Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

1,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.55/cwt -15.58 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 426 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.74/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 535 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.33/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 482 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,239	1,459	2,113
Feeder cattle	1,017	1,219	1,682
Slaughter cattle	154	160	315
Replacement cattle	68	80	116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 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
315	315	2	182.00	$182.00	$573	+0.83
360–385	374	7	174.00–180.00	$176.85	$661	+0.41
410–415	412	3	172.00–176.00	$174.66	$720	+2.94
455–485	473	5	159.00–160.00	$159.62	$755	+1.00
545	545	2	154.00	$154.00	$839	+0.56
560–590	573	9	151.00–154.00	$152.67	$875	+2.58
620–625	624	4	150.00–153.00	$151.00	$942	+4.51
668–670 value added	668	7	154.00–156.00	$154.29	$1,031	+0.62
670–690	679	8	149.00–151.00	$149.88	$1,018	+4.35
730 value added	730	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,132	—
720–745	733	2	147.00–151.00	$148.97	$1,092	+5.37
900	900	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,170	—
910 value added	910	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	170.00–178.00	$172.67	$587	-1.26
435–445	440	5	161.00–164.00	$162.61	$715	+2.81
460–495	478	10	148.00–151.00	$149.63	$715	-0.37
515–540	525	5	145.00–150.00	$147.94	$777	+3.78
555–590	568	14	139.00–148.00	$142.54	$810	+0.03
605–645	628	6	134.00–142.00	$139.10	$874	+0.59
655–663	658	7	133.00–142.00	$136.69	$899	+2.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	4	150.00–158.00	$154.05	$632	-0.04
530–545	538	5	138.00–140.00	$139.20	$749	—
570–595	578	3	134.00–136.00	$135.31	$782	—
615	615	5	130.00	$130.00	$800	—
670–695	688	5	128.00–130.00	$129.21	$889	—
715–725	717	5	124.00–130.00	$127.40	$913	—

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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	9	142.00–146.00	$143.88	$463	-24.12
355–390	365	15	137.00–143.00	$139.53	$509	-19.63
405–445	426	21	134.00–142.00	$137.55	$586	-15.58
455–485	471	11	130.00–136.00	$132.39	$624	-3.27
515–546	535	19	128.00–134.00	$129.74	$694	-0.58
570–585	576	9	127.00–133.00	$128.90	$742	-0.45
610–645	632	13	126.00–132.00	$128.50	$812	-0.31
658–695	672	14	126.00–131.00	$128.48	$863	+3.83
710–715	711	9	120.00–128.00	$123.56	$879	+1.26
755–790	771	9	111.00–119.00	$116.08	$895	-4.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	5	140.00–144.00	$141.65	$398	—
330–345	336	11	136.00–140.00	$139.00	$467	-12.41
370–396	379	6	132.00–134.00	$133.30	$505	-15.39
405–440	416	13	127.00–132.00	$129.94	$541	-8.92
465–495	482	19	120.00–129.00	$126.33	$609	+0.46
525–540	532	11	120.00–127.00	$123.28	$656	-0.23
555–590	566	8	119.00–125.00	$122.15	$691	+1.74
605–620	613	5	116.00–125.00	$120.96	$741	+4.43
665–678	673	13	110.00–120.00	$117.85	$793	—
790–795	793	3	100.00–108.00	$104.66	$830	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	-10.99
405–430	415	5	120.00–123.00	$121.24	$503	-10.76
475–480	478	4	116.00–118.00	$117.01	$559	+1.89
555	555	3	110.00	$110.00	$610	—
670	670	1	105.00	$105.00	$704	—
735	735	2	101.00	$101.00	$742	—
790	790	2	95.00	$95.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	3	168.00–172.00	$170.65	$541	+2.98
365–375	370	2	165.00–170.00	$167.47	$620	+2.05
410–440	423	8	160.00–168.00	$165.81	$701	+8.88
460–485	470	6	144.00–155.00	$149.12	$701	+3.99
525–530	527	8	140.00–146.00	$142.26	$750	+0.38
565–590	574	7	132.00–138.00	$135.10	$775	+1.61
610–640	626	7	128.00–134.00	$130.57	$817	-1.84
705–745	727	6	116.00–125.00	$122.00	$887	+7.03
770–795	776	4	118.00–120.00	$119.49	$927	+5.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	429	8	150.00–158.00	$153.46	$658	+6.77
455–495	473	8	131.00–148.00	$138.21	$654	+1.67
505–545	522	6	130.00–135.00	$131.94	$689	-3.03
555–580	568	8	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$724	+6.53
615–645	629	4	118.00–122.00	$120.73	$759	—
655–670	664	5	110.00–118.00	$113.16	$751	—
730–745	736	5	109.00–115.00	$112.80	$830	—
790–795	793	3	101.00–108.00	$103.32	$819	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
320–325	322	5	177.00–180.00	$178.79	$576	—
355–385	367	14	172.00–180.00	$176.34	$647	-1.39
410–445	420	4	170.00–178.00	$175.14	$736	+4.18
545	545	4	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$812	-1.15
555–560	557	5	142.00–148.00	$144.79	$806	-0.82
655–670	661	7	130.00–142.00	$137.41	$908	+3.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1490	1102	80-85%	26	51.00–57.00	$54.80	$604	-7.13
885–1390	1127	80-85%	12	65.00–69.00	$65.97	$743	+4.04
890–1430	1142	80-85%	35	58.00–64.00	$61.00	$697	+12.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1170	989	85-90%	11	40.00–44.00	$41.68	$412	-2.34
765–1290	1002	85-90%	25	45.00–50.00	$47.40	$475	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1560	1447	75-80%	9	62.00–67.00	$64.30	$930	—
1420–1480	1460	75-80%	3	69.00–73.00	$70.30	$1,026	+13.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1860	1710	4	76.00–79.00	$77.69	$1,328	+1.92
1685–2190	1883	9	80.00–85.00	$81.65	$1,537	—
1780–2095	1990	3	87.00–89.00	$87.60	$1,743	—

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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)	23	650.00–850.00	$741.30
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,050.00	$892.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	550.00–725.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	550.00–700.00	$615.63
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–625.00	$585.71

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)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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	8	775.00–1,075.00	$931.25	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.