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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.94/cwt +19.14 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 620 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.94/cwt +13.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 635 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.97/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 534 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 871 916 1,167
Feeder cattle 687 744 921
Slaughter cattle 170 116 175
Replacement cattle 14 56 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 101 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 181.00 $181.00 $661 +2.46
520–545 534 10 164.00–169.00 $165.30 $883 —
555–595 576 18 158.00–166.00 $161.89 $932 +2.89
605–645 619 14 154.00–164.00 $161.29 $998 +11.29
648 value added 648 18 166.00 $166.00 $1,076 —
653–680 665 17 140.00–150.00 $145.82 $970 —
705–720 711 4 132.00–142.00 $137.25 $976 +6.06
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 -0.70
870–880 875 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 178.00 $178.00 $578 —
365 365 2 175.00 $175.00 $639 —
465–490 484 4 166.00–168.00 $166.48 $806 —
520–540 524 8 155.00–160.00 $158.23 $829 —
555–570 560 5 147.00–154.00 $150.61 $843 -4.39
615–645 632 14 144.00–153.00 $149.00 $942 —
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–585 570 4 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $804 -0.03
615–620 619 4 136.00–140.00 $139.01 $860 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 275 3 158.00–162.00 $160.05 $440 +6.56
340–345 344 4 155.00–160.00 $158.76 $546 +6.76
365–380 377 14 150.00–158.00 $152.63 $575 +3.61
420–440 431 9 149.00–154.00 $151.23 $652 +4.25
465–485 value added 471 7 153.00–158.00 $154.47 $728 —
465–495 477 11 145.00–152.00 $147.47 $703 +5.42
515–545 value added 533 10 153.00–157.00 $154.94 $826 —
515–545 535 17 143.00–150.00 $147.05 $787 +9.18
555–570 562 11 140.00–148.00 $145.44 $817 +10.01
560–575 value added 571 9 150.00–157.00 $152.64 $872 —
608–645 value added 619 36 148.00–150.00 $148.92 $922 —
615–635 624 7 138.00–147.00 $142.93 $892 +14.13
660 value added 660 1 149.00 $149.00 $983 —
720–725 value added 722 3 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $1,013 —
720–725 723 2 132.00–137.00 $134.51 $973 +16.36
770–775 773 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $1,001 +14.00
820–845 828 3 119.00–128.00 $124.28 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $481 +1.01
375–395 381 5 145.00–148.00 $146.58 $558 +6.44
415–445 430 8 141.00–146.00 $143.47 $617 +4.62
470–485 477 14 135.00–142.00 $138.21 $659 +3.69
515–540 533 5 135.00–140.00 $138.63 $739 +8.23
570–585 578 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $757 +2.64
625 625 2 130.00 $130.00 $812 +8.73
730 730 1 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 144.00 $144.00 $382 +4.00
305 305 3 140.00 $140.00 $427 +3.32
355–385 375 3 136.00–140.00 $138.74 $520 +7.78
440 440 3 136.00 $136.00 $598 +6.00
465 465 3 130.00 $130.00 $604 +2.00
615–625 618 4 118.00–120.00 $119.49 $738 +4.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 9 175.00–180.00 $177.91 $575 +2.33
355–385 372 15 172.00–180.00 $175.31 $652 +2.47
405–445 424 10 168.00–174.00 $170.60 $723 -1.06
505–545 522 12 148.00–152.00 $149.96 $783 +4.61
555–595 573 11 145.00–154.00 $148.55 $851 +6.21
605–645 633 4 143.00–150.00 $145.18 $919 +12.97
660–685 672 5 135.00–144.00 $139.20 $935 +8.81
705–725 713 7 135.00–140.00 $137.85 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 170.00 $170.00 $552 ±0.00
385 385 7 162.00–170.00 $166.57 $641 +3.32
415–435 425 11 160.00–166.00 $162.53 $691 +3.38
475–480 478 2 155.00–162.00 $158.52 $758 +1.81
515–520 516 5 140.00–145.00 $141.80 $732 +2.03
570–585 576 9 136.00–144.00 $139.65 $804 +6.54
620–640 635 11 134.00–140.00 $136.91 $869 +10.79
670–695 676 5 128.00–134.00 $131.98 $892 +5.98
735 735 1 121.00 $121.00 $889 +7.03
790 790 1 116.00 $116.00 $916 +5.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 6 160.00–163.00 $161.04 $527 +1.04
380 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 +6.00
405–425 419 7 150.00–156.00 $152.29 $638 +3.40
480–485 484 7 145.00–148.00 $146.57 $709 +2.57
540–545 543 2 134.00–137.00 $135.51 $736 +2.43
580 580 2 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
645 645 1 128.00 $128.00 $826 +8.00
795 795 1 108.00 $108.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1255 1049 80-85% 27 76.00–81.00 $78.30 $821 —
730–1315 1079 80-85% 25 82.00–88.00 $84.92 $916 —
1075–1340 1203 80-85% 17 89.00–94.00 $91.24 $1,098 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1215 967 85-90% 11 70.00–73.00 $71.67 $693 +8.60
720–1225 1025 85-90% 14 64.00–69.00 $66.39 $680 —
870–1195 1037 85-90% 3 60.00–62.00 $61.44 $637 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1430 1385 75-80% 5 85.00–87.00 $85.78 $1,188 -2.29
1410–1425 1418 75-80% 2 95.00–96.00 $95.50 $1,354 —
1420 1420 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1630 1538 3 109.00–114.00 $111.45 $1,714 —
1135–1835 1563 4 97.00–101.00 $99.15 $1,550 -5.18
1320–2040 1710 6 104.00–108.00 $105.68 $1,807 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,050.00 $933.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 450.00 $450.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.