Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.58/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $509/hd at 419 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.35/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.06/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 479 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	797	1,065	1,307
Feeder cattle	569	925	1,089
Slaughter cattle	138	110	160
Replacement cattle	90	30	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Two bred cows sold for a total of 3250 all proceeds donated to the Burnside scholarship fund.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	5	168.00–170.00	$169.20	$533	—
365–395	385	3	158.00–162.00	$160.74	$619	+0.74
415–440	423	3	156.00–158.00	$157.31	$665	+4.00
475–490	483	4	150.00–152.00	$150.98	$729	—
515–545	526	7	147.00–151.00	$149.44	$786	+2.52
525–530 value added	526	4	153.00–156.00	$153.76	$809	—
555–575	570	11	140.00–146.00	$141.79	$808	+1.56
605–620	612	5	135.00–138.00	$136.61	$836	+1.81
665–680	673	6	130.00–133.00	$131.32	$884	+1.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	160.00	$160.00	$360	—
325–330	327	3	154.00–158.00	$156.65	$512	—
385	385	3	150.00	$150.00	$578	—
455–465	458	7	140.00–148.00	$143.70	$658	—
520	520	3	140.00	$140.00	$728	+0.16
590	590	3	138.00	$138.00	$814	+6.33
640	640	2	132.00	$132.00	$845	+3.69
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	-5.00
415–420	417	3	135.00–140.00	$138.32	$577	+3.32
490	490	2	131.00	$131.00	$642	—
605	605	2	120.00	$120.00	$726	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	268	3	126.00–130.00	$128.73	$345	-1.27
365–380	371	10	120.00–125.00	$122.11	$453	-5.38
405–425	419	20	115.00–125.00	$121.58	$509	-1.75
455–480	468	8	115.00–120.00	$118.47	$554	-1.78
505–520	513	13	110.00–120.00	$117.44	$602	+1.24
615–645	629	5	111.00–117.00	$114.99	$723	+2.89
705	705	2	112.00	$112.00	$790	+1.00
770	770	2	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	-5.00
395	395	5	128.00–130.00	$128.80	$509	—
455–490	474	14	122.00–128.00	$125.35	$594	-0.47
515–540	523	6	124.00–125.00	$124.66	$652	+1.42
555–580	573	7	120.00–121.00	$120.28	$689	-1.13
615–625	622	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$742	-1.01
660	660	1	118.00	$118.00	$779	-0.47
765–790	775	5	112.00–115.00	$113.22	$877	-0.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	120.00	$120.00	$348	—
385–395	390	11	110.00–116.00	$112.42	$438	-7.58
415–425	420	4	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$458	—
455–475	465	4	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$500	-2.45
610	610	3	105.00	$105.00	$640	—
675	675	2	100.00	$100.00	$675	-2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	9	148.00–156.00	$151.58	$494	+1.58
380–385	384	5	148.00–150.00	$149.60	$574	+4.57
410–435	416	4	132.00–140.00	$135.02	$562	-3.68
460–485	479	13	129.00–135.00	$131.06	$628	+0.86
520–545	529	6	124.00–132.00	$127.95	$677	+0.88
575–595	589	7	120.00–125.00	$123.17	$725	+3.96
605–615	610	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$705	+2.51
670	670	2	110.00	$110.00	$737	+1.55
705–725	717	5	101.00–105.00	$102.57	$735	-4.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	166.00	$166.00	$481	—
320–340	328	6	158.00–162.00	$160.64	$527	—
355–380	368	4	158.00–160.00	$159.03	$585	+4.03
415–445	430	4	145.00–153.00	$149.14	$641	+2.58
475–495	482	9	140.00–145.00	$142.03	$685	+3.91
505–525	515	6	135.00–141.00	$139.14	$717	+2.21
565–575	567	10	130.00–137.00	$131.10	$743	+2.77
635–645	639	5	120.00–121.00	$120.40	$769	+0.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–540	536	8	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$645	+0.25
575–580	576	7	111.00–115.00	$112.15	$646	+2.15
605	605	4	105.00	$105.00	$635	—
670	670	3	102.00	$102.00	$683	+1.00
735	735	3	95.00	$95.00	$698	—
785	785	4	90.00	$90.00	$706	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1150	1076	80-85%	11	55.00–56.00	$55.27	$595	—
990–1290	1123	80-85%	8	63.00–66.00	$63.85	$717	+8.37
970–1505	1152	80-85%	45	57.00–62.00	$59.72	$688	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–970	939	85-90%	7	40.00–42.00	$41.11	$386	-0.14
875–1235	1047	85-90%	20	45.00–51.00	$49.19	$515	—
970–1110	1057	85-90%	15	52.00–54.00	$52.32	$553	+0.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1480	1411	75-80%	8	59.00–64.00	$60.95	$860	+2.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1910	1611	8	81.00–85.00	$82.78	$1,334	—
1895	1895	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,706	—

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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)	17	800.00–1,050.00	$917.65
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	725.00–900.00	$796.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	825.00–1,050.00	$896.43
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–775.00	$729.17
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–675.00	$631.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–800.00	$729.17

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)	4	500.00–625.00	$587.50

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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	$956.25	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	600.00–675.00	$643.75	—

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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.