Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

1,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.25/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 530 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.23/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 470 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $139.34/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 469 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,362	1,288	1,634
Feeder cattle	1,053	763	1,299
Slaughter cattle	233	420	260
Replacement cattle	76	105	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	424	5	168.00–170.00	$169.16	$717	-0.81
455–480	470	5	164.00–165.00	$164.61	$774	-1.42
510–545	526	9	150.00–155.00	$152.39	$802	-5.61
555–595	589	20	144.00–153.00	$149.50	$881	-2.48
620–640	630	6	140.00–145.00	$142.54	$898	+0.27
685	685	2	140.00	$140.00	$959	±0.00
725–740	730	3	132.00–133.00	$132.66	$968	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	182.00	$182.00	$682	—
455–485	471	5	169.00–171.00	$169.98	$801	—
505–535	523	5	158.00–164.00	$160.32	$838	-4.66
560	560	2	155.00	$155.00	$868	-3.47
625–645	634	7	148.00–150.00	$148.72	$943	-3.78
660–665	663	2	142.00–145.00	$143.51	$951	+0.20
705–735	728	4	138.00–139.00	$138.76	$1,010	+1.76
755–785	773	5	133.00–140.00	$135.23	$1,045	+5.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	4	160.00–161.00	$160.50	$698	+7.12
505–535	525	4	140.00–145.00	$143.51	$753	-6.49
565	565	3	135.00	$135.00	$763	-5.75
630	630	2	130.00	$130.00	$819	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	6	138.00–140.00	$138.97	$511	-4.40
415–430	422	10	133.00–138.00	$135.82	$573	-4.00
460–485	470	25	129.00–135.00	$131.23	$617	-1.09
505–545	530	30	125.00–132.00	$130.25	$690	+3.40
555–575	564	10	125.00–130.00	$128.28	$723	+4.08
630–635	634	5	120.00–125.00	$124.01	$786	-0.48
735–745	742	6	118.00–123.00	$120.67	$895	+1.02
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	435	5	142.00–145.00	$143.84	$626	-4.73
475–485	479	5	137.00–139.00	$138.19	$662	-4.61
515–545	533	19	133.00–137.00	$134.34	$716	-4.73
560–575	571	9	131.00–135.00	$133.57	$763	-3.57
620–645	630	13	128.00–130.00	$129.06	$813	-1.10
656–685	666	6	128.00	$128.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$480	-1.99
355–385	368	7	132.00–135.00	$133.84	$493	-3.96
405–430	422	6	128.00–130.00	$129.36	$546	-0.06
480	480	6	128.00	$128.00	$614	—
515–540	523	3	116.00–120.00	$118.62	$620	-1.67
575–585	581	7	112.00–120.00	$116.73	$678	—
605–640	611	6	110.00–115.00	$110.87	$677	—
685	685	2	111.00	$111.00	$760	—
765–780	770	3	105.00–108.00	$106.99	$824	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	7	164.00–170.00	$167.43	$633	+0.12
425–430	429	5	154.00–160.00	$158.81	$681	+1.88
460–485	477	18	145.00–150.00	$146.73	$700	-3.27
510–525	516	8	135.00–140.00	$138.23	$713	-2.77
555–575	569	20	130.00–138.00	$133.89	$762	-1.45
610–640	623	7	128.00–131.00	$129.45	$806	-2.55
675–685	678	6	120.00–125.00	$123.32	$836	—
720–740	727	5	117.00–124.00	$121.77	$885	-2.23
765–785	775	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	5	160.00–162.00	$160.85	$510	-1.88
365–375	373	9	154.00–160.00	$156.23	$583	-3.77
410–445	420	13	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$620	-2.47
455–485	469	24	135.00–142.00	$139.34	$654	-1.67
505–545	531	7	128.00–132.00	$130.33	$692	-2.67
570–575	573	6	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$725	-2.85
625	625	5	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
785	785	1	110.00	$110.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	372	5	172.00–174.00	$172.84	$643	-1.38
415–435	425	4	162.00–164.00	$162.98	$693	-2.66
465–485	478	6	155.00–160.00	$158.38	$757	+3.36
545	545	3	144.00	$144.00	$785	-5.00
565	565	2	142.00	$142.00	$802	-4.97
610	610	3	137.00	$137.00	$836	-4.00
675	675	3	134.00	$134.00	$904	-3.82
705–725	713	6	127.00–129.00	$128.16	$914	-1.72
760–785	768	3	125.00–128.00	$126.98	$975	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1435	1049	80-85%	33	70.00–76.00	$72.47	$760	—
845–1390	1090	80-85%	68	77.00–83.00	$80.27	$875	+5.34
875–1380	1147	80-85%	36	84.00–89.00	$86.12	$988	-1.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1365	1335	75-80%	10	84.00–89.00	$87.21	$1,164	+0.33
1455–1540	1483	75-80%	13	78.00–82.00	$79.94	$1,186	—
1390–1710	1563	75-80%	8	70.00–75.00	$72.40	$1,132	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–965	928	85-90%	3	50.00–55.00	$53.27	$494	-7.68
715–1080	937	85-90%	19	60.00–65.00	$62.20	$583	+1.25
915–1070	956	85-90%	4	67.00–69.00	$68.20	$652	+0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1590	1427	8	94.00–98.00	$97.08	$1,385	—
1290–1695	1568	5	101.00–106.00	$103.92	$1,629	—

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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)	4	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,300.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,062.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	875.00–1,125.00	$970.45
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	700.00–950.00	$796.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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)	3	575.00–750.00	$633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–775.00	$716.67

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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	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–925.00	$830.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.