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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 14

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

691 head

▼ 398 vs last sale 1,089▲ 691 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 160▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 58▲ 190 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 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with several fancy bred heifers that sold up to 2100.00. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 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 $110.59/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$110.59

180 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	124.12	552	40
Medium and Large 2	522	108.17	564	74
Medium and Large 3	479	105.09	504	66

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $49 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 sale180 hd

110.59

—

AL average9 barns · 980 hd

111.42

−0.83

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	1,778	71.82	1,277	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	53.65	764	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	51.54	610	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	41.23	401	20

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	471	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	147.77/cwt	147.00–150.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	145.20/cwt	144.00–146.00	605	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	138.62/cwt	136.00–140.00	596	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	125.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	542	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	129.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	120.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	628	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	126.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.24/cwt	115.00–116.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	126.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	348	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	133.56/cwt	132.00–136.00	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	127.05/cwt	126.00–128.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	130.11/cwt	127.00–132.00	494	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	123.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	469	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	126.36/cwt	124.00–128.00	532	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	116.81/cwt	113.00–120.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	444	108.75/cwt	107.00–111.00	483	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	104.40/cwt	103.00–107.00	491	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	110.50/cwt	108.00–113.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	122.42/cwt	120.00–124.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	533	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	105.62/cwt	104.00–107.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	95.65/cwt	95.00–97.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	100.84/cwt	100.00–104.00	595	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	90.99/cwt	90.00–93.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	99.75/cwt	98.00–100.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	155.72/cwt	154.00–158.00	358	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	289	140.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	407	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	440	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	153.13/cwt	152.00–155.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	146.15/cwt	145.00–148.00	479	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	140.12/cwt	138.00–143.00	509	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	542	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	130.39/cwt	129.00–132.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	573	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	129.78/cwt	128.00–132.00	549	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	132.64/cwt	132.00–134.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	114.31/cwt	112.00–116.00	545	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	121.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	115.24/cwt	112.00–118.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	539	109.52/cwt	108.00–110.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	109.44/cwt	108.00–110.00	623	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	104.61/cwt	102.00–105.00	617	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	611	105.34/cwt	105.00–107.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	631	100.43/cwt	100.00–102.00	634	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	685	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	654	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	722	101.30/cwt	100.00–103.00	731	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	727	93.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	773	94.33/cwt	92.00–96.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	778	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	681	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	67.11/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,084	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	74.02/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,399	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	36.98/cwt	34.00–38.00	353	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	42.58/cwt	40.00–44.50	416	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	46.64/cwt	46.00–48.00	468	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	56.33/cwt	55.00–60.00	646	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	46.87/cwt	43.00–48.00	558	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	51.49/cwt	49.00–54.00	614	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	50.84/cwt	49.00–54.00	711	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	57.58/cwt	55.00–61.00	841	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	—	42
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048.33/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078.13/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	835.00/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881.25/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	793.75/cwt	775.00–825.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726.40/cwt	650.00–800.00	—	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	661.11/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498.00/cwt	430.00–560.00	—	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 1,089Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 58Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	389	147.00–150.00	147.77
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
5	—	417	144.00–146.00	145.20
7	—	520	125.00–130.00	126.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	136.00–140.00	138.62
12	—	519	117.00–123.00	120.92
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
3	—	342	150.00–152.00	150.65
4	—	570	115.00–116.00	115.24
4	—	388	144.00–145.00	144.49
2	—	823	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.96
13	—	477	125.00–135.00	129.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	124.00–128.00	125.79
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
4	—	480	119.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	335	140.00–142.00	140.63
4	—	580	108.00–110.00	108.97
3	—	508	112.00–115.00	114.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	154.00–158.00	155.72
8	—	363	138.00–143.00	140.12
3	—	773	92.00–96.00	94.33
8	—	662	102.00–105.00	103.50
9	—	423	128.00–132.00	129.78
16	—	481	120.00–127.00	123.19
8	—	529	112.00–118.00	115.24
7	—	569	108.00–110.00	109.44
6	—	611	105.00–107.00	105.34
6	—	328	145.00–148.00	146.15
7	—	722	100.00–103.00	101.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	135.00–140.00	138.29
9	—	522	120.00–124.00	121.26
6	—	568	115.00–118.00	116.51
5	—	323	152.00–155.00	153.13
3	—	475	132.00–134.00	132.64
8	—	370	145.00–148.00	146.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	289	140.00–144.00	140.73
4	—	539	108.00–110.00	109.52
3	—	727	90.00–95.00	93.33
10	—	590	102.00–105.00	104.61
3	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.95
7	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.56
5	—	380	129.00–132.00	130.39
9	—	631	100.00–102.00	100.43
2	—	778	85.00–90.00	87.51
3	—	477	112.00–116.00	114.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	100.00–102.00	101.34
5	—	483	120.00–124.00	122.42
3	—	558	108.00–110.00	108.67
13	—	380	127.00–132.00	130.11
10	—	421	124.00–128.00	126.36
5	—	323	132.00–136.00	133.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	108.00–113.00	110.50
2	—	655	95.00	95.00
4	—	325	126.00–128.00	127.05
2	—	758	90.00–92.00	91.00
8	—	624	98.00–100.00	99.75
22	—	590	100.00–104.00	100.84
9	—	380	120.00–126.00	123.38
11	—	430	113.00–120.00	116.81
8	—	540	104.00–107.00	105.62
1	—	735	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	125.00–128.00	126.61
8	—	444	107.00–111.00	108.75
3	—	618	90.00–93.00	90.99
28	—	528	100.00–103.00	101.03
4	—	323	118.00–122.00	120.03
14	—	470	103.00–107.00	104.40
2	—	358	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	582	95.00–97.00	95.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	—	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,458.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	940.00–1,100.00	1,048.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	—	700.00–925.00	835.00

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	16	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,078.13

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)	25	—	—	650.00–800.00	726.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	800.00–950.00	881.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00

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)	18	—	—	600.00–725.00	661.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–825.00	793.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50

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	10	—	—	430.00–560.00	498.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	63.00–70.00	67.11
1	—	1,805	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,890	72.00–77.00	74.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,191	43.00–48.00	46.87
10	—	1,147	55.00–60.00	56.33
27	—	1,193	49.00–54.00	51.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	34.00–38.00	36.98
3	—	1,003	46.00–48.00	46.64
10	—	977	40.00–44.50	42.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	55.00–61.00	57.58
7	—	1,399	49.00–54.00	50.84

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.