Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

1,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $1,259/hd at 834 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.08/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 576 lb · 31 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.59/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 655 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,104	1,562	1,260
Feeder cattle	941	1,237	1,034
Slaughter cattle	110	225	138
Replacement cattle	53	100	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
415–445	433	8	163.00–167.00	$165.54	$717	+10.30
455–495	465	9	156.00–165.00	$161.34	$750	+7.30
503–540	516	11	152.00–158.00	$153.63	$793	+2.02
565–593	581	19	145.00–151.00	$147.47	$857	+3.44
605–625	613	10	139.00–147.00	$142.38	$873	+7.63
651–670	655	24	133.00–141.50	$140.59	$921	+8.91
720 value added	720	14	145.00	$145.00	$1,044	—
710–740	723	8	130.00–135.00	$132.39	$957	—
775 value added	775	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,062	—
770–785	776	5	129.00	$129.00	$1,001	—
834 value added	834	57	151.00	$151.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	465	10	146.00–153.00	$150.08	$698	+6.90
510–525	523	7	146.00–149.00	$148.01	$774	+5.68
585–590	587	5	140.00–141.00	$140.60	$825	+2.73
610–640	619	12	125.00–136.00	$134.01	$830	+4.01
670–695	680	5	125.00–127.00	$125.82	$856	+0.82
715	715	3	123.00	$123.00	$879	—
780–795	788	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	160.00	$160.00	$552	—
430–435	432	6	140.00–142.00	$141.33	$611	—
510	510	2	139.00	$139.00	$709	—
560	560	3	130.00	$130.00	$728	-0.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	6	146.00–150.00	$148.05	$474	+4.87
395	395	6	140.00–146.00	$143.00	$565	-2.28
425–445	436	14	135.00–142.00	$138.59	$604	+0.08
460–480	471	17	133.00–140.00	$135.99	$641	+0.12
515–545	530	18	130.00–139.00	$132.84	$704	+2.16
555–589	576	31	128.00–136.00	$131.08	$755	+1.32
605–640	627	13	124.00–133.00	$130.41	$818	+7.64
665–675	670	4	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$851	—
707–745	720	14	118.00–124.00	$121.60	$876	+7.79
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	384	12	130.00–137.00	$132.84	$510	—
415–430	424	7	125.00–132.00	$129.18	$548	-4.85
460–490	475	4	125.00–130.00	$127.58	$606	-0.56
515–540	521	4	122.00–128.00	$125.22	$652	+0.71
555–570	564	13	116.00–125.00	$121.78	$687	-1.38
670–690	679	6	115.00–120.00	$117.98	$801	+6.30
725	725	2	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	132.00	$132.00	$442	—
390	390	2	124.00	$124.00	$484	-6.00
455	455	4	120.00	$120.00	$546	±0.00
525	525	2	116.00	$116.00	$609	+1.62
770	770	2	106.00	$106.00	$816	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	8	180.00–188.00	$183.57	$613	+15.57
355–380	369	9	162.00–180.00	$170.49	$629	+13.25
415–430	423	8	155.00–158.00	$156.39	$662	+1.29
525	525	8	140.00–141.00	$140.38	$737	+0.40
565–595	579	11	136.00–140.00	$138.17	$800	-0.20
615–625	620	4	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$846	+0.83
655–665	659	5	131.00–137.00	$134.58	$887	+2.83
735	735	3	127.00	$127.00	$933	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	323	5	160.00–170.00	$165.85	$536	+2.70
360	360	3	154.00	$154.00	$554	+2.76
405–415	412	13	150.00–154.00	$152.70	$629	+9.43
540	540	2	135.00	$135.00	$729	+3.24
560–590	567	11	132.00–135.00	$133.99	$760	+6.99
625	625	2	130.00	$130.00	$812	+7.59
675–685	683	4	121.00–123.00	$122.51	$837	+2.51
740	740	2	117.00	$117.00	$866	+1.12
770–795	783	4	113.00–116.00	$114.52	$897	+4.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	6	148.00–158.00	$151.93	$482	—
420–425	423	5	130.00–140.00	$136.03	$575	—
595	595	2	120.00	$120.00	$714	—
655–675	663	5	110.00–115.00	$112.96	$749	+2.77
740	740	2	105.00	$105.00	$777	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1150	1032	80-85%	17	59.00–64.00	$61.72	$637	—
920–1250	1066	80-85%	6	71.00–73.00	$71.90	$766	+5.96
820–1370	1069	80-85%	33	65.00–70.00	$67.78	$725	+1.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1030	924	85-90%	12	54.00–58.00	$56.85	$525	+5.85
870–1075	994	85-90%	9	48.00–52.00	$50.53	$502	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1680	1511	75-80%	13	66.00–71.00	$68.55	$1,036	—
1320–1645	1537	75-80%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.71	$1,118	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2005	1664	6	84.00–90.00	$87.62	$1,458	—

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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)	16	800.00–1,050.00	$876.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,087.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–875.00	$781.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–750.00	$666.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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	6	825.00–1,000.00	$891.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.