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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.81/cwt +20.26 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 458 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.34/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 508 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $164.88/cwt +23.62 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 381 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 1,303 1,250
Feeder cattle 676 947 977
Slaughter cattle 133 160 170
Replacement cattle 89 196 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 342 10 164.00–170.00 $167.10 $571 —
370–395 381 17 162.00–166.00 $164.88 $628 +23.62
405–435 421 13 160.00–165.00 $161.70 $681 +23.92
455–480 469 14 142.00–157.00 $148.16 $695 +13.92
505–525 508 27 140.00–145.00 $141.34 $718 +10.71
555–595 573 13 134.00–140.00 $135.76 $778 +10.86
605–640 623 6 127.00–134.00 $130.40 $812 +8.86
705–715 708 3 114.00–115.00 $114.66 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
335–340 338 4 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $537 +19.65
355–395 377 11 148.00–158.00 $155.76 $587 +21.76
420–440 432 6 147.00–154.00 $150.97 $652 +22.75
460–475 467 6 135.00–139.00 $136.67 $638 +9.72
525–545 540 4 130.00–132.00 $131.51 $710 +7.74
615–640 621 4 120.00–121.00 $120.26 $747 —
665–680 676 7 109.00–115.00 $113.31 $766 —
775 775 2 87.00 $87.00 $674 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 154.00 $154.00 $439 —
310–345 328 9 145.00–151.00 $148.79 $488 +18.60
445 445 2 145.00 $145.00 $645 —
480–495 486 7 120.00–126.00 $124.00 $603 —
505–510 507 6 120.00–122.00 $120.67 $612 +6.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 13 138.00–142.00 $139.85 $536 +20.10
425–440 431 7 133.00–140.00 $137.53 $593 +22.52
453 value added 453 51 135.00 $135.00 $612 —
455–495 474 17 118.00–126.00 $122.23 $579 +10.68
505–545 528 14 111.00–120.00 $114.86 $606 +7.83
555–590 577 16 103.00–112.00 $107.77 $622 +4.04
615–645 628 12 102.00–107.00 $103.93 $653 +2.08
655–690 671 4 96.00–104.00 $100.67 $675 +2.85
715 715 1 92.00 $92.00 $658 -4.19
810–815 813 2 86.00–91.00 $88.51 $720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 141.00 $141.00 $486 —
355–395 363 11 125.00–132.00 $129.48 $470 +17.05
405–445 428 15 123.00–130.00 $126.99 $544 +19.01
465–480 476 4 115.00–116.00 $115.76 $551 +12.67
515–545 532 13 101.00–110.00 $106.89 $569 +5.46
555–565 560 6 100.00–102.00 $101.01 $566 +5.45
640 640 2 97.00 $97.00 $621 —
675 675 2 91.00 $91.00 $614 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–375 372 7 120.00–122.00 $121.13 $451 +20.13
445 445 3 115.00 $115.00 $512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 5 152.00–159.00 $156.84 $529 +24.64
360–390 384 5 146.00–150.00 $148.81 $571 +20.62
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 +16.89
465–475 470 4 134.00–143.00 $138.25 $650 +18.52
515–540 523 9 124.00–130.00 $126.15 $660 +12.05
560–595 575 16 108.00–116.00 $112.20 $645 +3.22
635–645 639 13 102.00–106.00 $104.68 $669 -0.97
740–745 743 6 90.00–97.00 $93.49 $695 -6.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 166.00 $166.00 $573 —
360–395 379 13 160.00–166.00 $162.29 $615 +22.64
410–445 429 13 156.00–163.00 $159.80 $686 +24.43
460–475 469 7 145.00–154.00 $149.47 $701 +19.62
515–545 523 4 133.00–140.00 $138.17 $723 +11.69
795 795 2 90.00 $90.00 $716 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 528 6 116.00–120.00 $117.68 $621 +11.90

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1465 1109 80-85% 17 46.00–63.00 $50.34 $558 +4.41
975–1390 1165 80-85% 26 51.00–58.00 $55.22 $643 —
945–1445 1194 80-85% 21 57.00–64.00 $60.63 $724 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1050 956 85-90% 5 40.00–45.00 $42.36 $405 +2.20
925–1260 1074 85-90% 7 44.00–50.00 $47.07 $506 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1695 1621 75-80% 8 65.00–68.00 $66.64 $1,080 +4.64
1450–1745 1647 75-80% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.29 $993 -1.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1985 1699 11 79.00–84.00 $81.10 $1,378 —
1555–2160 1858 2 76.00 $76.00 $1,412 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 825.00–1,100.00 $968.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,180.77
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 500.00–825.00 $683.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,190.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,100.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 575.00–775.00 $666.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 525.00–550.00 $541.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–775.00 $750.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 475.00–490.00 $482.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,166.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 800.00–1,050.00 $895.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 725.00–750.00 $736.67 —

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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.