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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.50/cwt ≈ $1,171/hd at 864 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.70/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 513 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.75/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 563 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,046 1,166 1,195
Feeder cattle 939 964 957
Slaughter cattle 76 164 188
Replacement cattle 31 38 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 194.00 $194.00 $698 —
405–445 436 5 190.00–200.00 $192.26 $838 -0.29
455–485 466 6 188.00–198.00 $193.96 $904 —
505–529 513 22 167.00–174.00 $171.70 $881 -2.30
606 606 10 155.00 $155.00 $939 —
864 864 34 135.50 $135.50 $1,171 —
925 value added 925 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 190.00 $190.00 $712 ±0.00
420 420 1 189.00 $189.00 $794 +7.68
475–485 480 4 176.00–185.00 $181.98 $874 +7.98
537–545 538 10 163.00–164.00 $163.10 $877 -5.91
575 575 2 160.00 $160.00 $920 +5.00
605–635 623 5 149.00–151.00 $149.80 $933 +1.80
660–695 674 4 144.00–149.00 $147.01 $991 —
715–749 746 16 146.00–148.00 $147.00 $1,097 —
755–780 765 15 139.00–147.00 $146.26 $1,119 +16.26
880 880 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 —
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 +4.35
505–545 528 7 158.00–160.00 $159.18 $840 -2.33
555–575 565 2 140.00–150.00 $144.91 $819 -5.09
605–630 611 4 135.00–144.00 $137.32 $839 —
690 690 13 130.00 $130.00 $897 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 272 5 150.00–154.00 $151.21 $411 —
305–325 317 9 145.00–150.00 $148.34 $470 -2.14
365–390 373 13 140.00–148.00 $142.77 $533 -6.25
415–440 432 13 140.00–146.00 $141.98 $613 +1.14
465–470 468 6 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $658 +2.53
515–520 519 8 135.00–142.00 $138.75 $720 +1.18
605–640 615 14 125.00–141.00 $131.07 $806 +3.30
705–740 721 12 125.00–128.00 $127.58 $920 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 317 5 154.00–162.00 $157.75 $500 +0.15
365–390 380 9 154.00–160.00 $156.45 $595 +0.09
405–445 416 10 150.00–159.00 $152.54 $635 -0.04
470 fancy 470 1 162.00 $162.00 $761 —
460–485 476 8 148.00–158.00 $151.45 $721 -0.45
515 fancy 515 1 158.00 $158.00 $814 —
510–540 518 5 147.00–156.00 $151.80 $786 +7.69
555–595 563 19 143.00–149.50 $148.75 $837 +7.02
605 fancy 605 1 156.00 $156.00 $944 —
605–635 611 5 142.00–147.00 $145.17 $887 +5.86
655–680 668 2 138.00–146.00 $141.93 $948 —
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
265–275 271 4 140.00–148.00 $145.55 $394 —
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 -2.40
390 390 2 138.00 $138.00 $538 -1.38
405–445 420 11 130.00–135.00 $131.71 $553 -1.35
475 475 2 130.00 $130.00 $618 -2.00
510–525 517 7 120.00–130.00 $123.73 $640 -5.86
605–615 608 4 118.00–120.00 $119.49 $726 —
707–710 707 12 110.00–112.50 $112.29 $794 +2.29
795 795 1 101.00 $101.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 268 3 170.00–178.00 $173.19 $464 —
305–340 325 10 168.00–174.00 $170.67 $555 -0.53
365–380 369 7 162.00–170.00 $167.95 $620 -3.03
405–445 421 13 160.00–170.00 $165.31 $696 -4.69
470–495 480 7 155.00–160.00 $157.99 $758 -2.43
525–545 535 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $762 —
555–575 559 5 136.00–140.00 $139.18 $778 +5.22
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 -0.66
670–675 673 2 115.00–118.00 $116.51 $784 -1.49
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 190.00 $190.00 $484 +1.79
325–340 329 4 182.00–184.00 $182.52 $600 -0.35
355–380 362 8 176.00–186.00 $181.21 $656 -2.66
405–440 418 5 174.00–178.00 $176.59 $738 -3.18
470–490 476 7 161.00–168.00 $164.68 $784 -7.81
503–515 508 17 148.00–156.00 $153.23 $778 +3.88
555–570 563 4 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $825 +0.78
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +14.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 194.00 $194.00 $640 +3.19
365–375 372 5 188.00–198.00 $191.17 $711 -1.94
410–425 415 7 186.00–192.00 $189.99 $788 +2.60
455–470 463 2 175.00–178.00 $176.48 $817 +0.76
515–525 520 2 160.00–164.00 $161.98 $842 -0.89
555–580 568 2 154.00–156.00 $154.98 $880 -3.03
635 635 2 151.00 $151.00 $959 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1115 1098 80-85% 2 74.00–79.00 $76.46 $840 —
870–1355 1128 80-85% 9 64.00–67.00 $65.73 $741 -4.36
1020–1445 1152 80-85% 20 68.00–73.00 $70.49 $812 -0.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1085 930 85-90% 6 50.00–55.00 $51.62 $480 +7.65
810–1090 942 85-90% 3 45.00–48.00 $46.84 $441 +2.87
880–1135 1002 85-90% 3 57.00–60.00 $58.74 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1455 1385 75-80% 6 70.00–73.00 $72.13 $999 +4.91
1515–1575 1545 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.49 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1815 1655 3 85.00–87.00 $86.04 $1,424 -0.55
1505–1910 1740 5 88.00–94.00 $90.71 $1,578 —
2135 2135 1 99.00 $99.00 $2,114 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–950.00 $775.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 825.00–1,100.00 $975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 650.00–800.00 $708.33

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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 4 575.00–775.00 $675.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.