Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.31/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 428 lb · 36 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.16/cwt ≈ $1,000/hd at 762 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.07/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 471 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	813	917	1,004
Feeder cattle	602	634	714
Slaughter cattle	120	170	205
Replacement cattle	91	113	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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	415	2	170.00	$170.00	$706	-8.66
475	475	1	168.00	$168.00	$798	-3.67
540–545	543	2	162.00–169.00	$165.52	$899	-3.51
555–560	559	4	155.00–156.00	$155.25	$868	—
605–630	614	5	150.00–156.00	$153.18	$941	-1.82
655–675	664	4	148.00–152.00	$149.74	$994	-4.26
716–745	718	18	144.00–146.00	$144.12	$1,035	-5.88
765–775	770	2	142.00–145.00	$143.51	$1,105	+0.03
870	870	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	176.00	$176.00	$590	-5.88
375	375	1	168.00	$168.00	$630	-7.00
405	405	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	-5.78
485	485	1	160.00	$160.00	$776	-2.51
510–540	531	6	158.00–161.00	$159.33	$846	-0.67
565–585	578	6	150.00–153.00	$150.81	$872	-5.21
635	635	4	148.00	$148.00	$940	-4.00
655–685	670	2	143.00–145.00	$143.98	$965	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	417	3	156.00–161.00	$159.24	$664	-0.76
475	475	1	158.00	$158.00	$750	+8.00
535–540	538	2	151.00–156.00	$153.49	$826	—
615	615	3	141.00	$141.00	$867	—
690	690	6	140.00	$140.00	$966	—
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	158.00–160.00	$158.70	$521	-0.64
365–395	374	16	152.00–158.00	$154.28	$577	-4.03
410–440	428	36	149.00–156.00	$153.31	$656	-0.22
455–495	471	33	147.00–155.00	$151.07	$712	-0.90
510–545	526	13	145.00–151.00	$148.66	$782	-2.01
558–575	563	15	137.00–145.00	$143.39	$807	-0.62
615–630	624	7	135.00–138.00	$136.57	$852	—
655–675	667	3	130.00–136.00	$132.30	$882	+2.81
710–725	718	2	129.00–133.00	$130.98	$940	+1.58
756 value added	756	21	133.50	$133.50	$1,009	—
770–795	772	13	120.00–128.00	$127.37	$983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	6	152.00–156.00	$154.65	$510	+1.62
365–395	378	8	142.00–150.00	$146.35	$553	-3.31
415–445	427	5	146.00–147.00	$146.58	$626	+1.38
460–485	474	8	139.00–145.00	$141.97	$673	-1.61
515–540	526	7	136.00–144.00	$139.84	$736	-1.00
560–595	572	7	130.00–135.00	$133.43	$763	-5.93
610–615	613	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$800	+2.31
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
790	790	1	115.00	$115.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	148.00	$148.00	$474	+2.00
385–395	390	4	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$548	+0.49
415	415	2	140.00	$140.00	$581	—
475–480	477	6	130.00–135.00	$131.68	$628	—
515	515	1	128.00	$128.00	$659	-2.00
570	570	2	125.00	$125.00	$712	+0.48
635	635	1	117.00	$117.00	$743	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	4	176.00–178.00	$176.51	$579	-5.49
368–380	373	12	166.00–170.00	$168.33	$628	-12.22
405–445	426	11	156.00–160.00	$158.07	$673	-6.15
460–475	472	7	145.00–150.00	$149.01	$703	-2.50
515–535	526	10	142.00–148.00	$144.16	$758	+1.78
555–595	573	4	131.00–136.00	$133.28	$764	-3.79
615	615	2	128.00	$128.00	$787	-2.60
680–685	684	5	120.00–122.00	$120.40	$824	-3.58
725–735	732	3	115.00–118.00	$117.01	$857	-3.19
770	770	1	116.00	$116.00	$893	+2.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	172.00–174.00	$173.39	$576	-5.90
385	385	4	160.00	$160.00	$616	-8.98
410–445	417	9	148.00–153.00	$150.34	$627	-4.13
455–480	466	6	138.00–141.00	$139.19	$649	-5.83
505–545	514	8	132.00–140.00	$137.06	$704	+2.06
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	±0.00
790	790	1	101.00	$101.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	166.00	$166.00	$689	-5.39
480–485	483	2	158.00–159.00	$158.50	$766	-4.22
520–525	523	3	152.00–154.00	$153.34	$802	-4.66
555–575	560	8	140.00–142.00	$140.51	$787	—
605–640	611	7	130.00–134.00	$131.29	$802	-3.71
655–695	675	5	124.00–128.00	$126.37	$853	-2.64
740	740	4	122.00	$122.00	$903	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1215	992	80-85%	20	64.00–68.00	$66.08	$656	—
775–1295	1093	80-85%	18	75.00–79.00	$76.42	$835	—
725–1290	1142	80-85%	25	69.00–74.00	$71.78	$820	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–925	867	85-90%	5	50.00–52.00	$51.28	$445	-3.88
840–945	900	85-90%	3	57.00–58.00	$57.34	$516	—
925–1055	993	85-90%	8	60.00–62.00	$61.18	$608	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1405	1390	75-80%	2	76.00–77.00	$76.51	$1,063	—
1420	1420	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$923	-12.33
1365–1595	1464	75-80%	7	68.00–70.00	$69.27	$1,014	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1785	1576	11	95.00–100.00	$97.79	$1,541	—
1855–1930	1885	5	105.00–110.00	$107.95	$2,035	—

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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)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–975.00	$895.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–825.00	$770.00

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)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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	46	975.00–1,225.00	$1,068.48	—

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	875.00–950.00	$908.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–800.00	$755.00	—

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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.