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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 7

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,089 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 1,066▲ 1,089 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 200▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 120▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $115.77/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$115.77

306 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$17.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	125.90	590	91
Medium and Large 2	488	115.26	563	90
Medium and Large 3	489	108.75	532	125

One grade step is worth $17.15/cwt here — about $59 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 sale306 hd

115.77

—

AL average10 barns · 1,224 hd

114.93

+0.84

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	1,600	75.43	1,207	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	54.87	647	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	49.05	738	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	43.04	412	48

Every lot

116 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	161.55/cwt	160.00–164.00	517	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	145.43/cwt	144.00–148.00	542	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	154.71/cwt	153.00–158.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	137.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	132.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	145.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	638	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	132.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	621	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	669	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	124.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	597	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	669	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	127.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	692	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	687	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	121.14/cwt	119.00–124.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	125.87/cwt	125.00–127.00	797	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	125.49/cwt	122.00–126.00	840	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	734	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	121.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	868	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	112.15/cwt	110.00–113.00	873	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	136.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	361	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	128.60/cwt	128.00–130.00	363	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	145.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	426	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	130.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	413	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	139.13/cwt	136.00–143.00	476	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	121.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	132.29/cwt	128.00–136.00	516	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	116.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	126.38/cwt	126.00–128.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	119.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	510	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	111.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	486	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	109.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	527	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	123.68/cwt	121.00–126.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	115.13/cwt	114.00–118.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	106.57/cwt	105.00–108.00	561	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	118.15/cwt	117.00–120.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	110.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	113.60/cwt	112.00–115.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	637	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	110.65/cwt	108.00–113.00	684	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	104.82/cwt	103.00–106.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	627	98.82/cwt	96.00–100.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	107.52/cwt	106.00–110.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	100.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	686	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	94.93/cwt	90.00–97.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	105.20/cwt	105.00–106.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	98.48/cwt	97.00–99.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	223	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	328	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	233	176.32/cwt	175.00–177.50	411	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	161.28/cwt	160.00–164.00	444	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	286	144.66/cwt	138.00–150.00	414	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	141.32/cwt	138.00–144.00	465	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	339	158.38/cwt	156.00–160.00	537	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	148.84/cwt	148.00–150.00	511	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	139.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	536	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	149.36/cwt	148.00–150.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	130.54/cwt	128.00–134.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	142.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	125.96/cwt	124.00–127.00	539	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	134.61/cwt	129.00–137.00	577	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	608	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	489	115.69/cwt	111.00–120.00	566	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.24/cwt	109.00–112.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	125.47/cwt	124.00–128.00	661	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	118.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	638	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	115.