Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

1,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.83/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 568 lb · 37 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $139.84/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 632 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.28/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 470 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,073	1,167	1,233
Feeder cattle	828	921	844
Slaughter cattle	195	175	246
Replacement cattle	50	71	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	160.00–170.00	$163.29	$446	—
370–395	388	7	156.00–165.00	$161.09	$625	+2.31
405–425	416	4	154.00–164.00	$160.58	$668	+9.81
455–470	459	9	154.00–160.00	$156.66	$719	+6.80
505–520	510	16	145.00–154.00	$147.87	$754	+4.15
565–595	581	13	140.00–147.00	$145.34	$844	+8.33
615–635	632	24	138.00–140.00	$139.84	$884	+4.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	176.00	$176.00	$607	+8.00
380–390	387	3	171.00–172.00	$171.33	$663	—
410–445	431	11	168.00–174.00	$170.59	$735	+9.43
455–485	466	8	166.00–171.00	$167.80	$782	+9.09
510–540	526	17	155.00–165.00	$157.17	$827	+5.68
560–593	587	15	148.00–155.00	$149.63	$878	+2.89
605–625	622	11	144.00–148.00	$145.81	$907	+4.01
665–695	680	6	134.00–138.00	$135.96	$925	-0.44
785	785	2	126.00	$126.00	$989	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
475–485	481	9	145.00–150.00	$148.01	$712	+8.68
510–530	524	7	137.00–140.00	$139.17	$729	+7.67
585–594	592	12	135.00–136.00	$135.75	$804	—
640	640	4	130.00	$130.00	$832	+10.00
655–690	678	3	117.00–120.00	$119.03	$807	+7.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	371	8	147.00–151.00	$148.92	$552	+3.92
425–445	436	10	142.00–149.00	$146.09	$637	+4.12
455–495	470	22	135.00–143.00	$139.28	$655	+3.27
505–545	525	17	132.00–140.00	$134.96	$709	+1.27
555–585	568	37	126.00–136.00	$131.83	$749	+4.60
610–625	619	15	120.00–125.00	$122.06	$756	-1.88
655–680	669	7	119.00–122.00	$120.72	$808	+0.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	324	4	138.00–144.00	$141.56	$459	—
380–390	382	5	140.00–141.00	$140.20	$536	—
405–445	431	15	134.00–140.00	$137.86	$594	+5.76
465	465	7	130.00	$130.00	$604	+1.18
505–545	523	14	124.00–131.00	$128.29	$671	+2.88
560–590	578	6	121.00–124.00	$122.86	$710	+4.11
605–640	626	7	110.00–118.00	$115.44	$723	+1.02
670	670	2	112.00	$112.00	$750	—
755	755	4	110.00	$110.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	317	9	130.00–135.00	$131.37	$416	—
420–440	424	9	125.00–130.00	$128.85	$546	—
520–530	526	5	120.00–121.00	$120.40	$633	+10.40
570	570	2	115.00	$115.00	$656	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	334	4	150.00–158.00	$156.02	$521	—
360–375	367	6	144.00–151.00	$148.66	$546	-5.34
415–445	427	11	140.00–150.00	$145.08	$619	+1.57
465–490	478	19	134.00–140.00	$137.72	$658	-0.13
515–520	517	5	130.00–135.00	$132.01	$682	-1.07
555	555	1	127.00	$127.00	$705	+2.96
610	610	5	120.00–127.00	$122.80	$749	+5.50
655–675	670	6	118.00–124.00	$121.69	$815	—
725	725	2	120.00	$120.00	$870	+4.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	314	8	160.00–164.00	$161.53	$507	-6.47
375	375	2	160.00	$160.00	$600	+0.99
440	440	2	156.00	$156.00	$686	+2.33
485–490	488	4	149.00–154.00	$151.51	$739	+2.74
515–525	520	4	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$741	+0.04
565	565	2	140.00	$140.00	$791	+7.01
620	620	2	138.00	$138.00	$856	+10.36
710–720	714	5	127.00–128.00	$127.40	$910	+4.73
770–795	789	4	118.00–124.00	$121.27	$957	-0.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	150.00	$150.00	$398	—
355–385	378	4	137.00–140.00	$139.29	$527	-2.03
430–440	438	6	131.00–135.00	$134.35	$588	+0.35
470–475	474	7	130.00–132.00	$130.57	$619	-0.94
580–595	586	7	120.00–122.00	$120.87	$708	+7.91
795	795	1	94.00	$94.00	$747	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1390	1053	80-85%	29	65.00–69.00	$67.48	$711	—
910–1440	1158	80-85%	36	76.00–82.00	$78.93	$914	+8.07
960–1525	1180	80-85%	43	70.00–75.00	$72.79	$859	+1.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1105	912	85-90%	8	55.00–59.00	$57.53	$525	+4.91
710–1150	950	85-90%	24	60.00–66.00	$62.95	$598	+4.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1940	1752	75-80%	17	68.00–73.00	$70.93	$1,243	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1445	1330	5	85.00–90.00	$87.08	$1,158	—
1485–1980	1817	5	100.00–104.00	$102.42	$1,861	—
1650–2000	1825	4	94.00–97.00	$95.05	$1,735	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–1,150.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$975.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	625.00–850.00	$738.46

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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	20	925.00–1,250.00	$1,030.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–850.00	$793.75	—

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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.