Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

1,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.57/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $111.39/cwt ≈ $486/hd at 436 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $106.57/cwt ≈ $561/hd at 526 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,307	1,386
Feeder cattle	1,089	—
Slaughter cattle	160	—
Replacement cattle	58	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365–395	373	5	144.00–148.00	$145.43	$542
405–445	422	12	136.00–140.00	$137.88	$582
455–490	467	12	130.00–137.00	$132.97	$621
540–545	543	5	125.00–128.00	$127.40	$692
555–585	562	11	120.00–125.00	$122.19	$687
625–630	626	7	119.00–124.00	$121.14	$758
660–665	661	4	117.00	$117.00	$773
720–725	723	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$824
770–795	778	6	110.00–113.00	$112.15	$873
820–845	833	2	108.00	$108.00	$900

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–345	320	4	160.00–164.00	$161.55	$517
365–385	380	4	153.00–158.00	$154.71	$588
415–445	438	4	145.00–148.00	$145.71	$638
465–475	473	4	140.00–142.00	$141.51	$669
505	505	6	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$669
565–575	570	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$738
625–645	633	8	125.00–127.00	$125.87	$797
655–695	669	24	122.00–126.00	$125.49	$840
713–720	714	7	119.00–122.00	$121.57	$868
910	910	1	107.00	$107.00	$974

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415–445	433	5	130.00–136.00	$132.06	$572
455–495	478	11	120.00–128.00	$124.89	$597
515–520	518	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$616
615–630	625	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$692
670–675	673	4	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$734

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–295	282	3	128.00–130.00	$128.60	$363
305–330	315	5	120.00	$120.00	$378
385–395	393	5	114.00–118.00	$116.41	$457
410–445	436	32	110.00–115.00	$111.39	$486
460–495	481	25	108.00–111.00	$109.64	$527
505–545	526	29	105.00–108.00	$106.57	$561
555–595	584	19	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$598
620–640	627	6	96.00–100.00	$98.82	$620
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275–295	292	6	144.00–150.00	$145.95	$426
320–345	342	25	136.00–143.00	$139.13	$476
385–395	390	14	128.00–136.00	$132.29	$516
405–425	421	5	126.00–128.00	$126.38	$532
475–495	487	9	121.00–126.00	$123.68	$602
505–535	530	6	117.00–120.00	$118.15	$626
555–585	571	5	112.00–115.00	$113.60	$649
605–635	618	6	108.00–113.00	$110.65	$684
665–690	674	6	106.00–110.00	$107.52	$725
715–725	717	5	105.00–106.00	$105.20	$754
755–790	764	4	97.00–99.00	$98.48	$752

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265	265	4	135.00–140.00	$136.25	$361
310–320	317	15	129.00–134.00	$130.34	$413
360–395	386	10	120.00–125.00	$121.54	$469
405–445	427	13	117.00–120.00	$119.47	$510
480–495	488	8	114.00–118.00	$115.13	$562
505–545	531	9	109.00–114.00	$110.01	$584
565–595	584	7	107.00–110.00	$109.01	$637
605–645	620	11	103.00–106.00	$104.82	$650
675–690	679	8	98.00–102.00	$100.99	$686
705–745	716	4	90.00–97.00	$94.93	$680
810	810	1	90.00	$90.00	$729

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376
270–295	286	4	138.00–150.00	$144.66	$414
340–345	343	6	148.00–150.00	$148.84	$511
355–395	383	17	137.00–145.00	$139.92	$536
405–445	429	21	129.00–137.00	$134.61	$577
455–495	473	32	125.00–132.00	$128.57	$608
520–545	537	16	115.00–122.00	$118.82	$638
555–595	573	10	112.00–117.00	$115.50	$662
610–645	633	8	108.00–110.00	$109.50	$693
675–695	684	7	105.00–109.00	$106.16	$726
705–735	723	4	104.00–107.00	$105.75	$765
775–785	782	3	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$787

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
215–230	223	2	146.00–148.00	$146.97	$328
280	280	3	145.00	$145.00	$406
320–345	329	6	138.00–144.00	$141.32	$465
375–395	388	4	128.00–134.00	$130.54	$506
415–445	428	13	124.00–127.00	$125.96	$539
460–495	489	10	111.00–120.00	$115.69	$566
515–535	525	4	109.00–112.00	$110.24	$579
555–595	575	18	105.00–110.00	$107.61	$619
615–645	626	7	100.00–105.00	$102.05	$639
735	735	3	100.00	$100.00	$735
755–770	763	2	95.00	$95.00	$725
835	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752
850	850	1	90.00	$90.00	$765

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
220–245	233	2	175.00–177.50	$176.32	$411
260–295	275	5	160.00–164.00	$161.28	$444
335–345	339	5	156.00–160.00	$158.38	$537
370–395	387	3	148.00–150.00	$149.36	$578
405–445	418	4	140.00–145.00	$142.30	$595
455–475	465	2	136.00–138.00	$136.98	$637
505–545	527	10	124.00–128.00	$125.47	$661
555–595	583	13	118.00–123.00	$119.46	$696
605–645	619	8	113.00–116.00	$113.65	$703
655–695	675	2	111.00–113.00	$112.03	$756
740–745	743	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$815
755–760	758	3	106.00–108.00	$107.34	$814
805	805	1	105.00	$105.00	$845
860–890	882	5	95.00–105.00	$101.04	$891

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1365	1122	80-85%	32	52.00–57.00	$54.50	$611
1010–1570	1221	80-85%	20	58.00–62.00	$59.35	$725
1055–1405	1264	80-85%	12	47.00–51.00	$48.39	$612

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1140	927	85-90%	17	37.00–41.00	$38.68	$359
850–1065	968	85-90%	6	49.00–54.00	$50.73	$491
825–1135	977	85-90%	25	42.00–47.00	$44.15	$431

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1230–1725	1486	75-80%	11	48.00–53.00	$50.04	$744
1325–1730	1522	75-80%	5	43.00–46.00	$44.88	$683
1560	1560	75-80%	2	54.00	$54.00	$842

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–1720	1258	3	62.00–72.00	$66.60	$838
1450	1450	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,247
1525–1945	1768	7	76.00–81.00	$77.70	$1,374

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	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

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	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

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,275.00	$1,015.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.