Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

1,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.35/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 420 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.49/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 471 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.56/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 570 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,080	975	871
Feeder cattle	862	716	711
Slaughter cattle	143	184	63
Replacement cattle	75	75	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher on strong demand. Replacement cows and pairs sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	5	172.00–174.00	$173.19	$584	+4.19
385–390	389	4	168.00–170.00	$168.50	$655	+3.81
415–440	422	8	160.00–165.00	$161.53	$682	-0.29
460–470	464	8	155.00–159.00	$156.51	$726	-0.10
510–545	525	6	145.00–150.00	$147.61	$775	+1.15
560–580	573	17	140.00–146.00	$142.93	$819	-0.73
625–645	635	13	135.00–141.00	$137.44	$873	+1.56
665–690	685	8	135.00–137.00	$135.87	$931	+3.44
730	730	2	129.00	$129.00	$942	-0.25
765–795	775	3	123.00–128.00	$124.71	$967	-0.29
855	855	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	324	8	161.00–165.00	$162.66	$527	+5.58
365–390	370	10	152.00–160.00	$156.58	$579	+1.30
410–440	429	10	152.00–156.00	$154.33	$662	-0.21
455–470	464	12	145.00–151.00	$148.91	$691	-2.04
530–540	534	5	140.00–143.00	$141.79	$757	+1.32
560–580	566	7	134.00–138.00	$136.84	$775	-0.49
610–645	636	9	130.00–133.00	$131.90	$839	+3.16
670–680	673	6	125.00–128.00	$126.99	$855	-0.68
725	725	4	122.00	$122.00	$884	—
760	760	2	120.00	$120.00	$912	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	4	154.00–156.00	$155.02	$516	—
360–395	372	3	148.00–150.00	$149.29	$555	+2.91
410–425	415	10	140.00–144.00	$142.77	$592	-0.10
455–490	476	5	138.00–141.00	$139.85	$666	-1.66
510–545	531	5	130.00–133.00	$131.15	$696	+5.15
565–570	566	4	124.00–128.00	$126.99	$719	+3.00
615–630	620	3	117.00–120.00	$118.98	$738	—
685	685	1	115.00	$115.00	$788	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	147.00	$147.00	$412	—
310–330	322	9	141.00–146.00	$142.63	$459	+1.46
355–395	376	18	138.00–144.00	$140.95	$530	+0.78
405–435	420	23	133.00–140.00	$135.35	$568	-1.16
460–470	466	13	130.00–135.00	$132.16	$616	-0.40
510–520	515	10	126.00–131.00	$128.49	$662	+0.65
560–590	570	14	119.00–125.00	$121.30	$691	+0.70
610–630	618	8	117.00–122.00	$120.09	$742	+4.09
670–675	674	7	110.00–115.00	$111.42	$751	+2.75
715–730	723	8	100.00–106.00	$102.97	$744	+0.57
885	885	1	93.00	$93.00	$823	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	11	132.00–138.00	$134.57	$439	+0.30
360–375	366	9	129.00–135.00	$132.69	$486	-0.57
415–440	435	9	127.00–132.00	$130.80	$569	+2.58
475–495	483	5	123.00–127.00	$124.64	$602	-1.03
510–525	517	13	115.00–122.00	$118.36	$612	+0.68
565	565	2	117.00	$117.00	$661	+1.34
610–640	618	15	105.00–110.00	$107.60	$665	-3.49
685	685	5	104.00	$104.00	$712	+2.00
740	740	4	98.00	$98.00	$725	+5.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	326	8	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$403	-1.00
380	380	2	119.00	$119.00	$452	-3.55
410–425	421	8	114.00–120.00	$117.39	$494	-2.61
545	545	2	110.00	$110.00	$600	-2.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	160.00	$160.00	$536	+8.62
360–385	369	11	146.00–150.00	$148.42	$548	-1.98
415–445	429	12	142.00–148.00	$145.81	$626	-2.52
455–490	471	21	139.00–148.00	$143.49	$676	-4.33
510–520	516	5	131.00–136.00	$134.61	$695	+1.90
555–595	570	19	126.00–135.00	$131.56	$750	+1.25
630	630	5	123.00	$123.00	$775	-2.76
665	665	4	117.00	$117.00	$778	—
720–730	723	4	110.00–117.00	$115.23	$833	+7.71
1065	1065	1	80.00	$80.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	180.00	$180.00	$441	—
265	265	4	170.00	$170.00	$450	+4.29
315–345	326	10	164.00–166.00	$164.82	$537	+2.08
365–390	378	10	154.00–162.00	$157.25	$594	-1.72
410	410	1	156.00	$156.00	$640	+0.82
455–475	469	11	150.00–158.00	$154.38	$724	+2.48
515–530	518	10	140.00–144.00	$141.41	$733	+0.52
560–595	570	11	137.00–142.00	$139.54	$795	+4.54
615–645	635	8	133.00–138.00	$136.15	$865	+6.82
670–690	678	5	123.00–130.00	$125.85	$853	+0.34
725	725	6	118.00–127.00	$122.50	$888	-0.16
830–840	835	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$843	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	8	133.00–139.00	$136.10	$585	-3.21
455–485	476	7	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$630	-3.74
515–525	517	5	121.00–122.00	$121.80	$630	—
555	555	4	120.00	$120.00	$666	+1.99
620	620	3	114.00	$114.00	$707	—
670–675	673	5	106.00–109.00	$107.19	$721	—
730	730	2	100.00	$100.00	$730	±0.00
915–925	920	2	74.00–80.00	$76.98	$708	-3.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1305	1116	80-85%	12	62.00–68.00	$65.62	$732	+4.37
980–1405	1175	80-85%	38	76.00–81.00	$78.30	$920	—
905–1690	1196	80-85%	30	69.00–75.00	$73.12	$875	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1650	1428	75-80%	6	65.00–70.00	$67.19	$959	+11.84
1290–1540	1450	75-80%	6	71.00–77.00	$73.23	$1,062	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1030	939	85-90%	5	48.00–53.00	$50.00	$470	—
790–1220	961	85-90%	6	58.00–60.00	$58.43	$562	+7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1190	1170	2	78.00–79.00	$78.51	$919	—
1070–1720	1304	9	82.00–87.00	$84.18	$1,098	—
1290–1960	1586	5	92.00–99.00	$95.54	$1,515	+11.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	725.00–925.00	$837.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,041.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–900.00	$810.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	725.00–900.00	$816.67

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)	7	600.00–675.00	$642.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$687.50

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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	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,390.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	975.00–1,175.00	$1,052.78	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–825.00	$768.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–900.00	$875.00	—

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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.