Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.24/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 518 lb · 34 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.72/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 623 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $139.84/cwt -7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 531 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,065	1,101	1,386
Feeder cattle	925	913	1,066
Slaughter cattle	110	97	200
Replacement cattle	30	91	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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
370	370	3	160.00	$160.00	$592	—
425–435	428	3	150.00–155.00	$153.31	$656	-3.68
535–545	540	12	145.00–150.00	$146.92	$793	-4.90
555–580	573	16	137.00–147.00	$140.23	$804	+2.78
610–635	618	18	132.00–142.00	$134.80	$833	+3.36
625–645 value added	633	10	144.00–147.00	$145.78	$923	—
655–690	670	11	128.00–132.00	$129.79	$870	+2.15
660–690 value added	680	6	143.00–144.00	$143.32	$975	—
715–725	722	6	125.00–130.00	$128.35	$927	+3.95
775–795	787	5	120.00–126.00	$122.36	$963	+2.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	425	4	145.00–148.00	$146.46	$622	—
510–540	531	21	135.00–143.00	$139.84	$743	-7.64
565–585	575	9	130.00–134.00	$131.67	$757	+2.36
625–645	634	7	127.00–130.00	$128.31	$813	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
445	445	2	135.00	$135.00	$601	-6.48
520–525	523	3	130.00–132.00	$131.34	$687	+0.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
410–425	416	5	130.00–132.00	$130.82	$544	+0.61
455–480	473	7	125.00–128.00	$125.82	$595	-3.63
510–540	518	34	120.00–128.00	$123.24	$638	-3.26
555–580	573	19	120.00–125.00	$121.41	$696	-3.14
615–640	623	15	118.00–123.00	$120.35	$750	-1.98
660–675	668	4	116.00–121.00	$118.47	$791	+1.23
710–730	717	6	113.00–122.00	$117.67	$844	+2.67
780–795	788	6	111.00–116.00	$113.35	$893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	6	130.00	$130.00	$344	—
315–325	320	6	128.00–130.00	$129.02	$413	—
365–375	370	16	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$472	-1.86
415–425	419	19	120.00–127.00	$123.33	$517	-1.67
460–495	476	18	115.00–123.00	$120.25	$572	-2.70
520–525	522	5	115.00–117.00	$116.20	$607	-3.80
565–570	568	5	110.00–116.00	$113.19	$643	—
605–620	615	10	110.00–115.00	$112.10	$689	-3.90
720	720	2	111.00	$111.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	125.00	$125.00	$412	-5.00
375	375	5	120.00	$120.00	$450	±0.00
475	475	5	110.00	$110.00	$522	-0.91
530	530	2	105.00	$105.00	$556	—
675–695	690	8	101.00–107.00	$102.47	$707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	150.00	$150.00	$488	—
365–375	370	10	142.00–148.00	$145.03	$537	—
410–435	419	8	134.00–140.00	$138.70	$581	+0.84
470–490	479	10	125.00–132.00	$130.20	$624	+2.20
515–525	522	13	123.00–130.00	$127.07	$663	-0.11
555–590	573	12	115.00–122.00	$119.21	$683	-6.80
620–625	622	10	110.00–115.00	$112.99	$703	-6.73
665–675	671	7	105.00–111.00	$108.45	$728	-5.88
735	735	1	107.00	$107.00	$786	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
365	365	2	155.00	$155.00	$566	—
405–420	413	8	142.00–150.00	$146.56	$605	+2.56
460–480	467	10	137.00–140.00	$138.12	$645	-0.48
505–525	517	14	135.00–139.00	$136.93	$708	-0.40
560–595	589	7	124.00–130.00	$128.33	$756	-1.67
605–620	614	11	118.00–125.00	$119.64	$735	-5.36
710–745	723	3	109.00–111.00	$110.01	$795	-4.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	388	4	137.00–138.00	$137.76	$535	+3.62
415	415	8	130.00–132.00	$130.50	$542	+0.50
465	465	3	121.00	$121.00	$563	+1.00
505	505	5	120.00	$120.00	$606	+2.32
565	565	2	110.00	$110.00	$622	—
645	645	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	$666	-5.67
675	675	3	101.00	$101.00	$682	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1115	1012	80-85%	3	69.00–71.00	$70.07	$709	—
850–1390	1138	80-85%	16	54.00–58.00	$55.48	$631	-5.00
1005–1460	1201	80-85%	29	60.00–66.00	$62.46	$750	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1055	926	85-90%	12	40.00–43.00	$41.25	$382	—
805–1120	983	85-90%	14	45.00–50.00	$48.66	$478	—
920–1120	1070	85-90%	4	52.00	$52.00	$556	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1480	1444	75-80%	5	58.00–59.00	$58.41	$843	—
1505	1505	75-80%	3	69.00	$69.00	$1,038	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1590	1539	5	75.00–77.00	$76.17	$1,172	—
1635–2045	1835	4	87.00–90.00	$87.95	$1,614	—
1585–2160	1930	12	80.00–85.00	$83.23	$1,606	—

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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)	5	725.00–1,000.00	$935.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,050.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–875.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–700.00	$675.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

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)	2	500.00–525.00	$512.50

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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	8	875.00–1,050.00	$950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.