Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.93/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 480 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.20/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 625 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $143.13/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 518 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	838	1,760
Feeder cattle	635	1,410
Slaughter cattle	117	250
Replacement cattle	86	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
320–330	326	7	160.00–164.00	$162.58	$530	-0.56
365–375	369	4	150.00–158.00	$155.48	$574	-5.43
435–445	441	4	150.00–153.00	$152.01	$670	-3.34
470	470	3	150.00	$150.00	$705	-2.09
505–540	518	14	140.00–146.00	$143.13	$741	-1.89
560–590	579	10	130.00–138.00	$135.04	$782	-3.61
610–615	613	6	130.00–133.00	$132.17	$810	+1.53
655–660	657	3	130.00–131.00	$130.66	$858	+6.36
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-13.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	166.00–168.00	$166.67	$545	—
375–390	382	5	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$621	-7.56
410–415	413	3	158.00–164.00	$160.67	$664	-4.93
465–475	468	4	155.00–160.00	$156.27	$731	-5.87
515	515	1	149.00	$149.00	$767	-3.00
560–585	576	12	140.00–145.00	$142.89	$823	-3.87
645	645	3	134.00	$134.00	$864	-2.06
685	685	1	132.00	$132.00	$904	-1.16
740	740	2	120.00	$120.00	$888	-9.31
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	156.00	$156.00	$499	—
515	515	3	130.00	$130.00	$670	—
555–595	582	6	120.00–126.00	$124.09	$722	-7.83
615	615	2	120.00	$120.00	$738	-0.01
710	710	1	104.00	$104.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	9	139.00–146.00	$142.09	$472	-1.08
365–380	372	10	136.00–142.00	$138.59	$516	-2.71
405–440	422	10	132.00–139.00	$135.58	$572	-2.27
475–490	480	15	129.00–136.00	$132.93	$638	-0.61
510–535	526	5	129.00–134.00	$130.77	$688	+2.75
555–570	566	13	120.00–125.00	$121.61	$688	+1.05
615–645	625	14	116.00–120.00	$118.20	$739	+1.94
780	780	1	96.00	$96.00	$749	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	138.00	$138.00	$366	-1.23
310–340	326	8	134.00–138.00	$136.57	$445	-1.39
430–440	435	4	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$568	-1.01
455–495	475	4	125.00–127.00	$125.96	$598	-1.26
515–545	535	6	119.00–125.00	$120.93	$647	+1.69
560–590	570	3	113.00–115.00	$114.31	$652	+1.34
605–620	608	5	110.00–115.00	$111.02	$675	+2.58
675	675	3	98.00–99.00	$98.67	$666	-3.33
790	790	5	81.00	$81.00	$640	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	5	125.00	$125.00	$394	-4.00
415–420	417	3	120.00–122.00	$120.67	$503	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	336	7	158.00–160.00	$159.46	$536	-4.54
355–390	371	10	150.00–158.00	$155.50	$577	-1.91
415–420	418	4	150.00–154.00	$151.99	$635	+3.52
475–480	477	9	140.00–147.00	$143.35	$684	-1.66
510–530	522	13	134.00–142.00	$137.59	$718	-5.14
555–585	574	12	130.00–138.00	$132.71	$762	-2.80
610	610	2	125.00	$125.00	$762	-0.31
670	670	3	118.00	$118.00	$791	+8.00
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	—
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785	±0.00
835	835	1	82.00	$82.00	$685	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	168.00	$168.00	$529	—
370–390	380	4	163.00–166.00	$164.78	$626	+3.04
425–430	428	4	158.00–160.00	$159.01	$681	+1.73
460–470	465	9	149.00–152.00	$150.44	$700	-5.19
540	540	1	145.00	$145.00	$783	-5.71
565	565	1	141.00	$141.00	$797	-8.00
615–625	618	8	130.00–134.00	$132.38	$818	+2.88
660–685	673	4	127.00–130.00	$128.53	$865	—
845	845	1	90.00	$90.00	$760	-7.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	150.00	$150.00	$488	—
365–380	374	9	140.00–147.00	$142.72	$534	-8.28
420	420	4	140.00	$140.00	$588	±0.00
455–475	468	5	128.00–136.00	$131.38	$615	-3.12
520–525	523	3	130.00–131.00	$130.67	$683	-1.50
645	645	2	119.00	$119.00	$768	—
675	675	2	108.00	$108.00	$729	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1345	1138	80-85%	8	57.00–58.00	$57.66	$656	+2.28
850–1390	1193	80-85%	23	66.00–70.00	$67.61	$807	+0.75
735–1590	1194	80-85%	42	60.00–65.00	$62.48	$746	-4.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1090	950	85-90%	9	52.00–57.00	$53.25	$506	—
880–1180	1062	85-90%	6	48.00–51.00	$50.08	$532	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1410	1368	75-80%	5	60.00–63.00	$61.77	$845	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2045	1597	5	82.00–87.00	$84.75	$1,353	—
1375–1890	1633	2	78.00–80.00	$79.16	$1,293	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,418.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–1,050.00	$929.41
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,260.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–825.00	$762.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,155.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	525.00–675.00	$620.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	510.00	$510.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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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	10	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,530.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	900.00–1,200.00	$1,017.19	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	675.00–875.00	$820.00	—

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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.