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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.56/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 468 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.17/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 366 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.31/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 574 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 975 838 689
Feeder cattle 716 635 454
Slaughter cattle 184 117 205
Replacement cattle 75 86 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 8 150.00–160.00 $157.08 $503 -5.50
355–390 375 9 150.00–158.00 $155.28 $582 -0.20
410–435 420 7 153.00–156.00 $154.54 $649 +2.53
475–490 483 4 148.00–154.00 $150.95 $729 +0.95
505–545 516 11 135.00–144.00 $140.47 $725 -2.66
560–575 569 10 133.00–140.00 $137.33 $781 +2.29
605–625 615 7 126.00–131.00 $128.74 $792 -3.43
675–680 677 6 127.00–128.00 $127.67 $864 -2.99
770 770 2 117.00 $117.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 239 5 170.00–172.00 $170.82 $408 —
325 325 2 169.00 $169.00 $549 +2.33
355–375 362 3 164.00–166.00 $164.69 $596 +2.25
405–440 416 11 160.00–164.00 $161.82 $673 +1.15
470–475 472 5 155.00–159.00 $156.61 $739 +0.34
515–540 528 4 145.00–148.00 $146.46 $773 -2.54
570–585 580 3 143.00–145.00 $143.66 $833 +0.77
605–640 617 9 134.00–138.00 $135.88 $838 +1.88
660–685 678 12 129.00–136.00 $132.43 $898 +0.43
710–715 711 4 129.00–130.00 $129.25 $919 +9.25
770 770 3 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
360–375 370 6 143.00–148.00 $146.38 $542 —
435–445 441 9 140.00–146.00 $142.87 $630 —
470–485 478 4 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $676 —
545 545 3 126.00 $126.00 $687 -4.00
565–575 570 4 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $707 -0.10
690 690 2 112.00 $112.00 $773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 328 5 140.00–146.00 $141.17 $463 -0.92
355–385 366 21 138.00–144.00 $140.17 $513 +1.58
405–445 426 14 133.00–141.00 $136.51 $582 +0.93
455–495 468 24 130.00–138.00 $132.56 $620 -0.37
510–535 524 15 124.00–132.00 $127.84 $670 -2.93
555–575 566 5 118.00–125.00 $120.60 $683 -1.01
625 625 3 116.00 $116.00 $725 -2.20
660–695 673 3 107.00–110.00 $108.67 $731 —
715–720 719 5 100.00–109.00 $102.40 $736 —
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 +5.00
855 855 1 96.00 $96.00 $821 —
1015 1015 1 87.00 $87.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 140.00 $140.00 $329 —
305–345 315 4 134.00–135.00 $134.27 $423 -2.30
355–375 361 8 130.00–135.00 $133.26 $481 —
405–445 426 16 125.00–131.00 $128.22 $546 -2.29
455–480 468 6 121.00–128.00 $125.67 $588 -0.29
520–525 522 6 116.00–121.00 $117.68 $614 -3.25
565–575 568 6 115.00–116.00 $115.66 $657 +1.35
605–620 610 10 108.00–115.00 $111.09 $678 +0.07
670 670 3 102.00 $102.00 $683 +3.33
715–745 730 2 90.00–95.00 $92.55 $676 —
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 +9.00
915 915 1 85.00 $85.00 $778 —
985 985 1 80.00 $80.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
280–295 285 6 125.00–128.00 $126.04 $359 —
325–330 328 4 122.00–127.00 $124.48 $408 -0.52
375–390 383 4 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $469 —
410 410 3 120.00 $120.00 $492 -0.67
480 480 2 116.00 $116.00 $557 —
505–535 513 4 111.00–113.00 $112.48 $577 —
575 575 5 106.00 $106.00 $610 —
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —
665–690 682 6 81.00–85.00 $82.30 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 165.00 $165.00 $388 —
275 275 4 162.00 $162.00 $446 —
320–345 335 5 151.00–152.00 $151.38 $507 -8.08
355–370 362 10 148.00–152.00 $150.40 $544 -5.10
420–440 431 7 146.00–150.00 $148.33 $639 -3.66
465–475 466 11 147.00–149.00 $147.82 $689 +4.47
520–545 535 12 130.00–135.00 $132.71 $710 -4.88
560–590 574 19 125.00–133.00 $130.31 $748 -2.40
605–645 628 12 123.00–128.00 $125.76 $790 +0.76
715–725 720 4 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $774 +2.52
795 795 2 95.00 $95.00 $755 -7.00
835 835 1 90.00 $90.00 $752 +8.00
905 905 1 81.00 $81.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 282 7 163.00–168.00 $165.71 $467 —
320–340 329 7 160.00–164.00 $162.74 $535 -5.26
355–395 370 11 156.00–162.00 $158.97 $588 -5.81
420–440 431 12 152.00–159.00 $155.18 $669 -3.83
460–490 481 14 150.00–156.00 $151.90 $731 +1.46
515–545 526 12 138.00–144.00 $140.89 $741 -4.11
565 565 2 135.00 $135.00 $763 -6.00
620–640 633 6 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $819 -3.05
670–680 675 2 124.00–127.00 $125.51 $847 -3.02
710–715 712 3 120.00–124.00 $122.66 $873 —
775 775 1 108.00 $108.00 $837 —
925 925 1 95.00 $95.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
360–370 362 5 138.00–143.00 $141.80 $513 -0.92
420–445 428 6 138.00–140.00 $139.31 $596 -0.69
460–490 479 7 133.00–139.00 $136.19 $652 +4.81
585–590 588 4 115.00–121.00 $118.01 $694 —
715 715 2 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
805–840 823 2 85.00 $85.00 $700 —
915 915 1 80.00 $80.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1255 1064 80-85% 18 53.00–57.00 $55.93 $595 —
825–1455 1113 80-85% 51 58.00–64.00 $61.25 $682 +3.59
840–1450 1132 80-85% 28 65.00–71.00 $67.42 $763 +9.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1160 951 85-90% 15 48.00–54.00 $51.43 $489 -1.82
835–1065 995 85-90% 7 42.00–47.00 $43.79 $436 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1630 1409 75-80% 8 53.00–58.00 $55.35 $780 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $974 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1790 1589 7 80.00–86.00 $83.70 $1,330 -1.05
1425–1880 1606 7 72.00–78.00 $75.07 $1,206 -4.09
1505–1910 1811 5 87.00–91.00 $88.30 $1,599 —

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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) 26 675.00–975.00 $812.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 600.00–825.00 $758.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00–900.00 $842.86
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,225.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 575.00–725.00 $655.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 525.00–775.00 $672.22

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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 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,412.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 700.00–900.00 $816.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 575.00 $575.00 —

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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.