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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.79/cwt -8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 378 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $163.33/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 372 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.49/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 773 1,073 0
Feeder cattle 483 828 0
Slaughter cattle 170 195 0
Replacement cattle 120 50 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
365–380 372 12 160.00–168.00 $163.33 $608 +2.24
430–435 432 6 155.00–160.00 $158.32 $684 -2.26
470–495 478 6 150.00–155.00 $151.72 $725 -4.94
520–535 529 10 140.00–146.00 $142.36 $753 -5.51
590 590 4 140.00 $140.00 $826 -5.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 170.00–178.00 $173.94 $574 -2.06
355 355 3 170.00 $170.00 $604 -1.33
405–410 407 5 162.00–170.00 $166.39 $677 -4.20
645 645 3 140.00 $140.00 $903 -5.81
660 660 2 135.00 $135.00 $891 -0.96
725 725 2 128.00 $128.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 369 5 150.00–158.00 $153.38 $566 +3.38
410–440 431 7 145.00–150.00 $146.36 $631 —
460 460 4 140.00 $140.00 $644 -8.01
655 655 3 115.00 $115.00 $753 -4.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 331 5 135.00–138.00 $136.82 $453 -4.74
360–390 378 13 130.00–135.00 $131.79 $498 -8.41
410–430 419 10 125.00–131.00 $128.11 $537 -9.75
460–485 469 9 122.00–130.00 $125.42 $588 -4.58
505–540 521 8 120.00–128.00 $124.93 $651 -3.36
570–585 578 9 120.00–125.00 $121.53 $702 -1.33
610–640 625 6 110.00–118.00 $114.40 $715 -1.04
725 725 3 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 334 7 140.00–148.00 $142.26 $475 —
370–395 377 9 137.00–141.00 $138.67 $523 -10.25
405–440 419 10 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $576 -8.60
455–490 474 7 133.00–139.00 $135.35 $642 -3.93
515–530 525 6 130.00–132.00 $131.35 $690 -3.61
605–630 621 10 120.00–125.00 $121.37 $754 -0.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 130.00 $130.00 $442 -1.37
360–385 369 8 120.00–122.00 $120.78 $446 —
425–430 429 9 118.00–120.00 $119.56 $513 -9.29
465–490 472 7 115.00–120.00 $118.52 $559 —
555–590 567 6 110.00–117.00 $112.43 $637 -2.57
705 705 2 95.00 $95.00 $670 —
755 755 3 90.00 $90.00 $680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
395 395 3 140.00 $140.00 $553 -8.66
410–415 413 4 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $547 -12.56
470–485 477 8 127.00–135.00 $131.86 $629 -5.86
515–540 526 9 125.00–131.00 $128.58 $676 -3.43
560–565 564 9 120.00–128.00 $122.43 $691 -4.57
615–635 624 9 115.00–118.00 $116.24 $725 -6.56
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -11.69
715 715 3 104.00–105.00 $104.67 $748 -15.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 186.00 $186.00 $549 —
305–320 314 6 160.00–168.00 $165.08 $518 +3.55
360 360 3 150.00 $150.00 $540 -10.00
415–445 432 6 140.00–150.00 $143.22 $619 -12.78
465–490 478 4 140.00–143.00 $141.54 $677 -9.97
545 545 3 135.00 $135.00 $736 -7.52
570 570 2 132.00 $132.00 $752 -8.00
610–615 614 7 120.00–128.00 $122.27 $751 -15.73
670 670 2 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 469 7 120.00–124.00 $122.26 $573 -8.31
505–515 511 5 115.00–120.00 $118.02 $603 —
570 570 2 117.00 $117.00 $667 -3.87
620–635 630 3 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $691 —
655 655 2 105.00 $105.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1475 1121 80-85% 18 70.00–75.00 $73.04 $819 —
885–1475 1161 80-85% 41 63.00–69.00 $65.62 $762 -13.31
850–1515 1210 80-85% 33 56.00–62.00 $59.43 $719 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1175 972 85-90% 30 50.00–56.00 $52.63 $512 -10.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1390 1353 75-80% 3 66.00 $66.00 $893 —
1320–1830 1508 75-80% 8 60.00–64.00 $62.02 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1720 1675 2 82.00–87.00 $84.43 $1,414 —
1540–1950 1731 6 90.00–94.00 $92.05 $1,593 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 975.00–1,000.00 $987.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,100.00 $1,016.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,550.00 $1,190.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 40 750.00–1,050.00 $855.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 750.00–900.00 $814.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 600.00–825.00 $706.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 625.00–725.00 $675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $668.75

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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 8 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 900.00–1,200.00 $1,051.47 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.