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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.28/cwt +9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 668 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.32/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 606 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.23/cwt +25.44 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 507 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 808 710
Feeder cattle 788 544 520
Slaughter cattle 110 209 57
Replacement cattle 42 55 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 +15.00
340–345 342 5 180.00–185.00 $182.39 $624 +9.99
365–395 388 8 168.00–175.00 $170.85 $663 +3.57
440–445 443 3 166.00–170.00 $167.32 $741 +9.92
455–495 468 13 160.00–167.00 $164.72 $771 +12.74
502 value added 502 29 176.00 $176.00 $884 —
515–540 527 7 154.00–165.00 $156.59 $825 +9.80
560–565 563 4 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $853 +15.02
601–640 606 39 135.00–142.00 $138.32 $838 +5.42
655–680 668 40 134.00–138.00 $136.28 $910 +9.28
710–725 717 3 130.00–136.00 $133.69 $959 +16.69
775 775 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
810–825 815 3 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $937 —
925 925 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
345 345 2 175.00 $175.00 $604 +7.00
395 395 2 167.00 $167.00 $660 +5.67
430–445 441 8 156.00–160.00 $158.89 $701 +7.70
455–495 472 3 145.00–154.00 $149.54 $706 +8.88
540–545 541 9 144.00–151.00 $145.78 $789 +7.04
565–590 577 9 134.00–140.00 $138.24 $798 +8.58
635–640 638 4 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $813 +7.49
748 748 1 125.00 $125.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
365 365 2 150.00 $150.00 $548 ±0.00
440 440 3 140.00 $140.00 $616 ±0.00
520–540 528 4 132.00–139.00 $136.22 $719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 330 6 142.00–147.00 $142.98 $472 —
355–395 382 15 139.00–145.00 $141.77 $542 -0.01
415–440 431 20 136.00–143.00 $139.20 $600 +2.28
460–495 478 26 131.00–139.00 $134.56 $643 +3.08
505–540 531 24 128.00–136.00 $131.15 $696 +3.78
560–595 573 33 123.00–132.00 $127.89 $733 +5.36
630–645 638 11 120.00–125.00 $122.35 $781 +3.16
655–695 672 21 118.00–121.00 $120.48 $810 +4.72
730–735 732 5 116.00–117.00 $116.60 $854 —
765–790 779 4 105.00–109.00 $106.49 $830 —
810–820 815 3 95.00–100.00 $97.01 $791 —
865–885 877 3 90.00–93.00 $90.99 $798 —
925 925 1 90.00 $90.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 142.00 $142.00 $412 +0.55
395 395 2 135.00 $135.00 $533 -1.98
415–445 432 7 130.00–135.00 $133.27 $576 +6.48
455–475 469 6 122.00–129.00 $126.69 $594 +5.54
510–515 513 2 120.00–126.00 $122.99 $631 +3.85
595 595 3 120.00 $120.00 $714 +4.50
675 675 2 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
730–745 738 2 101.00–106.00 $103.53 $764 -1.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 142.00 $142.00 $348 +6.77
260 260 1 134.00 $134.00 $348 +1.00
440 440 1 127.00 $127.00 $559 +7.66
460–470 465 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $560 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 338 4 158.00–164.00 $159.47 $539 +1.04
385–395 391 5 155.00–160.00 $156.97 $614 +2.62
410–445 429 14 149.00–157.00 $153.68 $659 +5.92
455 455 3 144.00 $144.00 $655 —
510–545 521 16 134.00–142.00 $138.62 $722 +0.37
560–580 568 19 131.00–140.00 $136.43 $775 +16.29
615–625 620 12 126.00–134.00 $131.83 $817 —
665–675 670 4 120.00–126.00 $123.01 $824 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 +4.37
325–335 332 11 168.00–176.00 $170.72 $567 +3.34
355–390 373 10 165.00–174.00 $168.40 $628 +5.88
455–480 469 14 148.00–158.00 $152.07 $713 +1.96
520–545 536 14 144.00–147.00 $144.92 $777 -3.39
560–565 562 6 142.00–143.00 $142.34 $800 +12.11
605–640 616 5 135.00–140.00 $137.02 $844 +15.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 161.00 $161.00 $459 —
395 395 2 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
440 440 3 139.00 $139.00 $612 -1.00
520 520 2 131.00 $131.00 $681 ±0.00
615–635 625 2 116.00–117.00 $116.49 $728 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1310 1074 80-85% 23 66.00–71.00 $68.37 $734 -7.97
865–1410 1153 80-85% 19 72.00–77.00 $74.25 $856 —
935–1350 1171 80-85% 13 60.00–65.00 $62.97 $737 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1210 940 85-90% 10 48.00–54.00 $50.95 $479 —
740–1120 986 85-90% 14 55.00–60.00 $57.80 $570 +2.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1695 1541 75-80% 6 62.00–68.00 $65.30 $1,006 -6.70
1590 1590 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1880 1705 4 85.00–90.00 $88.10 $1,502 —
1390–2135 1738 4 75.00–81.00 $78.57 $1,366 —

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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) 8 700.00–825.00 $765.63
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 630.00–700.00 $653.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–975.00 $883.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 4 1,175.00–1,250.00 $1,212.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 825.00–1,050.00 $921.15 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 500.00 $500.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.