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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.09/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 472 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.06/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 524 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.72/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 566 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,107 1,080 0
Feeder cattle 768 862 0
Slaughter cattle 201 143 0
Replacement cattle 138 75 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
345 345 3 178.00 $178.00 $614 +4.81
370–395 385 5 169.00–172.00 $170.85 $658 +2.35
410–445 428 6 164.00–168.00 $166.08 $711 +4.55
460–480 469 8 160.00–166.00 $163.04 $765 +6.53
505–540 524 16 148.00–155.00 $150.06 $786 +2.45
580 580 3 147.00 $147.00 $853 +4.07
620 620 7 140.00 $140.00 $868 +2.56
655–660 658 8 137.00–138.00 $137.37 $904 +1.50
735 735 3 132.00 $132.00 $970 +3.00
980 980 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $1,004 —
1165 1165 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
365–390 375 5 152.00–158.00 $155.50 $583 -1.08
410–425 418 9 150.00–156.00 $152.61 $638 -1.72
465–480 469 9 144.00–150.00 $148.44 $696 -0.47
515 515 6 141.00 $141.00 $726 -0.79
595 595 4 136.00 $136.00 $809 -0.84
625 625 4 130.00 $130.00 $812 -1.90
755 755 3 108.00 $108.00 $815 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 6 142.00–146.00 $144.03 $547 -5.26
415–425 420 4 140.00–144.00 $142.02 $596 -0.75
495 495 3 136.00 $136.00 $673 -3.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 5 150.00–156.00 $152.37 $363 —
335 335 3 147.00 $147.00 $492 +4.37
385 385 3 145.00 $145.00 $558 +4.05
410–445 426 14 139.00–146.00 $142.73 $608 +7.38
455–485 475 10 137.00–144.00 $141.22 $671 +9.06
515–540 521 10 130.00–137.00 $132.11 $688 +3.62
555–580 566 15 121.00–130.00 $126.72 $717 +5.42
605–645 617 9 121.00–126.00 $124.18 $766 +4.09
670–690 678 8 118.00–124.00 $121.86 $826 +10.44
725 725 4 116.00 $116.00 $841 +13.03
755–790 773 7 111.00–115.00 $113.16 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 140.00 $140.00 $413 —
360–380 373 8 138.00–140.00 $138.72 $517 +6.03
405–445 424 13 130.00–137.00 $134.18 $569 +3.38
465–480 472 7 128.00–135.00 $130.88 $618 +6.24
515–540 523 6 120.00–128.00 $124.59 $652 +6.23
565–590 576 7 113.00–120.00 $117.10 $674 +0.10
610–640 628 10 110.00–114.00 $111.55 $701 +3.95
665–675 671 9 104.00–110.00 $106.64 $716 +2.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 130.00 $130.00 $338 —
320–345 339 9 125.00–130.00 $128.05 $434 +4.57
375 375 4 124.00 $124.00 $465 +5.00
415 415 3 120.00 $120.00 $498 +2.61
475 475 2 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
540 540 4 109.00 $109.00 $589 -1.00
575 575 3 102.00 $102.00 $586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 170.00 $170.00 $552 +10.00
405–425 415 10 146.00–150.00 $148.57 $617 +2.76
455–495 472 25 144.00–151.00 $147.09 $694 +3.60
535–540 538 6 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $737 +2.39
555–595 579 10 131.00–136.00 $133.91 $775 +2.35
615–645 634 7 126.00–130.00 $128.28 $813 +5.28
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 +6.00
745 745 4 101.00 $101.00 $752 -14.23
765 765 3 99.00 $99.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 205.00 $205.00 $472 +25.00
275 275 1 181.00 $181.00 $498 +11.00
305–335 318 12 174.00–180.00 $176.94 $563 +12.12
355–390 376 10 160.00–166.00 $162.17 $610 +4.92
415–430 421 9 154.00–160.00 $156.26 $658 +0.26
465–475 468 4 152.00–156.00 $153.02 $716 -1.36
525–540 533 4 141.00–145.00 $143.03 $762 +1.62
565 565 2 142.00 $142.00 $802 +2.46
605–615 611 5 133.00–137.00 $134.20 $820 -1.95
745 745 3 110.00 $110.00 $820 -12.50
775 775 3 106.00 $106.00 $822 —
855–865 860 2 98.00–100.00 $99.01 $851 —
930 930 1 94.00 $94.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 149.00 $149.00 $440 —
465–490 477 7 130.00–135.00 $133.87 $639 +1.42
515–525 520 4 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $642 +1.69
675 675 4 115.00 $115.00 $776 +7.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1410 1077 80-85% 29 62.00–78.00 $65.93 $710 —
780–1430 1111 80-85% 48 68.00–74.00 $70.92 $788 +5.30
795–1390 1170 80-85% 32 75.00–80.00 $77.02 $901 -1.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1290 942 85-90% 21 54.00–60.00 $56.80 $535 +6.80
810–1220 975 85-90% 15 49.00–53.00 $51.18 $499 -7.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $888 —
1255–1610 1465 75-80% 5 73.00–77.00 $75.73 $1,109 +2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1540 1364 7 86.00–89.00 $87.10 $1,188 —
1150–1850 1419 11 90.00–96.00 $92.53 $1,313 —
1565–1955 1635 6 98.00–101.00 $99.83 $1,632 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,275.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,152.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 800.00–1,175.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 875.00–950.00 $906.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 850.00–1,075.00 $968.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 675.00–775.00 $717.86
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–750.00 $725.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 700.00–775.00 $737.50

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 975.00–1,200.00 $1,044.12 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 1,350.00–1,750.00 $1,536.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 650.00–950.00 $852.78 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.