Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 527 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.31/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 430 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.12/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 580 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	947	728	815
Feeder cattle	775	514	580
Slaughter cattle	142	148	170
Replacement cattle	30	66	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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
325–330	327	3	173.00–178.00	$174.68	$571	—
355–385	374	9	170.00–176.00	$174.43	$652	-0.03
415–430	423	8	168.00–172.00	$170.00	$719	-1.00
475–480	478	3	165.00–168.00	$167.01	$798	—
505–540	520	8	160.00–165.00	$162.43	$845	+2.43
565–575	573	6	157.00–160.00	$159.51	$914	+4.55
630–640	636	5	150.00–151.00	$150.40	$957	-3.96
665–670	667	3	149.00–150.00	$149.67	$998	-0.99
705–730	714	6	145.00–149.00	$147.32	$1,052	—
765–780	775	3	142.00–145.00	$144.01	$1,116	-1.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	183.00	$183.00	$659	—
405–425	415	6	175.00–181.00	$177.17	$735	-0.21
460–480	471	5	170.00–176.00	$173.05	$815	+0.06
520–540	533	3	168.00–175.00	$170.28	$908	+0.44
565–585	575	4	164.00–172.00	$167.93	$966	-1.30
605–620	614	5	157.00–158.00	$157.61	$968	-10.27
660–670	665	2	153.00–156.00	$154.49	$1,027	-13.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	±0.00
415	415	2	162.00	$162.00	$672	+0.56
515–540	527	5	152.00–155.00	$153.63	$810	+3.63
560–570	565	2	152.00–153.00	$152.50	$862	+9.83
675–690	680	6	141.00–143.00	$141.68	$963	+6.68
705–735	718	5	136.00–143.00	$138.56	$995	—
755–760	757	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	$1,035	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	162.00	$162.00	$502	+2.00
380	380	2	158.00	$158.00	$600	-0.83
415–445	430	15	152.00–158.00	$154.31	$664	-2.64
455–495	475	13	148.00–152.00	$150.00	$712	-1.20
505–545	527	18	144.00–151.00	$147.00	$775	+2.98
560–595	580	15	140.00–150.00	$143.12	$830	+2.35
615–640	633	13	136.00–143.00	$139.77	$885	+0.59
690	690	1	138.00	$138.00	$952	-1.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	158.00	$158.00	$450	—
320–340	329	7	150.00–155.00	$152.10	$500	-4.91
355–395	387	9	148.00–152.00	$149.33	$578	-2.95
415–435	426	11	142.00–150.00	$148.21	$631	+0.40
465–490	472	11	140.00–147.00	$143.12	$676	+0.82
515–535	520	4	138.00–140.00	$139.49	$725	+1.68
560–595	583	9	130.00–138.00	$135.44	$790	+0.44
605–640	624	8	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$827	+2.76
680–685	683	2	129.00–132.00	$130.49	$891	+4.89
785–790	788	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$953	+1.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	329	5	140.00–145.00	$141.95	$467	-5.05
425	425	5	140.00	$140.00	$595	+1.24
470–485	478	4	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$640	-0.03
505–530	522	3	130.00–132.00	$131.35	$686	+1.35
575	575	2	128.00	$128.00	$736	—
710	710	3	120.00	$120.00	$852	+9.50
755	755	2	118.00	$118.00	$891	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	331	7	184.00–189.00	$185.56	$614	+3.07
360–375	369	5	180.00–188.00	$183.53	$677	+6.20
410–430	420	6	172.00–180.00	$174.34	$732	+1.79
460–470	464	5	166.00–171.00	$169.59	$787	+7.59
515–530	520	3	160.00–166.00	$162.04	$843	+4.68
560–590	580	6	150.00–154.00	$151.29	$877	-1.72
620–645	633	4	145.00–150.00	$147.55	$934	+1.74
705	705	2	132.00	$132.00	$931	+3.00
755	755	3	120.00	$120.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	180.00	$180.00	$495	±0.00
325–335	330	3	174.00–180.00	$177.30	$585	—
370–380	376	5	170.00–175.00	$173.03	$651	+2.75
405–445	419	10	162.00–171.00	$166.77	$699	+0.96
455–485	472	6	153.00–164.00	$159.02	$751	+7.19
515–545	531	5	148.00–154.00	$150.01	$797	+2.23
560–575	569	5	140.00–145.00	$141.97	$808	+0.40
615–640	628	4	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$832	-3.79
665	665	2	130.00	$130.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	5	150.00–160.00	$156.00	$593	-4.00
410–415	413	4	148.00–155.00	$151.52	$626	-1.97
460–490	478	10	140.00–150.00	$147.64	$706	+4.14
515–545	527	5	140.00–145.00	$142.07	$749	+6.80
555–575	567	5	130.00–135.00	$133.04	$754	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1275	1044	80-85%	22	70.00–75.00	$72.39	$756	—
920–1365	1159	80-85%	24	76.00–82.00	$79.08	$917	—
965–1370	1214	80-85%	6	82.00–88.00	$84.15	$1,022	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1040	921	85-90%	7	54.00–56.00	$55.24	$509	—
840–1135	1015	85-90%	7	59.00–63.00	$61.12	$620	-6.23
870–1090	1024	85-90%	7	64.00–68.00	$65.39	$670	-1.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1590	1478	75-80%	14	75.00–78.00	$76.72	$1,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1730	1580	2	110.00–112.00	$110.91	$1,752	—
1270–1960	1642	13	104.00–109.00	$106.28	$1,745	+6.66
1475–1895	1701	4	98.00–103.00	$101.22	$1,722	—

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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)	3	875.00–1,000.00	$941.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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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	10	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,485.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,137.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–950.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	675.00–775.00	$718.75	—

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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.