Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

1,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke Stockyards report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.16/cwt +19.44 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 373 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.69/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.15/cwt +13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 513 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,459	1,701	1,591
Feeder cattle	1,219	1,296	1,359
Slaughter cattle	160	225	155
Replacement cattle	80	180	77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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
330–345	340	12	178.00–184.00	$181.17	$616	—
375–395	383	13	174.00–180.00	$176.44	$676	+12.04
405–440	421	8	168.00–175.00	$171.72	$723	+10.33
460–485	476	10	156.00–160.00	$158.62	$755	+6.61
515–545	530	9	150.00–155.00	$153.44	$813	+4.52
555–590	572	13	148.00–152.00	$150.09	$859	-0.24
615 value added	615	2	155.00	$155.00	$953	—
635–645	640	6	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$938	+5.15
673–675 value added	673	9	153.00–156.00	$153.67	$1,034	—
675–685	680	4	141.00–150.00	$145.53	$990	+14.02
705–735	721	5	140.00–146.00	$143.60	$1,035	—
835 value added	835	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	321	9	170.00–178.00	$173.93	$558	+7.93
355–390	378	8	168.00–172.00	$170.30	$644	+8.49
425–435	430	9	157.00–162.00	$159.80	$687	+6.32
485	485	3	150.00	$150.00	$728	+4.03
505–545	528	10	142.00–147.00	$144.16	$761	-1.01
565–570	568	6	140.00–145.00	$142.51	$809	+3.19
610–640	631	6	135.00–142.00	$138.51	$874	+4.53
685–695	692	3	133.00–138.00	$134.65	$932	+6.65
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	165.00	$165.00	$619	—
410–445	432	7	150.00–156.00	$154.09	$666	+6.09
475–490	481	5	130.00–138.00	$134.74	$648	-5.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	168.00	$168.00	$580	+26.24
360–395	373	22	155.00–164.00	$159.16	$594	+19.44
405–435	421	10	148.00–160.00	$153.13	$645	+20.17
455–480	466	12	134.00–139.00	$135.66	$632	+5.48
505–545	525	13	126.00–134.00	$130.32	$684	+3.05
565–595	583	9	127.00–132.00	$129.35	$754	+2.54
605–640	621	10	126.00–131.00	$128.81	$800	+4.20
655–680	663	6	122.00–127.00	$124.65	$826	+1.65
715–745	735	3	121.00–125.00	$122.30	$899	—
770–785	778	2	119.00–122.00	$120.49	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	7	148.00–154.00	$151.41	$503	—
355–390	373	15	143.00–152.00	$148.69	$555	+16.91
415–430	419	7	138.00–140.00	$138.86	$582	+15.49
475–490	483	6	120.00–130.00	$125.87	$608	+3.37
520–535	530	6	120.00–125.00	$123.51	$655	+2.49
575–590	581	7	117.00–122.00	$120.41	$700	-0.21
625–645	633	9	113.00–120.00	$116.53	$738	-0.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	4	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$455	+10.54
355–365	359	5	138.00–140.00	$138.81	$498	+18.81
420	420	2	132.00	$132.00	$554	+16.14
465–490	479	7	111.00–118.00	$115.12	$551	+1.73
535	535	2	115.00	$115.00	$615	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
360–395	379	12	173.00–182.00	$177.73	$674	+16.74
415–425	420	4	168.00–174.00	$170.96	$718	+21.46
460–490	473	8	152.00–160.00	$156.59	$741	+10.87
505–515	513	13	148.00–154.00	$150.15	$770	+13.04
555–580	570	5	145.00–146.00	$145.61	$830	+13.35
605–640	619	5	140.00–143.00	$141.76	$877	+16.34
655–685	669	8	130.00–138.00	$133.83	$895	—
795	795	2	122.00	$122.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	7	166.00–170.00	$167.67	$550	+13.67
370–390	380	6	160.00–170.00	$165.42	$629	+13.35
415–440	430	5	155.00–160.00	$156.93	$675	+15.30
470–475	474	8	142.00–149.00	$145.13	$688	+5.15
525–540	534	7	139.00–145.00	$141.88	$758	+12.22
565–570	568	4	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$758	+9.12
615–625	623	5	130.00–133.00	$132.41	$825	+13.93
675–690	684	5	120.00–125.00	$121.97	$834	+7.80
725–740	735	3	113.00–119.00	$114.97	$845	+6.30
780–785	782	3	113.00–116.00	$114.00	$891	+12.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	160.00	$160.00	$528	+10.48
355–360	356	10	150.00–156.00	$151.21	$538	+10.55
410–445	428	8	141.00–150.00	$146.69	$628	+11.97
465–485	473	8	131.00–140.00	$136.54	$646	+5.89
515–545	530	6	134.00–136.00	$134.97	$715	—
555–595	575	4	120.00–122.00	$120.97	$696	+10.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1390	1084	80-85%	29	52.00–58.00	$55.29	$599	—
780–1380	1137	80-85%	29	59.00–64.00	$61.93	$704	—
985–1380	1139	80-85%	17	46.00–51.00	$48.53	$553	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1445	1320	75-80%	7	61.00–64.00	$62.27	$822	—
1380–1630	1474	75-80%	14	55.00–60.00	$57.10	$842	+5.28
1455–1590	1530	75-80%	8	52.00–54.00	$53.13	$813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–940	899	85-90%	6	35.00–38.00	$35.98	$323	—
760–1130	980	85-90%	16	42.00–47.00	$44.02	$431	+6.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1835	1569	6	81.00–85.00	$82.82	$1,299	—
1480–1945	1734	7	75.00–78.00	$75.77	$1,314	—

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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	6	400.00–475.00	$441.67

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	700.00–950.00	$781.94
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,000.00	$868.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$656.25

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)	6	475.00–625.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.50

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,250.00	$1,095.83	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–900.00	$855.00	—

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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.