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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Sep 30

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,066 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 1,087▲ 14 vs year ago 1,052 · +1.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 227▲ 18 vs year ago 182 · +9.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 211▼ 11 vs year ago 131 · −8.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady, with few fancy heifers that sold up to 1350.00 and few fancy replacement pairs that sold up to 2175.00. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $128.27/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$128.27

278 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	129.60	780	109
Medium and Large 2	502	129.04	648	125
Medium and Large 3	493	122.81	605	44

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $175 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 sale278 hd

128.27

—

AL average14 barns · 1,126 hd

129.77

−1.49

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	1,526	74.67	1,139	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	54.13	599	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	52.54	786	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	42.03	404	50

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	156.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	415	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	148.82/cwt	148.00–150.00	499	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	152.51/cwt	152.00–154.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	144.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	537	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	507	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	128.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	544	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	137.16/cwt	133.00–140.00	582	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	143.71/cwt	142.00–145.00	614	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	594	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	130.04/cwt	127.00–134.00	629	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	139.76/cwt	138.00–142.00	679	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	119.60/cwt	118.00–120.00	609	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.20/cwt	129.00–134.00	686	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	125.38/cwt	121.00–128.00	663	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	120.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	129.59/cwt	128.00–131.00	754	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	114.82/cwt	114.00–116.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	116.42/cwt	114.00–120.00	711	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	125.36/cwt	122.00–127.00	796	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	799	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	797	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	115.24/cwt	115.00–116.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	113.88/cwt	113.00–115.00	886	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	120.91/cwt	120.00–122.00	398	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	122.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	455	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	436	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	111.55/cwt	108.00–114.00	469	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	123.72/cwt	121.00–127.00	523	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	113.87/cwt	113.00–115.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	120.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	577	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	105.70/cwt	105.00–108.00	516	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	104.88/cwt	103.00–106.00	538	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	116.91/cwt	115.00–119.00	620	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	111.37/cwt	109.00–114.00	596	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	100.84/cwt	100.00–102.00	579	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	113.36/cwt	112.00–115.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	104.80/cwt	104.00–105.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	112.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	99.35/cwt	98.00–100.00	618	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	708	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	97.41/cwt	95.00–99.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	223	150.07/cwt	148.00–152.00	335	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	160.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	410	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	262	143.32/cwt	142.00–144.00	375	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	279	156.90/cwt	155.00–158.00	438	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	154.78/cwt	154.00–156.00	494	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	474	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	136.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	449	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	541	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.12/cwt	141.00–144.00	547	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	389	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	144.66/cwt	142.00–148.00	613	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.80/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	431	126.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	543	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	137.22/cwt	136.00–138.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	126.73/cwt	122.00–130.00	611	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	119.03/cwt	117.00–120.00	575	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	110.59/cwt	109.00–112.00	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	121.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	634	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	115.24/cwt	113.00–118.00	607	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	106.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Source/Aged	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	113.42/cwt	113.00–114.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	119.76/cwt	119.00–120.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	103.51/cwt	102.00–104.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	708	95.66/cwt	95.00–97.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	706	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	71.64/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,033	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	79.73/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,328	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	46.71/cwt	46.00–49.00	412	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	37.09/cwt	35.00–39.00	361	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	42.40/cwt	40.00–45.00	415	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	50.10/cwt	47.00–52.00	552	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	54.70/cwt	53.00–58.00	604	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	60.54/cwt	59.00–63.00	681	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	52.20/cwt	50.00–55.00	765	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	57.29/cwt	57.00–58.00	854	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	47.67/cwt	47.00–48.00	776	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548.00/cwt	400.00–620.00	—	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931.67/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759.21/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	607.14/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221.43/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991.67/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,175.00/cwt	2,175.00–2,175.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966.67/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	775.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	8

