Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

1,366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.41/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 608 lb · 88 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.90/cwt +14.12 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 603 lb · 82 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $128.17/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 723 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,366	740
Feeder cattle	1,171	526
Slaughter cattle	155	155
Replacement cattle	40	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, 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
335–345	341	18	176.00–180.00	$178.18	$608	—
390–395	392	16	169.00–178.00	$174.62	$685	+8.11
410–445	429	14	165.00–172.00	$168.48	$723	+6.76
455–486	480	40	159.00–168.00	$161.67	$776	+6.83
515–540	532	3	149.00–150.00	$149.68	$796	-1.13
555	555	2	141.00	$141.00	$783	+0.38
606 value added	606	82	138.00	$138.00	$836	+3.00
630–640	633	6	128.00–130.00	$129.33	$819	+0.14
723–725 value added	723	75	125.00–128.50	$128.17	$927	—
829 value added	829	21	121.50	$121.50	$1,007	-0.96
1220	1220	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,122	—
1350–1365	1354	7	100.00–107.00	$104.71	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	7	162.00–170.00	$166.89	$554	+0.41
365–390	379	15	158.00–166.00	$162.25	$615	+4.25
420–435	430	6	154.00–160.00	$158.05	$680	+6.05
465–490	478	9	150.00–158.00	$154.74	$740	+7.51
625	625	2	121.00	$121.00	$756	-1.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	338	4	158.00–160.00	$158.47	$536	-1.53
380	380	3	156.00	$156.00	$593	—
440	440	3	150.00	$150.00	$660	—
455	455	4	141.00	$141.00	$642	—

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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	332	14	140.00–148.00	$142.75	$474	+0.65
355–395	371	20	135.00–144.00	$138.52	$514	-2.39
415–445	423	15	133.00–142.00	$134.88	$571	-2.86
454 value added	454	23	139.00	$139.00	$631	—
455–480	472	11	130.00–137.00	$131.79	$622	+0.25
510–545	523	18	118.00–132.00	$128.61	$673	-0.58
560–565	562	7	119.00–126.00	$121.42	$682	-1.11
601 value added	601	75	126.00	$126.00	$757	—
615–625	621	7	109.00–116.00	$113.16	$703	+2.38
660–690	678	5	105.00–110.00	$107.83	$731	+1.50
715–745	732	7	99.00–104.00	$102.15	$748	+0.16
770 value added	770	2	103.00	$103.00	$793	—
870	870	1	86.00	$86.00	$748	—
1095	1095	1	80.00	$80.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	265	4	138.00–139.00	$138.26	$366	-2.28
310–345	322	8	130.00–136.00	$134.25	$432	-0.75
370–380	376	9	128.00–134.00	$130.91	$492	-0.44
410–440	421	17	123.00–132.00	$127.38	$536	-0.89
455–485	468	10	124.00–127.00	$125.18	$586	+0.96
515–525	521	8	120.00–121.00	$120.37	$627	-1.08
555	555	2	111.00	$111.00	$616	-1.03
615–645	634	11	102.00–107.00	$104.89	$665	-3.11
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	±0.00
745	745	2	95.00	$95.00	$708	+5.00
765–790	778	2	85.00–90.00	$87.46	$680	+6.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	426	7	116.00–122.00	$119.44	$509	+0.94
675	675	2	92.00	$92.00	$621	—
745	745	1	76.00	$76.00	$566	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	160.00	$160.00	$608	+13.68
425	425	2	152.00	$152.00	$646	+8.64
465–475	470	4	146.00–150.00	$148.02	$696	+8.86
505–540	523	32	133.00–140.00	$138.05	$722	+4.62
560–575	564	11	120.00–129.00	$122.91	$693	-3.65
605–640	623	14	110.00–118.00	$114.43	$713	-5.29
680–685	681	5	105.00–110.00	$108.99	$742	-2.01
715–745	733	6	101.00–105.00	$104.02	$762	-4.97
765	765	2	90.00	$90.00	$688	-7.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	151.00	$151.00	$491	—
415–435	425	9	140.00–145.00	$142.86	$607	—
455–475	468	8	132.00–140.00	$134.92	$631	—
510–540	525	9	127.00–130.00	$128.46	$674	—
555–590	573	6	115.00–117.00	$116.03	$665	-3.48
645	645	3	105.00	$105.00	$677	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	170.00	$170.00	$638	+6.34
415–435	428	3	161.00–166.00	$162.61	$696	+2.56
480–485	484	9	156.00–161.00	$158.00	$765	+9.94
515–525	520	4	147.00–148.00	$147.50	$767	+6.00
615	615	1	124.00	$124.00	$763	—
880–895	888	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$804	—
960	960	2	80.00	$80.00	$768	-7.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1315	1035	80-85%	14	63.00–66.00	$64.75	$670	—
725–1525	1164	80-85%	36	67.00–72.00	$69.09	$804	-0.84
1000–1390	1168	80-85%	27	73.00–79.00	$75.84	$886	+5.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1050	984	85-90%	8	51.00–56.00	$53.15	$523	—
825–1295	1094	85-90%	15	59.00–68.00	$63.05	$690	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1635	1495	75-80%	8	76.00–79.00	$77.36	$1,157	—
1590–1715	1653	75-80%	6	71.00–74.00	$72.44	$1,197	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1505	1268	3	78.00–83.00	$80.59	$1,022	—
1955	1955	1	103.00	$103.00	$2,014	—
1575–2195	1987	5	90.00–94.00	$92.06	$1,829	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–850.00	$743.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–975.00	$885.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,100.00	$1,092.50

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	475.00–500.00	$487.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–575.00	$512.50

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,181.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	825.00–1,025.00	$909.09	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–675.00	$625.00	—

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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.