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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

771 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.15/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 573 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.16/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 513 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.56/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 565 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 771 1,004 1,078
Feeder cattle 571 714 743
Slaughter cattle 130 205 124
Replacement cattle 70 85 211

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 156.00 $156.00 $437 —
380 380 2 154.00 $154.00 $585 +4.97
415–420 418 4 143.00–148.00 $145.51 $608 +2.41
470–490 484 8 138.00–144.00 $140.47 $680 -1.54
510–525 521 8 138.00–141.00 $139.76 $728 +4.94
555–590 576 7 130.00–136.00 $132.35 $762 +3.58
640 640 2 128.00 $128.00 $819 +3.31
665–675 672 3 123.00–125.00 $123.66 $831 +3.66
720–735 724 4 118.00–120.00 $119.49 $865 +2.50
815 815 1 102.00 $102.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 322 3 157.00–158.00 $157.36 $507 +1.36
445 445 3 154.00 $154.00 $685 +4.00
460–475 468 4 151.00–153.00 $152.02 $711 +3.00
515–520 518 7 148.00–152.00 $150.00 $777 +2.09
560–570 564 7 140.00–147.00 $145.56 $821 +5.41
615–625 618 3 143.00–146.00 $144.99 $896 +11.26
665–675 668 7 130.00–136.00 $132.16 $883 +8.16
930 930 1 105.00 $105.00 $976 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
505–515 511 9 130.00 $130.00 $664 +2.00
575–590 583 6 120.00–127.00 $123.55 $720 +0.55
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 150.00 $150.00 $322 —
360–395 383 8 136.00–143.00 $139.28 $533 +3.87
415–445 424 9 134.00–140.00 $137.13 $581 +5.54
460–490 474 8 127.00–135.00 $129.09 $612 +2.43
510–525 513 12 124.00–128.00 $126.16 $647 +2.68
560–585 573 13 120.00–127.00 $123.15 $706 +2.65
605–640 623 5 120.00–122.00 $121.20 $755 +2.20
665 665 3 110.00 $110.00 $732 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 140.00 $140.00 $329 +6.00
335–340 336 4 136.00–138.00 $137.49 $462 +7.49
380 380 4 132.00 $132.00 $502 +2.59
410–425 419 9 125.00–131.00 $127.74 $535 +1.39
470 470 3 123.00 $123.00 $578 -0.58
525–545 538 7 117.00–121.00 $119.42 $642 -0.58
565–585 575 4 110.00–117.00 $113.56 $653 -4.64
660–670 666 7 101.00–105.00 $103.30 $688 —
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 +1.00
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 101.00 $101.00 $631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 3 166.00–168.00 $166.66 $397 —
255–275 265 5 158.00–166.00 $162.09 $430 —
310 310 1 157.00 $157.00 $487 +1.00
360–395 381 8 150.00–156.00 $152.79 $582 +1.25
415–425 419 5 148.00–150.00 $148.81 $624 +4.12
470–480 475 4 140.00–146.00 $143.03 $679 +6.58
510–540 519 9 134.00–139.00 $136.33 $708 +4.65
555–580 565 11 128.00–136.00 $131.56 $743 +6.06
630–640 636 8 128.00–131.00 $129.75 $825 +8.05
670–685 678 8 120.00–123.00 $121.62 $825 +2.62
725–735 731 4 111.00–116.00 $113.24 $828 -1.76
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 -2.00
930–945 938 2 100.00–102.00 $100.99 $947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 154.00 $154.00 $400 —
310–340 326 6 150.00–155.00 $151.91 $495 +11.91
370 370 2 148.00 $148.00 $548 —
410–430 417 3 140.00–143.00 $141.97 $592 +3.98
520–540 526 8 125.00–130.00 $128.99 $678 +2.80
575–590 586 4 126.00–127.00 $126.75 $743 +5.45
610–640 619 5 117.00–121.00 $119.77 $741 +7.98
720–725 723 7 105.00–110.00 $107.13 $775 —
795 795 1 98.00 $98.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
375 375 2 135.00 $135.00 $506 +3.00
460–480 473 3 120.00–124.00 $122.70 $580 +0.70
565 565 4 119.00 $119.00 $672 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1240 1044 80-85% 14 74.00–79.00 $75.68 $790 —
865–1350 1077 80-85% 19 62.00–66.00 $64.77 $698 -1.09
780–1360 1153 80-85% 53 67.00–73.00 $69.40 $800 -2.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1500 1363 75-80% 12 64.00–69.00 $66.29 $904 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–940 871 85-90% 5 51.00–55.00 $53.15 $463 -0.09
925–1025 967 85-90% 3 58.00–62.00 $59.98 $580 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1355 1210 3 84.00–85.00 $84.37 $1,021 —
1570–2100 1835 4 87.00–94.00 $89.49 $1,642 —
1730–1955 1843 2 100.00–101.00 $100.53 $1,853 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–900.00 $800.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00–925.00 $860.71
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 700.00–950.00 $795.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–650.00 $625.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,161.54 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 800.00–950.00 $863.89 —

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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.