Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.96/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 479 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.44/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.27/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 431 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	944	1,239	1,303
Feeder cattle	705	1,017	947
Slaughter cattle	158	154	160
Replacement cattle	81	68	196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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
255	255	2	188.00	$188.00	$479	—
320–340	333	7	180.00–186.00	$183.16	$610	+1.16
395	395	2	180.00	$180.00	$711	+3.15
440	440	2	178.00	$178.00	$783	+3.34
480–495	486	5	161.00–166.00	$163.96	$797	+4.34
525–545 value added	532	3	166.00–170.00	$168.63	$897	—
525–545	533	5	158.00–163.00	$160.05	$853	+6.05
570 value added	570	2	166.00	$166.00	$946	—
570–575	574	6	154.00–163.00	$160.51	$921	+7.84
625–645	632	3	153.00–162.00	$158.94	$1,005	+7.94
625–640 value added	634	7	163.00–168.00	$165.86	$1,052	—
655–665	660	2	152.00–160.00	$156.03	$1,030	+6.15
785	785	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	—
830–835 value added	833	3	155.00–159.00	$156.67	$1,305	—
855 value added	855	2	149.00–155.00	$152.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	173.00	$173.00	$545	+0.33
385	385	2	172.00	$172.00	$662	—
455	455	1	160.00	$160.00	$728	+10.37
505–545	519	9	150.00–154.00	$150.70	$782	+2.76
555–575	562	3	148.00–152.00	$150.64	$847	+8.10
615–640	623	3	141.00–150.00	$146.92	$915	+7.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	160.00	$160.00	$712	+5.95
455–460	458	3	145.00–148.00	$145.99	$669	—
525	525	1	142.00	$142.00	$746	+2.80
575	575	2	141.00	$141.00	$811	+5.69
605–610	608	2	130.00–136.00	$133.01	$809	+3.01
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	+2.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	—
315–325	320	4	144.00–148.00	$145.97	$467	+2.09
365–395	377	12	139.00–147.00	$141.34	$533	+1.81
420–445	431	15	136.00–145.00	$140.27	$605	+2.72
455–485	472	7	136.00–144.00	$140.19	$662	+7.80
505–540	520	12	134.00–143.00	$137.75	$716	+8.01
555–590 value added	569	5	140.00–145.00	$142.07	$808	—
555–585	572	5	130.00–139.00	$134.99	$772	+6.09
605–645 value added	617	6	140.00–147.00	$144.13	$889	—
605–640	618	5	129.00–138.00	$134.57	$832	+6.07
665–680	675	3	133.00–135.00	$134.34	$907	+5.86
655–685 value added	678	4	138.00–142.00	$138.97	$942	—
715–725 value added	720	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$979	—
720–725	722	3	132.00–134.00	$133.33	$963	+9.77
765 value added	765	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,033	—
765–795	785	3	129.00–130.00	$129.68	$1,018	+13.60
915–930	923	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$1,098	—
985	985	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	140.00	$140.00	$483	+1.00
360–390	380	9	133.00–138.00	$136.01	$517	+2.71
405–445	428	13	127.00–135.00	$131.25	$562	+1.31
470–490	479	20	125.00–133.00	$128.96	$618	+2.63
505–545	518	15	122.00–131.00	$127.95	$663	+4.67
560–575	567	7	121.00–128.00	$125.73	$713	+3.58
615–625	622	3	121.00–125.00	$123.68	$769	+2.72
715–725	718	3	120.00–124.00	$121.35	$871	—
770–785	780	3	115.00–120.00	$118.35	$923	+13.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	387	3	124.00–128.00	$126.72	$490	—
430–445	435	6	120.00–124.00	$121.36	$528	+0.12
545	545	5	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
575–580	577	3	113.00–120.00	$115.35	$666	+5.35
755–785	760	6	110.00–111.00	$110.17	$837	+15.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	+10.00
270–295	287	8	185.00–190.00	$186.56	$535	—
320–345	336	7	180.00–186.00	$182.31	$613	+3.52
355–380	372	9	177.00–184.00	$180.31	$671	+3.97
420–425	423	9	170.00–174.00	$171.55	$726	-3.59
455–485	469	7	154.00–160.00	$156.60	$734	—
525–545	539	5	152.00–159.00	$154.17	$831	+5.17
540 value added	540	2	160.00	$160.00	$864	—
560 value added	560	1	164.00	$164.00	$918	—
565–585	571	7	148.00–158.00	$152.06	$868	+7.27
605–630	623	10	147.00–153.00	$149.62	$932	—
675 value added	675	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,053	—
670–685	680	3	143.00–148.00	$146.36	$995	+8.95
710–730 value added	723	3	148.00–157.00	$150.94	$1,091	—
730	730	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,051	—
765–795	780	4	129.00–138.00	$131.72	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	4	178.00–180.00	$179.02	$483	—
310–325	319	4	168.00–173.00	$169.76	$542	-0.89
365–375	368	7	166.00–172.00	$168.83	$621	+1.36
430	430	1	158.00	$158.00	$679	-7.81
455–485	471	15	146.00–152.00	$148.44	$699	-0.68
505–545	521	8	140.00–148.00	$144.60	$753	+2.34
555–575	565	9	140.00–147.00	$143.58	$811	+8.48
615–645	631	7	130.00–138.00	$135.40	$854	+4.83
655–680	668	4	132.00–134.00	$132.98	$888	—
785	785	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,005	+8.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
380	380	3	160.00	$160.00	$608	—
415–430	422	6	154.00–156.00	$154.68	$653	+1.22
460–475	465	7	137.00–142.00	$139.41	$648	+1.20
515–525	520	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$702	+3.05
640	640	2	120.00	$120.00	$768	-0.73
685	685	1	116.00	$116.00	$795	+2.84
755–795	771	4	100.00–125.00	$114.04	$879	+10.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1390	1056	80-85%	27	60.00–65.00	$62.91	$664	—
870–1355	1097	80-85%	30	66.00–71.00	$67.85	$744	—
915–1460	1202	80-85%	7	72.00–76.00	$74.11	$891	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1205	930	85-90%	4	44.00–45.00	$44.57	$415	—
705–1180	954	85-90%	23	48.00–53.00	$51.01	$487	+9.33
885–1205	1018	85-90%	6	54.00–58.00	$56.03	$570	+8.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1425	1360	75-80%	11	68.00–73.00	$70.37	$957	—
1115–1800	1483	75-80%	5	74.00–79.00	$76.73	$1,138	+6.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2130	1649	7	85.00–91.00	$87.55	$1,444	—
1590–2100	1800	3	94.00–99.00	$96.89	$1,744	—
1590–2225	1908	2	78.00–84.00	$81.50	$1,555	—

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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	600.00–725.00	$660.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,500.00	$1,316.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	800.00–1,050.00	$921.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–725.00	$716.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,100.00	$1,007.14

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)	11	550.00–700.00	$640.91
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–775.00	$668.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–750.00	$734.09

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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	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,133.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–950.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>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.