Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.09/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 472 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.42/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 519 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.10/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 533 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	815	1,107	456
Feeder cattle	580	768	388
Slaughter cattle	170	201	32
Replacement cattle	65	138	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	8	196.00–202.00	$197.85	$649	+19.85
366–375	372	7	170.00–176.00	$172.27	$641	+1.42
420–440	432	7	166.00–170.00	$167.97	$726	+1.89
470–480	474	10	160.00–166.00	$162.69	$771	-0.35
515–525	522	3	150.00–154.00	$151.32	$790	+1.26
560–575	565	6	147.00–151.00	$148.36	$838	+1.36
625–630	627	7	140.00–145.00	$142.15	$891	+2.15
675–690	684	5	138.00–141.00	$139.18	$952	+1.81
725	725	2	120.00	$120.00	$870	-12.00
755–795	775	4	116.00–119.00	$117.54	$911	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	190.00	$190.00	$522	+30.00
325–335	328	3	182.00–188.00	$185.96	$610	—
355–370	363	4	168.00–169.00	$168.51	$612	+13.01
415–430	420	6	160.00–164.00	$162.63	$683	+10.02
460–480	473	13	150.00–158.00	$155.01	$733	+6.57
525–545	532	3	140.00–149.00	$143.08	$761	+2.08
560–590	564	7	141.00–143.00	$142.00	$801	+6.00
625–640	632	9	132.00–134.00	$132.90	$840	+2.90
690	690	5	130.00	$130.00	$897	—
745	745	4	110.00	$110.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	182.00	$182.00	$464	—
335–345	340	6	176.00–178.00	$176.99	$602	—
375	375	2	166.00	$166.00	$622	+21.97
490	490	6	142.00–145.00	$143.00	$701	+7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	289	7	164.00–168.00	$165.46	$478	—
310–325	319	5	154.00–162.00	$158.33	$505	+11.33
365–395	388	10	148.00–153.00	$150.23	$583	+5.23
405–425	416	10	142.00–147.00	$144.87	$603	+2.14
455–485	467	13	139.00–145.00	$141.97	$663	+0.75
510–535	519	21	130.00–136.00	$132.42	$687	+0.31
560–585	568	12	125.00–132.00	$128.73	$731	+2.01
610–645	623	14	123.00–130.00	$126.16	$786	+1.98
670–695	686	6	120.00–128.00	$124.87	$857	+3.01
715	715	2	116.00	$116.00	$829	±0.00
935	935	1	103.00	$103.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	4	154.00–160.00	$157.13	$369	—
275–295	285	4	150.00–152.00	$151.04	$430	+11.04
330–335	332	8	147.00–150.00	$148.38	$493	—
360–380	370	11	140.00–146.00	$143.46	$531	+4.74
440–445	443	6	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$605	+2.31
455–490	472	26	128.00–137.00	$133.09	$628	+2.21
505–545	531	8	120.00–128.00	$125.79	$668	+1.20
555	555	4	116.00	$116.00	$644	-1.10
610–620	615	4	110.00–119.00	$114.54	$704	+2.99
670–675	673	4	107.00–119.00	$112.98	$760	+6.34
855–875	865	2	96.00–100.00	$98.02	$848	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	140.00	$140.00	$357	+10.00
335	335	3	138.00	$138.00	$462	+9.95
355–395	378	7	132.00–135.00	$133.88	$506	+9.88
425	425	5	122.00–130.00	$125.20	$532	+5.20
460–475	469	5	120.00–126.00	$123.65	$580	+8.65
565	565	2	105.00	$105.00	$593	+3.00
610	610	2	103.00	$103.00	$628	—
795	795	3	100.00	$100.00	$795	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	184.00–185.00	$184.33	$538	—
320–325	323	7	174.00–180.00	$176.55	$570	+6.55
395	395	8	158.00–160.00	$159.25	$629	—
420–425	424	6	148.00–151.00	$149.33	$633	+0.76
460–490	473	11	142.00–150.00	$146.83	$695	-0.26
515–545	533	14	132.00–140.00	$137.10	$731	+0.10
555–580	560	5	128.00–130.00	$129.59	$726	-4.32
615	615	3	125.00	$125.00	$769	-3.28
660	660	4	117.00	$117.00	$772	-6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	190.00–195.00	$192.54	$607	+15.60
360–395	374	9	162.00–170.00	$166.82	$624	+4.65
425–445	436	7	156.00–158.00	$157.17	$685	+0.91
480–495	486	6	151.00–158.00	$154.53	$751	+1.51
505–545	529	6	141.00–148.00	$145.27	$768	+2.24
555–580	570	6	140.00–144.00	$141.68	$808	-0.32
645	645	2	133.00	$133.00	$858	-1.20
665–685	677	5	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$866	—
725	725	2	117.00	$117.00	$848	+7.00
855–870	863	3	109.00–117.00	$113.01	$975	+14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	3	175.00–182.00	$179.63	$399	—
270–285	280	3	166.00–170.00	$168.71	$472	+19.71
305–325	313	6	162.00–168.00	$164.91	$516	—
360–385	376	8	150.00–152.00	$150.72	$567	—
465–485	472	3	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$629	-0.58
520–535	529	8	125.00–130.00	$128.26	$678	+4.77
585	585	2	117.00	$117.00	$684	—
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1190	961	80-85%	11	63.00–67.00	$65.33	$628	—
885–1590	1157	80-85%	42	76.00–82.00	$78.04	$903	+1.02
750–1410	1162	80-85%	42	68.00–75.00	$72.60	$844	-4.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1095	924	85-90%	6	59.00–62.00	$60.52	$559	+3.72
785–1070	932	85-90%	9	52.00–58.00	$54.83	$511	-1.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1470	1413	75-80%	4	77.00–78.00	$77.48	$1,095	—
1220–1645	1429	75-80%	6	69.00–73.00	$70.93	$1,014	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1520	1363	3	80.00–84.00	$81.25	$1,107	-5.85
1390–2035	1675	13	86.00–92.00	$88.61	$1,484	—
1730–1855	1772	3	94.00–96.00	$95.30	$1,689	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,225.00	$1,060.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	750.00–1,025.00	$863.24
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	625.00–825.00	$740.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.50

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	900.00–1,050.00	$966.67	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–875.00	$825.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.