Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

1,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.90/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 468 lb · 56 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.31/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 621 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.57/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 526 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,166	708	1,135
Feeder cattle	964	539	793
Slaughter cattle	164	120	216
Replacement cattle	38	49	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	190.00	$190.00	$684	+10.00
435–445	438	3	180.00–182.00	$181.32	$794	+6.67
480–490	483	3	170.00–178.00	$174.00	$840	+0.09
515–525	520	4	168.00–170.00	$169.01	$879	-0.99
570	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	-5.00
620	620	2	148.00	$148.00	$918	-2.00
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	±0.00
470–485	482	6	165.00–168.00	$165.65	$798	—
505–545	516	7	160.00–165.00	$161.51	$833	+7.51
555	555	2	150.00	$150.00	$832	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	198.00	$198.00	$683	—
405–415	410	2	188.00–197.00	$192.55	$789	+6.94
510	510	1	174.00	$174.00	$887	-5.99
655–695	675	2	156.00–157.00	$156.51	$1,056	—
725	725	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,124	+17.00
770	770	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,178	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	-4.00
305–345	333	6	156.00–160.00	$157.60	$525	—
365–390	380	3	155.00–158.00	$156.36	$594	+3.87
415–445	429	8	150.00–156.00	$152.58	$655	+0.23
460–470	468	56	145.00–154.00	$151.90	$711	+2.31
520–535	528	11	142.00–146.00	$144.11	$761	-3.48
553–585	561	13	138.00–143.00	$141.73	$795	+0.33
610–645	621	50	133.00–140.00	$139.31	$865	+2.31
665–680 value added	673	2	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$956	—
705–745 value added	725	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$1,004	—
795	795	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	340	13	147.00–155.00	$150.48	$512	+0.33
355–375	364	10	148.00–150.00	$149.02	$542	+3.21
420–430	427	12	138.00–145.00	$140.84	$601	-1.00
460–480	467	11	133.00–143.00	$138.13	$645	-0.71
505–540	526	14	132.00–140.00	$137.57	$724	+0.33
565–575	569	5	130.00–135.00	$132.98	$757	+0.34
620–635	626	5	121.00–130.00	$127.77	$800	-0.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	7	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$451	+1.74
380–385	384	8	135.00–140.00	$139.38	$535	+3.47
415–440	428	4	131.00–135.00	$133.06	$569	—
470	470	1	132.00	$132.00	$620	+2.00
530–545	533	5	128.00–130.00	$129.59	$691	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	279	4	185.00–190.00	$188.21	$525	—
315–335	322	11	178.00–188.00	$182.87	$589	-1.13
355–385	363	6	181.00–186.00	$183.87	$667	+5.20
410–430	424	10	174.00–182.00	$179.77	$762	+3.74
470–485	474	4	171.00–173.00	$172.49	$818	+8.51
505–525	518	6	148.00–150.00	$149.35	$774	+0.04
560–575	570	8	140.00–150.00	$145.72	$831	—
615–625	621	5	133.00–140.00	$136.61	$848	+6.10
675	675	1	122.00	$122.00	$824	-3.98
725–745	735	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$849	-6.49
760–795	783	3	111.00–115.00	$112.29	$879	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	198.00	$198.00	$436	-29.85
270	270	1	193.00	$193.00	$521	-8.44
320–330	324	5	190.00–192.00	$190.81	$618	+0.75
360–385	375	8	190.00–197.00	$193.11	$724	+3.19
405–430	419	9	184.00–194.00	$187.39	$785	+1.45
460–480	469	8	174.00–178.00	$175.72	$824	-0.50
530–545	534	9	160.00–168.00	$162.87	$870	+2.49
560–580	569	8	155.00–160.00	$158.01	$899	+9.36
605	605	2	155.00	$155.00	$938	+10.00
675	675	2	135.00	$135.00	$911	+1.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	310	6	170.00–175.00	$171.20	$531	—
370–385	378	2	170.00–172.00	$170.98	$646	—
430	430	4	170.00	$170.00	$731	+10.81
455–480	460	10	160.00–162.00	$160.42	$738	+8.94
555–595	565	6	131.00–135.00	$133.96	$757	+3.96
605–620	610	3	130.00–131.00	$130.66	$797	—
655	655	3	118.00	$118.00	$773	—
755	755	2	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1425	1109	80-85%	25	60.00–65.00	$62.38	$692	-2.15
920–1420	1142	80-85%	38	67.00–73.00	$70.09	$800	-7.10
925–1280	1173	80-85%	14	62.00–79.00	$70.85	$831	-0.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1455	1369	75-80%	15	65.00–70.00	$67.22	$920	-9.76
1310–1710	1492	75-80%	12	71.00–76.00	$73.55	$1,097	—
1550	1550	75-80%	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–975	948	85-90%	2	43.00–45.00	$43.97	$417	—
860–1075	996	85-90%	16	48.00–52.00	$49.66	$495	—
1040–1045	1044	85-90%	6	55.00–57.00	$56.67	$592	+1.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1860	1448	4	98.00–102.00	$100.24	$1,451	—
1520–1835	1600	4	90.00–94.00	$91.53	$1,464	—
1390–1900	1657	3	84.00–89.00	$86.59	$1,435	—

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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	3	450.00–575.00	$525.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–850.00	$713.89
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–900.00	$800.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$625.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–575.00	$562.50

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	450.00–500.00	$475.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–500.00	$475.00

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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	4	825.00–1,050.00	$937.50	—

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	575.00	$575.00	—

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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.