Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

1,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.96/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 567 lb · 44 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.70/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 413 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.22/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 533 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,362	797	989
Feeder cattle	1,100	569	691
Slaughter cattle	217	138	108
Replacement cattle	45	90	190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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
365–375	371	7	158.00–160.00	$159.16	$590	-1.58
420–435	426	5	154.00–157.00	$155.77	$664	-1.54
495	495	2	149.00	$149.00	$738	-1.98
515–535	523	5	144.00–147.00	$145.77	$762	-3.67
560–575	569	5	140.00–142.00	$141.21	$803	-0.58
635–645	641	5	135.00–140.00	$137.80	$883	+1.19
705	705	3	128.00	$128.00	$902	—
790–795	793	4	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	365	6	150.00–152.00	$151.32	$552	+1.32
465–490	475	5	140.00–147.00	$144.11	$685	+0.41
575	575	2	133.00	$133.00	$765	-5.00
615	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	-7.00
715–735	723	5	115.00–120.00	$117.97	$853	-7.03
765–790	783	7	115.00–116.00	$115.28	$903	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	382	7	142.00–144.00	$142.56	$545	-2.44
525	525	3	130.00	$130.00	$682	—
575	575	4	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	423	4	123.00–125.00	$124.47	$527	—
455–490	471	19	121.00–127.00	$123.34	$581	-2.01
505–540	518	26	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$634	-2.25
555–595	567	44	118.00–124.00	$121.96	$692	+1.68
615–645	633	14	115.00–124.00	$119.29	$755	-0.05
675	675	6	114.00–118.00	$116.00	$783	-2.00
755–775	760	4	111.00–112.00	$111.75	$849	-1.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	4	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$387	—
380	380	3	122.00	$122.00	$464	-0.11
405–425	413	37	116.00–122.00	$120.70	$498	-0.88
475–485	481	5	115.00–116.00	$115.60	$556	-2.87
515–540	523	10	110.00–116.00	$113.20	$592	-4.24
675–680	678	12	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$753	—
755–790	780	7	105.00–107.00	$106.45	$830	+1.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
355–370	362	9	112.00–116.00	$114.43	$414	+2.01
420–435	428	9	111.00–114.00	$112.31	$481	+3.30
465–480	471	7	110.00–112.00	$110.87	$522	+3.32
675–680	676	10	102.00–105.00	$104.40	$706	+4.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	417	17	148.00–156.00	$151.77	$633	+2.63
455–485	467	14	140.00–150.00	$143.60	$671	+1.57
510–540	533	36	135.00–140.00	$138.22	$737	-0.92
565–590	577	11	127.00–132.00	$130.39	$752	-0.71
615–638	627	24	116.00–125.00	$122.33	$767	+1.93
675–680	677	5	112.00–115.00	$113.79	$770	—
710	710	2	113.00	$113.00	$802	—
765	765	3	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	6	144.00–148.00	$146.68	$547	-2.92
405–435	421	15	135.00–145.00	$141.03	$594	+6.01
455–495	468	14	130.00–138.00	$133.98	$627	+2.92
515–545	538	13	125.00–133.00	$129.83	$698	+1.88
555–590	577	10	118.00–125.00	$121.08	$699	-2.09
625–645	632	3	111.00–112.00	$111.66	$706	-3.84
675–695	684	9	105.00–111.00	$108.29	$741	-1.71
735	735	3	105.00	$105.00	$772	+2.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	7	140.00–144.00	$141.12	$469	—
375–380	379	11	135.00–142.00	$137.81	$522	—
415–430	417	9	128.00–130.00	$129.77	$541	—
465–475	470	4	125.00–128.00	$126.48	$594	—
525–540	528	12	120.00–121.00	$120.17	$634	-0.08
575	575	2	114.00	$114.00	$656	+1.85
610–645	633	6	105.00–108.00	$105.96	$671	+0.96
675	675	4	102.00	$102.00	$688	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1340	1126	80-85%	53	51.00–55.00	$53.27	$600	-10.58
895–1390	1146	80-85%	56	56.00–61.00	$58.38	$669	-5.47
885–1405	1158	80-85%	18	62.00–66.00	$62.90	$728	+3.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1125	908	85-90%	15	40.00–43.00	$41.30	$375	+0.19
875–1270	1012	85-90%	20	45.00–50.00	$48.30	$489	-0.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1345	1330	75-80%	5	59.00–62.00	$60.99	$811	—
1320–1675	1467	75-80%	27	53.00–58.00	$54.98	$807	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1540	1475	6	75.00–78.00	$77.15	$1,138	—
1650–1740	1680	3	81.00–82.00	$81.65	$1,372	—

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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	5	725.00–775.00	$735.00

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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)	7	650.00–800.00	$739.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00–775.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	750.00–950.00	$825.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–750.00	$725.00	—

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	4	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.