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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.81/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 379 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.59/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 475 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.15/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 328 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 708 944 898
Feeder cattle 539 705 676
Slaughter cattle 120 158 133
Replacement cattle 49 81 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 184.00–188.00 $185.29 $593 +12.29
380–390 384 5 176.00–182.00 $180.00 $691 +8.00
440–445 443 3 172.00–180.00 $174.65 $774 —
455–475 465 2 170.00–178.00 $173.91 $809 +13.91
535 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 +19.30
555 555 1 160.00 $160.00 $888 +9.36
605 605 2 150.00 $150.00 $908 +3.08
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 —
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 377 8 189.00–195.00 $192.30 $725 +12.30
410–430 418 3 182.00–190.00 $185.61 $776 +7.61
505–515 510 2 179.00–181.00 $179.99 $918 +19.94
735 735 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 +10.00
525 525 1 154.00 $154.00 $808 +12.00
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 -1.00
680 680 2 125.00 $125.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 11 148.00–154.00 $150.15 $492 +10.15
365–395 379 15 142.00–148.00 $145.81 $553 +9.80
405–440 421 10 138.00–145.00 $141.84 $597 +10.59
470–495 480 7 135.00–144.00 $138.84 $666 +9.88
505–525 514 9 135.00–141.00 $137.24 $705 +9.29
570–590 577 6 130.00–136.00 $132.64 $765 +6.91
615 615 2 128.00 $128.00 $787 +4.32
680 680 2 127.00 $127.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 164.00 $164.00 $443 +4.00
370–395 383 8 150.00–158.00 $152.49 $584 +11.15
410–440 427 9 148.00–157.00 $152.35 $651 +12.08
455–495 475 13 146.00–155.00 $149.59 $711 +9.40
510–545 524 7 144.00–151.00 $147.59 $773 +9.84
560–580 569 7 138.00–145.00 $141.40 $805 +6.41
615 615 1 137.00 $137.00 $843 +2.43
655 655 1 131.00 $131.00 $858 -3.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 147.00–150.00 $148.54 $428 —
335–345 338 6 138.00–144.00 $140.66 $475 —
360–380 371 5 132.00–140.00 $135.91 $504 +9.19
485 485 3 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
565 565 2 125.00 $125.00 $706 +9.65
620 620 2 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
760 760 3 100.00 $100.00 $760 -10.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 220.00–235.00 $227.85 $490 +27.85
265–275 270 2 198.00–205.00 $201.44 $544 +14.88
310–345 333 7 188.00–192.00 $190.06 $633 +7.75
365–395 375 4 184.00–194.00 $189.92 $712 +9.61
405–420 413 6 180.00–190.00 $185.94 $768 +14.39
455–495 476 6 174.00–181.00 $176.22 $839 +19.62
510–540 525 3 158.00–164.00 $160.38 $842 +6.21
565–575 568 3 146.00–150.00 $148.65 $844 -3.41
615 615 2 145.00 $145.00 $892 -4.62
655–680 668 2 132.00–136.00 $133.96 $895 -12.40
710–745 728 2 127.00–131.00 $128.95 $939 -15.05
770 770 1 121.00 $121.00 $932 -10.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 184.00 $184.00 $580 +14.24
375 375 3 176.00–180.00 $178.67 $670 +9.84
405–430 423 6 172.00–178.00 $176.03 $745 +18.03
475–490 480 3 160.00–170.00 $163.98 $787 +15.54
515–545 525 3 148.00–150.00 $149.31 $784 +4.71
605–635 620 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $809 -4.89
655–675 665 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $838 -7.00
735 735 1 122.00 $122.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 180.00 $180.00 $513 +10.00
425–445 433 4 153.00–162.00 $159.19 $689 +4.51
465–480 470 4 148.00–154.00 $151.48 $712 +12.07
510 510 2 140.00 $140.00 $714 +5.01
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
715 715 3 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
795 795 2 102.00 $102.00 $811 -12.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1420 1130 80-85% 16 62.00–67.00 $64.53 $729 —
890–1310 1149 80-85% 8 75.00–80.00 $77.19 $887 —
950–1470 1154 80-85% 20 68.00–74.00 $71.58 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1120 951 85-90% 9 47.00–52.00 $49.61 $472 -1.40
910–1250 1022 85-90% 5 53.00–57.00 $54.90 $561 -1.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1395 1370 75-80% 2 76.00–78.00 $76.98 $1,055 +6.61
1475–1550 1525 75-80% 3 70.00–73.00 $70.97 $1,082 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1860 1739 7 85.00–91.00 $87.93 $1,529 —
1260–1890 1753 6 99.00–104.00 $102.16 $1,791 —
1595–2005 1773 9 93.00–98.00 $95.15 $1,687 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 975.00–1,175.00 $1,080.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 825.00–1,050.00 $920.45
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 825.00–925.00 $865.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 550.00–775.00 $717.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 700.00–850.00 $764.29 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,100.00 $1,005.00 —

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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.