Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.19/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 517 lb · 38 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.57/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 668 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $142.30/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 528 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	740	580	933
Feeder cattle	526	441	662
Slaughter cattle	155	84	132
Replacement cattle	59	55	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	371	8	164.00–168.00	$166.51	$618	-6.19
405–430	416	8	158.00–164.00	$161.72	$673	-4.01
465–485	476	7	154.00–156.00	$154.84	$737	-1.50
510–540	528	6	148.00–153.00	$150.81	$796	-1.59
560–575	568	8	138.00–144.00	$140.62	$799	-6.20
605–625	618	10	126.00–132.00	$129.19	$798	+0.19
625 value added	625	3	135.00	$135.00	$844	—
656–695	668	26	127.00–129.00	$128.57	$859	+3.57
745	745	5	125.00	$125.00	$931	+6.00
760 value added	760	4	127.00	$127.00	$965	—
820–845 value added	833	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	313	6	165.00–168.00	$166.48	$521	-9.52
385	385	3	158.00	$158.00	$608	-3.41
440	440	3	152.00	$152.00	$669	-4.00
455–495	480	13	144.00–150.00	$147.23	$707	+0.26
520–540	528	18	140.00–145.00	$142.30	$751	-1.19
585–590	587	6	132.00–133.00	$132.66	$779	-3.34
610–645	624	5	120.00–125.00	$122.07	$762	+2.07
665	665	2	121.00	$121.00	$805	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	160.00	$160.00	$536	—
515	515	2	138.00	$138.00	$711	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	140.00–146.00	$142.10	$466	—
355–380	362	13	138.00–144.00	$140.91	$510	-1.58
415–440	421	9	135.00–140.00	$137.74	$580	+0.37
455–495	482	16	129.00–135.00	$131.54	$634	+0.10
505–540	517	38	127.00–133.00	$129.19	$668	+3.93
560–595	576	14	118.00–126.00	$122.53	$706	+0.33
625–645	643	10	110.00–118.00	$110.78	$712	-3.16
665–690	673	6	104.00–108.00	$106.33	$716	+1.70
715–735	725	2	101.00–103.00	$101.99	$739	+1.49
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	8	138.00–144.00	$140.54	$394	—
325–340	337	7	130.00–138.00	$135.00	$455	-6.27
365–370	367	6	130.00–134.00	$131.35	$482	+0.55
405–445	432	13	126.00–130.00	$128.27	$554	+1.27
465–490	478	9	121.00–126.00	$124.22	$594	-0.76
505–535	522	12	119.00–124.00	$121.45	$634	+2.62
565–590	581	17	110.00–115.00	$112.03	$651	+2.28
630–640	634	4	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$685	+5.23
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	—
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	—
795	795	1	81.00	$81.00	$644	—
840	840	1	80.00	$80.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	—
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	$338	—
325–330	328	4	120.00–126.00	$122.98	$403	-11.05
420–430	428	6	118.00–120.00	$118.50	$507	-2.25
465	465	3	110.00	$110.00	$512	—
635–640	638	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$632	—
720	720	1	80.00	$80.00	$576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	5	170.00–172.00	$170.80	$495	—
305–335	317	5	163.00–168.00	$165.89	$526	-15.43
360–395	377	10	160.00–166.00	$163.66	$617	—
405–440	425	10	156.00–164.00	$160.05	$680	-1.46
455–465	461	14	143.00–150.00	$148.06	$683	+1.18
505–545	518	13	140.00–145.00	$141.50	$733	-2.09
555–590	572	8	133.00–140.00	$135.61	$776	-3.69
665–670	667	6	116.00–119.00	$117.17	$782	+0.13
710	710	3	111.00	$111.00	$788	-3.26
755–780	766	8	104.00–108.00	$105.74	$810	—
815 value added	815	1	102.00	$102.00	$831	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—
970–975	973	2	85.00–90.00	$87.51	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	164.00	$164.00	$484	-16.00
320–345	337	5	150.00–156.00	$151.61	$511	—
375–395	385	7	144.00–148.00	$146.32	$563	-29.68
405–435	425	6	142.00–144.00	$143.36	$609	—
465–480	474	7	138.00–140.00	$139.16	$660	-0.85
520–535	526	5	130.00–136.00	$133.43	$702	+0.09
555–595	583	14	124.00–131.00	$126.56	$738	—
615–630	625	11	118.00–123.00	$119.72	$748	+6.04
665–670	668	3	109.00–112.00	$111.00	$741	—
710–730	718	6	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$783	—
760–795	771	7	92.00–100.00	$97.68	$753	-6.32
850	850	1	85.00	$85.00	$722	—
905	905	1	90.00	$90.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	568	6	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$679	-2.51
605	605	2	116.00	$116.00	$702	—
945	945	1	80.00	$80.00	$756	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1215	1102	80-85%	13	61.00–67.00	$64.48	$711	—
840–1575	1178	80-85%	21	67.00–73.00	$69.93	$824	+4.95
910–1355	1214	80-85%	26	74.00–79.00	$76.40	$927	+6.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1175	1019	85-90%	17	54.00–59.00	$56.08	$571	—
890–1220	1050	85-90%	12	48.00–53.00	$50.96	$535	-2.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2010	1529	75-80%	4	75.00–80.00	$77.41	$1,184	+17.94
1455–1610	1547	75-80%	3	67.00–69.00	$67.68	$1,047	+8.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2055	1497	14	96.00–104.00	$100.00	$1,497	—
1030–2075	1556	11	90.00–95.00	$92.04	$1,432	—
1735–1875	1807	3	83.00–89.00	$85.92	$1,553	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,075.00	$962.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	775.00–1,000.00	$860.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00–750.00	$679.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–600.00	$568.75

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

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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	6	700.00–1,000.00	$891.67	—

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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.