Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

1,634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $150.94/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 534 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.59/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 526 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.44/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 568 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,634	773	980
Feeder cattle	1,299	483	727
Slaughter cattle	260	170	134
Replacement cattle	75	120	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	4	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
365–390	383	7	160.00–166.00	$164.04	$628	+0.71
410–415	412	12	158.00–160.00	$158.67	$654	+0.35
475–495	484	13	150.00–157.00	$153.32	$742	+1.60
520–545	534	27	146.00–155.00	$150.94	$806	+8.58
560–575	570	17	140.00–148.00	$144.31	$823	+4.31
615–640	623	16	138.00–140.00	$139.18	$867	—
660–675	666	7	132.00–135.00	$133.70	$890	—
705–735	716	11	130.00–135.00	$132.22	$947	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	372	7	170.00–172.00	$171.09	$636	+1.09
405–440	426	17	164.00–170.00	$167.38	$713	+0.99
465–485	476	13	160.00–166.00	$162.15	$772	—
505–545	526	22	157.00–165.00	$160.48	$844	—
560–595	575	17	150.00–157.00	$152.17	$875	—
615–620	618	8	142.00–143.00	$142.50	$881	+2.50
655–675	665	13	137.00–139.00	$137.86	$917	+2.86
740	740	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,006	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	4	155.00	$155.00	$550	+1.62
425–445	432	6	150.00–152.00	$150.69	$651	+4.33
480	480	5	140.00	$140.00	$672	±0.00
570–585	574	4	135.00–138.00	$137.24	$788	—
620–640	627	3	132.00–133.00	$132.66	$832	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	9	138.00–144.00	$141.79	$614	+4.30
460–485	472	11	135.00–143.00	$140.12	$661	+4.77
510–540	526	26	132.00–139.00	$134.59	$708	+3.24
560–581	568	22	128.00–132.00	$129.44	$735	—
615–645	626	19	123.00–128.00	$125.55	$786	+4.18
675–695	687	12	116.00–118.00	$116.82	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	140.00	$140.00	$476	+3.18
370	370	5	134.00–139.00	$137.00	$507	+5.21
415–425	418	7	133.00–135.00	$134.42	$562	+6.31
480–495	488	9	130.00–132.00	$130.87	$639	+5.45
535–545	542	9	128.00–130.00	$129.34	$701	+4.41
565–580	572	13	121.00–125.00	$123.13	$704	+1.60
605–640	623	7	115.00–121.00	$119.05	$742	+4.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	133.00	$133.00	$432	+3.00
355–360	358	6	128.00–130.00	$129.34	$463	+8.56
470–475	471	4	120.00–121.00	$120.75	$569	+2.23
543	543	5	118.00	$118.00	$641	—
695	695	3	109.00	$109.00	$758	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	429	11	150.00–152.00	$151.12	$648	+18.60
460–470	463	6	140.00–143.00	$141.01	$653	+9.15
515–525	518	6	134.00–135.00	$134.66	$698	+6.08
570–595	585	5	129.00–134.00	$130.95	$766	+8.52
640–645	641	7	127.00–131.00	$129.29	$829	+13.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	7	155.00–157.00	$156.14	$523	—
405–415	409	5	138.00–140.00	$139.19	$569	—
460	460	3	130.00	$130.00	$598	+7.74
505–520	509	7	125.00–126.00	$125.29	$638	+7.27
555–575	564	7	120.00–125.00	$122.19	$689	+5.19
620–625	622	5	119.00–120.00	$119.60	$744	+9.93
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	369	7	165.00–168.00	$167.18	$617	+17.18
415–425	419	8	155.00–160.00	$156.90	$657	+13.68
465–475	469	5	148.00–152.00	$150.38	$705	+8.84
515–535	519	5	138.00–142.00	$138.82	$720	+3.82
725	725	3	122.00	$122.00	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1410	1077	80-85%	46	60.00–65.00	$63.05	$679	—
840–1550	1131	80-85%	37	72.00–78.00	$73.65	$833	+0.61
870–1490	1159	80-85%	67	66.00–71.00	$67.86	$786	+2.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1120	933	85-90%	24	48.00–54.00	$52.03	$485	—
790–1075	968	85-90%	22	56.00–61.00	$57.76	$559	+5.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1590	1453	75-80%	24	62.00–67.00	$64.28	$934	—
1530–1775	1705	75-80%	7	68.00–69.00	$68.26	$1,164	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1900	1654	11	88.00–94.00	$90.01	$1,489	+5.58
1535–1790	1671	10	82.00–87.00	$83.59	$1,397	-0.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–750.00	$695.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,100.00	$1,041.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	800.00–1,000.00	$871.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–750.00	$700.00

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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	28	900.00–1,200.00	$1,037.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–875.00	$810.00	—

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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.