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,066Last week 1,087Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 227Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 211Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	102.00–104.00	103.51
5	—	513	109.00–112.00	110.59
5	—	389	130.00–135.00	132.23
7	—	328	135.00–140.00	136.86
7	—	431	124.00–130.00	126.03
4	—	695	100.00	100.00
4	—	223	148.00–152.00	150.07
3	—	708	95.00–97.00	95.66
5	—	483	117.00–120.00	119.03
7	—	566	105.00–110.00	106.88
3	—	262	142.00–144.00	143.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	142.00–148.00	144.66
7	—	521	120.00–123.00	121.60
5	—	469	136.00–138.00	137.22
5	—	319	154.00–156.00	154.78
3	—	255	160.00–162.00	160.67
4	—	584	119.00–120.00	119.76
4	—	363	148.00–150.00	149.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	155.00–158.00	156.90
7	—	385	141.00–144.00	142.12
6	—	633	110.00–112.00	110.99
10	—	482	122.00–130.00	126.73
8	—	324	145.00–148.00	146.32
5	—	571	113.00–114.00	113.42
3	—	668	104.00–105.00	104.67
4	—	710	99.00–100.00	99.50
12	—	527	113.00–118.00	115.24
14	—	426	134.00–140.00	136.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	484	127.00–134.00	130.04
26	—	424	133.00–140.00	137.16
1	—	970	95.00	95.00
6	—	335	148.00–150.00	148.82
17	—	564	120.00–123.00	120.64
3	—	765	105.00–108.00	106.01
17	—	611	114.00–120.00	116.42
3	—	265	155.00–160.00	156.79
18	—	529	121.00–128.00	125.38
11	—	371	142.00–148.00	144.74
4	—	728	109.00–110.00	109.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	118.00–120.00	119.60
5	—	583	114.00–116.00	114.82
7	—	372	135.00–138.00	136.27
9	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.99
2	—	740	106.00	106.00
8	—	423	127.00–130.00	128.72
3	—	622	110.00–111.00	110.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	111.00	111.00
12	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.20
6	—	427	142.00–145.00	143.71
4	—	738	115.00–116.00	115.24
8	—	778	113.00–115.00	113.88
4	—	368	152.00–154.00	152.51
14	—	582	128.00–131.00	129.59
10	—	680	116.00–119.00	117.50
17	—	635	122.00–127.00	125.36
9	—	486	138.00–142.00	139.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	146.00	146.00
13	—	679	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	95.00–99.00	97.41
16	—	535	109.00–114.00	111.37
5	—	611	104.00–105.00	104.80
25	—	572	105.00–110.00	108.68
7	—	467	113.00–115.00	113.87
2	—	825	90.00	90.00
6	—	685	102.00–104.00	103.34
6	—	372	120.00–128.00	122.28
21	—	420	115.00–120.00	117.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	98.00–100.00	99.35
17	—	488	105.00–108.00	105.70
10	—	373	116.00–118.00	117.01
10	—	329	120.00–122.00	120.91
6	—	665	90.00–95.00	92.54
16	—	513	103.00–106.00	104.88
19	—	420	108.00–114.00	111.55
14	—	574	100.00–102.00	100.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	118.00–123.00	120.36
11	—	423	121.00–127.00	123.72
6	—	617	110.00–114.00	112.32
9	—	583	112.00–115.00	113.36
17	—	530	115.00–119.00	116.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,125	59.00–63.00	60.54
40	—	1,104	53.00–58.00	54.70
31	—	1,101	47.00–52.00	50.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	978	40.00–45.00	42.40
10	—	972	35.00–39.00	37.09
8	—	883	46.00–49.00	46.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,466	50.00–55.00	52.20
3	—	1,628	47.00–48.00	47.67
4	—	1,490	57.00–58.00	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	78.00–81.00	79.73
5	—	1,442	70.00–73.00	71.64

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	15	—	—	400.00–620.00	548.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	931.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	675.00–850.00	759.21

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)	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	550.00–650.00	607.14

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)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	991.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,221.43

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	8	—	—	725.00–825.00	775.00

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	12	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	966.67

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	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.