Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.25/cwt ≈ $1,232/hd at 837 lb · 55 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.73/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 616 lb · 44 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.94/cwt +17.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 706 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,591	1,381	1,564
Feeder cattle	1,325	1,092	1,282
Slaughter cattle	203	202	151
Replacement cattle	63	87	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. 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
375–390	381	7	166.00–168.00	$166.88	$636	—
455–465	462	6	154.00–156.00	$155.34	$718	—
520–540	533	8	150.00–155.00	$151.83	$809	+2.65
555–575 value added	563	5	153.00–157.00	$154.22	$868	—
560–575	568	6	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$846	+6.15
607–640 value added	614	38	141.00–148.00	$147.10	$903	—
615–635	625	6	135.00–139.00	$137.03	$856	+1.25
665–675	668	4	133.00–138.00	$136.74	$913	+1.77
665–685 value added	680	6	140.00–146.00	$143.01	$972	—
701–740 value added	705	36	140.00–149.00	$148.07	$1,044	—
715–725	722	3	132.00–134.00	$133.34	$963	+3.55
795	795	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	+5.00
837 value added	837	55	147.25	$147.25	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	6	155.00–157.00	$155.66	$573	-7.36
415–430	424	8	153.00–156.00	$154.10	$653	-0.38
455–475	462	9	150.00–152.00	$150.69	$696	-2.26
525–540	534	14	140.00–148.00	$142.62	$762	+2.65
560–590	571	22	135.00–145.00	$140.40	$802	+3.57
615–635	625	6	131.00–134.00	$132.52	$828	+2.02
705–740	721	12	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$919	+3.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	152.00	$152.00	$562	-6.00
425	425	3	150.00	$150.00	$638	-0.41
460–475	472	10	140.00–142.00	$140.39	$663	-3.61
515–545	522	7	130.00–135.00	$133.39	$696	—
570–575	573	6	122.00–130.00	$127.35	$730	—
615	615	2	122.00	$122.00	$750	-3.00
670	670	3	120.00	$120.00	$804	+0.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	316	8	130.00–134.00	$131.53	$416	+0.75
365–385	379	17	120.00–128.00	$122.84	$466	-1.43
410–445	426	27	117.00–126.00	$121.90	$519	-1.54
465–480	469	16	118.00–123.00	$120.95	$567	+0.38
515–545	534	23	115.00–122.00	$119.44	$638	-0.22
570–575	573	5	115.00–118.00	$116.81	$669	-0.58
615–645	638	7	110.00–116.00	$114.60	$731	—
670–690	676	7	108.00–114.00	$112.25	$759	+1.79
795	795	3	105.00	$105.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	12	128.00–134.00	$130.98	$557	+1.71
460–495	477	10	125.00–132.00	$128.94	$615	+2.61
510–545	528	11	124.00–130.00	$125.81	$664	+0.28
555–590	565	12	124.00–128.00	$125.21	$707	+1.10
605–645	622	35	119.00–128.00	$124.70	$776	+3.90
655–670	660	12	117.00–126.00	$122.33	$807	+4.04
778	778	14	119.50	$119.50	$930	+5.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	115.00–117.00	$115.95	$435	—
412–420	416	6	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$468	-2.03
466–480	471	11	110.00–112.00	$110.74	$522	-2.59
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	—
765	765	3	101.00	$101.00	$773	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	150.00	$150.00	$510	-4.09
355–365	359	11	140.00–145.00	$141.85	$509	—
415–445	436	10	130.00–139.00	$133.28	$581	-1.75
470–480	475	14	125.00–135.00	$129.23	$614	-4.05
505–520	514	7	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$629	-2.01
625	625	2	110.00	$110.00	$688	±0.00
655–670	661	5	105.00–110.00	$107.97	$714	—
735	735	5	101.00	$101.00	$742	-3.60
790–795	794	4	92.00–100.00	$98.01	$778	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	157.00	$157.00	$424	—
355–375	361	5	148.00–152.00	$150.38	$543	-4.13
425–440	433	5	142.00–147.00	$144.36	$625	-2.35
470–480	476	5	140.00–142.00	$140.79	$670	+0.05
515–545	528	12	128.00–136.00	$132.67	$700	+1.13
560–585	574	8	120.00–127.00	$123.40	$708	-0.18
605–615	610	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$735	-0.01
665–690	680	4	111.00–120.00	$115.23	$784	+1.38
715–735	725	4	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$779	-4.94
790	790	2	101.00	$101.00	$798	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	160.00	$160.00	$608	-2.08
415	415	3	152.00	$152.00	$631	-1.22
475–485	481	5	146.00–148.00	$147.21	$708	-3.09
525	525	2	138.00	$138.00	$724	-2.69
575–590	584	6	128.00–131.00	$130.00	$759	-0.69
605	605	3	127.00	$127.00	$768	+2.00
660–675	671	4	124.00–126.00	$125.51	$842	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1500	1126	80-85%	18	68.00–73.00	$70.16	$790	+6.70
945–1420	1131	80-85%	39	55.00–60.00	$57.59	$651	-5.87
940–1510	1191	80-85%	31	61.00–67.00	$63.70	$759	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1120	983	85-90%	18	40.00–44.00	$41.50	$408	-7.69
905–1290	998	85-90%	18	50.00–54.00	$52.62	$525	+3.43
875–1260	1009	85-90%	17	45.00–49.00	$46.79	$472	-5.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1490	1410	75-80%	10	70.00–75.00	$72.97	$1,029	—
1225–1630	1493	75-80%	16	62.00–68.00	$65.24	$974	—
1545–1890	1694	75-80%	5	55.00–60.00	$57.01	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1645	1562	3	75.00–79.00	$76.40	$1,193	—
1225–2315	1643	8	80.00–85.00	$83.50	$1,372	+6.07
2005	2005	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,885	—

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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	7	500.00–600.00	$557.14

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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	650.00–875.00	$736.76
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00	$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)	2	550.00–575.00	$562.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–600.00	$540.00

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)	4	550.00–575.00	$556.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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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	20	800.00–1,150.00	$910.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–750.00	$700.00	—

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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.