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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 22

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 388▲ 492 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 32▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 36▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.88/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$131.88

116 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	133.00	587	6thin
Medium and Large 1	540	131.82	712	110

One grade step is worth $1.18/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale116 hd

131.88

—

AL average9 barns · 422 hd

128.45

+3.43

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	1,521	85.38	1,299	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	60.66	692	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	57.63	766	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	53.47	534	11

Every lot

63 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	312	154.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	484	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	148.69/cwt	147.00–154.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.92/cwt	138.00–147.00	609	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	129.55/cwt	124.00–133.00	720	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	124.91/cwt	119.00–126.00	758	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	118.04/cwt	114.00–119.00	805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	104.25/cwt	104.00–105.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	856	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	121.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	461	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	133.42/cwt	129.00–138.00	494	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	124.88/cwt	115.00–132.00	528	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	115.19/cwt	112.00–119.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	113.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	522	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	104.78/cwt	103.00–107.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	103.09/cwt	100.00–107.00	587	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	103.44/cwt	99.00–104.00	642	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	429	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	155.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	498	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	147.94/cwt	142.00–154.00	544	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	137.92/cwt	134.00–144.00	579	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	123.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	640	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	115.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	662	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	113.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	100.32/cwt	97.00–105.00	674	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	95.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	687	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	85.40/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,151	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,765	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	47.00/cwt	46.00–48.00	447	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	54.91/cwt	51.00–58.00	555	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	60.25/cwt	57.00–64.00	683	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	67.94/cwt	66.00–70.00	815	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	689	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	59.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	806	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804.17/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	620.00/cwt	590.00–650.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	785.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,010	51.00–58.00	54.91
2	—	950	46.00–48.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	57.00–63.00	59.94
1	—	1,300	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,133	57.00–64.00	60.25
2	—	1,200	66.00–70.00	67.94
1	—	1,140	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	81.00–89.00	85.40
2	—	1,950	90.50	90.50
1	—	1,705	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	110.00–120.00	113.06
20	—	621	99.00–104.00	103.44
10	—	423	115.00–132.00	124.88
10	—	336	134.00–140.00	137.32
9	—	569	100.00–107.00	103.09
8	—	370	129.00–138.00	133.42
1	—	690	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
2	—	620	90.00–95.00	92.56
4	—	475	103.00–107.00	104.78
5	—	312	120.00–125.00	121.03
5	—	430	112.00–119.00	115.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	835	100.00–105.00	102.49
20	—	607	119.00–126.00	124.91
19	—	523	130.00–140.00	136.01
16	—	432	138.00–147.00	140.92
13	—	682	114.00–119.00	118.04
13	—	480	135.00–140.00	138.08
8	—	312	150.00–158.00	154.98
7	—	556	124.00–133.00	129.55
4	—	721	104.00–105.00	104.25
4	—	384	147.00–154.00	148.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	330	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	312	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	745	83.00	83.00
1	—	640	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	120.00–132.00	123.48
14	—	368	142.00–154.00	147.94
12	—	420	134.00–144.00	137.92
10	—	473	130.00–136.00	134.18
9	—	672	97.00–105.00	100.32
9	—	573	113.00–120.00	115.57
7	—	719	90.00–97.00	95.56
7	—	619	110.00–115.00	113.18
6	—	321	150.00–158.00	155.00
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
1	—	875	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	420.00	420.00

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)	4	—	—	590.00–650.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	440.00	440.00

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)	12	—	—	700.00–875.00	804.17

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	5	—	—	725.00–875.00	785.00

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.