Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.76/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 468 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.02/cwt -11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $464/hd at 365 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.32/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	538	1,215	794
Feeder cattle	334	852	549
Slaughter cattle	101	200	85
Replacement cattle	103	163	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
505–510	508	3	142.00–146.00	$144.68	$735	-0.04
560–595	577	6	130.00–137.00	$133.57	$771	—
605–625	620	9	127.00–136.00	$132.45	$821	-3.57
710–745	736	4	120.00–123.00	$120.72	$888	—
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	375	3	150.00–155.00	$153.29	$575	-4.43
425–440	430	3	145.00–147.00	$146.32	$629	-3.51
495	495	2	142.00	$142.00	$703	-5.88
515–525	520	4	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$686	-7.54
565–590	582	3	120.00–127.00	$122.27	$712	-11.05
615	615	4	120.00	$120.00	$738	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	+4.24
415–445	430	4	135.00–140.00	$137.59	$592	-2.41
480	480	3	135.00	$135.00	$648	—
525	525	2	124.00	$124.00	$651	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	130.00–138.00	$132.80	$355	-17.20
305–340	326	5	128.00–130.00	$129.25	$421	-14.75
355–390	365	13	124.00–130.00	$127.02	$464	-11.82
420–435	432	6	123.00–130.00	$125.64	$543	-7.40
455–495	468	15	121.00–129.00	$123.76	$579	-3.84
510–530	521	9	119.00–120.00	$119.43	$622	-6.02
560–585	577	6	115.00–120.00	$118.38	$683	-2.15
660–665	663	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$713	—
740–745	743	2	93.00–97.00	$94.99	$706	-0.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	272	3	136.00–140.00	$138.55	$377	—
360–370	366	8	132.00–135.00	$132.86	$486	—
530–535	533	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$685	-1.50
560–575	568	6	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$724	+1.48
610	610	2	120.00	$120.00	$732	+1.51
715	715	1	101.00	$101.00	$722	-14.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	120.00	$120.00	$378	—
375–395	381	9	115.00–120.00	$118.66	$452	-10.34
455–495	475	4	114.00–118.00	$116.08	$551	—
505–545	532	3	111.00–115.00	$113.73	$605	-3.17
625	625	2	105.00	$105.00	$656	±0.00
740	740	1	85.00	$85.00	$629	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	162.00	$162.00	$421	—
325–345	334	4	140.00–144.00	$142.46	$476	-4.43
370–380	377	6	136.00–141.00	$139.50	$526	-5.82
405–425	418	4	134.00–140.00	$138.05	$577	-5.67
460–470	466	6	132.00–140.00	$135.30	$630	+2.30
505–545	529	10	120.00–128.00	$122.32	$647	-7.68
560–570	564	7	110.00–119.00	$116.00	$654	-8.00
635	635	2	115.00	$115.00	$730	—
675	675	1	102.00	$102.00	$688	—
720	720	1	101.00	$101.00	$727	—
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	—
305–340	324	5	134.00–136.00	$134.84	$437	-5.16
410–425	418	8	126.00–130.00	$128.28	$536	-6.72
485–490	489	7	120.00–125.00	$124.29	$608	—
510–520	513	4	110.00–115.00	$113.73	$583	-6.27
580	580	2	110.00	$110.00	$638	—
625	625	3	105.00	$105.00	$656	—
670	670	2	95.00	$95.00	$636	—
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	170.00	$170.00	$434	+2.00
320–345	339	4	158.00–166.00	$164.11	$556	+3.14
430	430	1	147.00	$147.00	$632	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1420	1100	80-85%	34	71.00–77.00	$73.90	$813	+3.11
835–1540	1159	80-85%	16	63.00–70.00	$67.32	$780	—
1020–1380	1162	80-85%	20	78.00–83.00	$79.54	$924	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–740	733	85-90%	3	44.00–50.00	$48.04	$352	—
810–1025	882	85-90%	6	52.00–57.00	$54.55	$481	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$972	—
1280–1735	1488	75-80%	3	67.00–71.00	$69.31	$1,031	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1955	1603	6	85.00–90.00	$87.64	$1,405	—
1915	1915	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,609	—

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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)	9	775.00–950.00	$841.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	825.00–1,075.00	$942.19
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	775.00–1,075.00	$941.07
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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)	3	500.00–675.00	$608.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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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	22	1,150.00–1,525.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	800.00–1,100.00	$947.22	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–775.00	$746.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	550.00–650.00	$617.86	—

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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.