Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.39/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 474 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.46/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 523 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.24/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	617	1,139	808
Feeder cattle	382	803	544
Slaughter cattle	104	255	209
Replacement cattle	131	81	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher on strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	180.00–182.00	$181.01	$742	+6.01
520–530	525	2	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$887	+1.91
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	—
610–645	628	2	155.00–160.00	$157.43	$989	+2.31
695	695	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,070	+9.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	174.00–180.00	$177.04	$655	—
415	415	1	174.00	$174.00	$722	+3.95
525	525	1	163.00	$163.00	$856	+1.01
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	165.00	$165.00	$619	+3.00
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	±0.00
315–345	333	7	158.00–162.00	$159.91	$533	-0.81
370–390	383	6	154.00–161.00	$156.83	$601	-0.30
405–445	424	14	149.00–156.00	$152.24	$645	-0.91
460–495	474	15	147.00–154.00	$150.39	$713	+1.99
505–525	512	9	146.00–150.00	$148.02	$758	+1.68
555–590	569	5	143.00–151.00	$145.75	$829	+3.19
615–630	620	3	135.00–136.00	$135.66	$841	-4.34
870	870	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	268	13	148.00–152.00	$150.14	$402	+0.14
315–340	333	5	152.00–155.00	$153.83	$512	+4.31
370–375	371	7	146.00–152.00	$149.72	$555	-0.06
410–430	425	14	140.00–148.00	$144.21	$613	-0.53
460–480	472	5	140.00–145.00	$141.95	$670	-2.34
505–545	532	5	135.00–145.00	$142.91	$760	+0.30
555–590	565	6	133.00–140.00	$135.53	$766	-1.24
615–645	633	3	128.00–132.00	$129.97	$823	-1.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	318	3	142.00–145.00	$144.04	$458	+3.71
375–385	381	7	138.00–142.00	$139.70	$532	—
405–425	415	7	128.00–135.00	$130.81	$543	-5.83
465–490	478	4	128.00–130.00	$129.03	$617	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	180.00–182.00	$181.01	$621	-2.61
380–395	386	9	174.00–180.00	$176.57	$682	-0.80
405–430	420	11	168.00–176.00	$171.45	$720	+1.76
455–495	475	6	160.00–167.00	$163.20	$775	—
505–545	523	14	155.00–165.00	$158.46	$829	+2.06
565–570	568	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$858	+4.48
615–645	636	4	135.00–140.00	$138.02	$878	-1.98
655–695	667	5	133.00–139.00	$135.97	$907	—
710–745	725	3	130.00–136.00	$132.62	$961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	180.00–182.00	$180.96	$516	-3.04
330–335	333	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$574	-3.04
365–380	371	8	165.00–172.00	$169.87	$630	-1.60
405–445	422	7	156.00–165.00	$160.62	$678	-3.12
480	480	3	154.00	$154.00	$739	-6.49
515–545	527	3	145.00–153.00	$149.01	$785	+0.59
580–585	584	4	138.00–142.00	$140.00	$818	-1.75
655–675	671	5	129.00–131.00	$130.40	$875	-0.60
745	745	3	120.00	$120.00	$894	—
770–790	780	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$877	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
275	275	2	172.00	$172.00	$473	—
355–385	378	4	160.00–162.00	$161.53	$611	-0.78
415–420	416	5	150.00–154.00	$150.81	$627	-7.85
455–475	461	8	140.00–147.00	$141.40	$652	-10.59
515–525	521	7	133.00–140.00	$138.29	$720	-2.82
585–595	588	3	129.00–130.00	$129.66	$762	+0.31
685	685	1	121.00	$121.00	$829	—
795	795	1	106.00	$106.00	$843	-8.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1365	1089	80-85%	17	66.00–71.00	$68.55	$747	—
950–1310	1183	80-85%	24	72.00–78.00	$74.83	$885	+3.22
1125–1425	1271	80-85%	8	79.00–86.00	$81.18	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$436	—
735–1005	866	85-90%	6	62.00–63.00	$62.61	$542	—
885–935	913	85-90%	3	55.00–60.00	$57.64	$526	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1560	1501	75-80%	6	74.00–79.00	$75.89	$1,139	—
1470–1645	1558	75-80%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.47	$1,114	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1715	1369	4	89.00–95.00	$92.23	$1,263	—
1485–1975	1725	3	100.00–106.00	$103.62	$1,787	-2.39
1680–1825	1753	2	107.00–114.00	$110.64	$1,940	—

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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	19	600.00–900.00	$717.11

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,450.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,483.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–950.00	$812.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,191.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	875.00–1,050.00	$985.00

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)	4	575.00–725.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–925.00	$810.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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	54	1,300.00–2,600.00	$1,775.93	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	950.00–1,250.00	$1,077.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	600.00–850.00	$793.18	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.