Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $113.88/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 641 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $105.20/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 587 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $124.90/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 518 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,091	989	1,657
Feeder cattle	866	691	1,314
Slaughter cattle	142	108	167
Replacement cattle	83	190	176

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	264	4	147.00–152.50	$149.19	$394	—
325–335	331	5	140.00–142.00	$140.79	$466	-9.86
355–395	369	5	132.00–136.00	$134.74	$497	-9.75
415–445	435	12	128.00–131.00	$129.76	$564	-8.86
485–495	492	7	122.00–125.00	$123.42	$607	-5.70
505–545	528	7	117.00–121.00	$119.14	$629	-1.78
575	575	4	114.00–117.00	$115.50	$664	+0.26
620–643	641	33	112.00–114.00	$113.88	$730	+0.92
675–685	679	4	105.00–110.00	$107.99	$733	—
775–785	780	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$788	—
805	805	1	97.00	$97.00	$781	-9.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	416	5	133.00–138.00	$135.37	$563	-9.83
455–480	472	3	129.00–130.00	$129.32	$610	—
505–520	518	21	123.00–125.00	$124.90	$647	-1.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	3	140.00–147.00	$143.99	$389	—
335–345	342	3	132.00–135.00	$134.02	$458	-6.61
355–390	365	4	125.00–130.00	$128.23	$468	—
405–445	414	6	120.00–125.00	$122.83	$509	-2.96
455–480	468	2	115.00–117.00	$115.97	$543	-3.55
535–545	540	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$610	-1.00
575–595	582	3	107.00–109.00	$107.99	$629	-0.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	394	5	120.00–122.00	$120.60	$475	-9.51
405–445	423	5	118.00–120.00	$119.23	$504	-7.13
465–485	475	4	116.00–117.00	$116.49	$553	-5.93
505–535	525	3	110.00–112.00	$110.64	$581	—
555–595	587	29	104.00–108.00	$105.20	$618	-3.47
605–635	628	4	103.00–105.00	$104.25	$655	—
633–645	635	5	122.50–132.00	$124.43	$790	—
663–693	674	11	110.00–124.00	$119.12	$803	—
670–680	677	6	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$691	—
715–745	730	2	98.00–99.00	$98.51	$719	-2.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	4	119.00–121.00	$119.76	$388	-7.29
360–395	377	9	117.00–119.00	$118.12	$445	-5.26
415–445	426	9	109.00–116.00	$113.70	$484	-3.11
460–470	463	7	106.00–108.00	$106.99	$495	-3.51
510–545	520	11	102.00–104.00	$102.93	$535	-2.69
560–595	573	6	100.00–103.00	$101.19	$580	+0.35
610–630	613	7	99.00–102.00	$100.42	$616	+0.67
645	645	2	120.00	$120.00	$774	+20.25
670–675	673	3	95.00–96.00	$95.33	$642	+0.33
710–730	715	4	90.00–95.00	$93.25	$667	-0.75
765–775	768	3	85.00–87.00	$85.67	$658	-5.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	329	8	114.00–118.00	$116.26	$382	-3.77
380–390	383	6	110.00–112.00	$110.68	$424	-3.82
405–420	415	5	105.00–107.00	$105.80	$439	-2.95
455–495	480	10	100.00–105.00	$101.42	$487	-2.98
505–540	536	14	99.00–101.00	$100.00	$536	-1.03
560–595	567	5	95.00–98.00	$96.02	$544	+0.37
625–645	637	5	92.00–96.00	$93.39	$595	+2.40
680–695	683	6	90.00–92.00	$90.34	$617	—
745	745	3	85.00	$85.00	$633	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	4	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$458	-8.71
360–380	366	7	128.00–135.00	$131.77	$482	-8.35
405–440	423	4	127.00–128.00	$127.48	$539	-2.30
460–495	481	9	117.00–126.00	$122.43	$589	-0.76
505–540	527	10	110.00–117.00	$114.28	$602	-0.96
560–585	570	10	104.00–110.00	$106.99	$610	-2.45
620–635	623	9	100.00–103.00	$101.12	$630	-4.22
660–675	667	3	99.00–101.00	$100.00	$667	-3.50
735	735	1	98.00	$98.00	$720	-3.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	3	135.00–140.00	$138.29	$357	-2.44
305–335	328	4	130.00–132.00	$130.47	$428	-6.99
375–395	385	4	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$485	-4.39
430–445	440	4	115.00–120.00	$118.03	$519	-4.92
455–495	485	10	110.00–116.00	$111.58	$541	-2.73
510–545	522	6	102.00–105.00	$103.79	$542	-5.73
555–575	559	5	100.00–102.00	$100.41	$561	-4.20
605–630	613	3	90.00–95.00	$93.29	$572	-7.14
710–740	725	2	80.00–85.00	$82.45	$598	-10.88
765	765	10	80.00	$80.00	$612	-7.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	410	3	134.00–136.00	$134.68	$552	-3.61
455–485	469	5	127.00–130.00	$128.59	$603	-4.05
505–530	518	8	120.00–124.00	$121.61	$630	+0.35
615–645	635	3	108.00–110.00	$109.35	$694	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1505	1117	80-85%	21	38.00–62.00	$48.45	$541	-7.88
1000–1320	1137	80-85%	16	52.00–57.00	$53.97	$614	-2.36
960–1335	1150	80-85%	11	58.00–63.00	$60.21	$692	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–970	911	85-90%	7	37.00–41.00	$39.27	$358	—
900–985	933	85-90%	3	48.00–52.00	$49.94	$466	—
870–995	966	85-90%	13	42.00–47.00	$43.73	$422	+1.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1615	1444	75-80%	8	56.00–59.00	$57.16	$825	—
1355–1615	1506	75-80%	7	50.00–54.00	$52.28	$787	—
1350–2020	1685	75-80%	2	40.00–45.00	$43.00	$725	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2085	1398	6	72.00–76.00	$73.82	$1,032	—
1260–1990	1550	5	65.00–68.00	$66.38	$1,029	—
1615–1735	1675	2	80.00–82.00	$81.04	$1,357	—

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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	21	410.00–650.00	$553.10

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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)	10	800.00–900.00	$815.00
—	—	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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	650.00–775.00	$713.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	480.00–570.00	$525.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–700.00	$643.75

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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	4	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00	—

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