Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $178.64/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 323 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $150.79/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.55/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 480 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	856	947	1,059
Feeder cattle	573	775	802
Slaughter cattle	140	142	177
Replacement cattle	143	30	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, boning cows sold up to 92 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
370–375	374	4	188.00–190.00	$188.49	$705	+5.49
415–445	431	5	173.00–179.00	$176.12	$759	-1.05
465–485	474	5	172.00–178.00	$176.03	$834	+2.98
510–515	513	5	165.00–170.00	$166.99	$857	-3.29
565–585	569	8	163.00–165.00	$164.37	$935	-3.56
615	615	3	156.00–158.00	$157.33	$968	-0.28
655–670	663	2	150.00–154.00	$151.98	$1,008	-2.51
705–715	710	2	144.00–148.00	$145.99	$1,037	—
770–785	778	4	136.00–138.00	$136.99	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	178.00	$178.00	$685	+3.57
445	445	3	170.00	$170.00	$756	±0.00
455–485	465	6	166.00–170.00	$168.61	$784	+1.60
525	525	4	160.00–164.00	$162.00	$850	-0.43
570	570	3	160.00	$160.00	$912	+0.49
605	605	2	148.00	$148.00	$895	-2.40
735	735	3	140.00–142.00	$141.33	$1,039	-5.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	170.00	$170.00	$646	—
510–535	518	4	150.00–156.00	$153.45	$795	-0.18
635	635	1	142.00	$142.00	$902	—
715	715	2	124.00	$124.00	$887	-14.56
790	790	2	120.00	$120.00	$948	-16.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	164.00	$164.00	$418	—
315–325	317	6	160.00–164.00	$160.68	$509	-1.32
375–385	380	11	154.00–160.00	$156.54	$595	-1.46
405–440	422	7	153.00–157.00	$154.77	$653	+0.46
455–485	473	10	148.00–156.00	$151.54	$717	+1.54
515–525	521	10	145.00–152.00	$148.39	$773	+1.39
555–570	564	5	140.00–144.00	$142.40	$803	-0.72
610–645	632	7	135.00–138.00	$136.60	$863	-3.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	+2.00
305–330	314	9	150.00–158.00	$154.95	$487	+2.85
365–390	380	10	148.00–153.00	$150.83	$573	+1.50
415–445	427	6	148.00–151.00	$149.69	$639	+1.48
465–485	480	13	138.00–146.00	$141.55	$679	-1.57
510–515	512	8	140.00–142.00	$140.75	$721	+1.26
565	565	4	138.00	$138.00	$780	+2.56
675	675	1	129.00	$129.00	$871	-1.49
775–790	785	3	115.00–118.00	$115.99	$911	-5.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	140.00	$140.00	$441	-1.95
415–440	424	7	138.00–140.00	$139.42	$591	-0.58
455–485	472	6	128.00–136.00	$131.39	$620	-2.58
555–570	560	3	125.00–127.00	$126.32	$707	-1.68
610–620	615	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$732	—
790	790	2	105.00	$105.00	$830	-13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	184.00–188.00	$186.13	$428	—
265–275	267	5	180.00–185.00	$181.03	$483	+1.03
305–335	323	16	174.00–184.00	$178.64	$577	+1.34
355–390	368	12	175.00–182.00	$178.50	$657	+5.47
405–430	421	10	162.00–172.00	$167.79	$706	+1.02
465–475	470	11	152.00–160.00	$155.45	$731	-3.57
515–545	527	13	145.00–155.00	$150.79	$795	+0.78
560–590	566	8	136.00–143.00	$140.47	$795	-1.50
615–645	630	4	130.00–134.00	$132.05	$832	-0.40
670–685	678	4	128.00–134.00	$130.97	$888	+0.97
710–725	718	4	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$908	—
770	770	2	116.00	$116.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	198.00–208.00	$202.95	$564	—
315–325	321	7	188.00–194.00	$192.00	$616	+6.44
390	390	2	188.00	$188.00	$733	+4.47
405–415	412	3	185.00–188.00	$185.98	$766	+11.64
455–465	461	7	168.00–172.00	$169.98	$784	+0.39
510–530	520	6	157.00–160.00	$158.83	$826	-3.21
565–585	575	2	146.00–156.00	$150.91	$868	-0.38
635–645	641	4	140.00–147.00	$142.74	$915	-4.81
655–690	672	5	135.00–143.00	$138.53	$931	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	294	4	170.00–178.00	$171.97	$506	—
365–380	372	5	162.00–168.00	$165.97	$617	+9.97
410–425	421	4	158.00–160.00	$159.51	$672	+7.99
475–485	479	10	140.00–150.00	$144.04	$690	-3.60
515–540	522	5	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$741	-0.06
560–565	563	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$746	-0.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1360	1064	80-85%	23	70.00–75.00	$72.77	$774	—
880–1335	1154	80-85%	39	76.00–82.00	$79.00	$912	-0.08
1105–1360	1249	80-85%	7	83.00–88.00	$84.92	$1,061	+0.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	75-80%	2	76.00	$76.00	$1,053	—
1305–1780	1542	75-80%	19	77.00–82.00	$79.20	$1,221	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–905	815	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$56.58	$461	—
860–1165	975	85-90%	4	50.00–53.00	$51.13	$499	—
950–1070	987	85-90%	5	63.00–65.00	$64.37	$635	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625	1625	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,950	+13.72
1585–2005	1792	3	99.00–103.00	$101.16	$1,813	—
1650–2020	1835	6	107.00–112.00	$110.05	$2,019	—

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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	500.00–675.00	$600.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	700.00–975.00	$822.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	875.00–1,125.00	$986.54
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,578.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	950.00–1,200.00	$1,032.50

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)	10	775.00–900.00	$830.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–775.00	$721.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–850.00	$815.63

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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	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,180.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	875.00–975.00	$929.17	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–825.00	$808.33	—

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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.