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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 17, 2021

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.22/cwt -7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $374/hd at 285 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 1,366 799
Feeder cattle 124 1,171 630
Slaughter cattle 100 155 104
Replacement cattle 21 40 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, replacement cattle and pairs sold sharply higher. No trends on feeder classes market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
640–645 643 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $813 +5.51
680 680 1 123.00 $123.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 141.00 $141.00 $501 -15.00
465–490 475 6 130.00–140.00 $137.01 $651 -3.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
1205–1210 1208 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $1,238 +10.50
1275–1290 1283 3 97.00–100.00 $98.34 $1,262 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 11 130.00–134.00 $131.22 $374 -7.04
305–330 317 5 122.00–128.00 $125.37 $397 -8.88
410–445 426 4 116.00–120.00 $118.72 $506 -8.66
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 140.00 $140.00 $546 +1.48
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 -1.79
510–515 513 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $644 -3.11
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -1.42
705–715 710 2 100.00–103.00 $101.51 $721 -0.64
835 835 1 98.00 $98.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 3 127.00–128.00 $127.67 $361 —
575 575 4 103.00–105.00 $104.50 $601 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 272 5 145.00–151.00 $148.80 $405 —
315–335 328 5 140.00–146.00 $141.99 $466 —
375–380 377 3 135.00–140.00 $136.68 $515 -23.32
415 415 2 134.00 $134.00 $556 -18.00
455–465 457 5 130.00–133.00 $130.61 $597 -17.41
540–545 542 3 115.00–120.00 $117.33 $636 -20.72
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -12.91
655 655 3 105.00 $105.00 $688 -3.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 156.00 $156.00 $421 —
405–440 423 3 140.00–144.00 $141.69 $599 -20.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 -21.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1590 1119 80-85% 25 69.00–74.00 $72.15 $807 —
990–1485 1193 80-85% 12 75.00–79.00 $76.12 $908 +0.28
965–1490 1210 80-85% 25 63.00–68.00 $65.83 $797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1095 968 85-90% 4 59.00–61.00 $60.01 $581 +6.86
940–1160 1005 85-90% 4 53.00–55.00 $54.51 $548 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1645 1619 75-80% 6 67.00–71.00 $69.34 $1,123 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1495 1310 3 85.00–87.00 $86.05 $1,127 —
1490 1490 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,490 —
1505–1775 1640 2 93.00–95.00 $93.92 $1,540 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–775.00 $762.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 775.00–900.00 $841.67

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,262.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00–1,475.00 $1,437.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 825.00–1,100.00 $950.00 —

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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.