Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.26/cwt -6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 531 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $161.51/cwt +13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 415 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $143.59/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 520 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	580	1,195	1,378
Feeder cattle	441	957	1,086
Slaughter cattle	84	188	170
Replacement cattle	55	50	122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	180.00	$180.00	$495	—
385–395	388	3	171.00–176.00	$172.70	$670	+10.90
420–445	437	11	164.00–168.00	$165.73	$724	+11.02
455–485	465	11	152.00–160.00	$156.34	$727	—
510–545	527	15	149.00–156.00	$152.40	$803	+11.40
555–570	563	12	145.00–149.00	$146.82	$827	+7.74
635	635	3	129.00	$129.00	$819	+1.13
680	680	2	125.00	$125.00	$850	+3.40
710	710	2	119.00	$119.00	$845	+5.01
855	855	2	105.00	$105.00	$898	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	176.00	$176.00	$607	—
375–390	381	5	161.00–162.00	$161.41	$615	+5.38
435	435	3	156.00	$156.00	$679	+11.06
470–495	483	8	146.00–148.00	$146.97	$710	+5.69
515–525	520	6	142.00–145.00	$143.49	$746	+12.98
560	560	2	136.00	$136.00	$762	+6.73
625	625	2	120.00	$120.00	$750	+5.00
660	660	2	116.00	$116.00	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	3	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$592	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	372	12	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$530	+0.08
405–440	424	14	132.00–140.00	$137.37	$582	+1.69
455–495	473	14	128.00–136.00	$131.44	$622	+2.87
510–545	531	32	122.00–130.00	$125.26	$665	-0.69
560–580	567	9	116.00–124.00	$122.20	$693	+7.75
610–635	624	5	110.00–118.00	$113.94	$711	+2.58
665–675	671	11	100.00–108.00	$104.63	$702	-1.07
715–725	720	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$724	+3.22
825	825	1	97.00	$97.00	$800	—
860–895	878	2	76.00–81.00	$78.45	$689	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	6	138.00–146.00	$141.27	$461	+9.14
355–370	359	4	129.00–136.00	$130.80	$470	+2.02
410–445	425	12	125.00–130.00	$127.00	$540	+0.54
470–495	488	14	120.00–127.00	$124.98	$610	+10.44
510–540	527	7	117.00–121.00	$118.83	$626	+7.39
555–560	556	8	109.00–110.00	$109.75	$610	—
610–630	622	9	101.00–106.00	$102.77	$639	-2.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	312	7	130.00–136.00	$134.03	$418	—
415	415	4	120.00–123.00	$120.75	$501	—
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	11	178.00–185.00	$181.32	$606	+18.22
405–430	415	15	158.00–166.00	$161.51	$670	+13.02
460–485	472	11	143.00–150.00	$146.88	$693	+7.27
505–545	520	15	140.00–149.00	$143.59	$747	+13.61
565–575	568	7	136.00–143.00	$139.30	$791	+15.16
605–625	615	11	122.00–127.00	$124.72	$767	+4.42
670–695	685	5	114.00–119.00	$117.04	$802	+2.04
705–740	718	11	111.00–117.00	$114.26	$820	+2.51
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	+20.00
1015	1015	1	90.00	$90.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	180.00	$180.00	$522	—
355–375	365	4	176.00	$176.00	$642	—
455–470	466	9	135.00–142.00	$140.01	$652	+8.27
515–525	520	6	130.00–136.00	$133.34	$693	—
615–640	627	6	110.00–116.00	$113.68	$713	+2.55
755	755	1	104.00	$104.00	$785	+13.50
830	830	1	95.00	$95.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	162.00	$162.00	$632	—
490	490	2	130.00	$130.00	$637	—
570–590	580	4	121.00–123.00	$122.02	$708	+18.68
940	940	1	70.00	$70.00	$658	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1305	1082	80-85%	9	54.00–61.00	$56.82	$615	—
840–1590	1153	80-85%	21	63.00–68.00	$64.98	$749	+2.57
960–1505	1216	80-85%	4	70.00	$70.00	$851	+18.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1195	1073	85-90%	5	51.00–55.00	$53.02	$569	—
1050–1240	1136	85-90%	4	46.00–50.00	$47.60	$541	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1640	1545	75-80%	2	59.00–60.00	$59.47	$919	—
1690	1690	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,098	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1790	1533	5	67.00–73.00	$69.34	$1,063	—
1105–1895	1599	8	75.00–80.00	$77.15	$1,234	—
1690–2135	1974	4	82.00–87.00	$84.43	$1,667	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	650.00–900.00	$820.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	625.00–775.00	$664.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	450.00–625.00	$557.14
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–550.00	$525.00

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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	13	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,157.69	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–950.00	$940.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	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	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.