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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 16

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

748 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 727▼ 16 vs year ago 764 · −2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 132▲ 85 vs year ago 103 · +82.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 224▲ 52 vs year ago 82 · +63.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 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 $135.94/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$135.94

177 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	138.10	748	83
Medium and Large 2	486	134.46	653	72
Medium and Large 3	420	132.60	557	22

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $191 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 sale177 hd

135.94

—

AL average12 barns · 783 hd

133.96

+1.97

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	—	Low	1,769	86.84	1,536	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	66.41	997	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	60.76	696	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	52.06	513	38

Every lot

89 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 2	275	159.20/cwt	158.00–160.00	438	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	153.78/cwt	153.00–155.00	498	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	486	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	525	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	156.25/cwt	154.00–158.00	606	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	566	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	661	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	138.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	608	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	694	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	128.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	137.77/cwt	137.00–139.00	725	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	704	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	131.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	771	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	120.18/cwt	119.00–121.00	748	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	129.13/cwt	127.00–130.00	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	846	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	123.63/cwt	123.00–125.00	344	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	434	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	472	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	119.09/cwt	116.00–123.00	510	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	113.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	497	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	116.72/cwt	115.00–119.00	546	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	108.96/cwt	108.00–110.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	586	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	626	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	109.45/cwt	108.00–110.00	623	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.00	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	111.86/cwt	109.00–114.00	698	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	220	162.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	358	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	354	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	156.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	436	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	284	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	424	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.46/cwt	148.00–152.00	504	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	142.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	485	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	544	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	124.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	528	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	145.80/cwt	145.00–148.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	133.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	593	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	577	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	117.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	701	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	753	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	791	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	87.26/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,483	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	81.73/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,977	90.67/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,793	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	57.35/cwt	56.00–59.00	540	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	52.59/cwt	50.00–55.00	523	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	46.78/cwt	45.00–49.00	471	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	61.13/cwt	59.00–64.00	687	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	56.73/cwt	53.00–58.50	656	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	67.23/cwt	65.00–70.00	805	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	64.82/cwt	62.00–67.00	964	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	69.13/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,054	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.45/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	806.25/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	640.00/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591.14/cwt	495.00–685.00	—	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057.14/cwt	875.00–1,225.00	—	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 727Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 132Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 224Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	128.00–132.00	129.97
7	—	524	118.00–121.00	119.47
7	—	574	115.00–117.00	115.86
7	—	624	109.00–114.00	111.86
8	—	478	121.00–124.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	134.00–136.00	134.97
5	—	329	130.00–134.00	131.99
5	—	615	105.00–107.00	105.80
10	—	529	110.00–115.00	111.93
11	—	569	108.00–110.00	109.45
15	—	381	122.00–126.00	123.99
15	—	468	115.00–119.00	116.72
17	—	428	116.00–123.00	119.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	135.00	135.00
3	—	278	123.00–125.00	123.63
4	—	330	120.00–122.00	120.95
4	—	473	108.00–110.00	108.96
4	—	525	102.00–105.00	103.44
4	—	575	100.00	100.00
9	—	436	110.00–115.00	113.97
10	—	371	115.00–120.00	117.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	587	129.00–135.00	131.34
16	—	488	140.00–145.00	142.24
3	—	725	118.00–120.00	118.65
4	—	685	122.00–125.00	123.52
8	—	388	154.00–158.00	156.25
9	—	629	127.00–130.00	129.13
11	—	435	149.00–155.00	151.91
13	—	526	137.00–139.00	137.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	115.00	115.00
4	—	668	116.00–118.00	116.99
5	—	275	158.00–160.00	159.20
5	—	324	153.00–155.00	153.78
6	—	622	119.00–121.00	120.18
7	—	568	122.00–126.00	123.97
8	—	438	137.00–140.00	138.76
11	—	392	140.00–150.00	144.38
11	—	524	125.00–130.00	128.53
12	—	483	130.00–137.00	133.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	145.00–147.00	145.99
5	—	531	115.00–120.00	116.92
6	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.29
7	—	385	135.00–138.00	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	315	158.00–162.00	160.00
6	—	427	145.00–148.00	145.80
7	—	479	135.00–140.00	137.72
7	—	635	117.00–120.00	118.58
10	—	578	120.00–123.00	121.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	114.00–115.00	114.66
4	—	633	112.00–113.00	112.51
6	—	220	160.00–166.00	162.52
6	—	463	125.00–131.00	128.01
8	—	335	148.00–152.00	150.46
8	—	375	142.00–148.00	145.04
8	—	531	115.00–120.00	117.11
11	—	278	152.00–160.00	156.78
11	—	430	130.00–140.00	133.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	152.00–156.00	154.00
5	—	284	148.00–150.00	149.23
6	—	383	130.00–140.00	135.00
6	—	479	120.00–122.00	120.51
8	—	423	122.00–128.00	124.81
10	—	340	140.00–147.00	142.59

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–850.00	806.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–750.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–650.00	640.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–800.00	747.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	920.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

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	—	—	495.00–685.00	591.14

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500.00

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	28	—	—	875.00–1,225.00	1,057.14

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	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	80.00–83.00	81.73
3	—	1,977	90.00–91.00	90.67
9	—	1,699	84.00–89.00	87.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,198	65.00–70.00	67.23
25	—	1,157	53.00–58.50	56.73
45	—	1,124	59.00–64.00	61.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	68.00–71.00	69.13
12	—	1,487	62.00–67.00	64.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	56.00–59.00	57.35
10	—	1,006	45.00–49.00	46.78
20	—	994	50.00–55.00	52.59

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.