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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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — 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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 775.00–950.00 $841.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
— — 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

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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 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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.