Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.41/cwt -9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 370 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.97/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 514 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $138.41/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	719	813	771
Feeder cattle	526	602	571
Slaughter cattle	141	120	130
Replacement cattle	52	91	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter 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
325	325	1	185.00	$185.00	$601	—
365–385	380	7	170.00–178.00	$175.61	$667	—
405–430	420	12	168.00–175.00	$171.45	$720	+1.45
465–495	483	8	165.00–170.00	$167.26	$808	-0.74
514–525	514	41	160.00–168.00	$166.97	$858	+1.45
555–565	560	2	150.00–160.00	$154.96	$868	-0.29
605	605	1	148.00	$148.00	$895	-5.18
675	675	1	146.00	$146.00	$986	-3.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	178.00	$178.00	$472	—
320	320	2	175.00	$175.00	$560	-1.00
375	375	3	167.00	$167.00	$626	-1.00
410	410	2	162.00	$162.00	$664	-3.00
455–470	465	7	159.00–162.00	$161.01	$749	+1.01
535	535	1	156.00	$156.00	$835	-3.33
555–565	560	2	146.00–148.00	$147.01	$823	-3.80
620–625	623	5	145.00–146.00	$145.60	$907	-2.40
705	705	1	132.00	$132.00	$931	—
770	770	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	160.00	$160.00	$608	—
480	480	2	152.00	$152.00	$730	-6.00
525	525	2	150.00	$150.00	$788	-3.49
555	555	2	140.00	$140.00	$777	—
635–645	642	3	138.00–140.00	$138.66	$890	-2.34
665–695	672	5	130.00–135.00	$133.38	$896	-6.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	364	6	154.00–157.00	$155.01	$564	+0.73
415–440	429	11	145.00–150.00	$147.48	$633	-5.83
460–495	475	12	141.00–148.00	$143.79	$683	-7.28
505–545	526	11	138.00–145.00	$140.63	$740	-8.03
555–590	569	7	135.00–140.00	$137.84	$784	-5.55
610–615	613	2	130.00–136.00	$132.99	$815	-3.58
725–735	730	2	126.00–128.00	$127.01	$927	-3.97
775–795	785	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$1,001	+0.10
821	821	20	126.50	$126.50	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	5	154.00–156.00	$155.00	$501	+0.35
375–395	385	11	144.00–152.00	$146.98	$566	+0.63
415–445	433	10	138.00–144.00	$140.50	$608	-6.08
470–495	485	16	135.00–140.00	$138.33	$671	-3.64
515–520	518	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$702	-4.34
565	565	4	130.00	$130.00	$734	-3.43
655–685	672	3	118.00–123.00	$120.33	$809	-4.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	365	5	138.00–140.00	$139.17	$508	-1.32
425–430	428	5	135.00–136.00	$135.40	$580	-4.60
485	485	4	130.00	$130.00	$630	-1.68
515	515	5	120.00	$120.00	$618	-8.00
680	680	4	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
720–745	733	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	168.00–169.00	$168.49	$573	-8.02
365–395	370	53	157.00–164.00	$158.41	$586	-9.92
405–435	425	9	152.00–159.00	$156.70	$666	-1.37
465–490	476	9	145.00–152.00	$147.68	$703	-1.33
505–525	514	9	138.00–148.00	$140.77	$724	-3.39
580	580	2	132.00	$132.00	$766	-1.28
605–625	613	5	125.00–130.00	$127.96	$784	-0.04
695	695	1	123.00	$123.00	$855	+2.60
765	765	1	120.00	$120.00	$918	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	3	160.00–162.00	$161.33	$503	-12.06
375–380	378	4	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$577	-7.48
415–420	417	5	146.00–150.00	$148.39	$619	-1.95
460–490	475	20	135.00–142.00	$138.41	$657	-0.78
525–545	539	8	130.00–135.00	$131.74	$710	-5.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	185.00	$185.00	$518	—
355–385	371	5	166.00–172.00	$168.39	$625	—
410–445	423	10	160.00–168.00	$164.22	$695	-1.78
460–485	468	3	155.00–165.00	$158.45	$742	-0.05
575–595	585	6	139.00–142.00	$140.00	$819	-0.51
625–645	638	6	131.00–140.00	$135.00	$861	+3.71
665–685	675	5	128.00–132.00	$130.02	$878	+3.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1280	1045	80-85%	13	80.00–85.00	$81.33	$850	—
860–1360	1105	80-85%	30	68.00–73.00	$70.66	$781	—
840–1345	1107	80-85%	29	74.00–79.00	$76.07	$842	+4.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,119	+5.49
1335–1410	1373	75-80%	2	73.00–74.00	$73.49	$1,009	-3.02
1355–1450	1400	75-80%	12	75.00–80.00	$77.27	$1,082	+12.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1080	972	85-90%	10	57.00–62.00	$59.72	$580	-1.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1415	1326	4	87.00–91.00	$89.05	$1,181	—
1540–2155	1862	11	95.00–100.00	$96.91	$1,804	-11.04

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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	6	600.00–825.00	$675.00

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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)	5	775.00–975.00	$850.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,000.00	$920.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	550.00–800.00	$650.00

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	450.00	$450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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	4	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	800.00–1,075.00	$950.00	—

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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.