Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.02/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 487 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $129.58/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 526 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.03/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $485/hd at 422 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	868	1,091	1,332
Feeder cattle	648	866	1,103
Slaughter cattle	100	142	100
Replacement cattle	120	83	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with several fancy bred heifers that sold up to 1875.00. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	164.00	$164.00	$467	—
315–320	318	2	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$512	—
355–395	385	5	146.00–150.00	$147.64	$568	—
405–445	433	4	138.00–143.00	$140.29	$607	+4.92
465–495	475	7	132.00–136.00	$133.71	$635	+4.39
513–540	526	20	126.00–133.00	$129.58	$682	+4.68
555–595	568	6	118.00–124.00	$120.48	$684	—
615–625	622	3	116.00–118.00	$117.34	$730	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—
720–745	735	3	109.00–113.00	$110.67	$813	—
940	940	1	92.00	$92.00	$865	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	154.00–158.00	$156.04	$406	+6.85
320–335	330	3	148.00–150.00	$148.65	$491	+7.86
370–395	379	4	138.00–143.00	$139.78	$530	+5.04
420	420	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	$560	+3.57
480–495	489	5	129.00–130.00	$129.61	$634	+6.19
575–580	578	3	115.00–117.00	$115.66	$669	+0.16
625–635	630	2	110.00–113.00	$111.51	$703	-2.37
655–680	665	3	108.00–111.00	$109.65	$729	+1.66
770	770	2	105.00	$105.00	$808	+4.01
990	990	1	88.00	$88.00	$871	—
1025	1025	1	85.00	$85.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$447	+3.56
370–375	371	4	130.00–133.00	$131.75	$489	+3.52
475–480	478	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$578	+5.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	6	117.00–121.00	$119.14	$456	+1.02
405–445	422	15	112.00–117.00	$115.03	$485	+1.33
480–490	484	5	107.00–110.00	$108.79	$527	+1.80
510–545	534	15	104.00–107.00	$105.75	$565	+2.82
555–580	564	6	100.00–104.00	$101.67	$573	+0.48
605–645	625	2	95.00–99.00	$97.06	$607	-3.36
695	695	1	90.00	$90.00	$626	-5.33
770–775	773	2	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$665	+0.33
810	810	1	85.00	$85.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	443	6	118.00–122.00	$119.32	$529	+0.09
455–475	462	11	112.00–118.00	$115.08	$532	-1.41
505–545	533	4	109.00–111.00	$109.74	$585	-0.90
560–583	576	13	105.00–110.00	$106.37	$613	+1.17
610–640	625	6	103.00–107.00	$104.32	$652	+0.07
665–670	668	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$675	-18.12
675	675	1	107.00	$107.00	$722	-12.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	115.00–116.00	$115.47	$375	-0.79
375	375	7	110.00–113.00	$110.86	$416	+0.18
415–435	423	8	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$455	+1.70
455–495	481	6	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$498	+2.09
505–545	535	10	98.00–102.00	$100.83	$539	+0.83
585–590	587	3	95.00–97.00	$96.33	$565	+0.31
745	745	1	85.00	$85.00	$633	±0.00
760	760	1	80.00	$80.00	$608	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	—
255–260	258	6	160.00–163.00	$161.51	$417	—
305–345	327	8	145.00–160.00	$154.94	$507	—
355–395	382	3	140.00–148.00	$145.52	$556	—
410–415	413	12	132.00–135.00	$133.58	$552	-1.10
455–495	487	23	126.00–130.00	$129.02	$628	+0.43
510–545	533	13	121.00–128.00	$125.06	$667	+3.45
560–585	568	4	112.00–117.00	$114.48	$650	—
615–635	628	3	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$685	-0.35
670–685	678	3	102.00–105.00	$103.34	$701	—
710–740	725	2	97.00–99.00	$97.98	$710	—
820	820	1	94.00	$94.00	$771	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	154.00–156.00	$154.93	$426	—
305–340	329	7	142.00–150.00	$147.07	$484	+9.63
365–395	382	8	135.00–138.00	$136.00	$520	+4.23
410–425	414	10	124.00–130.00	$128.26	$531	+0.78
545	545	7	114.00–120.00	$118.00	$643	+3.72
575–590	580	6	105.00–111.00	$108.99	$632	+2.00
610–635	621	4	99.00–103.00	$101.01	$627	-0.11
670–685	675	4	96.00–100.00	$97.76	$660	-2.24
705–710	708	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$669	-3.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	150.00	$150.00	$352	—
355–380	375	5	123.00–125.00	$123.38	$463	-2.62
405–440	429	4	120.00–122.00	$120.75	$518	+2.72
470–480	477	3	110.00–115.00	$111.64	$533	+0.06
505–515	510	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$543	+2.70
645	645	2	95.00	$95.00	$613	+1.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1240	1107	80-85%	17	51.00–56.00	$53.70	$594	+5.25
985–1410	1182	80-85%	14	57.00–62.00	$60.13	$711	-0.08
1100–1435	1234	80-85%	5	63.00–67.00	$64.88	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1045	922	85-90%	8	38.00–43.00	$40.99	$378	+1.72
810–1065	938	85-90%	2	52.00	$52.00	$488	+2.06
840–1090	1012	85-90%	15	44.00–49.00	$45.77	$463	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1465	1346	75-80%	5	58.00–60.00	$58.65	$789	—
1180–1625	1394	75-80%	7	64.00–67.00	$65.43	$912	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1720	1434	7	68.00–73.00	$72.01	$1,033	—
1190–2075	1606	8	74.00–79.00	$77.12	$1,239	—
1525–1825	1635	4	80.00–81.00	$80.51	$1,316	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–800.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	380.00–535.00	$444.17

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	600.00–700.00	$633.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,100.00	$995.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	700.00–875.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–600.00	$554.17
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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)	10	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,160.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,775.00–1,875.00	$1,825.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,401.11

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.