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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 17

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

971 head

▲ 171 vs last sale 800▲ 381 vs year ago 590 · +64.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 123▲ 78 vs year ago 123 · +63.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 157▲ 94 vs year ago 77 · +122.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly 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 $129.63/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$129.63

203 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	131.17	786	118
Medium and Large 2	526	128.56	677	61
Medium and Large 3	479	124.79	597	24

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $188 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 sale203 hd

129.63

—

AL average11 barns · 761 hd

130.74

−1.10

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	1,568	96.68	1,516	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	77.09	863	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	75.86	1,082	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	63.82	612	27

Every lot

111 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	440	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	133.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	472	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	533	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	586	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	614	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	124.79/cwt	124.00–126.00	603	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	138.90/cwt	138.00–141.00	678	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	136.67/cwt	134.00–139.00	727	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	127.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	682	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	542	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	123.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	721	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	124.78/cwt	124.00–128.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	639	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	119.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	820	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	704	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	857	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	114.25/cwt	114.00–115.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	814	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	928	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	96.52/cwt	95.00–98.00	804	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	388	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	121.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	115.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	445	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	118.62/cwt	117.00–120.00	492	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	115.32/cwt	114.00–118.00	541	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	115.21/cwt	115.00–118.00	593	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	111.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	598	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	108.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	99.81/cwt	99.00–100.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	596	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	700	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	95.35/cwt	95.00–96.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	96.18/cwt	94.00–100.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	85.68/cwt	85.00–87.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	802	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	272	154.37/cwt	150.00–158.00	420	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	286	139.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	398	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	463	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	149.63/cwt	148.00–152.00	491	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	133.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	440	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	125.61/cwt	124.00–128.00	471	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	147.26/cwt	146.00–148.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	139.71/cwt	138.00–141.00	538	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	131.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	591	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.43/cwt	135.00–139.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	556	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	123.23/cwt	122.00–124.00	658	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	543	114.85/cwt	114.00–116.00	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	116.15/cwt	115.00–117.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	124.80/cwt	124.00–126.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	109.99/cwt	108.00–111.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	683	97.30/cwt	95.00–100.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	102.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	93.03/cwt	92.00–94.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	764	97.23/cwt	95.00–99.00	743	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,216	89.46/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,538	102.74/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,580	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	97.27/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,710	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	56.40/cwt	54.00–59.00	519	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	69.89/cwt	67.00–73.00	670	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	62.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	617	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	69.15/cwt	66.00–73.00	739	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	77.42/cwt	74.00–80.00	868	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	82.82/cwt	81.00–86.00	959	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	77.94/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,109	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	82.51/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,180	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	67.81/cwt	65.00–72.00	973	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012.31/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	—	78
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	737.50/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627.50/cwt	510.00–740.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,390.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,248.08/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,048.00/cwt	995.00–1,125.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960.00/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772.78/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	723.33/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	—	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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 971Last week 800Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 123Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 157Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	95.00–98.00	96.52
3	—	737	110.00–112.00	111.35
5	—	467	129.00–134.00	131.55
6	—	623	120.00–122.00	120.98
9	—	377	140.00–144.00	141.51
9	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.91
11	—	422	137.00–140.00	138.80
16	—	583	122.00–125.00	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	104.00–108.00	105.98
3	—	355	132.00–135.00	133.00
3	—	542	117.00–120.00	119.01
5	—	483	124.00–126.00	124.79
5	—	639	110.00–111.00	110.19
6	—	310	140.00–144.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	575	137.00	137.00
14	—	704	121.75	121.75
13	—	814	114.00	114.00
13	—	530	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	488	138.00–141.00	138.90
12	—	532	134.00–139.00	136.67
8	—	684	115.00–122.00	119.81
5	—	637	124.00–128.00	124.78
4	—	736	114.00–115.00	114.25
4	—	560	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	412	144.00–145.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	160.00–162.00	160.68
9	—	527	127.00–130.00	128.00
9	—	420	140.00–142.00	140.68
6	—	328	148.00–152.00	149.63
5	—	567	124.00–126.00	124.80
5	—	473	135.00–139.00	137.43
4	—	383	146.00–148.00	147.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	124.00–128.00	125.61
2	—	725	92.00–94.00	93.03
1	—	845	85.00	85.00
7	—	543	114.00–116.00	114.85
6	—	620	100.00–104.00	101.35
6	—	473	117.00–119.00	117.49
5	—	286	138.00–140.00	139.17
4	—	443	120.00–125.00	122.51
4	—	330	132.00–135.00	133.43
3	—	755	90.00	90.00
3	—	683	95.00–100.00	97.30
3	—	572	108.00–111.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	128.00–136.00	131.84
9	—	534	122.00–124.00	123.23
8	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.03
7	—	619	110.00–115.00	112.71
7	—	561	115.00–117.00	116.15
6	—	482	125.00–128.00	126.35
6	—	385	138.00–141.00	139.71
6	—	272	150.00–158.00	154.37
4	—	764	95.00–99.00	97.23
4	—	670	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	722	100.00–103.00	102.01
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	112.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	618	95.00–96.00	95.35
4	—	515	102.00–104.00	103.00
4	—	685	90.00	90.00
5	—	588	99.00–100.00	99.81
6	—	320	120.00–124.00	121.38
6	—	385	115.00–118.00	115.64
2	—	770	80.00–81.00	80.51
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
6	—	483	105.00–110.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	469	114.00–118.00	115.32
13	—	535	110.00–114.00	111.76
11	—	415	117.00–120.00	118.62
11	—	380	120.00–125.00	121.48
10	—	583	105.00–110.00	108.49
8	—	625	100.00–103.00	100.90
7	—	684	94.00–100.00	96.18
3	—	765	85.00–87.00	85.68
3	—	737	88.00–92.00	90.00
1	—	810	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	596	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	115.00–118.00	115.21
10	—	627	105.00–109.00	106.40
2	—	670	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	990	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	78	—	—	850.00–1,200.00	1,012.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	550.00	550.00

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	16	—	—	650.00–825.00	737.50

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	8	—	—	510.00–740.00	627.50

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	—	—	900.00	900.00

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)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	723.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–620.00	615.00

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)	8	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–800.00	772.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,248.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,390.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	995.00–1,125.00	1,048.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	67.00–73.00	69.89
12	—	980	60.00–65.00	62.98
6	—	921	54.00–59.00	56.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,423	74.00–79.00	77.94
5	—	1,435	65.00–72.00	67.81
2	—	1,430	82.00–83.00	82.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,121	74.00–80.00	77.42
36	—	1,158	81.00–86.00	82.82
28	—	1,069	66.00–73.00	69.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,758	95.00–99.00	97.27
4	—	1,538	102.00–105.00	102.74
4	—	1,216	86.00–91.00	89.46

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.