Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

1,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.83/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.73/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 377 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.82/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 421 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,214	1,104	1,083
Feeder cattle	876	941	727
Slaughter cattle	210	110	132
Replacement cattle	128	53	224

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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	2	182.00	$182.00	$619	—
375	375	2	178.00	$178.00	$668	—
415–435	427	5	172.00–175.00	$173.17	$739	+7.63
465–480	475	12	166.00–170.00	$167.83	$797	+6.49
515–520	518	5	158.00–160.00	$159.20	$825	+5.57
565	565	4	155.00	$155.00	$876	+7.53
610–615	613	5	140.00–142.00	$141.20	$866	-1.18
660–670	663	6	135.00–138.00	$136.01	$902	-4.58
715–735	719	5	125.00–129.00	$125.82	$905	-6.57
780–790	783	3	120.00–126.00	$122.02	$955	-6.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	332	6	167.00–168.00	$167.32	$556	+7.32
360–375	366	7	160.00–162.00	$160.88	$589	—
410–425	416	5	154.00–156.00	$155.18	$646	+13.85
590	590	2	138.00	$138.00	$814	+8.00
655	655	2	121.00	$121.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	4	172.00	$172.00	$636	—
435	435	2	166.00	$166.00	$722	—
470–475	473	5	162.00–164.00	$163.21	$772	+13.13
570–575	573	6	146.00–148.00	$147.00	$842	+6.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	331	7	152.00–154.00	$153.16	$507	+5.11
370–385	377	13	140.00–146.00	$142.73	$538	-0.27
415–425	421	12	136.00–144.00	$139.82	$589	+1.23
465–475	471	11	132.00–139.00	$135.08	$636	-0.91
510–520	515	12	130.00–138.00	$133.07	$685	+0.23
560–575	564	8	130.00–136.00	$132.98	$750	+1.90
605–615	612	11	127.00–135.00	$132.63	$812	+2.22
665–685	673	9	120.00–128.00	$124.91	$841	-2.10
725–730	728	4	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$935	+6.90
755–765	760	4	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$916	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	319	12	145.00–148.00	$146.23	$466	—
375–390	379	7	130.00–136.00	$133.13	$505	+0.29
440–445	443	4	127.00–136.00	$131.47	$582	+2.29
455–485	471	18	125.00–130.00	$128.83	$607	+1.25
510–530	516	10	125.00–128.00	$126.69	$654	+1.47
570–575	573	6	122.00–126.00	$123.99	$710	+2.21
615–630	623	6	115.00–120.00	$118.02	$735	—
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	138.00	$138.00	$469	+6.00
515	515	3	120.00	$120.00	$618	+4.00
565–575	570	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$641	—
715	715	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	381	7	171.00–180.00	$174.80	$666	+4.31
415–425	420	6	172.00–174.00	$172.99	$727	+16.60
455–475	465	8	158.00–162.00	$160.76	$748	—
515–545	527	5	139.00–144.00	$141.93	$748	+1.55
560–590	577	7	132.00–138.00	$134.80	$778	-3.37
615–645	630	10	129.00–137.00	$133.69	$842	-2.82
675–690	683	4	123.00–130.00	$126.54	$864	-8.04
785–795	789	5	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$939	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	7	150.00–156.00	$152.68	$505	+0.75
365–380	374	5	150.00–152.00	$151.22	$566	—
425–435	428	7	140.00–144.00	$141.16	$604	+5.13
475–485	482	10	136.00–140.00	$137.18	$661	—
515	515	5	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$633	—
575	575	3	120.00	$120.00	$690	±0.00
675	675	5	111.00	$111.00	$749	-1.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	172.00	$172.00	$507	—
310–315	312	3	158.00–162.00	$160.65	$501	-5.20
365	365	3	158.00	$158.00	$577	+4.00
415–440	425	7	150.00–160.00	$155.90	$663	+3.20
475–490	479	4	149.00–154.00	$152.72	$732	—
515–525	520	6	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$689	-2.52
575–586	581	4	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$750	-4.98
615	615	4	125.00	$125.00	$769	-5.00
720	720	2	115.00	$115.00	$828	-2.00
795	795	5	110.00–113.00	$111.20	$884	-3.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1420	1120	80-85%	27	60.00–61.00	$60.34	$676	—
725–1360	1174	80-85%	23	68.00–72.00	$69.53	$816	—
1010–1370	1196	80-85%	57	62.00–67.00	$63.67	$761	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1120	992	85-90%	23	48.00–52.00	$49.93	$495	-0.60
810–1175	1019	85-90%	32	54.00–58.00	$56.37	$574	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1615	1505	75-80%	12	63.00–68.00	$64.91	$977	-3.64
1545–1760	1635	75-80%	3	69.00–71.00	$70.01	$1,145	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1740	1441	6	80.00–85.00	$83.27	$1,200	—
1675–1890	1796	8	88.00–93.00	$90.02	$1,617	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	775.00–875.00	$833.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,750.00	$1,446.43
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,950.00	$1,521.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	625.00–875.00	$751.92
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	700.00–950.00	$814.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–625.00	$560.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–575.00	$541.67

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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	50	875.00–1,125.00	$976.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,521.43	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	600.00–800.00	$752.78	—

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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.