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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jul 15

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 279 vs last sale 1,006▲ 37 vs year ago 690 · +5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 216▲ 4 vs year ago 130 · +3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 113▲ 26 vs year ago 93 · +28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 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 $123.90/cwt on 256 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −84.26 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$123.90

256 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	130.15	691	91
Medium and Large 2	546	122.03	666	116
Medium and Large 3	518	116.75	605	49

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $86 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 sale256 hd

123.90

—

AL average11 barns · 1,183 hd

123.36

+0.55

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−84.26

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	1,644	85.37	1,404	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	56.66	671	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	55.84	784	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	50.23	499	34

Every lot

100 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	555	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	147.19/cwt	145.00–148.00	537	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	149.37/cwt	147.00–150.00	621	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	442	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	585	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	617	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	126.23/cwt	125.00–128.00	597	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	138.94/cwt	137.00–142.00	664	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	121.43/cwt	120.00–123.00	622	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.77/cwt	125.00–127.00	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	740	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	390	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	121.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	133.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	470	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	389	118.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	110.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	447	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	125.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	531	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	510	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	115.42/cwt	114.00–117.00	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	121.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	588	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	111.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	596	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	98.76/cwt	97.00–100.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	104.60/cwt	104.00–105.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	126.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	807	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	109.21/cwt	108.00–110.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	99.61/cwt	98.00–100.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	349	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	427	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	518	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	151.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	505	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	144.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	150.79/cwt	148.00–154.00	571	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	141.49/cwt	138.00–145.00	600	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	590	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	134.56/cwt	133.00–136.00	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	130.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	610	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	128.79/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	649	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	543	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	622	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	562	110.13/cwt	107.00–112.00	619	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.78/cwt	113.00–120.00	671	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	112.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	706	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	116.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	739	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	107.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	719	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	114.12/cwt	112.00–116.00	769	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	688	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	714	103.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	730	95.66/cwt	95.00–96.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	103.68/cwt	102.00–105.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	779	100.00/cwt	98.00–101.00	779	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	833	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,397	80.53/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	91.88/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,458	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	54.75/cwt	54.00–55.00	515	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	50.78/cwt	48.00–53.00	499	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	483	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	619	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	57.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	671	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	62.70/cwt	61.00–65.00	791	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	681	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	55.91/cwt	53.00–58.00	788	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	977	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596.83/cwt	450.00–700.00	—	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985.71/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771.15/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	717.86/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	633.33/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128.13/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	908.33/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	6

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,006Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 216Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 113Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	526	120.00–127.00	123.33
20	—	469	128.00–132.00	130.09
11	—	666	105.00–111.00	107.90
11	—	442	132.00–135.00	133.46
10	—	629	110.00–119.00	112.30
6	—	333	150.00–154.00	151.69
5	—	779	98.00–101.00	100.00
5	—	714	100.00–105.00	103.61
5	—	369	140.00–146.00	144.37
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
22	—	575	113.00–120.00	116.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	138.00–145.00	141.49
13	—	635	115.00–119.00	116.30
13	—	379	148.00–154.00	150.79
10	—	521	128.00–130.00	128.79
9	—	674	112.00–116.00	114.12
7	—	464	133.00–136.00	134.56
7	—	327	156.00–160.00	158.26
6	—	572	122.00–124.00	123.01
4	—	723	107.00–110.00	108.52
3	—	833	100.00–104.00	101.67
3	—	765	102.00–105.00	103.68
1	—	865	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	120.00–125.00	121.68
8	—	562	107.00–112.00	110.13
8	—	543	113.00–116.00	114.49
3	—	730	95.00–96.00	95.66
3	—	688	100.00–102.00	100.65
3	—	440	125.00–127.00	125.65
3	—	317	132.00–136.00	134.69
2	—	780	93.00–95.00	93.98
2	—	235	147.00–150.00	148.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	130.00–136.00	133.62
5	—	691	98.00–100.00	99.61
5	—	612	104.00–105.00	104.60
4	—	283	136.00–140.00	137.95
19	—	537	110.00–114.00	111.08
9	—	425	117.00–123.00	120.08
8	—	377	123.00–126.00	124.67
7	—	466	114.00–117.00	115.42
6	—	580	105.00–107.00	105.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	636	125.00–127.00	126.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	485	119.00–125.00	121.34
22	—	423	124.00–130.00	125.59
11	—	519	115.00–120.00	117.72
8	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.72
6	—	383	130.00–132.00	130.67
5	—	641	108.00–110.00	109.21
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	670	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	389	115.00–120.00	118.83
8	—	319	120.00–125.00	121.81
6	—	525	100.00–105.00	101.70
6	—	405	110.00–112.00	110.33
4	—	570	97.00–100.00	98.76
4	—	465	107.00–110.00	108.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
11	—	437	135.00–140.00	137.37
8	—	624	117.00–120.00	118.52
6	—	582	120.00–125.00	122.34
6	—	467	130.00–134.00	132.02
5	—	523	125.00–127.00	125.77
4	—	365	145.00–148.00	147.19
3	—	722	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.01
6	—	663	120.00–122.00	120.68
6	—	478	137.00–142.00	138.94
5	—	565	128.00–130.00	128.80
5	—	416	147.00–150.00	149.37
4	—	363	152.00–154.00	153.02
3	—	773	115.00–116.00	115.33
2	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	120.00–123.00	121.43
6	—	442	130.00–134.00	132.33
5	—	473	125.00–128.00	126.23
4	—	620	113.00–115.00	114.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,168	52.00–54.00	52.96
6	—	1,261	61.00–65.00	62.70
30	—	1,176	55.00–60.00	57.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,550	63.00	63.00
8	—	1,409	53.00–58.00	55.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	982	48.00–53.00	50.78
6	—	1,073	45.00	45.00
4	—	941	54.00–55.00	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,705	83.00–88.00	85.50
3	—	1,397	80.00–82.00	80.53
2	—	1,650	90.00–94.00	91.88

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	30	—	—	450.00–700.00	596.83

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	—	—	700.00–750.00	717.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–650.00	633.33

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)	9	—	—	825.00–925.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	985.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	725.00–825.00	771.15

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	6	—	—	850.00–950.00	908.33

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	16	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,128.13

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.