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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 619▼ 202 vs year ago 929 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 145▼ 5 vs year ago 137 · −3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 148▲ 94 vs year ago 130 · +72.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady, with several replacement heifers that sold up to 1850.00. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

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 $131.09/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −77.07 against this barn's trailing median of $208.17.

Average price

$131.09

186 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	131.50	539	37
Medium and Large 2	487	131.22	639	91
Medium and Large 1	539	130.63	704	58

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale186 hd

131.09

—

AL average7 barns · 742 hd

123.43

+7.66

This barn, trailing median15 sales

208.17

−77.07

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	—	High	1,619	83.86	1,357	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	68.59	756	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	65.70	956	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	59.36	563	18

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	141.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	622	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	124.78/cwt	123.00–128.00	583	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	639	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	133.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	702	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	126.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	663	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.81/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	120.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	116.21/cwt	114.00–118.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	125.16/cwt	124.00–126.00	784	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	123.13/cwt	121.00–124.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	721	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	921	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	343	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	136.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	130.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	424	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	137.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	464	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	133.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	120.43/cwt	120.00–121.00	491	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	522	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	556	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	489	110.62/cwt	110.00–113.00	541	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	112.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	106.67/cwt	105.00–108.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	600	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	633	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	106.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	109.34/cwt	109.00–110.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	107.68/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	697	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	416	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	287	172.41/cwt	170.00–178.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	324	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	479	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	156.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	532	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	139.70/cwt	138.00–141.00	507	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	159.54/cwt	158.00–160.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	149.48/cwt	145.00–154.00	580	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	148.99/cwt	148.00–151.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	141.20/cwt	137.00–145.00	610	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	129.80/cwt	127.00–132.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	140.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	129.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	624	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	487	119.79/cwt	118.00–121.00	583	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	118.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	633	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	124.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	118.90/cwt	117.00–122.00	678	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	111.27/cwt	109.00–113.00	683	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	111.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	733	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	751	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	739	110.61/cwt	109.00–112.00	817	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	91.49/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	83.69/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,347	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	79.56/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,321	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	58.81/cwt	56.00–61.00	530	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	52.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	502	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	63.58/cwt	63.00–64.00	633	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	67.34/cwt	65.00–70.00	737	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	73.16/cwt	71.00–76.00	803	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	61.59/cwt	59.00–64.00	698	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	72.80/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,027	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	65.80/cwt	65.00–67.00	961	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	58.51/cwt	57.00–60.00	872	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	—	1
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	—	1,157.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	—	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996.88/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	—	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	881.25/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815.00/cwt	740.00–925.00	—	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	768.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	698.33/cwt	650.00–730.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883.57/cwt	750.00–970.00	—	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570.00/cwt	410.00–670.00	—	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,678.57/cwt	1,450.00–1,850.00	—	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	—	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	821.88/cwt	725.00–950.00	—	16

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 619Year ago 929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 145Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 148Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	118.00–120.00	119.04
3	—	317	120.00–125.00	121.74
16	—	489	110.00–113.00	110.62
3	—	620	100.00	100.00
3	—	265	128.00–130.00	129.33
8	—	580	102.00–105.00	103.49
6	—	535	105.00–108.00	106.67
5	—	418	112.00–115.00	113.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.12
8	—	581	108.00–110.00	109.01
8	—	326	126.00–135.00	130.15
7	—	408	120.00–121.00	120.43
5	—	626	104.00–108.00	106.21
4	—	690	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	290	135.00–139.00	136.33
10	—	476	115.00–119.00	116.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	124.00–130.00	125.98
2	—	520	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	670	107.00–109.00	107.68
6	—	338	136.00–140.00	137.28
6	—	632	109.00–110.00	109.34
8	—	378	130.00–136.00	133.72
2	—	573	112.00–113.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	148.00–152.00	150.00
8	—	576	117.00–124.00	120.61
8	—	526	123.00–130.00	126.09
8	—	440	138.00–146.00	141.41
6	—	472	133.00–137.00	135.36
5	—	616	114.00–118.00	116.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	105.00–110.00	107.44
5	—	467	123.00–128.00	124.78
4	—	520	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	393	141.00–145.00	142.99
2	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	127.75	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	148.00–150.00	148.97
4	—	470	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
8	—	524	132.00–139.00	133.97
13	—	575	125.00–132.00	127.81
12	—	626	124.00–126.00	125.16
8	—	689	121.00–124.00	123.13
2	—	375	156.00–160.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	114.00–115.00	114.51
20	—	388	145.00–154.00	149.48
15	—	481	125.00–133.00	129.72
7	—	614	109.00–113.00	111.27
18	—	532	115.00–120.00	118.92
12	—	432	137.00–145.00	141.20
7	—	339	154.00–160.00	156.86
4	—	678	105.00–108.00	106.49
4	—	733	100.00–105.00	102.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	487	118.00–121.00	119.79
6	—	363	138.00–141.00	139.70
4	—	518	110.00–113.00	110.98
4	—	275	150.00–152.50	151.25
4	—	324	146.00–150.00	147.99
2	—	215	155.00	155.00
4	—	438	127.00–132.00	129.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	158.00–160.00	159.54
2	—	785	107.00–108.00	107.51
8	—	628	114.00–117.00	115.51
5	—	469	137.00–142.00	140.18
5	—	739	109.00–112.00	110.61
2	—	343	164.00–165.00	164.50
14	—	570	117.00–122.00	118.90
4	—	536	123.00–128.00	124.45
4	—	676	110.00–115.00	111.79
5	—	425	148.00–151.00	148.99
5	—	287	170.00–178.00	172.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	90.00–94.00	91.49
8	—	1,609	82.00–86.00	83.69
5	—	1,660	78.00–80.00	79.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,097	71.00–76.00	73.16
30	—	1,095	65.00–70.00	67.34
9	—	1,134	59.00–64.00	61.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	65.00–67.00	65.80
4	—	1,491	57.00–60.00	58.51
4	—	1,411	71.00–75.00	72.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	56.00–61.00	58.81
4	—	948	50.00–55.00	52.96
7	—	996	63.00–64.00	63.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	768.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–925.00	881.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	650.00–730.00	698.33

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)	16	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	996.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,157.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	740.00–925.00	815.00

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)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	22	—	—	410.00–670.00	570.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	750.00–970.00	883.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,678.57

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	—	—	725.00–950.00	821.88

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	44	—	—	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,152.27

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.