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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.61/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 432 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $137.54/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 471 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.44/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 559 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 979 911 0
Feeder cattle 740 595 0
Slaughter cattle 155 206 0
Replacement cattle 84 110 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
335 335 3 160.00 $160.00 $536 ±0.00
410–430 419 8 155.00–160.00 $157.98 $662 +3.24
480–485 482 5 145.00–150.00 $147.99 $713 -0.29
505–545 517 10 138.00–145.00 $140.27 $725 -4.17
560–580 571 9 136.00–144.00 $139.53 $797 —
615–640 619 7 130.00–135.00 $133.85 $829 -7.36
665 665 3 128.00 $128.00 $851 —
720 720 2 119.00 $119.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 4 168.00–170.00 $169.01 $630 -2.41
410 410 2 165.00 $165.00 $676 -1.04
460–490 472 5 153.00–158.00 $155.92 $736 +3.92
510–545 531 8 151.00–153.00 $151.98 $807 +2.62
555–580 562 8 146.00–150.00 $148.39 $834 +1.39
605–645 627 6 139.00–143.00 $140.46 $881 —
655 655 3 139.00 $139.00 $910 +4.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
460–490 471 18 133.00–141.00 $137.54 $648 -2.46
515–520 518 4 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $686 —
555–570 565 6 125.00–130.00 $126.64 $716 -3.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 —
270 270 3 138.00 $138.00 $373 —
305–325 316 8 132.00–136.00 $133.53 $422 -2.66
360–390 371 13 124.00–131.00 $128.48 $477 -4.41
415–445 432 23 123.00–130.00 $127.61 $551 -2.50
455–490 479 14 119.00–126.00 $122.43 $586 -5.30
555–580 559 16 120.00–123.00 $121.44 $679 +0.24
605–635 615 4 110.00–117.00 $114.29 $703 —
670 670 1 102.00 $102.00 $683 —
705–745 712 6 100.00 $100.00 $712 —
755 755 1 91.00 $91.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 314 8 138.00–142.00 $140.47 $441 —
465–495 482 13 128.00–133.00 $130.72 $630 +0.08
505–530 516 9 128.00–132.00 $129.42 $668 +1.68
555–560 557 5 124.00–128.00 $126.80 $706 +2.29
605 605 1 122.00 $122.00 $738 -0.50
665 665 2 116.00–118.00 $117.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 130.00 $130.00 $338 —
315–325 320 6 115.00–120.00 $118.16 $378 -11.84
440 440 4 115.00 $115.00 $506 -10.00
585 585 5 110.00 $110.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 266 5 150.00–152.00 $151.22 $402 -0.76
360–380 367 6 145.00–150.00 $147.80 $542 +1.42
420–445 433 12 135.00–142.00 $139.08 $602 -3.74
460–485 466 12 130.00–135.00 $131.90 $615 -4.63
520–525 524 5 126.00–130.00 $129.21 $677 -1.02
560–575 568 4 125.00–128.00 $126.48 $718 -0.11
615 615 3 120.00 $120.00 $738 -4.73
675 675 3 110.00 $110.00 $742 -5.37
720–730 726 5 100.00–105.00 $103.02 $748 -4.96
760–785 775 5 100.00–102.00 $100.78 $781 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 384 4 154.00–160.00 $155.43 $597 +3.73
420 420 3 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
470–490 483 11 138.00–140.00 $139.45 $674 -3.55
515–520 517 7 134.00–136.00 $134.86 $697 -2.14
555–560 558 3 130.00–134.00 $132.67 $740 +2.67
610–625 619 8 128.00–133.00 $131.11 $812 —
655–680 665 5 119.00–120.00 $119.59 $795 -2.41
715–725 721 5 107.00–110.00 $108.60 $783 -1.40
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 4 136.00–140.00 $137.92 $524 —
465–470 467 9 120.00–125.00 $122.76 $573 -2.24
540–545 544 4 115.00–120.00 $118.76 $646 -2.46
565–575 572 3 115.00–116.00 $115.67 $662 —
615 615 3 110.00 $110.00 $676 -9.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1235 1020 80-85% 24 58.00–63.00 $61.03 $623 —
820–1515 1086 80-85% 46 64.00–70.00 $66.50 $722 —
1010–1460 1240 80-85% 16 71.00–75.00 $72.83 $903 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–850 848 85-90% 5 45.00–47.00 $45.40 $385 —
705–1070 877 85-90% 31 50.00–55.00 $52.34 $459 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1695 1464 75-80% 7 69.00–71.00 $69.33 $1,015 +0.93
1460–1660 1541 75-80% 7 63.00–68.00 $65.81 $1,014 -7.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,372 -8.00
1425–2040 1666 8 83.00–88.00 $85.13 $1,418 —
1750 1750 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,400 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 675.00–975.00 $805.77
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–925.00 $891.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–600.00 $566.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 475.00–625.00 $557.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 450.00–575.00 $504.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 400.00–475.00 $429.17

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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 34 800.00–1,050.00 $892.65 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 700.00–750.00 $737.50 —

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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.