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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.45/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 461 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.50/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 529 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.55/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 576 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,101 1,279 1,525
Feeder cattle 913 1,068 1,087
Slaughter cattle 97 155 227
Replacement cattle 91 56 211

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
430–437 435 12 156.00–160.00 $156.99 $683 —
475–495 486 8 154.00–159.00 $156.16 $759 —
505–545 526 8 150.00–154.00 $151.82 $799 -4.97
555–580 567 17 132.00–140.00 $137.45 $779 —
610–625 620 13 130.00–135.00 $131.44 $815 -7.30
665–695 683 6 126.00–130.00 $127.64 $872 -2.03
710–720 716 7 121.00–129.00 $124.40 $891 +4.40
785 785 2 120.00 $120.00 $942 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 166.00 $166.00 $556 —
370 370 4 160.00 $160.00 $592 -1.17
470–485 475 9 147.00–151.00 $149.09 $708 -10.09
525–545 528 6 145.00–148.00 $147.48 $779 +0.59
565–595 575 6 128.00–130.00 $129.31 $744 -10.69
670–675 673 4 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $814 -4.00
725 725 4 115.00 $115.00 $834 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 6 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $580 —
515–540 524 7 127.00–136.00 $130.92 $686 -9.31
615–625 620 4 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $697 -7.96
695 695 2 110.00 $110.00 $764 -7.00
745 745 4 105.00 $105.00 $782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 4 139.00 $139.00 $424 —
365–375 367 16 132.00–139.00 $135.42 $497 -7.18
425–440 435 14 129.00–132.00 $130.21 $566 -4.10
451–490 461 30 127.00–131.00 $129.45 $597 -2.21
510–545 529 21 124.00–130.00 $126.50 $669 -4.51
565–580 576 19 120.00–127.00 $124.55 $717 -5.41
610–645 617 18 119.00–125.00 $122.33 $755 -4.24
665–675 668 4 115.00–118.00 $117.24 $783 -6.73
720 720 3 115.00 $115.00 $828 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 385 6 128.00–130.00 $129.35 $498 -3.00
415 415 4 125.00 $125.00 $519 -4.48
455–485 476 10 120.00–125.00 $122.95 $585 -4.09
535 535 6 120.00 $120.00 $642 -2.15
640 640 2 116.00 $116.00 $742 -1.52
655–690 672 5 105.00–111.00 $108.34 $728 -8.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
355 355 5 120.00 $120.00 $426 -3.50
460–495 478 7 105.00–114.00 $110.91 $530 -4.09
565–575 569 7 106.00–110.00 $108.27 $616 —
625 625 2 105.00 $105.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 156.00 $156.00 $429 —
440–445 442 7 136.00–139.00 $137.86 $609 -8.48
475 475 3 128.00 $128.00 $608 -13.75
515–545 533 14 125.00–131.00 $127.18 $678 -3.82
555–575 568 8 120.00–129.00 $126.01 $716 -2.57
615–645 631 11 118.00–122.00 $119.72 $755 -1.47
670–675 672 3 114.00–115.00 $114.33 $768 +0.42
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 -0.98
790–795 793 3 105.00–108.00 $107.00 $849 +0.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 144.00 $144.00 $598 -8.26
470–495 484 8 137.00–142.00 $138.60 $671 -10.52
505–535 518 15 133.00–142.00 $137.33 $711 +0.24
555 555 2 130.00 $130.00 $722 -4.32
605 605 3 125.00 $125.00 $756 -3.76
655–665 660 4 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $789 -0.42
710–730 720 2 113.00–116.00 $114.52 $825 —
755 755 2 110.00 $110.00 $830 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 7 136.00–140.00 $137.73 $450 -6.72
365–390 374 8 130.00–138.00 $134.14 $502 -8.39
425 425 5 130.00 $130.00 $552 -9.97
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -12.87
505–525 518 3 117.00–118.00 $117.68 $610 -8.32
640 640 1 109.00 $109.00 $698 -3.51
710–725 714 4 103.00–105.00 $104.49 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1410 1057 80-85% 16 55.00–57.00 $55.86 $590 -8.38
825–1345 1120 80-85% 22 58.00–63.00 $60.48 $677 -11.28
1125–1170 1155 80-85% 3 64.00–65.00 $64.32 $743 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1125 1025 85-90% 3 42.00–47.00 $45.66 $468 —
785–1210 1026 85-90% 19 48.00–54.00 $51.33 $527 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1505 1347 75-80% 8 56.00–60.00 $58.72 $791 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,005 +1.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1920 1638 6 81.00–85.00 $83.22 $1,363 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 675.00–825.00 $729.55

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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) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 725.00–1,050.00 $873.68
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,125.00–1,750.00 $1,262.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,150.00 $916.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 700.00–975.00 $810.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $662.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00

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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 6 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,366.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,127.08 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.