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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 1Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

388 head

▲ 388 vs last sale 0▲ 388 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 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 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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 $115.25/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$115.25

136 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$21.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	118.59	548	94
Medium and Large 2	481	108.31	521	40
Medium and Large 3	500	97.00	485	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $63 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 sale136 hd

115.25

—

AL average10 barns · 588 hd

114.39

+0.85

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	1,433	84.88	1,216	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	60.52	751	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	57.86	718	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	51.67	476	10

Every lot

71 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 1	320	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	135.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	511	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	143.11/cwt	139.00–146.00	615	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	129.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	136.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	655	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	134.30/cwt	132.00–137.00	693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	123.07/cwt	120.00–127.00	694	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	114.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	111.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	137.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	441	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	123.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	131.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	491	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	122.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	116.82/cwt	102.00–124.00	542	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	107.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	514	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	109.26/cwt	105.00–114.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	93.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	102.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	83.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	87.60/cwt	85.00–93.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	481	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	145.60/cwt	144.00–148.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	135.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	563	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	542	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	128.04/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	115.16/cwt	113.00–120.00	549	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	122.76/cwt	118.00–126.00	640	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	113.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	112.24/cwt	107.00–116.00	634	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	100.83/cwt	95.00–107.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	85.66/cwt	83.00–95.00	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	96.36/cwt	94.00–100.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	84.88/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,216	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	53.81/cwt	50.00–57.00	488	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	46.67/cwt	43.00–49.00	448	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	55.79/cwt	53.00–59.00	664	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	59.47/cwt	55.00–61.00	727	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	819	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	834	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912.50/cwt	825.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672.86/cwt	550.00–825.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	501.00/cwt	425.00–550.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	755.00/cwt	625.00–885.00	—	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	124.00–132.00	128.04
18	—	565	107.00–116.00	112.24
19	—	414	130.00–142.00	135.98
14	—	521	118.00–126.00	122.76
8	—	313	150.00–156.00	153.76
5	—	361	144.00–148.00	145.60
3	—	683	94.00–100.00	96.36
2	—	618	95.00–107.00	100.83
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	144.00	144.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
4	—	528	110.00–115.00	113.48
5	—	428	120.00–130.00	126.70
5	—	477	113.00–120.00	115.16
6	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.50
6	—	680	83.00–95.00	85.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	99.00	99.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
3	—	780	85.00–93.00	87.60
4	—	619	95.00–100.00	97.74
5	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.73
8	—	321	136.00–140.00	137.46
9	—	533	105.00–114.00	109.26
16	—	423	120.00–128.00	122.81
17	—	374	128.00–137.00	131.37
30	—	464	102.00–124.00	116.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
2	—	308	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	600	90.00	90.00
3	—	678	80.00–85.00	83.34
5	—	364	120.00–128.00	123.19
6	—	566	90.00–100.00	93.38
8	—	477	100.00–110.00	107.69
13	—	427	115.00–120.00	117.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	130.00–141.00	135.22
3	—	478	127.00–134.00	129.32
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	120.00–127.00	123.07
13	—	480	134.00–140.00	136.48
7	—	516	132.00–137.00	134.30
6	—	430	139.00–146.00	143.11
4	—	660	107.00–115.00	111.50
4	—	374	145.00–148.00	146.74
3	—	733	107.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	615	112.00–120.00	114.95
2	—	820	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	150.00–156.00	152.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	43.00–49.00	46.67
7	—	906	50.00–57.00	53.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	53.00–59.00	55.79
1	—	1,345	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,222	55.00–61.00	59.47
3	—	1,293	63.00–64.00	63.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	81.00–89.00	84.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	425.00–550.00	501.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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	—	—	775.00–875.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–975.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–825.00	672.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00–885.00	755.00

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	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.