Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $187.41/cwt +10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 368 lb · 20 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.95/cwt ≈ $1,112/hd at 722 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.83/cwt +7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 484 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	929	617	940
Feeder cattle	717	382	788
Slaughter cattle	160	104	110
Replacement cattle	52	131	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 95.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	203.00–210.00	$206.62	$589	—
315–340	320	5	198.00–202.00	$199.21	$637	—
355–395	372	8	188.00–195.00	$190.91	$710	—
405–435	425	9	182.00–190.00	$185.49	$788	+4.48
470–490	479	5	176.00–181.00	$178.36	$854	—
515–548	530	12	170.00–178.00	$172.79	$916	+3.80
560–585	570	3	162.00–172.00	$166.30	$948	+6.30
610–645	624	5	158.00–160.00	$159.17	$993	+1.74
665–675	672	3	155.00–158.00	$157.01	$1,055	+3.01
705–723	722	20	153.00–154.00	$153.95	$1,112	—
820–845	833	2	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$1,229	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	193.00	$193.00	$540	—
340–345	343	6	190.00–194.00	$191.99	$659	—
355–375	368	3	180.00–182.00	$181.36	$667	+4.32
405–445	424	7	176.00–180.00	$177.92	$754	+3.92
465–485	470	4	168.00–170.00	$169.48	$797	—
505–525	517	3	160.00–167.00	$163.04	$843	+0.04
555–585	560	6	155.00–160.00	$159.13	$891	—
690	690	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	188.00–190.00	$188.68	$457	—
295	295	1	188.00	$188.00	$555	—
415	415	2	164.00	$164.00	$681	+4.00
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	170.00–174.00	$172.68	$592	+12.77
360–395	373	14	166.00–175.00	$169.45	$632	+12.62
425–440	432	15	158.00–168.00	$161.04	$696	+8.80
475–495	484	18	155.00–160.00	$157.83	$764	+7.44
525–545	536	13	151.00–158.00	$156.01	$836	+7.99
555–585	576	10	149.00–156.00	$151.70	$874	+5.95
601–620	609	17	147.00–155.00	$151.34	$922	+15.68
660–690	675	2	149.00–150.00	$149.51	$1,009	—
715	715	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	327	11	160.00–169.00	$165.10	$540	+11.27
365–375	371	9	158.00–165.00	$161.89	$601	+12.17
405–435	422	18	150.00–157.00	$154.65	$653	+10.44
465–490	485	5	150.00–152.00	$150.38	$729	+8.43
505–545	518	6	148.00–150.00	$149.16	$773	+6.25
560–585	576	6	144.00–147.00	$146.18	$842	+10.65
605–645	629	8	138.00–144.00	$140.73	$885	+10.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	4	158.00–160.00	$159.04	$450	—
335–340	339	7	156.00–158.00	$157.43	$534	+13.39
375–395	386	8	150.00–156.00	$151.47	$585	+11.77
425	425	2	148.00	$148.00	$629	+17.19
470	470	2	145.00	$145.00	$682	+15.97
565–570	568	4	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$798	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	204.00	$204.00	$602	—
305–335	321	10	190.00–200.00	$193.17	$620	+12.16
355–380	368	20	182.00–192.00	$187.41	$690	+10.84
405–445	422	17	172.00–180.00	$176.92	$747	+5.47
465–495	479	12	166.00–173.00	$169.96	$814	+6.76
505–520	516	9	160.00–169.00	$163.40	$843	+4.94
570–585	577	5	154.00–160.00	$157.38	$908	+6.38
610–645	624	7	145.00–149.00	$147.31	$919	+9.29
655	655	2	139.00	$139.00	$910	+3.03
705	705	1	135.00	$135.00	$952	+2.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	188.00–192.00	$190.65	$547	+9.69
320–340	330	6	180.00–188.00	$184.13	$608	+11.65
355–385	374	10	170.00–180.00	$176.24	$659	+6.37
405–430	422	6	168.00–170.00	$169.34	$715	+8.72
460–475	465	6	160.00–161.00	$160.34	$746	+6.34
515–520	518	4	156.00–158.00	$157.00	$813	+7.99
565–585	576	10	142.00–150.00	$146.97	$847	+6.97
675–685	680	2	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$898	+1.59
715–720	717	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33	$884	+3.33
770	770	1	116.00	$116.00	$893	+3.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	4	175.00–178.00	$176.25	$580	—
375–385	382	3	158.00–160.00	$159.34	$609	-2.19
405–435	420	4	156.00–158.00	$157.04	$660	+6.23
525–545	535	4	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$754	+2.69
560–585	575	6	134.00–140.00	$137.33	$790	+7.67
715	715	1	116.00	$116.00	$829	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1345	1136	80-85%	28	71.00–77.00	$73.95	$840	—
1030–1360	1180	80-85%	22	79.00–85.00	$81.92	$967	+7.09
915–1510	1208	80-85%	32	86.00–91.00	$88.66	$1,071	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1675	1491	75-80%	8	89.00–95.00	$91.39	$1,363	—
1255–1650	1550	75-80%	7	79.00–83.00	$80.21	$1,243	+8.74
1540–1610	1565	75-80%	12	86.00–88.00	$87.00	$1,362	+15.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–985	881	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$58.04	$511	-4.57
885–950	920	85-90%	5	50.00–53.00	$51.02	$469	-6.62
870–1095	951	85-90%	7	65.00–69.00	$67.41	$641	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1520	1393	4	90.00–94.00	$92.25	$1,285	+0.02
1105–1780	1435	3	104.00–107.00	$105.25	$1,510	—
1230–1895	1597	5	110.00–116.00	$113.62	$1,815	—

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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	4	550.00–750.00	$625.00

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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	1,600.00	$1,600.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,287.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,083.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	775.00–950.00	$847.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	925.00–1,100.00	$1,032.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–850.00	$808.33

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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	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,087.50	—

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	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.