Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.97/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 478 lb · 30 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.40/cwt ≈ $920/hd at 711 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.53/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 425 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	917	747	538
Feeder cattle	634	536	334
Slaughter cattle	170	117	101
Replacement cattle	113	94	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
355–385	365	5	180.00–187.00	$182.30	$665	—
420–425	423	3	175.00–181.00	$178.66	$756	+0.93
465	465	6	170.00–175.00	$171.67	$798	+0.57
505–542	535	14	168.00–174.00	$169.03	$904	-2.44
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	-3.00
660	660	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	+4.99
735	735	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,102	—
780–790	785	2	140.00–147.00	$143.48	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	178.00–186.00	$181.88	$600	-2.12
380	380	3	175.00	$175.00	$665	-1.99
430–445	435	5	168.00–174.00	$170.78	$743	+3.34
475–480	478	4	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$777	-4.00
510–519	518	7	160.00	$160.00	$829	-2.41
560–570	565	2	154.00–158.00	$156.02	$882	-0.13
615	615	1	152.00	$152.00	$935	+1.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	160.00	$160.00	$688	-2.00
465	465	2	150.00	$150.00	$698	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	332	3	158.00–161.00	$159.34	$529	+3.75
370–395	383	6	153.00–162.00	$158.31	$606	+5.90
410–445	425	23	150.00–159.00	$153.53	$653	+3.60
455–490	478	30	149.00–156.00	$151.97	$726	+2.79
505–545	529	10	148.00–155.00	$150.67	$797	+3.62
555–570	560	5	142.00–149.00	$144.01	$806	+0.23
670–680	675	4	128.00–131.00	$129.49	$874	+3.50
710–725	711	25	122.00–131.00	$129.40	$920	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	156.00–158.00	$156.97	$444	—
315–340	331	4	151.00–156.00	$153.03	$507	+3.54
385–395	388	6	149.00–150.00	$149.66	$581	+3.11
405–430	415	4	142.00–148.00	$145.20	$603	+0.20
455–485	474	14	138.00–148.00	$143.58	$681	+0.71
515–540	526	5	136.00–145.00	$140.84	$741	-0.72
555–585	570	8	132.00–141.00	$139.36	$794	+1.35
615–645	633	4	125.00–132.00	$128.19	$811	—
705–715	710	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$848	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	146.00	$146.00	$504	+1.00
365	365	4	140.00	$140.00	$511	±0.00
530	530	4	130.00	$130.00	$689	±0.00
555–560	558	2	120.00–129.00	$124.52	$695	-4.97
655–680	668	3	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$775	+0.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	182.00	$182.00	$628	+0.44
360–375	368	4	178.00–184.00	$180.55	$664	+4.51
425–445	435	13	160.00–168.00	$164.22	$714	-8.19
465–495	478	8	150.00–158.00	$151.51	$724	-6.76
505–520	516	5	140.00–147.00	$142.38	$735	-7.24
555–595	577	14	134.00–142.00	$137.07	$791	-4.86
615–645	621	5	130.00–132.00	$130.60	$811	-4.40
660–690	675	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$837	-6.22
715–725	717	5	120.00–121.00	$120.20	$862	—
775–790	780	4	111.00–118.00	$113.77	$887	-3.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	4	180.00–182.00	$180.99	$530	+2.99
315–340	334	4	177.00–180.00	$179.29	$599	—
355–385	375	7	167.00–171.00	$168.98	$634	-1.41
410–435	423	7	152.00–157.00	$154.47	$653	-7.31
490–495	493	4	142.00–148.00	$145.02	$715	-5.10
510	510	3	135.00	$135.00	$688	-5.34
575–585	581	5	128.00–130.00	$129.21	$751	-6.21
605	605	4	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	6	186.00–196.00	$191.41	$722	+4.71
405–445	426	7	169.00–175.00	$171.39	$730	-6.61
475–490	480	3	160.00–168.00	$162.72	$781	-7.01
525	525	1	158.00	$158.00	$830	-4.49
605	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	-4.51
670–695	679	4	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$876	-4.98
790 fancy	790	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,106	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1305	1024	80-85%	26	64.00–69.00	$66.52	$681	—
775–1285	1028	80-85%	13	76.00–81.00	$78.01	$802	—
890–1365	1048	80-85%	33	70.00–75.00	$71.75	$752	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1005	893	85-90%	10	52.00–57.00	$55.16	$493	—
805–965	898	85-90%	3	47.00–50.00	$48.33	$434	—
850–1145	948	85-90%	12	59.00–62.00	$60.31	$572	-1.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1410	1407	75-80%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.33	$1,088	—
1305–1675	1576	75-80%	9	69.00–73.00	$71.48	$1,127	—
1425–1780	1683	75-80%	4	64.00–66.00	$65.27	$1,098	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1735	1528	9	90.00–94.00	$91.91	$1,404	—
1435–2010	1804	10	95.00–100.00	$96.91	$1,748	—
1775–1875	1825	2	103.00–104.00	$103.51	$1,889	—

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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	1	800.00	$800.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,175.00	$1,010.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	850.00–1,100.00	$930.77
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	700.00–925.00	$786.36

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)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$716.67

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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	16	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,340.63	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,112.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–975.00	$880.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	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.