Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.74/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 623 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.01/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 524 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.09/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 528 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,279	1,214	1,070
Feeder cattle	1,068	876	748
Slaughter cattle	155	210	188
Replacement cattle	56	128	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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
515–526	523	20	150.00–159.00	$156.79	$820	-2.41
608–640	623	41	135.00–140.00	$138.74	$864	-2.46
675–685	678	6	129.00–131.00	$129.67	$879	-6.34
725	725	3	120.00	$120.00	$870	-5.82
790–795	793	4	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$924	-5.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	5	152.00	$152.00	$578	-8.88
455–470	461	17	148.00–154.00	$150.59	$694	—
515–535	528	14	139.00–142.00	$140.23	$740	—
555–575	564	9	125.00–130.00	$127.73	$720	-10.27
605–645	625	9	115.00–125.00	$120.44	$753	—
685	685	3	117.00	$117.00	$801	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	10	160.00–162.00	$161.17	$617	-10.83
455–475	463	5	158.00–160.00	$159.18	$737	-4.03
525	525	9	146.00–148.00	$146.89	$771	—
565	565	6	140.00	$140.00	$791	-7.00
625–645	636	9	128.00–130.00	$128.87	$820	—
680	680	3	125.00	$125.00	$850	—
735	735	2	110.00	$110.00	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	7	138.00–146.00	$142.60	$539	-0.13
415–440	423	9	132.00–138.00	$134.31	$568	-5.51
455–495	468	13	130.00–134.00	$131.66	$616	-3.42
505–545	524	36	126.00–133.00	$131.01	$686	-2.06
565–595	577	25	126.00–131.00	$129.96	$750	-3.02
605–620	610	12	124.00–129.00	$126.57	$772	-6.06
675–690	683	6	121.00–127.00	$123.97	$847	-0.94
745	745	3	119.00	$119.00	$887	-9.50
795	795	2	115.00	$115.00	$914	-5.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	279	5	140.00–146.00	$143.55	$401	—
320–345	330	12	130.00–138.00	$133.27	$440	-12.96
355–375	365	10	130.00–135.00	$132.35	$483	-0.78
420–445	439	8	127.00–131.00	$129.48	$568	-1.99
455–485	475	3	125.00–128.00	$127.04	$603	-1.79
520–525	524	7	120.00–123.00	$122.15	$640	-4.54
605–615	610	6	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$717	-0.50
675–695	683	5	115.00–118.00	$116.78	$798	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
385	385	4	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$475	—
430	430	4	120.00	$120.00	$516	—
465	465	3	115.00	$115.00	$535	—
515	515	4	111.00	$111.00	$572	-9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	6	150.00–160.00	$154.92	$511	-5.73
360–380	368	8	148.00–150.00	$148.78	$548	-9.22
410–415	412	9	146.00–147.00	$146.34	$603	-9.56
475–485	483	20	138.00–145.00	$141.75	$685	-10.97
510–545	530	20	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$694	-1.48
575–585	577	17	125.00–130.00	$128.58	$742	-0.43
605–620	614	11	120.00–122.00	$121.19	$744	-3.81
675–690	682	10	110.00–116.00	$113.91	$777	—
725–735	729	9	107.00–115.00	$110.98	$809	-4.02
785–795	792	7	105.00–110.00	$106.42	$843	-4.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	6	156.00–158.00	$156.97	$604	-17.83
410–425	418	13	150.00–155.00	$152.26	$636	-20.73
475–485	481	9	148.00–150.00	$149.12	$717	-11.64
515–545	528	29	134.00–140.00	$137.09	$724	-4.84
565–585	575	9	132.00–137.00	$134.32	$772	-0.48
610–630	617	22	126.00–131.00	$128.76	$794	-4.93
665–680	675	13	119.00–121.00	$119.92	$809	-6.62
775	775	3	115.00	$115.00	$891	-4.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	7	140.00–148.00	$144.45	$482	-8.23
365–375	371	8	140.00–144.00	$142.53	$529	-8.69
410–435	425	15	135.00–142.00	$139.97	$595	-1.19
485–495	492	7	130.00–134.00	$132.87	$654	-4.31
525	525	5	126.00	$126.00	$662	+3.00
575	575	6	120.00	$120.00	$690	±0.00
615–645	627	11	109.00–116.00	$112.51	$705	—
675	675	5	106.00	$106.00	$716	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1420	963	80-85%	20	57.00–61.00	$58.78	$566	—
825–1425	1087	80-85%	59	62.00–68.00	$64.24	$698	—
825–1425	1133	80-85%	13	69.00–74.00	$71.76	$813	+11.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1020	884	85-90%	17	51.00–56.00	$53.45	$472	—
760–980	896	85-90%	10	45.00–50.00	$47.54	$426	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1835	1564	75-80%	8	60.00–65.00	$62.87	$983	—
1520–1900	1824	75-80%	5	67.00–68.00	$67.83	$1,237	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1940	1572	6	85.00–90.00	$87.18	$1,370	—
1515–1705	1601	6	80.00–84.00	$82.22	$1,316	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	675.00–800.00	$717.05

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	675.00–850.00	$764.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$885.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00–600.00	$565.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$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	850.00–1,025.00	$933.33	—

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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.