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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 13

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 549▲ 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 85▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 160▲ 112 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 and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 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 $126.83/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −81.34 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$126.83

175 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	134.88	642	80
Medium and Large 2	500	121.81	609	64
Medium and Large 3	471	116.43	548	31

One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about $94 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 sale175 hd

126.83

—

AL average12 barns · 759 hd

125.14

+1.69

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−81.34

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	1,690	92.24	1,559	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	59.53	683	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	59.05	890	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	53.04	489	17

Every lot

104 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 2	326	155.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	146.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	521	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	154.32/cwt	151.00–158.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	147.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	629	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	126.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	134.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	145.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	713	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	746	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	124.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	130.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	769	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	124.27/cwt	123.00–125.00	778	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	297	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	243	139.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	338	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	352	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	137.23/cwt	136.00–140.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	129.53/cwt	128.00–130.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	117.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	446	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	119.59/cwt	117.00–121.00	527	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	115.28/cwt	113.00–117.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	108.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	123.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	602	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	117.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	632	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	108.85/cwt	107.00–110.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	114.63/cwt	114.00–116.00	664	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	91.36/cwt	90.00–94.00	665	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	228	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	367	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	245	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	407	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	371	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	272	153.45/cwt	152.00–156.00	417	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	161.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	476	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	148.22/cwt	147.00–150.00	474	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	158.38/cwt	158.00–160.00	515	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	459	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	138.94/cwt	135.00–144.00	515	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	152.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	588	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	119.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	516	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	137.40/cwt	134.00–142.00	595	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	129.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	625	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.00	661	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	117.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	109.04/cwt	107.00–110.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	100.70/cwt	100.00–102.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	639	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	99.35/cwt	98.00–100.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	110.52/cwt	109.00–115.00	685	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	108.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	734	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	90.69/cwt	90.00–92.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	839	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	92.74/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,576	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	839	48.26/cwt	46.00–51.00	405	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	55.64/cwt	53.00–58.00	539	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	56.13/cwt	55.00–57.00	622	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	60.09/cwt	58.00–63.00	692	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	818	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	804	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	59.49/cwt	58.00–63.00	903	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016.18/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	810.00/cwt	725.00–875.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	716.67/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,450.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951.25/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864.44/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722.73/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576.00/cwt	445.00–625.00	—	10

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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 549Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 160Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	120.00–127.00	124.50
6	—	425	140.00–144.00	141.99
8	—	612	120.00	120.00
1	—	865	93.00	93.00
3	—	355	146.00–148.00	146.67
3	—	528	129.00–130.00	129.67
4	—	326	150.00–158.00	155.09
4	—	455	134.00–136.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	665	100.00–104.00	102.03
3	—	432	125.00–130.00	126.56
3	—	472	120.00–125.00	121.75
3	—	543	115.00–116.00	115.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
4	—	386	151.00–158.00	154.32
5	—	679	120.00–121.00	120.20
5	—	722	110.00–115.00	112.58
6	—	588	129.00–133.00	130.81
7	—	626	123.00–125.00	124.27
9	—	427	145.00–149.00	147.31
15	—	489	142.00–148.00	145.76
15	—	531	136.00–145.00	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	105.00–112.00	109.22
11	—	481	120.00–125.00	121.19
14	—	529	115.00–120.00	117.89
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
2	—	228	160.00–162.00	161.05
3	—	272	152.00–156.00	153.45
3	—	618	102.00–105.00	104.01
3	—	678	100.00–101.00	100.32
3	—	727	99.00–100.00	99.67
4	—	320	147.00–150.00	148.22
5	—	371	135.00–144.00	138.94
5	—	428	125.00–130.00	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.48
3	—	535	107.00–110.00	109.04
3	—	568	100.00–102.00	100.70
3	—	618	98.00–100.00	99.35
3	—	715	90.00–92.00	90.69
4	—	260	140.00–145.00	142.55
4	—	358	125.00–130.00	128.26
4	—	430	118.00–121.00	119.99
5	—	490	112.00–116.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
2	—	788	106.00–107.00	106.50
3	—	295	160.00–164.00	161.33
4	—	566	115.00–118.00	116.51
4	—	678	107.00–110.00	108.27
5	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.38
5	—	528	123.00–127.00	125.19
10	—	620	109.00–115.00	110.52
12	—	433	134.00–142.00	137.40
12	—	481	128.00–133.00	129.91
21	—	387	148.00–158.00	152.01
1	—	245	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	99.00	99.00
2	—	260	145.00–147.00	146.02
3	—	332	136.00–140.00	137.23
5	—	629	105.00–110.00	107.98
8	—	381	130.00–135.00	131.20
8	—	579	114.00–116.00	114.63
16	—	441	125.00–130.00	127.24
17	—	536	115.00–120.00	117.90
45	—	487	119.00–126.00	123.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
2	—	578	107.00–108.00	107.52
3	—	268	130.00–134.00	131.37
3	—	728	90.00–94.00	91.36
4	—	243	135.00–142.00	139.24
4	—	334	128.00–130.00	129.53
4	—	480	113.00–117.00	115.28
6	—	385	125.00–128.00	126.49
6	—	538	107.00–110.00	108.85
7	—	441	117.00–121.00	119.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	104.00	104.00
2	—	230	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	107.00–110.00	108.55
2	—	740	85.00	85.00
5	—	321	118.00–122.00	120.00
6	—	380	112.00–120.00	117.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,016.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	650.00–800.00	716.67

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	10	—	—	725.00–875.00	810.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362.50

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	625.00–825.00	722.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	951.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	825.00–900.00	864.44

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	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–700.00	625.00

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	10	—	—	445.00–625.00	576.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	90.00–95.00	92.74
1	—	1,625	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,695	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	64.00–65.00	64.51
11	—	1,108	55.00–57.00	56.13
49	—	1,151	58.00–63.00	60.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	56.00	56.00
7	—	1,518	58.00–63.00	59.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	839	46.00–51.00	48.26
11	—	968	53.00–58.00	55.64

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.