Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.41/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 374 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.18/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 483 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.27/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 468 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	747	856	1,215
Feeder cattle	536	573	852
Slaughter cattle	117	140	200
Replacement cattle	94	143	163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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
415–445	435	6	175.00–180.00	$177.73	$773	+1.61
465–485	479	9	170.00–176.00	$171.10	$820	-4.93
505–525	513	13	168.00–175.00	$171.47	$880	+4.48
555–580	561	5	160.00–168.00	$164.96	$925	+0.59
605	605	1	158.00	$158.00	$956	+0.67
665–685	675	2	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$1,006	-2.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	184.00	$184.00	$635	—
375–380	378	4	176.00–178.00	$176.99	$669	-1.01
415–435	425	4	165.00–170.00	$167.44	$712	-2.56
470–475	473	4	165.00–168.00	$166.51	$788	-2.10
505–530	511	4	155.00–165.00	$162.41	$830	+0.41
565–595	578	6	153.00–159.00	$156.15	$903	-3.85
615–640	628	2	149.00–152.00	$150.47	$945	+2.47
675–680	678	3	140.00–144.00	$141.33	$958	—
710	710	1	140.00	$140.00	$994	-1.33
795	795	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	—
360	360	3	170.00	$170.00	$612	±0.00
425	425	2	162.00	$162.00	$688	—
525	525	2	152.00	$152.00	$798	-1.45
560–585	575	3	143.00–150.00	$147.31	$847	—
675	675	1	135.00	$135.00	$911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	160.00	$160.00	$456	-4.00
315–335	323	8	153.00–158.00	$155.59	$503	-5.09
360–395	374	17	150.00–156.00	$152.41	$570	-4.13
410–445	430	13	148.00–154.00	$149.93	$645	-4.84
455–495	483	16	147.00–153.00	$149.18	$721	-2.36
510–535	522	13	144.00–150.00	$147.05	$768	-1.34
560–595	571	15	141.00–147.00	$143.78	$821	+1.38
605–610	606	5	135.00–136.00	$135.20	$819	-1.40
665–675	672	3	125.00–128.00	$125.99	$847	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	8	147.00–151.00	$149.49	$507	-5.46
355–385	371	9	143.00–149.00	$146.55	$544	-4.28
405–435	423	11	142.00–147.00	$145.00	$613	-4.69
455–475	465	7	140.00–146.00	$142.87	$664	+1.32
515–545	534	7	138.00–143.00	$141.56	$756	+0.81
570–595	580	6	136.00–140.00	$138.01	$800	+0.01
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	-9.00
775	775	2	115.00	$115.00	$891	-0.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	145.00	$145.00	$457	+5.00
355	355	2	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
475	475	2	135.00	$135.00	$641	+3.61
530	530	5	130.00	$130.00	$689	—
560–575	568	4	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$736	+3.17
635	635	2	120.00	$120.00	$762	+1.01
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	—
755	755	4	105.00	$105.00	$793	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	326	7	178.00–187.00	$181.56	$592	+2.92
365–390	378	6	174.00–178.00	$176.04	$665	-2.46
425–430	428	5	170.00–174.00	$172.41	$738	+4.62
460–480	468	15	155.00–164.00	$158.27	$741	+2.82
510–540	527	12	145.00–154.00	$149.62	$788	-1.17
555–585	571	8	138.00–148.00	$141.93	$810	+1.46
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	+2.95
670–680	673	5	129.00–132.00	$130.20	$876	-0.77
770–790	777	3	116.00–118.00	$117.32	$912	+1.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	178.00	$178.00	$498	+6.03
370–380	378	5	170.00–172.00	$170.39	$644	+4.42
425–445	434	10	158.00–166.00	$161.78	$702	+2.27
465–480	474	9	148.00–152.00	$150.12	$712	+6.08
520–535	525	6	140.00–141.00	$140.34	$737	-1.67
555–570	564	7	135.00–136.00	$135.42	$764	+2.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	192.00–196.00	$194.11	$627	+2.11
370–380	373	3	185.00–190.00	$186.70	$696	-1.30
445	445	1	178.00	$178.00	$792	-7.98
465–490	473	3	168.00–173.00	$169.73	$803	-0.25
540–545	543	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$882	+3.66
560–565	563	6	150.00–156.00	$153.68	$865	+2.77
605–640	623	2	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$869	-3.23
675–690	683	3	133.00–135.00	$133.99	$915	-4.54
715	715	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1195	1063	80-85%	21	65.00–70.00	$67.64	$719	-5.13
950–1130	1070	80-85%	3	78.00–82.00	$80.82	$865	+8.05
805–1420	1145	80-85%	49	71.00–76.00	$73.79	$845	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–990	933	85-90%	7	62.00–64.00	$62.30	$581	—
955–1080	997	85-90%	11	55.00–60.00	$57.14	$570	-7.23
880–1090	1023	85-90%	4	48.00–50.00	$49.47	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1520	1332	75-80%	10	72.00–75.00	$73.78	$983	—
1515	1515	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,212	+0.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1855	1651	5	101.00–105.00	$103.21	$1,704	—
1360–1755	1656	9	95.00–99.00	$97.34	$1,612	—

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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	5	700.00–850.00	$775.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–1,025.00	$967.86
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–950.00	$829.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,100.00	$1,040.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–675.00	$612.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–700.00	$612.50

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	950.00–1,200.00	$1,057.89	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,460.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.