Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

1,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.74/cwt +12.56 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 430 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.78/cwt +15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 379 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.29/cwt +12.64 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 476 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,139	770	245
Feeder cattle	803	612	124
Slaughter cattle	255	125	100
Replacement cattle	81	33	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	378	3	180.00–184.00	$181.39	$686	+3.07
420	420	2	175.00	$175.00	$735	—
475–480	478	7	170.00–172.00	$170.85	$817	+0.85
505–545	525	8	165.00–171.00	$167.08	$877	+3.04
605–640	619	6	152.00–158.00	$155.12	$960	+11.12
655–690	673	4	144.00–145.00	$144.51	$973	—
710	710	1	140.00	$140.00	$994	—
717 value added	717	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,061	—
812 value added	812	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,194	—
885	885	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	422	6	168.00–172.00	$170.05	$718	+0.53
470–495	475	7	160.00–168.00	$162.58	$772	-1.93
510–530	524	7	160.00–164.00	$161.99	$849	+4.52
570–585	576	7	152.00–160.00	$155.71	$897	+13.36
640–645	643	4	147.00–150.00	$148.49	$955	+13.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	170.00	$170.00	$561	—
380	380	2	162.00	$162.00	$616	-8.00
515–540	528	4	150.00–155.00	$152.56	$806	+4.55
555	555	3	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
605	605	1	141.00	$141.00	$853	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	4	150.00	$150.00	$398	+7.71
315–325	320	4	148.00–151.00	$149.52	$478	+9.36
360–390	379	16	146.00–153.00	$149.78	$568	+15.90
415–440	430	20	142.00–148.00	$144.74	$622	+12.56
460–490	476	14	140.00–147.00	$144.29	$687	+12.64
505–540	517	13	138.00–145.00	$142.61	$737	+11.98
560–585	570	5	135.00–138.00	$136.77	$780	+15.10
615	615	1	131.00	$131.00	$806	—
690	690	2	120.00	$120.00	$828	±0.00
735	735	2	114.00	$114.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	+9.06
320–340	333	3	158.00–162.00	$160.72	$535	+13.32
355–375	368	7	155.00–160.00	$157.13	$578	+14.73
405–430	418	9	150.00–157.00	$153.15	$640	+13.68
455	455	5	148.00–149.00	$148.40	$675	+10.50
515–540	523	3	146.00–147.00	$146.34	$765	+9.22
555–580	570	12	140.00–146.00	$142.56	$813	+10.34
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	—
680–695	687	5	125.00–131.00	$128.43	$882	-0.57
710	710	1	121.00	$121.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	4	140.00–144.00	$142.07	$398	—
315–345	334	8	138.00–144.00	$140.33	$469	+8.59
415–445	435	3	136.00–138.00	$136.64	$594	+14.63
530–535	531	8	130.00–135.00	$131.26	$697	—
615	615	2	120.00	$120.00	$738	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	190.00	$190.00	$456	—
255	255	3	184.00	$184.00	$469	—
310–340	325	4	175.00–176.00	$175.52	$570	+2.59
365–385	379	8	170.00–174.00	$171.47	$650	+8.89
410–445	429	4	162.00–165.00	$163.74	$702	+4.44
465–480	476	4	160.00–162.00	$160.49	$764	+8.13
505–545	521	12	145.00–150.00	$148.42	$773	+9.79
565–585	568	8	140.00–144.00	$141.75	$805	+7.21
610–645	620	5	130.00–138.00	$135.35	$839	+4.76
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	170.00	$170.00	$527	+8.43
355–390	373	8	160.00–165.00	$162.31	$605	+12.31
410–415	413	6	158.00–160.00	$158.66	$655	+9.18
470–475	473	5	150.00–155.00	$151.99	$719	+14.14
515–545	534	8	140.00–143.00	$141.11	$754	+11.36
560–595	571	6	128.00–131.00	$129.35	$739	+3.96
705	705	1	121.00	$121.00	$853	—
775–785	782	3	114.00–117.00	$114.99	$899	+9.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	214.00	$214.00	$449	—
275	275	2	190.00	$190.00	$522	+5.00
315–340	323	6	182.00–185.00	$183.62	$593	+2.95
355–395	376	10	175.00–180.00	$177.37	$667	+6.88
405–435	420	7	168.00–172.00	$169.69	$713	+1.07
510–540	524	5	154.00–160.00	$156.40	$820	+7.47
555–585	563	4	146.00–148.00	$146.52	$825	+2.46
630	630	2	140.00	$140.00	$882	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1450	1174	80-85%	47	75.00–82.00	$78.10	$917	-7.02
970–1380	1179	80-85%	17	83.00–89.00	$86.74	$1,023	+1.62
925–1530	1184	80-85%	29	68.00–74.00	$71.61	$848	-13.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1215	987	85-90%	22	54.00–59.00	$55.90	$552	-3.73
860–1235	1002	85-90%	25	48.00–53.00	$50.51	$506	—
890–1260	1047	85-90%	25	60.00–65.00	$62.70	$656	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1435	1354	75-80%	8	82.00–87.00	$84.22	$1,140	—
1205–1505	1371	75-80%	16	74.00–81.00	$76.61	$1,050	—
1720–1795	1746	75-80%	4	68.00–71.00	$69.00	$1,205	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1575	1540	6	96.00–100.00	$97.85	$1,507	—
1635–1745	1674	4	109.00–112.00	$110.27	$1,846	—
1365–2120	1729	8	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$1,833	—

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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	20	500.00–695.00	$583.50

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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)	9	775.00–1,000.00	$858.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,100.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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)	6	500.00–675.00	$575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–700.00	$695.83

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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	26	875.00–1,150.00	$973.08	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	575.00–750.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–600.00	$583.33	—

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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.