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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.92/cwt ≈ $582/hd at 425 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.90/cwt ≈ $825/hd at 621 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $157.40/cwt ≈ $664/hd at 422 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 808 245 0
Feeder cattle 544 124 0
Slaughter cattle 209 100 0
Replacement cattle 55 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 185.00 $185.00 $398 —
305–330 318 2 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $548 —
370–385 376 5 164.00–172.00 $167.28 $629 —
405–440 422 18 154.00–162.00 $157.40 $664 —
455–470 461 9 147.00–156.00 $151.98 $701 —
510–535 525 11 142.00–150.00 $146.79 $771 —
555–590 574 15 133.00–140.00 $136.48 $783 —
615–635 621 23 126.00–134.50 $132.90 $825 —
665 665 2 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
710 710 3 117.00 $117.00 $831 —
955 955 1 100.00 $100.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 169.00 $169.00 $389 —
345 345 2 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
390 390 6 158.00–162.00 $161.33 $629 —
440–445 442 5 150.00–152.00 $151.19 $668 —
465–485 472 6 139.00–143.00 $140.66 $664 —
515–540 528 8 136.00–140.00 $138.74 $733 —
555–575 562 3 129.00–130.00 $129.66 $729 -0.34
615 615 3 120.00 $120.00 $738 -6.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 150.00 $150.00 $570 +9.00
445 445 2 140.00 $140.00 $623 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 154.00 $154.00 $431 —
370–395 385 13 139.00–148.00 $141.78 $546 +1.78
405–445 425 28 132.00–140.00 $136.92 $582 —
455–480 465 8 129.00–134.00 $131.48 $611 +1.48
505–540 519 10 125.00–132.00 $127.37 $661 +1.87
555–570 562 11 118.00–125.00 $122.53 $689 +2.53
605–635 619 15 115.00–123.00 $119.19 $738 —
655–660 658 4 114.00–120.00 $115.76 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 272 3 138.00–146.00 $141.45 $385 +10.23
305–340 322 7 139.00–144.00 $140.87 $454 +15.50
365–390 372 6 135.00–138.00 $136.98 $510 —
430–445 439 8 122.00–130.00 $126.79 $557 +8.07
465–495 487 7 117.00–125.00 $121.15 $590 —
505–540 524 9 117.00–120.00 $119.14 $624 —
565–570 568 4 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $656 +5.50
730 730 2 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 217 3 132.00–142.00 $135.23 $293 —
275 275 1 133.00 $133.00 $366 +5.33
320 320 4 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
420–440 435 6 117.00–120.00 $119.34 $519 —
630 630 3 108.00 $108.00 $680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 180.00 $180.00 $405 —
260–265 263 5 172.00–178.00 $175.63 $462 +19.63
325–345 334 7 164.00–170.00 $167.38 $559 —
355–385 375 6 160.00–168.00 $162.52 $609 —
415–440 425 9 154.00–157.00 $155.66 $662 +13.97
455–495 472 13 146.00–154.00 $150.11 $709 —
515–530 523 6 146.00–151.00 $148.31 $776 —
565–595 575 7 126.00–135.00 $130.23 $749 —
615–625 619 7 121.00–123.00 $121.71 $753 —
660–680 668 7 117.00–120.00 $118.43 $791 —
765–795 777 5 105.00–107.00 $106.18 $825 —
855–895 878 4 88.00–98.00 $93.19 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
290–295 293 3 158.00–166.00 $160.64 $471 +11.84
305–320 313 5 157.00–160.00 $158.43 $496 +16.44
355–395 377 12 150.00–158.00 $154.35 $582 +17.67
405–445 434 9 143.00–151.00 $147.76 $641 +13.76
510–540 519 8 136.00–140.00 $138.25 $718 +20.92
555–570 564 7 119.00–121.00 $120.14 $678 +10.14
775 775 2 97.00 $97.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 154.00 $154.00 $362 —
435 435 4 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
460 460 2 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
540 540 3 131.00 $131.00 $707 —
595 595 3 108.00 $108.00 $643 —
795 795 3 88.00 $88.00 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1510 1083 80-85% 13 75.00–81.00 $76.34 $827 —
710–1510 1126 80-85% 46 63.00–68.00 $65.49 $737 -6.66
775–1490 1128 80-85% 59 69.00–74.00 $71.21 $803 -0.94
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1275 962 85-90% 16 54.00–58.00 $55.77 $537 -4.24
765–1290 1078 85-90% 14 59.00–64.00 $61.28 $661 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1520 1414 75-80% 15 65.00–70.00 $68.39 $967 —
1510–1565 1542 75-80% 5 71.00–74.00 $72.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1950 1620 10 82.00–87.00 $84.56 $1,370 -9.36
1650–2030 1801 4 95.00–98.00 $96.56 $1,739 —
1380–2375 1924 14 88.00–94.00 $91.06 $1,752 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 700.00–850.00 $753.85
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 550.00–675.00 $605.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–900.00 $833.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 575.00–625.00 $591.67

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,250.00–1,550.00 $1,383.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,127.78 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 925.00–975.00 $952.78 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.