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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Nov 18

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,576 head

▲ 294 vs last sale 1,282▲ 690 vs year ago 886 · +77.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 151▲ 84 vs year ago 89 · +94.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 131▲ 42 vs year ago 75 · +56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comment: Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder steers and heifers sold steady.

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 $116.81/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$116.81

307 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	123.44	591	125
Medium and Large 2	471	113.61	535	130
Medium and Large 3	429	108.89	467	52

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $124 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 sale307 hd

116.81

—

AL average9 barns · 1,417 hd

118.99

−2.18

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	1,629	78.07	1,272	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,196	72.77	870	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	63.26	737	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	50.05	475	35

Every lot

88 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	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	163.65/cwt	158.00–167.00	604	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	154.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	580	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	156.70/cwt	155.00–158.00	677	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	132.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	612	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	140.56/cwt	137.00–160.00	670	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	135.29/cwt	129.00–138.00	727	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	129.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	743	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	118.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	730	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	125.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	834	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	116.14/cwt	115.00–118.00	777	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	124.24/cwt	122.00–126.00	888	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	123.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	419	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	116.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	387	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	141.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	481	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	135.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	504	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	123.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	469	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	129.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	556	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	125.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	581	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	104.54/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	114.41/cwt	109.00–119.00	547	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	106.43/cwt	103.00–110.00	550	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	115.72/cwt	113.00–120.00	602	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	99.81/cwt	99.00–100.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	105.88/cwt	103.00–108.00	592	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	114.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	108.13/cwt	106.00–111.00	667	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	101.56/cwt	99.00–104.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	104.75/cwt	101.00–107.00	697	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	264	165.08/cwt	164.00–166.00	436	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	331	152.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	505	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	564	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	151.51/cwt	148.00–154.00	559	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	167.07/cwt	166.00–169.00	637	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	140.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	601	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	154.09/cwt	153.00–155.00	670	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	141.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	660	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	128.39/cwt	122.00–131.00	623	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	109.19/cwt	108.00–111.00	560	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	129.26/cwt	124.00–133.00	689	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	631	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.92/cwt	122.00–125.00	698	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	112.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	651	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	121.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	765	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	113.16/cwt	112.00–114.00	754	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	69.35/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,008	4
Bulls	—	—	1,676	80.40/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,348	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	753	93.07/cwt	91.00–95.00	701	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	772	42.29/cwt	40.00–44.00	326	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	52.52/cwt	51.00–53.00	449	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	51.16/cwt	48.00–62.00	511	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	56.66/cwt	53.00–59.00	637	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	62.21/cwt	56.00–66.00	721	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	67.84/cwt	65.00–71.00	809	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	66.00/cwt	64.00–68.00	886	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808.33/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856.25/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809.24/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664.21/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	608.33/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	592.69/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	13

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,576Last week 1,282Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 151Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 131Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	116.00–119.00	118.00
14	—	369	148.00–154.00	151.51
9	—	578	108.00–115.00	112.64
3	—	620	108.00	108.00
11	—	264	164.00–166.00	165.08
9	—	331	150.00–154.00	152.48
27	—	485	122.00–131.00	128.39
12	—	429	135.00–142.00	140.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	533	124.00–133.00	129.26
16	—	336	165.00–170.00	168.00
11	—	563	122.00–125.00	123.92
13	—	381	166.00–169.00	167.07
5	—	275	170.00	170.00
18	—	630	116.00–125.00	121.40
7	—	666	112.00–114.00	113.16
12	—	435	153.00–155.00	154.09
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
2	—	210	192.00	192.00
7	—	465	135.00–145.00	141.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	118.00	118.00
5	—	513	108.00–111.00	109.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	665	101.00–107.00	104.75
9	—	617	106.00–111.00	108.13
25	—	373	132.00–137.00	135.01
2	—	245	150.00	150.00
23	—	520	113.00–120.00	115.72
9	—	341	140.00–142.00	141.13
2	—	705	103.00	103.00
17	—	463	123.00–130.00	125.49
8	—	565	111.00–116.00	114.52
18	—	428	124.00–135.00	129.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	100.00–108.00	104.54
3	—	385	115.00	115.00
3	—	282	119.00–125.00	123.12
10	—	540	99.00–100.00	99.81
4	—	445	110.00	110.00
14	—	333	112.00–120.00	116.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
4	—	625	99.00–104.00	101.56
40	—	517	103.00–110.00	106.43
17	—	559	103.00–108.00	105.88
17	—	326	125.00–131.00	128.66
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
14	—	380	120.00–129.00	123.52
29	—	478	109.00–119.00	114.41
7	—	410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	715	122.00–126.00	124.24
4	—	615	124.00–130.00	127.05
2	—	765	123.00	123.00
5	—	369	158.00–167.00	163.65
17	—	432	155.00–158.00	156.70
15	—	574	126.00–134.00	129.48
11	—	665	123.00–128.00	125.45
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
29	—	477	137.00–160.00	140.56
22	—	537	129.00–138.00	135.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
6	—	660	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	740	113.00	113.00
11	—	460	128.00–135.00	132.95
3	—	750	110.00	110.00
15	—	669	115.00–118.00	116.14
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
7	—	616	115.00–120.00	118.56
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
3	—	375	150.00–158.00	154.67
8	—	565	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	675.00	675.00

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	—	—	725.00–900.00	808.33

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–950.00	856.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	—	600.00–825.00	664.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	—	700.00–925.00	809.24

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)	13	—	—	550.00–675.00	592.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	608.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,159	56.00–66.00	62.21
21	—	1,125	53.00–59.00	56.66
37	—	1,193	65.00–71.00	67.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	998	48.00–62.00	51.16
5	—	772	40.00–44.00	42.29
4	—	854	51.00–53.00	52.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	91.00–95.00	93.07
6	—	1,343	64.00–68.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	65.00–74.00	69.35
15	—	1,676	78.00–83.00	80.40

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.