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	662	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	619	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	119.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	696	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	113.65/cwt	113.00–116.00	703	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	626	102.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	693	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	112.03/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	106.16/cwt	105.00–109.00	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	105.75/cwt	104.00–107.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	743	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	107.34/cwt	106.00–108.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	763	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	882	101.04/cwt	95.00–105.00	891	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	66.60/cwt	62.00–72.00	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	77.70/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,374	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	38.68/cwt	37.00–41.00	359	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	50.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	491	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	44.15/cwt	42.00–47.00	431	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	54.50/cwt	52.00–57.00	611	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	59.35/cwt	58.00–62.00	725	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	48.39/cwt	47.00–51.00	612	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	50.04/cwt	48.00–53.00	744	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	44.88/cwt	43.00–46.00	683	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	842	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015.00/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857.22/cwt	790.00–975.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	642.50/cwt	600.00–765.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619.55/cwt	550.00–730.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,089Last week 1,066Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 120Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	910	107.00	107.00
4	—	320	160.00–164.00	161.55
24	—	669	122.00–126.00	125.49
4	—	473	140.00–142.00	141.51
7	—	714	119.00–122.00	121.57
4	—	380	153.00–158.00	154.71
4	—	438	145.00–148.00	145.71
8	—	633	125.00–127.00	125.87
2	—	570	129.00–130.00	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	108.00	108.00
5	—	373	144.00–148.00	145.43
2	—	723	113.00–115.00	114.00
12	—	422	136.00–140.00	137.88
7	—	626	119.00–124.00	121.14
12	—	467	130.00–137.00	132.97
4	—	661	117.00	117.00
5	—	543	125.00–128.00	127.40
11	—	562	120.00–125.00	122.19
6	—	778	110.00–113.00	112.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	130.00–136.00	132.06
4	—	673	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	518	118.00–120.00	119.00
11	—	478	120.00–128.00	124.89
3	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.30
13	—	583	118.00–123.00	119.46
5	—	882	95.00–105.00	101.04
5	—	339	156.00–160.00	158.38
10	—	527	124.00–128.00	125.47
5	—	275	160.00–164.00	161.28
8	—	619	113.00–116.00	113.65
3	—	758	106.00–108.00	107.34
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	233	175.00–177.50	176.32
2	—	465	136.00–138.00	136.98
3	—	743	109.00–110.00	109.67
2	—	675	111.00–113.00	112.03
3	—	387	148.00–150.00	149.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	138.00–150.00	144.66
32	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.57
21	—	429	129.00–137.00	134.61
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
4	—	723	104.00–107.00	105.75
10	—	573	112.00–117.00	115.50
3	—	782	100.00–102.00	100.66
7	—	684	105.00–109.00	106.16
8	—	633	108.00–110.00	109.50
16	—	537	115.00–122.00	118.82
17	—	383	137.00–145.00	139.92
6	—	343	148.00–150.00	148.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	100.00	100.00
4	—	388	128.00–134.00	130.54
4	—	525	109.00–112.00	110.24
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	223	146.00–148.00	146.97
7	—	626	100.00–105.00	102.05
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
13	—	428	124.00–127.00	125.96
18	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.61
2	—	763	95.00	95.00
6	—	329	138.00–144.00	141.32
3	—	280	145.00	145.00
10	—	489	111.00–120.00	115.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	117.00–120.00	118.15
5	—	571	112.00–115.00	113.60
4	—	764	97.00–99.00	98.48
9	—	487	121.00–126.00	123.68
5	—	717	105.00–106.00	105.20
25	—	342	136.00–143.00	139.13
6	—	674	106.00–110.00	107.52
14	—	390	128.00–136.00	132.29
5	—	421	126.00–128.00	126.38
6	—	292	144.00–150.00	145.95
6	—	618	108.00–113.00	110.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	120.00–125.00	121.54
15	—	317	129.00–134.00	130.34
9	—	531	109.00–114.00	110.01
8	—	679	98.00–102.00	100.99
11	—	620	103.00–106.00	104.82
4	—	265	135.00–140.00	136.25
4	—	716	90.00–97.00	94.93
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
13	—	427	117.00–120.00	119.47
7	—	584	107.00–110.00	109.01
8	—	488	114.00–118.00	115.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	96.00–100.00	98.82
19	—	584	100.00–105.00	102.48
25	—	481	108.00–111.00	109.64
3	—	282	128.00–130.00	128.60
29	—	526	105.00–108.00	106.57
5	—	393	114.00–118.00	116.41
5	—	315	120.00	120.00
32	—	436	110.00–115.00	111.39
1	—	660	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	—	900.00–1,275.00	1,015.00

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	2	—	—	850.00	850.00

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)	2	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00

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)	9	—	—	790.00–975.00	857.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	550.00–730.00	619.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–765.00	642.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,264	47.00–51.00	48.39
20	—	1,221	58.00–62.00	59.35
32	—	1,122	52.00–57.00	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,522	43.00–46.00	44.88
11	—	1,486	48.00–53.00	50.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	49.00–54.00	50.73
17	—	927	37.00–41.00	38.68
25	—	977	42.00–47.00	44.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	62.00–72.00	66.60
1	—	1,450	86.00	86.00
7	—	1,768	76.00–81.00	77.70

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.