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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,034 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 1,159▲ 274 vs year ago 760 · +36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 113▲ 30 vs year ago 108 · +27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 92▼ 3 vs year ago 91 · −3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $119.94/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$119.94

283 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	124.12	691	66
Medium and Large 2	500	120.28	602	138
Medium and Large 3	465	115.87	539	79

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $152 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 sale283 hd

119.94

—

AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd

122.40

−2.45

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	1,630	83.29	1,357	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	58.94	696	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	56.94	871	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	49.77	475	23

Every lot

108 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	170.88/cwt	170.00–172.50	396	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	169.96/cwt	167.50–172.50	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	161.85/cwt	160.00–165.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	151.37/cwt	150.00–153.00	566	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	160.81/cwt	159.00–163.00	629	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	157.10/cwt	154.00–160.00	660	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	148.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	640	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	146.16/cwt	145.00–148.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	129.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	132.70/cwt	129.00–135.00	706	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	132.66/cwt	132.00–134.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	586	117.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	127.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	810	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	142.33/cwt	139.00–145.00	389	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	137.88/cwt	135.00–141.00	458	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	140.22/cwt	138.00–143.00	526	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	122.81/cwt	122.00–125.00	462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	131.70/cwt	128.00–136.00	504	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	134.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	119.39/cwt	117.00–122.00	498	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	125.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	537	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	574	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.81/cwt	113.00–117.00	545	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	115.38/cwt	114.00–117.00	585	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	110.87/cwt	110.00–113.00	569	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	120.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	646	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	626	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	111.06/cwt	109.00–113.00	685	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	109.71/cwt	108.00–110.00	726	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	114.61/cwt	113.00–116.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	113.77/cwt	112.00–115.00	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	776	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	415	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	222	169.29/cwt	168.00–170.00	376	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	470	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	165.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	143.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	476	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	157.77/cwt	154.00–160.00	541	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	158.01/cwt	156.00–161.00	596	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	147.29/cwt	143.00–152.00	555	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	384	130.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	146.87/cwt	146.00–148.00	618	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	127.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	536	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	140.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	600	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	141.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	127.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	612	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	116.12/cwt	115.00–118.00	617	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	124.84/cwt	124.00–126.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	581	112.27/cwt	110.00–114.00	652	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	731	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	113.79/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	686	102.40/cwt	101.00–105.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	732	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	783	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	792	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	818	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.57/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	84.53/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,408	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	46.12/cwt	45.00–49.00	412	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	53.75/cwt	51.00–56.00	550	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	59.42/cwt	56.00–63.00	685	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	53.37/cwt	51.50–55.00	648	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	66.49/cwt	64.00–69.00	818	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	877	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	57.09/cwt	55.00–60.00	869	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	52.37/cwt	52.00–54.00	860	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538.13/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887.69/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	676.67/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078.57/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 1,159Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 113Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 92Year ago 91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,666	82.50–87.00	84.53
2	—	1,565	75.00–78.50	76.57
1	—	1,505	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,230	64.00–69.00	66.49
20	—	1,214	51.50–55.00	53.37
43	—	1,152	56.00–63.00	59.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	63.00–65.00	63.99
5	—	1,642	52.00–54.00	52.37
11	—	1,522	55.00–60.00	57.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	51.00–56.00	53.75
12	—	893	45.00–49.00	46.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	128.00–136.00	131.70
13	—	473	120.00–123.00	121.36
14	—	426	124.00–128.00	125.94
15	—	332	135.00–141.00	137.88
23	—	567	112.00–115.00	114.00
29	—	507	114.00–117.00	115.38
12	—	617	109.00–113.00	111.06
7	—	662	108.00–110.00	109.71
4	—	776	100.00–105.00	103.27
4	—	745	105.00–108.00	106.50
4	—	273	139.00–145.00	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	128.00–130.00	129.36
4	—	288	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.50
7	—	376	122.00–125.00	122.81
8	—	578	107.00–110.00	108.38
15	—	513	110.00–113.00	110.87
22	—	475	113.00–117.00	114.81
16	—	417	117.00–122.00	119.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	412	130.00–138.00	134.85
12	—	632	115.00–118.00	116.35
12	—	375	138.00–143.00	140.22
8	—	538	120.00–124.00	120.96
7	—	783	109.00–113.00	110.99
5	—	724	112.00–115.00	113.77
5	—	678	113.00–116.00	114.61
2	—	840	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	170.00–172.50	170.88
3	—	690	120.00–123.00	122.01
5	—	329	160.00–165.00	161.85
7	—	431	147.00–150.00	148.39
7	—	466	145.00–148.00	146.16
8	—	624	124.00–125.00	124.75
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
13	—	532	129.00–135.00	132.70
11	—	585	125.00–130.00	126.92
9	—	374	150.00–153.00	151.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	127.00–130.00	127.59
9	—	420	154.00–160.00	157.10
6	—	473	152.00–154.00	153.34
5	—	391	159.00–163.00	160.81
4	—	728	122.00–123.00	122.49
4	—	678	126.00–127.00	126.49
4	—	533	137.00–140.00	138.49
3	—	763	118.00–119.00	118.33
3	—	568	132.00–134.00	132.66
2	—	315	167.50–172.50	169.96
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
1	—	840	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	115.00–120.00	117.74
4	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	481	125.00–132.00	129.32
3	—	428	135.00–140.00	138.39
1	—	305	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	115.00–120.00	116.66
17	—	426	135.00–144.00	140.88
16	—	478	125.00–132.00	127.96
15	—	732	104.00–110.00	106.93
12	—	377	143.00–152.00	147.29
9	—	621	113.00–115.00	113.79
9	—	343	154.00–160.00	157.77
6	—	782	100.00–104.00	101.30
6	—	283	164.00–168.00	166.04
5	—	684	110.00–112.00	110.79
3	—	222	168.00–170.00	169.29
1	—	885	99.00	99.00
31	—	517	120.00–127.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	156.00–161.00	158.01
7	—	421	146.00–148.00	146.87
6	—	613	118.00–120.00	119.17
6	—	573	124.00–126.00	124.84
6	—	465	140.00–143.00	141.65
4	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	725	112.00–114.00	113.35
3	—	322	162.00–170.00	165.24
2	—	205	200.00–205.00	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	483	120.00–124.00	121.28
9	—	531	115.00–118.00	116.12
8	—	581	110.00–114.00	112.27
7	—	332	140.00–148.00	143.24
6	—	422	124.00–130.00	127.08
6	—	384	130.00–135.00	130.77
5	—	686	101.00–105.00	102.40
4	—	623	108.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	818	90.00	90.00
2	—	740	100.00	100.00

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	8	—	—	500.00–600.00	538.13

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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)	6	—	—	650.00–700.00	676.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	475.00–500.00	487.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	800.00–975.00	887.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–800.00	677.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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	10	—	—	700.00–875.00	800.00

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	14	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,078.57

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	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.50

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.