Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

1,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.61/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 512 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.44/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 572 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.40/cwt ≈ $898/hd at 658 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,167	935	1,343
Feeder cattle	921	720	971
Slaughter cattle	175	150	201
Replacement cattle	71	65	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	168.00	$168.00	$571	+5.00
405–415	409	7	160.00–164.00	$161.16	$659	-0.33
460–480	467	6	154.00–162.00	$158.71	$741	+1.71
520–530	525	4	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$795	+0.89
567 value added	567	24	156.00	$156.00	$885	—
560–589	581	15	145.00–147.00	$146.74	$853	+2.95
610–645	638	13	138.00–143.00	$141.80	$905	+0.80
655–670	658	31	130.00–139.00	$136.40	$898	—
710	710	6	130.00	$130.00	$923	+4.00
760 value added	760	17	136.00–137.00	$136.94	$1,041	—
795	795	2	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	379	5	157.00–160.00	$158.78	$602	—
410–425	416	8	150.00–152.00	$150.77	$627	-0.84
475–490	480	13	146.00–152.00	$149.86	$719	+0.20
510–530	518	12	140.00–147.00	$143.72	$744	+3.50
560–565	563	6	134.00–140.00	$137.01	$771	-0.13
615–645	630	6	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$854	-0.53
675–680	678	6	122.00–125.00	$123.51	$837	-1.88

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	472	12	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$658	+1.22
505–510	509	4	130.00–132.00	$131.50	$669	—
615	615	4	120.00	$120.00	$738	±0.00
655–680	673	10	110.00–115.00	$111.91	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	145.00	$145.00	$522	+6.66
403–425	408	28	137.00–143.00	$141.97	$579	+6.26
460–485	475	7	133.00–137.00	$136.01	$646	+4.82
504 value added	504	42	143.00	$143.00	$721	—
510–545	527	24	130.00–136.00	$133.69	$705	+5.17
560–595	570	24	124.00–130.00	$127.23	$725	+5.10
605–625	614	19	122.00–127.00	$123.94	$761	+3.94
655–678	674	13	117.00–122.00	$120.08	$809	+3.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	423	14	130.00–135.00	$132.10	$559	+4.71
465–485	476	7	124.00–132.00	$128.82	$613	+3.21
510–540	528	9	120.00–128.00	$125.41	$662	+6.20
570–575	572	8	118.00–120.00	$118.75	$679	+2.49
610–645	620	13	110.00–117.00	$114.42	$709	-0.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	381	5	125.00–128.00	$126.77	$483	—
460	460	4	115.00	$115.00	$529	—
525	525	4	110.00	$110.00	$578	-1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	154.00	$154.00	$554	—
415–440	420	14	140.00–148.00	$143.51	$603	+6.98
460–490	471	18	135.00–142.00	$137.85	$649	+11.17
510–540	521	16	129.00–135.00	$133.08	$693	+9.92
560–580	569	9	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$706	+4.32
610–645	617	9	114.00–120.00	$117.30	$724	+2.14
720–740	731	9	115.00–116.00	$115.56	$845	+5.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	168.00	$168.00	$554	+10.17
375–380	378	8	158.00–160.00	$159.01	$601	+5.06
410–430	417	6	150.00–157.00	$153.67	$641	—
460–490	480	4	147.00–150.00	$148.77	$714	+13.26
510–525	518	4	141.00–144.00	$142.48	$738	—
560–570	564	8	130.00–136.00	$132.99	$750	—
620–640	632	8	124.00–131.00	$127.64	$807	+4.72
670	670	2	125.00	$125.00	$838	+4.00
705–725	715	6	121.00–125.00	$122.67	$877	+3.34
770–775	774	9	120.00–124.00	$121.55	$941	+6.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	6	144.00–148.00	$146.71	$477	—
365–375	368	3	140.00–142.00	$141.32	$520	+2.32
425	425	2	134.00	$134.00	$570	+4.00
470–475	473	4	130.00–133.00	$131.51	$622	—
510–515	512	10	120.00–126.00	$122.71	$628	+6.91
555–570	563	4	110.00–116.00	$112.96	$636	+2.96
630–635	632	7	106.00–110.00	$108.28	$684	+3.28
710–725	718	4	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$758	+4.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1315	1126	80-85%	44	63.00–68.00	$65.92	$742	-3.76
920–1550	1167	80-85%	39	69.00–74.00	$70.86	$827	—
990–1425	1235	80-85%	18	75.00–80.00	$77.76	$960	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1020	921	85-90%	7	50.00–55.00	$52.62	$485	—
865–1125	985	85-90%	17	56.00–62.00	$58.77	$579	+2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1505	1405	75-80%	12	62.00–67.00	$64.39	$905	—
1505–1660	1545	75-80%	5	68.00–70.00	$68.60	$1,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,071	—
1260–2090	1718	9	87.00–93.00	$89.32	$1,535	—
1755–2090	1923	2	99.00–101.00	$99.91	$1,921	—

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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)	10	675.00–850.00	$745.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,175.00	$947.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	700.00–950.00	$840.91

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–750.00	$725.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	900.00–1,275.00	$1,057.81	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–850.00	$833.33	—

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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.