Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

1,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.97/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 666 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.33/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 470 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $162.08/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 371 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,381	1,181	1,028
Feeder cattle	1,092	929	762
Slaughter cattle	202	147	137
Replacement cattle	87	105	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 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
410–435	427	6	163.00–164.00	$163.68	$699	-0.50
515–535	523	5	148.00–150.00	$149.18	$780	-0.82
580–595	591	15	140.00–146.00	$142.86	$844	-0.14
615–635	627	5	135.00–137.00	$135.78	$851	-0.79
665–695	666	38	134.00–135.00	$134.97	$899	-0.37
711–735	719	12	127.00–135.00	$129.79	$933	-1.21
765	765	2	125.00	$125.00	$956	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	165.00	$165.00	$553	+5.00
355–380	365	8	160.00–165.00	$163.02	$595	+4.03
405–445	432	7	152.00–158.00	$154.48	$667	-2.69
465–485	473	5	150.00–155.00	$152.95	$723	+2.19
513–540	530	7	138.00–142.00	$139.97	$742	-6.03
565–590	580	5	135.00–138.00	$136.83	$794	-2.96
605–615	610	4	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$796	—
665–685	677	6	126.00–131.00	$128.99	$873	-4.51
735–745	742	3	123.00–125.00	$124.34	$923	—
755–795	778	5	117.00–120.00	$118.43	$921	+1.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	160.00	$160.00	$520	+3.00
385	385	2	158.00	$158.00	$608	+6.97
405–415	409	5	150.00–151.00	$150.41	$615	+1.11
470	470	3	144.00	$144.00	$677	+3.34
645	645	2	125.00	$125.00	$806	—
670–690	681	8	115.00–124.00	$119.79	$816	-4.21
715–745	730	4	112.00–120.00	$115.92	$846	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	6	136.00–141.00	$137.68	$443	+3.68
360–385	372	11	130.00–134.00	$131.53	$489	+0.27
425–435	431	7	128.00–131.00	$129.27	$557	-1.25
465–485	470	21	123.00–129.00	$126.33	$594	+1.23
505–545	527	11	124.00–127.00	$125.53	$662	+2.35
565–585	571	9	123.00–125.00	$124.11	$709	+2.65
625–645	634	9	119.00–123.00	$120.80	$766	+2.07
655–675	666	7	116.00–119.00	$118.29	$788	+2.29
735	735	2	114.00	$114.00	$838	+1.05
765–785	778	4	110.00–116.00	$113.52	$883	+0.82
965	965	6	97.00	$97.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	17	127.00–134.00	$130.78	$434	+1.78
375–395	380	7	120.00–128.00	$124.27	$472	-1.82
415–440	431	18	120.00–126.00	$123.44	$532	+0.17
460–475	464	9	120.00–122.00	$120.57	$559	-1.03
515–530	520	6	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$622	+1.87
565–585	578	10	116.00–120.00	$117.39	$679	+2.56
655–690	669	9	109.00–113.00	$110.46	$739	-0.89
725	725	2	107.00	$107.00	$776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	113.00–116.00	$114.55	$481	-0.45
470–475	472	3	112.00–114.00	$113.33	$535	+0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	8	158.00–165.00	$161.85	$528	+1.40
375–390	384	8	152.00–156.00	$154.51	$593	+3.07
415–440	429	7	143.00–149.00	$146.71	$629	+2.23
465–485	470	14	138.00–146.00	$140.74	$661	-1.62
505–535	518	7	128.00–135.00	$131.54	$681	-1.21
560–580	568	10	120.00–126.00	$123.58	$702	+3.70
615–635	620	4	120.00–122.00	$120.51	$747	+2.41
655–690	675	6	110.00–115.00	$113.85	$768	—
720–745	736	7	109.00–114.00	$112.41	$827	-0.58
795	795	1	108.00	$108.00	$859	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	371	19	157.00–166.00	$162.08	$601	+3.83
410–445	429	14	150.00–158.00	$153.22	$657	+1.74
470–490	483	6	148.00–153.00	$150.30	$726	+0.54
505–540	519	12	138.00–144.00	$140.69	$730	-1.29
555–570	563	6	128.00–133.00	$130.69	$736	-0.59
615	615	3	125.00	$125.00	$769	-1.90
755	755	1	114.00	$114.00	$861	-1.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	8	150.00–156.00	$154.09	$510	+2.34
415–445	430	4	133.00–137.00	$135.03	$581	—
465–495	482	8	127.00–135.00	$133.28	$642	+2.20
525–540	535	5	120.00–126.00	$124.42	$666	+2.36
555–590	573	4	115.00–116.00	$115.48	$662	—
615	615	3	110.00	$110.00	$676	-0.56
705–715	713	5	103.00–105.00	$104.60	$746	+1.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1350	1129	80-85%	23	61.00–67.00	$63.46	$716	-6.00
965–1245	1136	80-85%	19	68.00–73.00	$70.42	$800	+0.96
930–1495	1142	80-85%	32	54.00–60.00	$57.07	$652	-12.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1120	926	85-90%	15	40.00–45.00	$41.70	$386	—
715–1175	987	85-90%	30	46.00–51.00	$49.19	$486	+5.35
905–1115	1038	85-90%	7	52.00–53.00	$52.58	$546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1420	1350	75-80%	12	62.00–68.00	$65.97	$891	-1.00
1200–1410	1360	75-80%	6	69.00–70.00	$69.35	$943	+2.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1955	1608	6	75.00–80.00	$77.43	$1,245	-15.25
1250–1845	1651	9	82.00–88.00	$84.94	$1,402	+3.74
1600–1810	1755	6	89.00–92.00	$90.19	$1,583	+3.48

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–700.00	$641.67

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	650.00–900.00	$831.25
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	775.00–1,050.00	$892.05
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,000.00	$904.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	500.00–750.00	$662.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	400.00–575.00	$450.00

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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	725.00–975.00	$825.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	575.00–675.00	$608.33	—

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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.