Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

1,564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $130.68/cwt +19.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 793 lb · 51 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.78/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 388 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.32/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 475 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,564	1,028	1,050
Feeder cattle	1,282	762	886
Slaughter cattle	151	137	89
Replacement cattle	131	129	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	343	11	167.00–170.00	$168.45	$578	+5.30
375–395	389	7	159.00–164.00	$160.67	$625	+6.37
405–445	423	8	155.00–158.00	$156.73	$663	+10.50
460–475	463	5	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$659	+4.44
505–535	523	6	137.00–139.00	$137.98	$722	+2.96
555–575	561	9	132.00–135.00	$133.23	$747	+3.82
563 value added	563	9	137.00	$137.00	$771	+0.96
610–625	615	6	130.00–132.00	$130.68	$804	+4.39
660–675	668	7	125.00–128.00	$126.42	$844	+8.90
685 value added	685	11	130.50	$130.50	$894	+5.50
782	782	6	117.00	$117.00	$915	+6.01
795 value added	795	45	132.50	$132.50	$1,053	—
825	825	2	114.00	$114.00	$940	—
948 value added	948	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	7	142.00–146.00	$144.40	$605	+7.27
455–495	483	10	134.00–138.00	$136.53	$659	+3.16
515–545	528	9	132.00–135.00	$133.32	$704	+5.21
565–595	589	7	125.00–130.00	$127.85	$753	—
605	605	6	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$732	+2.40
670–685	673	9	115.00–118.00	$115.89	$780	+3.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	4	136.00–140.00	$138.01	$494	—
405–445	421	5	130.00–132.00	$130.85	$551	+5.08
505–535	520	4	120.00–124.00	$121.94	$634	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	140.00	$140.00	$301	—
305–345	330	26	128.00–135.00	$132.44	$437	+2.44
355–395	378	7	124.00–126.00	$125.02	$473	+2.74
430–435	432	11	120.00–123.00	$121.36	$524	+2.38
475–495	492	15	114.00–118.00	$115.18	$567	+0.18
515–545	536	12	110.00–113.00	$110.89	$594	+1.09
555–590	574	23	105.00–110.00	$107.07	$615	+0.42
610–640	625	12	102.00–105.00	$103.24	$645	+1.93
685–695	688	6	100.00–102.00	$101.33	$697	+2.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	8	137.00–142.00	$138.99	$453	+0.66
370–395	388	32	130.00–135.00	$132.78	$515	-1.14
405–445	428	12	125.00–130.00	$126.93	$543	-0.43
455–460	456	15	120.00–127.00	$123.47	$563	+1.47
505–535	520	4	115.00–117.00	$115.97	$603	-0.10
555–585	568	4	110.00–115.00	$113.00	$642	+1.37
635	635	5	108.00–110.00	$108.80	$691	+1.69
665–675	672	3	105.00–106.00	$105.33	$708	+0.20
710	710	2	105.00	$105.00	$746	—
783 value added	783	16	120.00	$120.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	4	132.00–135.00	$133.52	$304	—
255–290	273	6	128.00–130.00	$128.94	$352	+2.44
305–315	312	6	120.00–126.00	$123.33	$385	+2.31
355–375	370	8	117.00–120.00	$118.52	$439	+1.90
430–445	434	11	110.00–115.00	$111.40	$483	-0.14
475–495	492	14	108.00–110.00	$109.57	$539	-0.09
520–540	532	5	105.00–108.00	$106.17	$565	+4.87
560–565	563	5	100.00–102.00	$100.80	$568	—
625–645	632	3	99.00–100.00	$99.66	$630	—
725	725	2	90.00	$90.00	$652	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	269	13	160.00–164.00	$161.06	$433	+2.23
310–340	331	11	152.00–161.00	$157.22	$520	+3.15
355–395	376	11	145.00–150.00	$148.16	$557	+6.93
405–445	435	21	134.00–142.00	$137.20	$597	+3.18
455–495	475	26	124.00–131.00	$128.32	$610	+0.38
535–540	536	8	118.00–122.00	$120.00	$643	-0.01
585–595	593	11	110.00–115.00	$113.09	$671	-1.80
625–640	636	12	105.00–110.00	$107.84	$686	+0.20
715–725	721	5	99.00–100.00	$99.60	$718	-0.40
765	765	2	95.00	$95.00	$727	+3.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	4	168.00–170.00	$168.94	$470	+3.45
335–345	341	20	162.00–168.00	$165.80	$565	+6.08
355–395	374	8	155.00–160.00	$157.69	$590	+7.96
425–440	432	11	143.00–150.00	$146.53	$633	+4.53
455–495	471	9	134.00–138.00	$135.83	$640	+0.88
510–540	522	14	125.00–130.00	$127.35	$665	-1.07
565–585	573	6	117.00–123.00	$119.97	$687	-3.37
615–640	637	9	112.00–115.00	$113.55	$723	-3.35
670–675	671	7	108.00–110.00	$109.14	$732	+1.64
715–730	724	5	105.00–106.00	$105.40	$763	+0.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	217	5	155.00–160.00	$157.03	$341	—
255–275	262	3	147.00–150.00	$148.95	$390	+11.29
330–335	332	7	137.00–140.00	$138.70	$460	+5.22
380–395	389	9	130.00–134.00	$131.88	$513	+3.54
405–440	426	7	124.00–130.00	$126.15	$537	+5.15
455–485	472	10	115.00–120.00	$117.12	$553	+1.10
695	695	2	99.00	$99.00	$688	—
715–745	730	2	92.00–94.00	$92.98	$679	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1435	1161	80-85%	54	57.50–63.00	$59.75	$694	+5.23
1030–1345	1203	80-85%	15	64.00–69.00	$65.99	$794	+5.41
980–1400	1206	80-85%	16	52.00–56.50	$55.19	$666	-5.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1095	963	85-90%	11	44.00–50.00	$47.75	$460	+9.27
870–1355	994	85-90%	5	40.00–43.00	$41.41	$412	-10.59
1080	1080	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$562	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$665	—
1300–1645	1531	75-80%	8	58.00–63.00	$60.13	$921	—
1755–1775	1765	75-80%	2	69.00–71.00	$69.99	$1,235	+2.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1855	1446	7	72.00–77.00	$75.32	$1,089	—
1795–1870	1835	4	82.00–86.00	$84.27	$1,546	—

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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	9	400.00–575.00	$450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,065.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	750.00–900.00	$815.28
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	600.00–750.00	$661.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	975.00–1,100.00	$1,038.89

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	$500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–725.00	$700.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–675.00	$623.33

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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)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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	28	910.00–1,275.00	$1,029.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	775.00–875.00	$816.67	—

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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.