Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $101.03/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 528 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $100.84/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 590 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.19/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 481 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	989	1,307
Feeder cattle	691	1,089
Slaughter cattle	108	160
Replacement cattle	190	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	342	3	150.00–152.00	$150.65	$515	—
380–395	388	4	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$561	-0.94
420–435	430	10	136.00–140.00	$138.62	$596	+0.74
455–495	477	13	125.00–135.00	$129.12	$616	-3.85
515–535	519	12	117.00–123.00	$120.92	$628	-6.48
555–575	570	4	115.00–116.00	$115.24	$657	-6.95
605–635	618	4	110.00–115.00	$112.96	$698	-8.18
820–825	823	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$872	-2.00
990	990	1	90.00	$90.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	140.00–142.00	$140.63	$471	—
415–445	431	8	124.00–128.00	$125.79	$542	-6.27
465–495	480	4	119.00–120.00	$119.52	$574	-5.37
505–510	508	3	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$579	-4.99
565–595	580	4	108.00–110.00	$108.97	$632	—
695	695	1	105.00	$105.00	$730	-4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	389	5	147.00–150.00	$147.77	$575	-6.94
415–420	417	5	144.00–146.00	$145.20	$605	-0.51
505–535	520	7	125.00–130.00	$126.84	$660	-5.66
705–710	708	3	115.00–116.00	$115.33	$817	-6.24
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	126.00–128.00	$127.05	$413	-3.29
365–395	380	9	120.00–126.00	$123.38	$469	+1.84
410–445	430	11	113.00–120.00	$116.81	$502	-2.66
455–495	472	7	108.00–113.00	$110.50	$522	-4.63
515–545	540	8	104.00–107.00	$105.62	$570	-4.39
560–595	590	22	100.00–104.00	$100.84	$595	-8.17
615–625	624	8	98.00–100.00	$99.75	$622	-5.07
655	655	2	95.00	$95.00	$622	-5.99
735	735	1	94.00	$94.00	$691	-0.93
755–760	758	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	4	125.00–128.00	$126.61	$348	-1.99
315–335	323	4	118.00–122.00	$120.03	$388	+0.03
355–360	358	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$410	-1.91
440–445	444	8	107.00–111.00	$108.75	$483	-2.64
460–485	470	14	103.00–107.00	$104.40	$491	-5.24
505–545	528	28	100.00–103.00	$101.03	$533	-5.54
565–590	582	3	95.00–97.00	$95.65	$557	-6.83
615–620	618	3	90.00–93.00	$90.99	$562	-7.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	323	5	132.00–136.00	$133.56	$431	-5.57
355–395	380	13	127.00–132.00	$130.11	$494	-2.18
405–445	421	10	124.00–128.00	$126.36	$532	-0.02
465–490	483	5	120.00–124.00	$122.42	$591	-1.26
555–565	558	3	108.00–110.00	$108.67	$606	-4.93
705–715	712	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$722	-3.86
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	3	154.00–158.00	$155.72	$358	-4.28
305–335	328	6	145.00–148.00	$146.15	$479	-2.69
355–370	363	8	138.00–143.00	$140.12	$509	+0.20
405–440	423	9	128.00–132.00	$129.78	$549	-4.83
465–490	481	16	120.00–127.00	$123.19	$593	-5.38
505–540	529	8	112.00–118.00	$115.24	$610	-3.58
555–575	569	7	108.00–110.00	$109.44	$623	-6.06
610–615	611	6	105.00–107.00	$105.34	$644	-4.16
660–665	662	8	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$685	-2.66
705–735	722	7	100.00–103.00	$101.30	$731	-4.45
760–785	773	3	92.00–96.00	$94.33	$729	-6.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	289	5	140.00–144.00	$140.73	$407	-4.27
315–325	320	2	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$440	-3.86
355–395	380	5	129.00–132.00	$130.39	$495	-0.15
405–445	430	3	120.00–125.00	$122.95	$529	-3.01
455–495	477	3	112.00–116.00	$114.31	$545	-1.38
520–545	539	4	108.00–110.00	$109.52	$590	-0.72
565–595	590	10	102.00–105.00	$104.61	$617	-3.00
615–635	631	9	100.00–102.00	$100.43	$634	-1.62
665–675	670	7	95.00–100.00	$97.56	$654	—
725–730	727	3	90.00–95.00	$93.33	$679	-6.67
775–780	778	2	85.00–90.00	$87.51	$681	-7.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	5	152.00–155.00	$153.13	$495	-5.25
355–380	370	8	145.00–148.00	$146.48	$542	-2.88
405–430	414	9	135.00–140.00	$138.29	$573	-4.01
455–485	475	3	132.00–134.00	$132.64	$630	-4.34
505–545	522	9	120.00–124.00	$121.26	$633	-4.21
555–585	568	6	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$662	-2.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1335	1147	80-85%	10	55.00–60.00	$56.33	$646	+1.83
1045–1425	1191	80-85%	10	43.00–48.00	$46.87	$558	—
945–1650	1193	80-85%	27	49.00–54.00	$51.49	$614	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1150	954	85-90%	7	34.00–38.00	$36.98	$353	-13.75
750–1130	977	85-90%	10	40.00–44.50	$42.58	$416	-1.57
960–1075	1003	85-90%	3	46.00–48.00	$46.64	$468	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1550	1399	75-80%	7	49.00–54.00	$50.84	$711	—
1310–1595	1460	75-80%	5	55.00–61.00	$57.58	$841	+7.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2475	1615	5	63.00–70.00	$67.11	$1,084	—
1805	1805	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,444	—
1025–2335	1890	7	72.00–77.00	$74.02	$1,399	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	430.00–560.00	$498.00

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

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)	4	775.00–825.00	$793.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	600.00–725.00	$661.11

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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)	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
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	975.00–1,150.00	$1,078.13	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–925.00	$835.00	—

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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.