Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

1,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $106.43/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 517 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.41/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 478 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $140.56/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 477 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,866	1,564	1,050
Feeder cattle	1,576	1,282	886
Slaughter cattle	173	151	89
Replacement cattle	117	131	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comment: Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder steers and heifers sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	369	5	158.00–167.00	$163.65	$604	+2.98
425–445	432	17	155.00–158.00	$156.70	$677	-0.03
450–485	477	29	137.00–160.00	$140.56	$670	-1.84
525–545	537	22	129.00–138.00	$135.29	$727	-2.69
560–585	574	15	126.00–134.00	$129.48	$743	-3.75
605–625	615	4	124.00–130.00	$127.05	$781	-3.63
655–675	665	11	123.00–128.00	$125.45	$834	-0.97
710–720	715	8	122.00–126.00	$124.24	$888	—
765	765	2	123.00	$123.00	$941	+6.00
815	815	1	100.00	$100.00	$815	-14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	167.00	$167.00	$468	—
345	345	1	156.00	$156.00	$538	—
375	375	3	150.00–158.00	$154.67	$580	—
455–485	460	11	128.00–135.00	$132.95	$612	-3.58
565	565	8	120.00	$120.00	$678	-7.85
615–620	616	7	115.00–120.00	$118.56	$730	-2.44
660–675	669	15	115.00–118.00	$116.14	$777	+0.25
740	740	7	113.00	$113.00	$836	—
750	750	3	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	118.00	$118.00	$643	-3.94
565	565	4	113.00	$113.00	$638	—
660	660	6	110.00	$110.00	$726	—
775	775	2	105.00	$105.00	$814	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	140.00	$140.00	$280	±0.00
315–345	326	17	125.00–131.00	$128.66	$419	-3.78
360–395	380	14	120.00–129.00	$123.52	$469	-1.50
410	410	7	120.00	$120.00	$492	-1.36
455–495	478	29	109.00–119.00	$114.41	$547	-0.77
510–525	517	40	103.00–110.00	$106.43	$550	-4.46
550–570	559	17	103.00–108.00	$105.88	$592	-1.19
610–640	625	4	99.00–104.00	$101.56	$635	-1.68
765	765	1	92.00	$92.00	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
335–345	341	9	140.00–142.00	$141.13	$481	+2.14
360–385	373	25	132.00–137.00	$135.01	$504	+2.23
415–435	428	18	124.00–135.00	$129.82	$556	+2.89
455–475	463	17	123.00–130.00	$125.49	$581	+2.02
510–540	520	23	113.00–120.00	$115.72	$602	-0.25
555–575	565	8	111.00–116.00	$114.52	$647	+1.52
610–635	617	9	106.00–111.00	$108.13	$667	-0.67
655–690	665	12	101.00–107.00	$104.75	$697	-0.58
705	705	2	103.00	$103.00	$726	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	282	3	119.00–125.00	$123.12	$347	-5.82
325–345	333	14	112.00–120.00	$116.30	$387	-7.03
385	385	3	115.00	$115.00	$443	-3.52
445	445	4	110.00	$110.00	$490	-1.40
460–495	471	18	100.00–108.00	$104.54	$492	-5.03
520–545	540	10	99.00–100.00	$99.81	$539	-6.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	192.00	$192.00	$403	—
275	275	5	170.00	$170.00	$468	+1.06
310–345	336	16	165.00–170.00	$168.00	$564	+2.20
370–385	381	13	166.00–169.00	$167.07	$637	+9.38
425–445	435	12	153.00–155.00	$154.09	$670	+7.56
455–475	465	7	135.00–145.00	$141.91	$660	+6.08
515–545	533	22	124.00–133.00	$129.26	$689	+1.91
560–565	563	11	122.00–125.00	$123.92	$698	+3.95
615–645	630	18	116.00–125.00	$121.40	$765	+7.85
655–675	666	7	112.00–114.00	$113.16	$754	+4.02
775	775	1	95.00	$95.00	$736	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	264	11	164.00–166.00	$165.08	$436	+4.02
310–340	331	9	150.00–154.00	$152.48	$505	-4.74
360–380	369	14	148.00–154.00	$151.51	$559	+3.35
425–435	429	12	135.00–142.00	$140.16	$601	+2.96
475–495	485	27	122.00–131.00	$128.39	$623	+0.07
535	535	9	116.00–119.00	$118.00	$631	-2.00
575–585	578	9	108.00–115.00	$112.64	$651	-0.45
620	620	3	108.00	$108.00	$670	+0.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	4	118.00	$118.00	$513	-8.15
510–515	513	5	108.00–111.00	$109.19	$560	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1320	1125	80-85%	21	53.00–59.00	$56.66	$637	—
875–1570	1159	80-85%	29	56.00–66.00	$62.21	$721	+2.46
940–1520	1193	80-85%	37	65.00–71.00	$67.84	$809	+8.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–860	772	85-90%	5	40.00–44.00	$42.29	$326	—
820–865	854	85-90%	4	51.00–53.00	$52.52	$449	—
780–1280	998	85-90%	26	48.00–62.00	$51.16	$511	+9.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–780	753	75-80%	2	91.00–95.00	$93.07	$701	—
1165–1470	1343	75-80%	6	64.00–68.00	$66.00	$886	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1625	1453	4	65.00–74.00	$69.35	$1,008	—
1070–2065	1676	15	78.00–83.00	$80.40	$1,348	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–950.00	$856.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	700.00–925.00	$809.24
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	600.00–825.00	$664.21
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–675.00	$608.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	550.00–675.00	$592.69

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	725.00–900.00	$808.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.