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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Dec 2

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,359 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 1,576▼ 298 vs year ago 1,657 · −18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 173▲ 15 vs year ago 140 · +10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 117▼ 110 vs year ago 187 · −58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $122.85/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$122.85

214 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	125.24	597	144
Medium and Large 2	434	119.45	518	44
Medium and Large 3	370	115.40	427	26

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $170 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 sale214 hd

122.85

—

AL average13 barns · 1,775 hd

120.64

+2.22

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	1,474	73.96	1,090	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	64.85	886	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	61.01	704	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	38.49	368	21

Every lot

94 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 3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	172.04/cwt	167.00–175.00	569	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	164.46/cwt	160.00–169.00	635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	156.87/cwt	152.00–160.00	689	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	140.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	665	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	127.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	669	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	724	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	130.22/cwt	127.00–133.00	757	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	126.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	806	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	841	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	849	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	932	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	973	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,046	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	274	123.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	130.23/cwt	129.00–132.00	427	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	140.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	467	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	454	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	495	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	115.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	427	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	114.36/cwt	108.00–125.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	132.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	575	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	125.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	605	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	119.63/cwt	116.00–123.00	626	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	106.97/cwt	102.00–109.00	605	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	112.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	647	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	109.89/cwt	107.00–113.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	106.59/cwt	102.00–109.00	719	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	205	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	346	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	341	175.33/cwt	170.00–179.00	598	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	165.68/cwt	162.00–168.00	568	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	168.50/cwt	164.00–174.00	630	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	156.71/cwt	152.00–162.00	595	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	673	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	150.24/cwt	149.00–151.00	654	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	135.87/cwt	133.00–138.00	651	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	129.24/cwt	126.00–133.00	679	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	121.22/cwt	111.00–125.00	645	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	120.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,471	69.74/cwt	61.00–75.00	1,026	11
Bulls	—	—	1,477	77.83/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,150	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	26.62/cwt	22.00–30.00	248	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	43.96/cwt	41.00–46.00	418	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	42.41/cwt	32.00–53.00	417	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	53.57/cwt	51.00–56.00	594	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	59.79/cwt	50.00–63.00	685	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	66.17/cwt	64.00–69.00	787	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	64.85/cwt	63.00–67.00	886	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	—	1,107.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	748.68/cwt	650.00–900.00	—	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	670.00/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	—	607.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	—	567.31/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	—	452.08/cwt	400.00–575.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353.64/cwt	300.00–450.00	—	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,359Last week 1,576Year ago 1,657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 173Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 117Year ago 187

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
8	—	526	125.00–128.00	127.24
7	—	841	101.00	101.00
5	—	570	121.00–125.00	121.80
2	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	440	140.00	140.00
2	—	335	166.00	166.00
11	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.27
7	—	619	115.00–120.00	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	110.00–120.00	115.02
11	—	331	167.00–175.00	172.04
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	905	101.00–105.00	103.01
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
6	—	779	105.00–110.00	108.36
11	—	637	124.00–128.00	126.56
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
10	—	386	160.00–169.00	164.46
21	—	540	130.00–137.00	133.99
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
17	—	581	127.00–133.00	130.22
17	—	474	136.00–144.00	140.30
12	—	439	152.00–160.00	156.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	840	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	138.00	138.00
2	—	455	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	133.00–138.00	135.87
1	—	285	168.00	168.00
1	—	205	169.00	169.00
10	—	380	152.00–162.00	156.71
11	—	532	111.00–125.00	121.22
2	—	555	115.00	115.00
8	—	435	149.00–151.00	150.24
3	—	637	106.00–110.00	108.66
6	—	343	162.00–168.00	165.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	116.00–124.00	120.08
26	—	525	126.00–133.00	129.24
20	—	431	152.00–160.00	156.07
17	—	374	164.00–174.00	168.50
19	—	341	170.00–179.00	175.33
6	—	462	140.00–145.00	143.32
5	—	723	101.00–105.00	103.01
2	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
4	—	443	140.00–142.00	141.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	675	102.00–109.00	106.59
27	—	435	128.00–136.00	132.16
13	—	333	137.00–144.00	140.36
16	—	573	110.00–118.00	112.90
29	—	369	130.00–137.00	134.27
10	—	611	107.00–113.00	109.89
1	—	885	87.00	87.00
15	—	523	116.00–123.00	119.63
23	—	481	122.00–129.00	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	108.00–125.00	114.36
7	—	369	112.00–120.00	115.64
7	—	274	120.00–125.00	123.16
2	—	340	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	88.00	88.00
1	—	460	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	129.00–132.00	130.23
9	—	362	125.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	525	110.00–113.00	111.00
3	—	225	131.00	131.00
12	—	566	102.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
3	—	440	124.00	124.00
4	—	475	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	63.00–67.00	64.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,108	51.00–56.00	53.57
28	—	1,189	64.00–69.00	66.17
33	—	1,145	50.00–63.00	59.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	41.00–46.00	43.96
7	—	983	32.00–53.00	42.41
6	—	931	22.00–30.00	26.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,477	76.00–82.00	77.83
11	—	1,471	61.00–75.00	69.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	400.00–575.00	452.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	500.00–600.00	567.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–675.00	607.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,107.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	650.00–900.00	748.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–950.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–775.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	300.00–450.00	353.64

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	—	—	600.00	600.00

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	—	—	825.00–1,100.00	962.50

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.