00	154.00
6	—	312	155.00–158.00	156.04
11	—	485	139.00–143.00	141.16
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
5	—	618	120.00–125.00	121.02
9	—	571	125.00–131.00	127.43
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
5	—	424	146.00–151.00	149.04
8	—	533	134.00–139.00	135.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	140.00–150.00	143.43
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	443	130.00–140.00	136.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	131.00–135.00	133.48
3	—	322	164.00–168.00	165.31
2	—	560	139.00	139.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
2	—	768	111.00–115.00	113.02
6	—	437	155.00–157.00	155.67
2	—	675	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	518	146.00–148.00	147.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	145.00–148.00	145.98
2	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.59
14	—	473	151.00–157.00	154.38
4	—	664	133.00–135.00	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,005	67.00–71.00	68.79
9	—	972	51.00–55.00	53.84
15	—	1,024	74.00–78.00	76.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,065	82.00–84.00	82.69
8	—	1,123	74.00–78.00	76.97
7	—	1,364	65.00–70.00	68.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	74.00–79.00	77.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,459	94.00–97.00	96.07
4	—	1,614	101.00–103.00	101.44
3	—	1,490	89.00	89.00

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.