Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.40/cwt +17.73 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 652 lb · 64 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $122.36/cwt ≈ $967/hd at 790 lb · 58 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.72/cwt ≈ $846/hd at 658 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	898	868
Feeder cattle	793	676	728
Slaughter cattle	216	133	85
Replacement cattle	126	89	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on light demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady on light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	429	10	151.00–160.00	$157.68	$676	-4.02
470–475	473	4	147.00–156.00	$151.48	$717	+3.32
505–545	522	14	136.00–142.00	$139.53	$728	-1.81
560–595	577	18	128.00–134.00	$130.99	$756	-4.77
628 value added	628	9	130.00	$130.00	$816	—
620–645	638	7	115.00–124.00	$119.77	$764	-10.63
657 value added	657	36	129.50	$129.50	$851	—
655–675	665	3	118.00–121.00	$119.32	$793	—
740	740	2	118.00	$118.00	$873	+3.34
760–790	772	5	115.00–116.00	$115.59	$892	—
792 value added	792	53	123.00	$123.00	$974	—
874 value added	874	8	111.50	$111.50	$975	—
970	970	1	100.00	$100.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	387	3	155.00–158.00	$157.02	$608	+1.26
420–445	433	7	143.00–150.00	$146.76	$635	-4.21
455–475	460	5	136.00–145.00	$139.46	$642	+2.79
515–540	524	4	128.00–133.00	$130.24	$682	-1.27
635	635	2	111.00	$111.00	$705	-9.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	148.00–152.00	$150.03	$510	+1.24
440	440	4	140.00	$140.00	$616	-5.00
465	465	7	130.00–131.00	$130.14	$605	+6.14
515–545	530	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$639	-0.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	4	147.00–156.00	$153.21	$510	—
370–395	387	10	142.00–150.00	$147.04	$569	+7.19
410–440	427	21	137.00–146.00	$141.32	$603	+3.79
455–470	460	5	125.00–134.00	$127.84	$588	+5.61
560–565	562	3	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$654	+8.56
605–640	629	7	107.00–115.00	$109.58	$689	+5.65
651 value added	651	62	118.80	$118.80	$773	—
675	675	2	106.00	$106.00	$716	+5.33
720	720	3	100.00	$100.00	$720	+8.00
770–790	780	2	91.00–100.00	$95.56	$745	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	150.00	$150.00	$420	—
310–325	318	2	136.00–144.00	$140.09	$445	-0.91
405–440	420	4	128.00–135.00	$131.89	$554	+4.90
465–495	480	11	111.00–120.00	$116.48	$559	+0.72
505–545	524	16	107.00–113.00	$110.46	$579	+3.57
555–575	567	8	104.00–108.00	$105.61	$599	+4.60
625	625	2	100.00	$100.00	$625	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	126.00	$126.00	$403	—
485	485	5	110.00	$110.00	$534	—
540	540	3	105.00	$105.00	$567	—
560	560	3	102.00	$102.00	$571	—
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	3	150.00–153.00	$150.97	$551	+2.16
430–437	435	7	142.00–145.00	$144.15	$627	+2.15
460–465	463	3	131.00–140.00	$137.02	$634	-1.23
510–540	528	5	122.00–125.00	$123.16	$650	-2.99
615–630	622	9	105.00–110.00	$107.75	$670	+3.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	421	5	157.00–159.00	$157.79	$664	-2.01
515–525	518	3	133.00–136.00	$134.01	$694	-4.16
665	665	1	107.00	$107.00	$712	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—
790	790	1	95.00	$95.00	$750	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	150.00	$150.00	$382	—
405–440	428	3	120.00–125.00	$123.42	$528	—
470–490	480	2	116.00–122.00	$118.94	$571	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1350	1116	80-85%	10	47.00–50.00	$49.12	$548	-1.22
740–1530	1147	80-85%	65	50.00–56.00	$54.03	$620	—
770–1520	1181	80-85%	37	47.00–62.00	$57.90	$684	-2.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1790	1508	75-80%	23	53.00–57.00	$54.57	$823	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1235	901	85-90%	8	40.00–45.00	$41.24	$372	—
840–1155	996	85-90%	14	42.00–51.00	$45.15	$450	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–2030	1725	10	74.00–79.00	$76.25	$1,315	—
1395–2090	1733	3	69.00–72.00	$70.21	$1,217	—

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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)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,133.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	600.00–750.00	$681.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	400.00–600.00	$537.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–950.00	$837.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	475.00–600.00	$525.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	375.00–675.00	$491.67

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)	3	450.00–600.00	$516.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–575.00	$537.50

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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	24	775.00–925.00	$829.17	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,006.25	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	450.00–625.00	$515.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–425.00	$412.50	—

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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.