Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.56/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 620 lb · 43 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.97/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 683 lb · 43 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.17/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $467/hd at 326 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,760	940	1,221
Feeder cattle	1,410	788	984
Slaughter cattle	250	110	125
Replacement cattle	100	42	112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	7	162.00–164.00	$163.14	$509	-11.86
375–395	385	15	160.00–162.00	$160.91	$620	-6.09
410–445	429	17	151.00–160.00	$155.35	$666	-3.54
460–490	474	14	150.00–154.00	$152.09	$721	+2.55
510–545	529	18	140.00–149.00	$145.02	$767	-0.76
575–585	579	9	137.00–140.00	$138.65	$803	+0.41
610–645	628	23	129.00–132.00	$130.64	$820	+3.15
675–690	681	7	123.00–126.00	$124.30	$846	—
705–730	722	5	120.00–125.00	$123.23	$890	-1.77
780–785	783	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$793	—
880	880	1	90.00	$90.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	170.00	$170.00	$672	-0.85
405–435	423	12	164.00–167.00	$165.60	$700	-1.72
465	465	7	160.00–163.00	$162.14	$754	-2.58
545	545	5	152.00	$152.00	$828	-4.59
555–565	561	9	145.00–149.00	$146.76	$823	-4.74
610–620	615	16	135.00–137.00	$136.06	$837	-2.26
655–690	678	8	129.00–136.00	$133.16	$903	-3.12
710–745	722	3	128.00–130.00	$129.31	$934	-4.38
770	770	1	118.00	$118.00	$909	-12.00
805–810	809	4	115.00–116.00	$115.25	$932	+0.25
810 value added	810	1	120.00	$120.00	$972	—
1085	1085	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	367	8	150.00–153.00	$151.13	$555	+1.13
430–440	434	5	149.00–150.00	$149.59	$649	+9.59
470	470	4	142.00	$142.00	$667	—
565–585	573	8	130.00–135.00	$131.92	$756	—
610–615	614	4	117.00–121.00	$120.01	$737	—
675	675	2	113.00	$113.00	$763	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	36	140.00–147.00	$143.17	$467	+0.19
355–395	375	34	138.00–145.00	$141.30	$530	-0.47
410–445	422	34	134.00–142.00	$137.85	$582	-1.35
460–495	479	21	131.00–138.00	$133.54	$640	-1.02
510–545	526	34	124.00–131.00	$128.02	$673	-3.13
555–585	572	6	117.00–123.00	$120.56	$690	-7.33
613 value added	613	20	125.50	$125.50	$769	—
625–630	626	23	114.00–119.00	$116.26	$728	-6.09
655–675	664	18	109.00–114.00	$110.45	$733	-10.03
696 value added	696	25	116.50	$116.50	$811	—
715–735	725	16	108.00–110.00	$109.26	$792	-7.34
820–825	824	5	95.00–98.00	$95.60	$788	-1.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	12	136.00–142.00	$139.23	$388	-2.77
320–340	327	6	136.00–139.00	$137.96	$451	—
375–390	385	16	132.00–136.00	$134.94	$520	-0.06
415–445	426	26	130.00–133.00	$131.52	$560	-1.75
465–485	475	26	125.00–130.00	$127.22	$604	+0.53
520–530	526	13	118.00–120.00	$119.24	$627	-3.75
560–575	569	14	109.00–116.00	$112.97	$643	-7.03
615–640	628	14	107.00–110.00	$108.44	$681	—
685	685	7	102.00	$102.00	$699	-8.00
730–740	736	5	100.00–102.00	$101.21	$745	-2.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	142.00	$142.00	$341	±0.00
280	280	5	130.00	$130.00	$364	-4.00
335	335	3	129.00	$129.00	$432	—
395	395	4	127.00	$127.00	$502	—
460–475	465	9	116.00–120.00	$118.64	$552	-1.85
515–540	532	6	110.00–112.00	$111.35	$592	—
645	645	4	94.00	$94.00	$606	—
770	770	4	83.00	$83.00	$639	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	13	160.00–164.00	$161.74	$615	-6.66
410–440	431	24	153.00–160.00	$157.28	$678	—
460–495	475	22	152.00–159.00	$155.63	$739	+3.56
510–540	523	25	147.00–155.00	$150.71	$788	+5.79
565	565	4	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$842	+6.66
610–620	615	6	128.00–131.00	$129.50	$796	-7.52
705–720	713	6	115.00–117.00	$116.34	$830	—
765	765	1	111.00	$111.00	$849	—
815–830	823	2	96.00–100.00	$97.98	$806	—
1030	1030	1	84.00	$84.00	$865	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	5	164.00	$164.00	$525	+4.53
380–390	387	10	156.00–158.00	$157.41	$609	+0.44
425–440	434	17	145.00–150.00	$148.47	$644	-5.21
460–495	478	9	140.00–149.00	$145.01	$693	+1.01
510–525	515	12	140.00–146.00	$142.73	$735	+4.11
575–580	578	2	133.00–138.00	$135.51	$783	-0.92
605–645	617	9	124.00–126.00	$125.31	$773	-6.52
675	675	5	110.00	$110.00	$742	-13.01
765	765	1	102.00	$102.00	$780	—
825	825	1	80.00	$80.00	$660	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	162.00	$162.00	$462	+1.00
390	390	3	151.00	$151.00	$589	+1.00
415	415	5	140.00	$140.00	$581	+1.00
470	470	6	133.00–136.00	$134.50	$632	—
515–545	526	8	131.00–134.00	$132.17	$695	+1.17
590	590	3	130.00–132.00	$131.33	$775	—
685	685	3	103.00	$103.00	$706	-12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1450	1120	80-85%	46	53.00–57.00	$55.38	$620	—
870–1490	1162	80-85%	57	58.00–64.00	$61.38	$713	-12.87
860–1420	1187	80-85%	43	65.00–71.00	$66.86	$794	+3.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1080	931	85-90%	6	45.00–48.00	$46.72	$435	-4.23
775–1245	1038	85-90%	13	50.00–55.00	$52.63	$546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1625	1434	75-80%	4	59.00–60.00	$59.72	$856	—
1220–1600	1504	75-80%	13	53.00–58.00	$55.78	$839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–2040	1748	6	78.00–84.00	$81.92	$1,432	+3.35
1595–2130	1754	10	85.00–91.00	$86.94	$1,525	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	475.00–675.00	$575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–800.00	$704.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	750.00–1,000.00	$892.05
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	725.00–1,000.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–725.00	$720.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	550.00–700.00	$632.69

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,208.33	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	750.00–1,150.00	$935.42	—

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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.