Sale reports / Alabama / Roanoke Stockyards / 2020-06-24

Roanoke Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jun 24
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 971▲ 260 vs year ago 584 · +44.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 201▲ 96 vs year ago 150 · +64.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 171▲ 47 vs year ago 96 · +49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.17/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$133.17
237 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2459135.0762066
Medium and Large 1558134.99754139
Medium and Large 3495121.3760032
One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $19 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 sale237 hd
133.17
—
AL average12 barns · 992 hd
132.11
+1.06
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,73697.311,69021
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18467.24796124
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45965.5695725
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01157.3258048

Every lot

103 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235159.39/cwt158.00–160.003753
Steers—Medium and Large 2293153.02/cwt150.00–155.004485
Steers—Medium and Large 2323149.05/cwt148.00–150.004814
Steers—Medium and Large 3323139.61/cwt138.00–142.004515
Steers—Medium and Large 1333161.74/cwt160.00–165.005396
Steers—Medium and Large 2364145.64/cwt144.00–148.005308
Steers—Medium and Large 1374151.50/cwt149.00–155.0056715
Steers—Medium and Large 1420145.78/cwt144.00–148.006129
Steers—Medium and Large 3432130.69/cwt130.00–132.005653
Steers—Medium and Large 2440139.79/cwt138.00–141.006159
Steers—Medium and Large 3460122.91/cwt120.00–127.0056512
Steers—Medium and Large 2471132.44/cwt130.00–135.006245
Steers—Medium and Large 1475139.85/cwt139.00–141.006647
Steers—Medium and Large 1524135.29/cwt132.00–138.0070911
Steers—Medium and Large 3527117.79/cwt115.00–120.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 2529126.72/cwt124.00–130.0067020
Steers—Medium and Large 2568122.28/cwt120.00–124.006958
Steers—Medium and Large 3585112.32/cwt112.00–113.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 1586133.24/cwt127.00–134.0078150
Steers—Medium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 2618119.23/cwt118.00–120.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1628126.00/cwt125.00–127.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 1680124.82/cwt120.00–125.5084930
Steers—Medium and Large 1733115.81/cwt115.00–117.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 381090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 397083.00/cwt83.00–83.008051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260128.98/cwt128.00–130.003354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2289136.39/cwt135.00–138.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310136.02/cwt135.00–137.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332121.53/cwt120.00–125.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334128.01/cwt125.00–130.0042811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379130.90/cwt130.00–134.0049611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393121.16/cwt120.00–125.0047611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417126.73/cwt123.00–130.0052814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428120.25/cwt119.00–122.0051513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433114.69/cwt112.00–116.004976
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464110.11/cwt110.00–111.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487116.14/cwt114.00–119.0056612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495120.86/cwt120.00–123.0059814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520111.61/cwt110.00–114.005809
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528105.32/cwt105.00–106.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529117.18/cwt115.00–120.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569110.41/cwt109.00–115.0062810
Heifers—Medium and Large 358599.67/cwt99.00–100.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590105.39/cwt105.00–107.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 362592.54/cwt90.00–95.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628103.86/cwt100.00–105.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 268094.50/cwt94.00–95.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 271588.31/cwt85.00–90.006313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225158.48/cwt155.00–160.003573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276162.78/cwt160.00–166.004494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331153.25/cwt151.00–156.0050710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333149.21/cwt148.00–150.004975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3342138.83/cwt135.00–140.004756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377139.72/cwt138.00–141.0052711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378148.18/cwt146.00–150.005608
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387132.45/cwt130.00–135.005137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430140.24/cwt138.00–142.006039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432132.36/cwt129.00–136.0057213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3441122.66/cwt120.00–127.0054112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470136.01/cwt135.00–137.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474127.36/cwt126.00–129.0060416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3489117.15/cwt116.00–118.005737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534122.91/cwt120.00–126.0065629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540130.32/cwt130.00–132.007046
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571124.91/cwt122.00–129.0071311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585111.70/cwt110.00–114.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586118.61/cwt117.00–120.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625117.49/cwt117.00–118.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629114.56/cwt113.00–116.007219
Bulls—Medium and Large 3639109.86/cwt109.00–110.007027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2656111.75/cwt110.00–113.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 3679105.51/cwt104.00–107.007168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685115.32/cwt115.00–116.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 371897.95/cwt95.00–100.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2731106.40/cwt105.00–108.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768102.99/cwt102.00–104.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 381085.00/cwt85.00–85.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 285590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59890.06/cwt87.00–92.001,4395
Bulls——1,73496.97/cwt94.00–99.001,6818
Bulls——1,825102.17/cwt101.00–103.501,8658
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99853.53/cwt51.00–56.0053418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01759.24/cwt57.00–62.0060228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05364.50/cwt64.00–65.006792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15068.31/cwt66.00–71.5078673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16772.92/cwt72.00–74.0085115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26162.70/cwt60.00–65.0079136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44163.22/cwt60.00–64.0091112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46466.53/cwt65.00–70.0097411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54374.29/cwt72.00–76.001,1462
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—649.72/cwt500.00–700.00—18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,218.75/cwt1,200.00–1,275.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,215.00/cwt1,125.00–1,300.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—929.06/cwt875.00–1,075.00—16
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—875.00/cwt850.00–925.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—787.89/cwt700.00–875.00—19
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—708.33/cwt650.00–800.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,391.67/cwt1,300.00–1,600.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,089.06/cwt925.00–1,250.00—32
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt600.00–900.00—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.