Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

1,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.88/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 519 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.57/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $175.10/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 379 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,094	871	1,073
Feeder cattle	622	687	828
Slaughter cattle	432	170	195
Replacement cattle	40	14	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 107 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. 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
285	285	1	190.00	$190.00	$542	—
355–380	374	4	188.00–190.00	$189.27	$708	+8.27
405–430	418	8	176.00–179.00	$177.50	$742	—
455–490	469	9	170.00–179.00	$175.89	$825	—
525–540	537	5	165.00–173.00	$166.56	$894	+1.26
605–640	614	8	145.00–150.00	$148.59	$912	-12.70
675	675	3	145.00	$145.00	$979	-0.82
710	710	2	140.00	$140.00	$994	+2.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	184.00–188.00	$185.37	$515	—
315–335	325	2	178.00–184.00	$181.09	$589	+3.09
390	390	3	176.00	$176.00	$686	+1.00
425	425	2	173.00	$173.00	$735	—
540	540	1	160.00	$160.00	$864	+1.77
560–580	570	2	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$841	-3.07
635	635	3	140.00	$140.00	$889	-9.00
715	715	3	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
785	785	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,005	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
325	325	3	174.00	$174.00	$566	—
385	385	1	166.00	$166.00	$639	—
555	555	3	140.00	$140.00	$777	-0.97
675	675	2	130.00	$130.00	$878	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	—
255–280	264	5	162.00–168.00	$165.69	$437	+5.64
305–330	322	6	153.00–162.00	$157.82	$508	-0.94
370	370	3	150.00	$150.00	$555	-2.63
405–430	416	5	145.00–148.00	$146.58	$610	-4.65
465	465	11	140.00–146.00	$143.18	$666	-4.29
505–538	519	23	139.00–143.00	$141.88	$736	-5.17
570–590	578	4	132.00–139.00	$136.50	$789	-8.94
615–645	630	7	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$828	-11.47
655–685	672	5	125.00–130.00	$128.42	$863	—
715–740	728	6	122.00–130.00	$125.93	$917	-8.58
795	795	2	117.00–125.00	$121.00	$962	-8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	—
320–335	330	6	148.00–150.00	$149.35	$493	+0.34
355–390	367	10	139.00–144.00	$141.21	$518	-5.37
405–445	422	11	136.00–144.00	$140.99	$595	-2.48
475–480	477	3	130.00–138.00	$135.31	$645	-2.90
510–545	526	11	129.00–137.00	$132.34	$696	-6.29
590–595	594	8	128.00–130.00	$129.50	$769	-1.49
605–625	609	5	120.00–126.00	$121.23	$738	-8.77
660	660	5	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
705–715	712	3	119.00–120.00	$119.67	$852	-1.33
775	775	3	110.00	$110.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	276	4	140.00–144.00	$141.01	$389	-2.99
325	325	3	140.00	$140.00	$455	±0.00
370–390	373	6	131.00–138.00	$132.22	$493	-6.52
420	420	4	130.00	$130.00	$546	-6.00
485	485	2	125.00	$125.00	$606	-5.00
510–515	513	2	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$628	—
575	575	6	120.00	$120.00	$690	—
620	620	3	115.00	$115.00	$713	-4.49
680	680	3	110.00	$110.00	$748	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	8	175.00–179.00	$177.13	$508	—
315	315	7	170.00–176.00	$173.43	$546	+3.43
365–395	383	11	162.00–168.00	$165.81	$635	-0.76
415–435	426	7	158.00–160.00	$159.17	$678	-3.36
485–490	488	8	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$727	-9.53
505–545	514	14	135.00–142.00	$138.57	$712	-3.23
570–585	580	6	135.00–138.00	$137.02	$795	-2.63
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	+4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	8	178.00–183.00	$179.88	$613	+1.97
365–395	379	13	172.00–178.00	$175.10	$664	-0.21
415–425	420	8	164.00–172.00	$167.01	$701	-3.59
465–480	472	5	152.00–158.00	$155.03	$732	—
510	510	1	145.00	$145.00	$740	-4.96
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	-8.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	175.00	$175.00	$359	—
295	295	2	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
380	380	3	155.00	$155.00	$589	-5.00
445	445	4	150.00	$150.00	$668	-2.29
475–485	478	6	140.00–142.00	$140.68	$672	-5.89
515–540	529	8	130.00–134.00	$131.47	$695	-4.04
555–585	565	3	125.00–131.00	$127.07	$718	-2.93
605–630	613	3	124.00–127.00	$125.03	$766	-2.97
660	660	4	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
780–795	788	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$898	+6.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1405	1024	80-85%	69	80.00–86.00	$83.06	$851	+4.76
905–1365	1112	80-85%	54	94.00–100.00	$96.90	$1,078	—
1020–1420	1132	80-85%	61	87.00–93.00	$89.78	$1,016	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–960	854	85-90%	14	65.00–69.00	$67.07	$573	—
735–1190	945	85-90%	58	70.00–76.00	$73.37	$693	—
745–1170	961	85-90%	51	77.00–82.00	$78.69	$756	+7.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1585	1390	75-80%	12	88.00–94.00	$90.64	$1,260	+4.86
1275–1475	1404	75-80%	7	96.00–101.00	$98.12	$1,378	+2.62
1270–1585	1430	75-80%	4	82.00–87.00	$85.89	$1,228	+5.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,720	—
1330–1550	1479	5	103.00–106.00	$103.75	$1,534	—
1210–2110	1726	6	108.00–113.00	$111.04	$1,917	+5.36

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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	7	500.00–650.00	$600.00

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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	800.00–1,075.00	$867.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–725.00	$683.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$733.33

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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	10	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,135.00	—

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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.