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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, May 20

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

743 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 628▲ 327 vs year ago 416 · +78.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 116▲ 63 vs year ago 61 · +103.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 112▲ 135 vs year ago 76 · +177.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 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 $116.84/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$116.84

149 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	120.11	584	73
Medium and Large 2	498	114.86	572	54
Medium and Large 3	470	110.87	521	22

One grade step is worth $9.24/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 sale149 hd

116.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,635 hd

119.15

−2.31

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	1,679	96.07	1,613	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	62.74	1,032	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	59.76	708	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	49.71	449	16

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	535	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	590	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	143.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	135.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	664	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	137.64/cwt	134.00–140.00	718	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	689	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	128.79/cwt	128.00–130.00	753	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	801	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	717	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	889	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	404	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	119.28/cwt	117.00–120.00	441	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	467	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	528	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	119.57/cwt	118.00–120.00	521	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	122.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	575	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	115.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	106.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	108.39/cwt	107.00–110.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	101.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	88.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	416	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	138.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	139.74/cwt	138.00–142.00	514	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	140.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	563	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.27/cwt	128.00–132.00	623	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	124.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	605	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	126.10/cwt	125.00–128.00	682	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	109.67/cwt	107.00–112.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	721	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	775	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	109.51/cwt	109.00–111.00	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	757	92.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	782	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	826	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	828	87.34/cwt	86.00–90.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,591	95.17/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,514	7
Bulls	—	—	1,778	90.45/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	101.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,853	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	51.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	454	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	46.73/cwt	45.00–48.00	437	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	56.27/cwt	54.00–57.00	634	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	719	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	64.67/cwt	64.00–66.00	817	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	61.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	993	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,195	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	—	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496.56/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142.86/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854.17/cwt	775.00–920.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700.48/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	669.29/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,331.25/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	792.86/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	—	4

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 628Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 116Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 112Year ago 76

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
9	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.32
8	—	333	135.00–140.00	138.53
5	—	290	140.00–145.00	143.39
3	—	440	122.00–126.00	124.34
2	—	565	105.00–108.00	106.47
2	—	375	130.00–134.00	131.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.67
11	—	368	138.00–142.00	139.74
9	—	485	122.00–127.00	124.64
8	—	511	120.00–122.00	120.74
6	—	622	107.00–112.00	109.67
6	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.44
3	—	828	86.00–90.00	87.34
3	—	757	90.00–95.00	92.33
3	—	660	105.00–106.00	105.66
3	—	312	145.00–147.00	145.65
2	—	745	102.00–105.00	103.50
1	—	890	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	114.00–116.00	115.00
9	—	541	125.00–128.00	126.10
7	—	478	128.00–132.00	130.27
6	—	682	112.00–115.00	113.67
6	—	408	138.00–142.00	140.33
4	—	728	109.00–111.00	109.51
4	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	782	105.00–107.00	105.67
1	—	915	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	100.00–103.00	101.99
4	—	630	104.00–105.00	104.51
4	—	341	130.00–132.00	130.51
3	—	582	105.00–108.00	106.02
3	—	482	110.00–115.00	111.57
2	—	860	85.00	85.00
2	—	760	90.00	90.00
2	—	260	136.00	136.00
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
13	—	436	118.00–120.00	119.57
13	—	371	122.00–130.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	120.00–126.00	122.76
21	—	521	114.00–120.00	115.69
19	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.22
5	—	619	107.00–110.00	108.39
5	—	561	110.00–112.00	111.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.34
4	—	745	85.00–90.00	88.75
4	—	370	117.00–120.00	119.28
2	—	680	95.00	95.00
2	—	530	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	495	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	105.00	105.00
2	—	580	108.00–110.00	108.97
4	—	408	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	385	137.00–140.00	138.50
3	—	478	120.00–125.00	123.41
3	—	342	140.00–145.00	141.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	490	130.00–138.00	135.49
6	—	540	125.00–130.00	127.65
4	—	413	140.00–142.00	140.49
2	—	760	112.00	112.00
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	585	128.00–130.00	128.79
9	—	637	124.00–128.00	125.77
7	—	522	134.00–140.00	137.64
6	—	486	140.00–146.00	143.67
4	—	425	147.00–148.00	147.51
2	—	760	118.00	118.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	890	50.00–54.00	51.06
5	—	935	45.00–48.00	46.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	60.00–65.00	61.93
1	—	1,810	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,194	58.00–63.00	60.21
18	—	1,126	54.00–57.00	56.27
8	—	1,263	64.00–66.00	64.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	93.00–98.00	95.17
3	—	1,818	100.00–103.00	101.90
2	—	1,778	90.00–91.00	90.45

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	16	—	—	400.00–575.00	496.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	790.00	790.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	625.00–700.00	669.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–540.00	535.00

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)	18	—	—	775.00–920.00	854.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,142.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	—	600.00–750.00	700.48

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	4	—	—	730.00–750.00	740.00

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	14	—	—	725.00–825.00	792.86

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	86	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,331.25

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.