Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

2,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.80/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 574 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.26/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 617 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.80/cwt -7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 420 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,113	1,591	1,690
Feeder cattle	1,682	1,359	1,453
Slaughter cattle	315	155	133
Replacement cattle	116	77	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Demand high. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. demand low

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	7	154.00–160.00	$157.35	$442	—
445	445	3	153.00	$153.00	$681	-3.87
455–485	468	14	143.00–150.00	$146.00	$683	+5.70
496 value added	496	9	137.00	$137.00	$680	—
506–545	520	17	134.00–138.00	$137.27	$714	+3.28
563 value added	563	10	139.00	$139.00	$783	—
555–585	578	32	125.00–137.00	$133.49	$772	+3.27
620–635	629	5	124.00–125.00	$124.61	$784	-1.95
660–685	674	6	115.00–120.00	$117.85	$794	-7.15
747 value added	747	18	123.00	$123.00	$919	—
755	755	1	116.00	$116.00	$876	+7.64
815	815	2	110.00	$110.00	$896	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	334	22	137.00–150.00	$145.19	$485	-20.81
360–385	373	18	136.00–144.00	$139.91	$522	-10.09
425–445	435	15	136.00–140.00	$138.36	$602	-1.64
460–495	481	8	133.00–138.00	$136.03	$654	+3.76
515–540	533	10	120.00–130.00	$126.45	$674	-0.79
615–635	625	6	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$759	+4.26
790	790	3	106.00	$106.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	7	130.00	$130.00	$443	-10.00
405–415	408	11	125.00–130.00	$128.61	$525	-1.39
455–460	457	8	122.00–130.00	$125.02	$571	+5.02
525	525	3	118.00	$118.00	$620	—
585	585	5	115.00–116.00	$115.40	$675	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	282	11	140.00–143.00	$141.73	$400	—
315–345	333	13	133.00–135.00	$133.91	$446	-6.45
365–385	375	19	125.00–133.00	$129.23	$485	-5.04
425–440	432	23	123.00–132.00	$127.15	$549	-5.01
469 value added	469	15	129.00	$129.00	$605	—
460–495	485	17	120.00–129.00	$124.60	$604	-1.28
505–545	540	12	117.00–126.00	$119.04	$643	-0.59
555–595	574	18	105.00–114.00	$109.32	$627	-3.58
615 value added	615	25	126.50	$126.50	$778	—
610–635	620	16	101.00–106.00	$102.82	$637	-7.07
655–675	665	16	95.00–104.00	$98.06	$652	-8.53
720–745	729	11	95.00–101.00	$97.47	$711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	13	120.00	$120.00	$388	-10.23
405–445	420	39	111.00–122.00	$116.80	$491	-7.20
455–495	479	22	110.00–119.00	$114.97	$551	-2.03
510–545	534	21	103.00–112.00	$107.57	$574	-3.43
555–570	560	11	101.00–104.00	$102.35	$573	-4.62
615	615	3	94.00	$94.00	$578	-12.00
655–675	668	6	90.00–93.00	$92.02	$615	—
735	735	3	90.00	$90.00	$662	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	18	110.00–120.00	$113.93	$314	-9.23
325	325	5	111.00	$111.00	$361	-6.00
420–435	428	6	106.00–110.00	$108.04	$462	-6.32
470–495	481	8	105.00–109.00	$107.27	$516	+15.27
530–545	539	8	101.00–102.00	$101.63	$548	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	10	154.00–162.00	$158.81	$381	-10.19
265–295	278	12	148.00–156.00	$151.46	$421	-16.54
320–345	329	19	145.00–154.00	$148.68	$489	-17.00
360–395	384	11	140.00–143.00	$141.64	$544	-15.07
405–435	417	18	135.00–140.00	$137.75	$574	-12.49
455–470	461	11	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$588	-8.41
505–535	517	18	115.00–124.00	$119.04	$615	-2.18
560–570	565	8	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$619	-5.50
610–645	625	18	102.00–109.00	$105.97	$662	-2.69
655–680	670	5	102.00–104.00	$103.22	$692	—
805	805	1	78.00	$78.00	$628	—
880–881	881	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	$683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	4	140.00	$140.00	$406	—
310–345	336	14	130.00–140.00	$134.82	$453	—
440	440	4	130.00	$130.00	$572	-11.01
475	475	5	120.00	$120.00	$570	±0.00
510–525	519	5	108.00–110.00	$109.21	$567	—
615	615	4	101.00	$101.00	$621	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	436	7	149.00–154.00	$151.18	$659	-4.89
460–475	471	10	138.00–140.00	$139.10	$655	-4.22
560–575	567	14	114.00–120.00	$116.85	$663	-3.23
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	-1.01
775	775	1	98.00	$98.00	$760	-3.00
815	815	1	91.00	$91.00	$742	—
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1655	1193	80-85%	56	55.00–63.00	$58.56	$699	-7.61
840–1490	1202	80-85%	66	62.00–69.00	$64.59	$776	—
995–1540	1202	80-85%	33	50.00–55.00	$52.70	$633	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1155	931	85-90%	10	40.00–45.00	$42.05	$391	+15.43
785–1185	941	85-90%	9	51.00–55.00	$52.81	$497	+26.19
770–1170	952	85-90%	15	45.00–50.00	$47.80	$455	+3.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1465	1330	75-80%	18	62.00–67.00	$63.80	$849	—
1190–1690	1442	75-80%	8	57.00–60.00	$58.81	$848	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1640	1469	7	80.00–82.00	$80.56	$1,183	+10.82
1495–1760	1571	9	68.00–72.00	$69.57	$1,093	—
1490–1845	1585	13	73.00–77.00	$74.47	$1,180	—

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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)	6	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,091.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	725.00–975.00	$830.26
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–925.00	$759.38
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	600.00–800.00	$712.14
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$862.50

Small 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	550.00–700.00	$660.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00	$400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–675.00	$640.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	525.00–575.00	$550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–460.00	$430.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	325.00–350.00	$337.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,610.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,100.00–1,650.00	$1,421.88	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–975.00	$925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	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.