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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.27/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 369 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.16/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 435 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.24/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 525 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,591 1,866 1,984
Feeder cattle 1,359 1,576 1,657
Slaughter cattle 155 173 140
Replacement cattle 77 117 187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 11 167.00–175.00 $172.04 $569 —
355–395 386 10 160.00–169.00 $164.46 $635 +0.81
415–445 439 12 152.00–160.00 $156.87 $689 +0.17
460–490 474 17 136.00–144.00 $140.30 $665 -0.26
525–545 540 21 130.00–137.00 $133.99 $724 -1.30
570–590 581 17 127.00–133.00 $130.22 $757 +0.74
625–645 637 11 124.00–128.00 $126.56 $806 -0.49
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 -0.45
725–730 728 2 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $837 -9.22
755–795 779 6 105.00–110.00 $108.36 $844 -14.64
815 815 1 107.00 $107.00 $872 +7.00
840 value added 840 1 112.00 $112.00 $941 —
850 850 1 108.00 $108.00 $918 —
900–910 905 2 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $932 —
960–985 value added 973 2 106.00–109.00 $107.52 $1,046 —
1020 1020 1 90.00 $90.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 166.00 $166.00 $556 +10.00
395 395 2 150.00 $150.00 $592 -4.67
440 440 3 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
460 460 11 130.00–135.00 $132.27 $608 -0.68
525–530 526 8 125.00–128.00 $127.24 $669 —
570 570 5 121.00–125.00 $121.80 $694 +1.80
605–640 619 7 115.00–120.00 $117.25 $726 -1.31
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 -11.00
841 841 7 101.00 $101.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
385 385 2 138.00 $138.00 $531 —
410 410 3 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
455 455 2 120.00 $120.00 $546 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 13 137.00–144.00 $140.36 $467 -0.77
355–385 369 29 130.00–137.00 $134.27 $495 -0.74
425–445 435 27 128.00–136.00 $132.16 $575 +2.34
455–495 481 23 122.00–129.00 $125.88 $605 +0.39
515–540 523 15 116.00–123.00 $119.63 $626 +3.91
560–590 573 16 110.00–118.00 $112.90 $647 -1.62
605–625 611 10 107.00–113.00 $109.89 $671 +1.76
665–690 675 10 102.00–109.00 $106.59 $719 +1.84
885 885 1 87.00 $87.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 3 131.00 $131.00 $295 -9.00
325–335 328 9 129.00–132.00 $130.23 $427 +1.57
360–365 362 9 125.00–126.00 $125.33 $454 +1.81
440 440 3 124.00 $124.00 $546 +4.00
475 475 4 117.00 $117.00 $556 +2.59
525 525 3 110.00–113.00 $111.00 $583 +4.57
560–575 566 12 102.00–109.00 $106.97 $605 +1.09
625 625 1 106.00 $106.00 $662 +4.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 7 120.00–125.00 $123.16 $337 +0.04
340 340 2 117.00 $117.00 $398 +0.70
360–380 369 7 112.00–120.00 $115.64 $427 +0.64
415–440 426 8 108.00–125.00 $114.36 $487 +4.36
460 460 1 92.00 $92.00 $423 -12.54
560 560 1 88.00 $88.00 $493 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 341 19 170.00–179.00 $175.33 $598 +7.33
355–395 374 17 164.00–174.00 $168.50 $630 +1.43
425–445 431 20 152.00–160.00 $156.07 $673 +1.98
460–465 462 6 140.00–145.00 $143.32 $662 +1.41
505–540 525 26 126.00–133.00 $129.24 $679 -0.02
560–585 568 13 116.00–124.00 $120.08 $682 -3.84
680 680 2 111.00 $111.00 $755 -2.16
715–730 723 5 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $745 —
765 765 1 101.00 $101.00 $773 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 169.00 $169.00 $346 —
285 285 1 168.00 $168.00 $479 +2.92
340–345 343 6 162.00–168.00 $165.68 $568 +13.20
360–390 380 10 152.00–162.00 $156.71 $595 +5.20
430–445 435 8 149.00–151.00 $150.24 $654 +10.08
455–495 479 11 133.00–138.00 $135.87 $651 +7.48
515–545 532 11 111.00–125.00 $121.22 $645 +3.22
555 555 2 115.00 $115.00 $638 +2.36
635–640 637 3 106.00–110.00 $108.66 $692 +0.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 4 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $625 +23.01
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 —
615 615 1 101.00 $101.00 $621 —
705 705 1 80.00 $80.00 $564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1360 1108 80-85% 14 51.00–56.00 $53.57 $594 -3.09
770–1440 1145 80-85% 33 50.00–63.00 $59.79 $685 +3.13
870–1430 1189 80-85% 28 64.00–69.00 $66.17 $787 -1.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1025 931 85-90% 6 22.00–30.00 $26.62 $248 —
810–1035 950 85-90% 8 41.00–46.00 $43.96 $418 —
855–1120 983 85-90% 7 32.00–53.00 $42.41 $417 -8.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1650 1366 75-80% 10 63.00–67.00 $64.85 $886 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1910 1471 11 61.00–75.00 $69.74 $1,026 +0.39
1115–1846 1477 12 76.00–82.00 $77.83 $1,150 +8.48

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 300.00–450.00 $353.64

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Bred Cows

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 550.00–675.00 $607.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 500.00–600.00 $567.31
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 400.00–575.00 $452.08
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 600.00–775.00 $670.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–950.00 $825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 650.00–900.00 $748.68
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,107.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,100.00 $962.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.