Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.63/cwt -12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 515 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.47/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 431 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.90/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 468 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	770	1,069	740
Feeder cattle	612	870	526
Slaughter cattle	125	133	155
Replacement cattle	33	66	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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
320–335	324	4	170.00–175.00	$173.71	$563	-9.71
380	380	4	172.00–174.00	$173.00	$657	-9.00
430–440	434	8	165.00–172.00	$169.52	$736	-4.48
465–480	473	10	160.00–168.00	$164.51	$778	—
520–545	540	6	155.00–161.00	$157.47	$850	-1.87
565–595	581	5	140.00–145.00	$142.35	$827	-7.16
640	640	2	135.00	$135.00	$864	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	8	177.00–182.00	$180.17	$598	-8.87
355–370	363	6	175.00–180.00	$178.32	$647	-10.42
480	480	2	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
520–535	525	3	162.00–168.00	$164.04	$861	-6.29
555–560	556	6	150.00–155.00	$151.34	$841	-6.47
635	635	2	144.00	$144.00	$914	-3.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	170.00	$170.00	$620	±0.00
420–445	426	4	160.00–162.00	$161.48	$688	—
455–490	473	4	152.00–155.00	$153.56	$726	—
520–525	523	5	145.00–150.00	$148.01	$774	-1.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	4	148.00–154.00	$150.94	$400	—
305–335	322	11	144.00–150.00	$147.40	$475	-3.63
360–385	376	14	140.00–147.00	$142.40	$535	-6.07
420–445	431	21	136.00–143.00	$139.47	$601	-6.92
455–490	468	16	135.00–142.00	$137.90	$645	-6.97
505–540	525	13	133.00–141.00	$137.12	$720	-7.08
555–595	566	4	130.00–135.00	$132.22	$748	-8.56
655–660	658	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$849	-2.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	13	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$391	-8.37
320–325	323	12	135.00–143.00	$140.16	$453	-4.84
370–380	374	9	130.00–138.00	$133.88	$501	-9.00
425–430	428	12	130.00–135.00	$132.18	$566	-8.36
460–480	470	8	130.00–133.00	$131.65	$619	-7.49
520–545	536	11	127.00–132.00	$130.63	$700	-3.41
575	575	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$700	-12.06
660	660	2	120.00	$120.00	$792	-4.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	7	130.00–134.00	$131.74	$440	-8.66
380	380	2	125.00	$125.00	$475	—
415–420	417	5	120.00–125.00	$122.01	$509	-11.47
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	-10.00
720	720	1	111.00	$111.00	$799	—
755	755	3	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	12	167.00–175.00	$172.93	$572	-5.59
365–390	374	10	160.00–165.00	$162.58	$608	-12.94
420–440	432	11	155.00–162.00	$159.30	$688	-11.37
460–495	480	12	149.00–157.00	$152.36	$731	-7.92
500–540	515	36	135.00–143.00	$138.63	$714	-12.37
555–595	575	13	130.00–139.00	$134.54	$774	-4.23
605–620	611	7	128.00–132.00	$130.59	$798	-2.20
675–680	676	4	121.00–125.00	$123.50	$835	-4.43
725–740	733	6	118.00–123.00	$121.51	$891	-3.49
775–780	778	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$914	-2.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	185.00	$185.00	$472	-11.18
320–345	330	6	178.00–184.00	$180.67	$596	-12.17
360–390	368	10	168.00–175.00	$170.49	$627	-11.19
410–445	425	7	165.00–172.00	$168.62	$717	-9.38
470–480	475	7	160.00–168.00	$163.72	$778	-4.59
505–540	524	8	145.00–153.00	$148.93	$780	-10.58
565–580	571	5	140.00–150.00	$144.06	$823	-3.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	316	8	160.00–164.00	$161.57	$511	-7.82
360	360	3	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
420–445	436	7	146.00–152.00	$149.48	$652	-12.52
460–480	471	10	135.00–142.00	$137.85	$649	-13.95
515–545	535	3	125.00–132.00	$129.75	$694	-10.25
575–595	587	5	125.00–126.00	$125.39	$736	-4.61
620	620	4	125.00	$125.00	$775	+0.38
690	690	2	110.00	$110.00	$759	-11.00
795	795	1	105.00	$105.00	$835	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1410	1089	80-85%	19	75.00–81.00	$77.50	$844	—
1005–1355	1198	80-85%	15	82.00–88.00	$85.12	$1,020	—
765–1505	1226	80-85%	12	69.00–74.00	$72.05	$883	-13.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1040	907	85-90%	13	50.00–55.00	$52.39	$475	—
830–1225	991	85-90%	16	56.00–62.00	$59.63	$591	—
930–1245	1132	85-90%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.63	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1585	1508	75-80%	3	83.00–84.00	$83.35	$1,257	-2.23
1415–1605	1572	75-80%	8	77.00–82.00	$80.42	$1,264	—
1640	1640	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,230	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	2	88.00	$88.00	$1,214	—
1220–1705	1463	2	99.00–103.00	$100.67	$1,473	—
1720–1945	1874	5	106.00–113.00	$109.49	$2,052	—

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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	575.00–725.00	$633.33

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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)	6	800.00–950.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,250.00	$1,060.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,118.75

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)	5	575.00–700.00	$640.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	950.00–1,250.00	$1,170.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–800.00	$750.00	—

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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.