Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1,303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.73/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 478 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $114.10/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 529 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $103.73/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 569 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,303	2,113	1,690
Feeder cattle	947	1,682	1,453
Slaughter cattle	160	315	133
Replacement cattle	196	116	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Strong demand. Replacement pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Demand week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	375	15	136.00–145.00	$141.26	$530	—
405–445	423	10	134.00–140.00	$137.78	$583	-15.22
455–495	479	15	132.00–136.00	$134.24	$643	-11.76
525–545	538	8	130.00–131.00	$130.63	$703	-6.64
555–595	573	12	120.00–129.00	$124.90	$716	-8.59
635–645	639	11	120.00–124.00	$121.54	$777	-3.07
915	915	1	100.00	$100.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	9	136.00–142.00	$139.34	$470	-5.85
375	375	3	134.00	$134.00	$502	-5.91
425–445	437	5	127.00–129.00	$128.22	$560	-10.14
455–490	466	8	124.00–131.00	$126.95	$592	-9.08
505–535	522	9	122.00–126.00	$123.77	$646	-2.68
555–595	568	7	110.00–118.00	$115.93	$658	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	12	125.00–134.00	$130.19	$441	+0.19
375–395	385	4	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$483	—
505–545	530	8	112.00–116.00	$114.57	$607	-3.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	14	117.00–123.00	$119.75	$441	-9.48
405–445	432	13	112.00–120.00	$115.01	$497	-12.14
465–495	470	15	110.00–115.00	$111.55	$524	-13.05
505–545	518	12	105.00–110.00	$107.03	$554	-12.01
555–585	569	18	102.00–108.00	$103.73	$590	-5.59
605–645	621	14	100.00–105.00	$101.85	$632	-0.97
655–685	672	11	96.00–100.00	$97.82	$657	-0.24
710–725	716	5	95.00–98.00	$96.19	$689	-1.28
880	880	1	85.00	$85.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	16	105.00–116.00	$112.43	$417	—
415–445	435	10	106.00–110.00	$107.98	$470	-8.82
455–495	467	9	100.00–105.00	$103.09	$481	-11.88
525–545	537	17	96.00–103.00	$101.43	$545	-6.14
565–595	583	6	92.00–98.00	$95.56	$557	-6.79
655–670	660	6	90.00	$90.00	$594	-2.02
790	790	2	81.00	$81.00	$640	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	7	110.00–112.00	$111.15	$320	-2.78
349	349	4	107.00	$107.00	$373	-4.00
360	360	3	101.00	$101.00	$364	—
405	405	4	98.00	$98.00	$397	-10.04
535–545	538	6	90.00–91.00	$90.34	$486	-11.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	330	12	128.00–136.00	$132.20	$436	-16.48
360–390	372	13	125.00–132.00	$128.19	$477	-13.45
410–445	427	12	121.00–129.00	$125.11	$534	-12.64
470–490	478	20	116.00–122.00	$119.73	$572	-7.73
505–545	529	18	110.00–118.00	$114.10	$604	-4.94
560–595	569	8	106.00–111.00	$108.98	$620	-0.52
625–645	638	9	105.00–107.00	$105.65	$674	-0.32
660	660	2	103.00	$103.00	$680	-0.22
710	710	4	100.00	$100.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	370	11	138.00–142.00	$139.65	$517	—
405–440	420	14	132.00–139.00	$135.37	$569	-15.81
475–480	479	7	129.00–132.00	$129.85	$622	-9.25
530–545	538	4	125.00–128.00	$126.48	$680	—
555–595	572	7	119.00–126.00	$123.09	$704	+6.24
630	630	3	118.00	$118.00	$743	—
665–675	672	3	109.00–111.00	$109.66	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	125.00	$125.00	$394	-9.82
365	365	4	120.00	$120.00	$438	—
530–545	539	8	101.00–108.00	$105.78	$570	-3.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1315	1105	80-85%	28	41.00–50.00	$45.93	$508	—
810–1575	1213	80-85%	39	50.00–55.00	$52.10	$632	-12.49
1160–1655	1345	80-85%	11	54.00–61.00	$57.45	$773	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1095	921	85-90%	15	41.00–47.00	$43.37	$399	+1.32
830–1050	950	85-90%	11	38.00–42.00	$40.16	$382	-7.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	75-80%	2	62.00	$62.00	$1,017	—
1565–1995	1736	75-80%	9	68.00–70.00	$69.17	$1,201	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1800	1637	9	65.00–70.00	$68.53	$1,122	—
1425–2140	1823	6	72.00–77.00	$72.94	$1,330	—

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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)	47	1,000.00–1,650.00	$1,262.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	775.00–1,000.00	$875.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,093.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	750.00–950.00	$871.79
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$800.00

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	500.00–700.00	$605.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	475.00–675.00	$597.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–725.00	$687.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–700.00	$631.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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	14	900.00–1,100.00	$975.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–800.00	$770.00	—

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	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.