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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Oct 21

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

866 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 691▼ 448 vs year ago 1,314 · −34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 108▼ 25 vs year ago 167 · −15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 190▼ 93 vs year ago 176 · −52.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $106.47/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$106.47

201 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	110.90	647	74
Medium and Large 2	518	106.35	551	65
Medium and Large 3	511	101.31	517	62

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $130 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 sale201 hd

106.47

—

AL average14 barns · 1,419 hd

108.89

−2.42

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	1,499	72.07	1,080	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	53.48	801	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	52.99	599	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	43.18	408	23

Every lot

95 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 2	264	149.19/cwt	147.00–152.50	394	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	143.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	389	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	466	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	458	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	468	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	134.74/cwt	132.00–136.00	497	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	135.37/cwt	133.00–138.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	129.76/cwt	128.00–131.00	564	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	129.32/cwt	129.00–130.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	123.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	607	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	124.90/cwt	123.00–125.00	647	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	119.14/cwt	117.00–121.00	629	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	113.88/cwt	112.00–114.00	730	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	119.76/cwt	119.00–121.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	382	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	118.12/cwt	117.00–119.00	445	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	424	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	120.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.00	439	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	119.23/cwt	118.00–120.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	113.70/cwt	109.00–116.00	484	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	495	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	101.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	535	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	536	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	96.02/cwt	95.00–98.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	101.19/cwt	100.00–103.00	580	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	105.20/cwt	104.00–108.00	618	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	100.42/cwt	99.00–102.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	104.25/cwt	103.00–105.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	635	124.43/cwt	122.50–132.00	790	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	93.39/cwt	92.00–96.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	674	119.12/cwt	110.00–124.00	803	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	90.34/cwt	90.00–92.00	617	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	93.25/cwt	90.00–95.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	85.67/cwt	85.00–87.00	658	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	258	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	357	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	130.47/cwt	130.00–132.00	428	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	131.77/cwt	128.00–135.00	482	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	485	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	134.68/cwt	134.00–136.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	603	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	122.43/cwt	117.00–126.00	589	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	111.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	541	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	630	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	103.79/cwt	102.00–105.00	542	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	114.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	559	100.41/cwt	100.00–102.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	610	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	93.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	101.12/cwt	100.00–103.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	73.82/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,032	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	66.38/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,029	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,357	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	39.27/cwt	37.00–41.00	358	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	49.94/cwt	48.00–52.00	466	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	43.73/cwt	42.00–47.00	422	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	48.45/cwt	38.00–62.00	541	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	53.97/cwt	52.00–57.00	614	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	692	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	57.16/cwt	56.00–59.00	825	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	52.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	787	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	43.00/cwt	40.00–45.00	725	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942.86/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	643.75/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	525.00/cwt	480.00–570.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553.10/cwt	410.00–650.00	—	21

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 691Year ago 1,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 108Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 190Year ago 176

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	100.00–102.00	100.99
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
5	—	369	132.00–136.00	134.74
7	—	492	122.00–125.00	123.42
4	—	575	114.00–117.00	115.50
4	—	264	147.00–152.50	149.19
4	—	679	105.00–110.00	107.99
7	—	528	117.00–121.00	119.14
33	—	641	112.00–114.00	113.88
12	—	435	128.00–131.00	129.76
5	—	331	140.00–142.00	140.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	129.00–130.00	129.32
21	—	518	123.00–125.00	124.90
5	—	416	133.00–138.00	135.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	140.00–147.00	143.99
3	—	342	132.00–135.00	134.02
4	—	365	125.00–130.00	128.23
3	—	582	107.00–109.00	107.99
6	—	414	120.00–125.00	122.83
2	—	468	115.00–117.00	115.97
2	—	540	112.00–114.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	85.00–87.00	85.67
7	—	613	99.00–102.00	100.42
11	—	520	102.00–104.00	102.93
4	—	715	90.00–95.00	93.25
9	—	377	117.00–119.00	118.12
6	—	573	100.00–103.00	101.19
3	—	673	95.00–96.00	95.33
4	—	324	119.00–121.00	119.76
9	—	426	109.00–116.00	113.70
7	—	463	106.00–108.00	106.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	587	104.00–108.00	105.20
2	—	730	98.00–99.00	98.51
3	—	525	110.00–112.00	110.64
5	—	394	120.00–122.00	120.60
4	—	628	103.00–105.00	104.25
6	—	677	100.00–104.00	102.01
5	—	423	118.00–120.00	119.23
4	—	475	116.00–117.00	116.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	110.00–124.00	119.12
5	—	635	122.50–132.00	124.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	100.00–105.00	101.42
6	—	383	110.00–112.00	110.68
8	—	329	114.00–118.00	116.26
5	—	567	95.00–98.00	96.02
3	—	745	85.00	85.00
6	—	683	90.00–92.00	90.34
14	—	536	99.00–101.00	100.00
5	—	637	92.00–96.00	93.39
5	—	415	105.00–107.00	105.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	127.00–128.00	127.48
4	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.44
10	—	570	104.00–110.00	106.99
7	—	366	128.00–135.00	131.77
9	—	623	100.00–103.00	101.12
1	—	735	98.00	98.00
9	—	481	117.00–126.00	122.43
3	—	667	99.00–101.00	100.00
10	—	527	110.00–117.00	114.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	134.00–136.00	134.68
8	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.61
3	—	635	108.00–110.00	109.35
5	—	469	127.00–130.00	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	130.00–132.00	130.47
3	—	613	90.00–95.00	93.29
4	—	440	115.00–120.00	118.03
4	—	385	125.00–127.00	126.00
10	—	765	80.00	80.00
6	—	522	102.00–105.00	103.79
3	—	258	135.00–140.00	138.29
5	—	559	100.00–102.00	100.41
2	—	725	80.00–85.00	82.45
10	—	485	110.00–116.00	111.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	650.00–775.00	713.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	942.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–900.00	815.00

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)	8	—	—	600.00–700.00	643.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	480.00–570.00	525.00

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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00

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	21	—	—	410.00–650.00	553.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	50.00–54.00	52.28
2	—	1,685	40.00–45.00	43.00
8	—	1,444	56.00–59.00	57.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,117	38.00–62.00	48.45
11	—	1,150	58.00–63.00	60.21
16	—	1,137	52.00–57.00	53.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	911	37.00–41.00	39.27
3	—	933	48.00–52.00	49.94
13	—	966	42.00–47.00	43.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	65.00–68.00	66.38
2	—	1,675	80.00–82.00	81.04
6	—	1,398	72.00–76.00	73.82

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.