Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.59/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 572 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.85/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.57/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	1,362	1,281
Feeder cattle	768	1,053	1,021
Slaughter cattle	141	233	185
Replacement cattle	91	76	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bull market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	369	4	187.00–188.00	$187.27	$691	+5.27
405–445	424	8	180.00–188.00	$185.59	$787	—
460–465	464	7	175.00–181.00	$178.14	$827	+8.16
520–540	533	6	160.00–165.00	$161.63	$861	+1.31
555–595	572	28	155.00–164.00	$160.59	$919	+5.59
610–645	624	4	148.00–158.00	$152.81	$954	+4.09
665–687	683	14	140.00–148.00	$143.43	$980	-0.08
723–745	726	9	135.00–138.00	$137.66	$999	-1.10
751–795	763	10	133.00–140.00	$135.40	$1,033	+0.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	182.00–184.00	$182.99	$677	—
430–435	433	3	175.00–179.00	$177.68	$769	+8.52
465–485	471	8	166.00–172.00	$170.01	$801	+5.40
515–545	532	7	155.00–159.00	$157.45	$838	+5.06
580–596	594	8	144.00–150.00	$144.73	$860	-4.77
625–645	635	2	140.00–144.00	$142.03	$902	-0.51
654–695	660	9	134.00–137.00	$135.11	$892	-4.89
780	780	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	178.00	$178.00	$507	—
415	415	1	165.00	$165.00	$685	+4.50
455–485	470	2	159.00–160.00	$159.48	$750	—
615–648	644	8	130.00–135.00	$134.40	$866	+4.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	15	144.00–151.00	$147.09	$544	—
405–440	420	16	140.00–148.00	$143.57	$603	-0.27
455–490	476	19	137.00–145.00	$140.85	$670	+2.66
505–540	515	13	132.00–141.00	$134.59	$693	+0.25
555–585	567	14	130.00–136.00	$132.13	$749	-1.44
601–615	604	16	125.00–130.00	$129.05	$779	-0.01
666–675	670	7	123.00–127.00	$125.27	$839	-2.73
710–730	723	4	122.00–127.00	$125.00	$904	—
770–795	784	8	120.00–127.00	$122.76	$962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	150.00	$150.00	$382	—
320–335	323	5	140.00–145.00	$143.39	$463	—
365	365	12	140.00	$140.00	$511	+1.03
420–445	428	5	135.00–138.00	$136.03	$582	+0.21
460–480	473	3	130.00–132.00	$131.35	$621	+0.12
520–545	526	8	124.00–130.00	$128.10	$674	-2.15
575–595	577	11	120.00–128.00	$126.27	$729	-2.01
620–640	632	7	120.00–123.00	$121.12	$765	-2.89
651–655	652	9	120.00	$120.00	$782	—
715–738	732	4	119.00–120.00	$119.76	$877	-0.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	314	6	132.00–138.00	$134.52	$422	-4.48
415	415	4	130.00	$130.00	$540	+0.64
470	470	6	120.00	$120.00	$564	-8.00
520–545	537	6	117.00–120.00	$119.17	$640	+0.55
613–630	615	16	110.00–113.00	$112.81	$694	+1.94
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	184.00–192.00	$186.67	$644	—
355–375	365	10	182.00–190.00	$184.28	$673	+11.44
410–425	414	8	180.00–190.00	$182.51	$756	+19.53
455–475	465	2	168.00–172.00	$169.96	$790	+11.58
505–545	526	8	150.00–157.00	$154.12	$811	+10.12
560–565	561	5	145.00–153.00	$146.80	$824	+4.80
675–685	680	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$928	+2.49
720–745	733	2	128.00–135.00	$131.44	$963	+3.28
790–795	793	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$991	-1.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	180.00–184.00	$181.96	$500	—
310–345	325	3	175.00–180.00	$177.65	$577	—
365–395	380	6	170.00–176.00	$174.03	$661	+6.60
405–445	425	2	168.00–170.00	$168.95	$718	+10.14
470–495	480	15	150.00–158.00	$152.77	$733	+6.04
505–545	522	3	142.00–149.00	$145.59	$760	+7.36
575	575	1	140.00	$140.00	$805	+6.11
635–645	640	2	132.00–135.00	$133.51	$854	+4.06
680	680	1	131.00	$131.00	$891	+7.68
715–720	718	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$880	+0.74
795	795	1	117.00	$117.00	$930	-0.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	165.00	$165.00	$520	+4.15
375	375	1	162.00	$162.00	$608	+5.77
410–425	415	3	158.00–160.00	$159.32	$661	+11.79
455–475	465	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$656	+1.64
515–540	521	4	130.00–138.00	$132.07	$688	+1.74
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	+3.51
605–610	608	2	123.00–125.00	$124.00	$754	+4.00
730	730	1	111.00	$111.00	$810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1365	1059	80-85%	21	65.00–70.00	$68.36	$724	-11.91
745–1395	1068	80-85%	43	71.00–77.00	$73.67	$787	-6.60
910–1380	1126	80-85%	23	78.00–83.00	$79.63	$897	-6.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–875	825	85-90%	2	50.00–51.00	$50.53	$417	—
805–1210	941	85-90%	7	61.00–65.00	$62.32	$586	+0.12
910–1275	966	85-90%	12	55.00–60.00	$57.99	$560	-10.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1465	1378	75-80%	6	71.00–74.00	$72.82	$1,003	—
1330–1510	1475	75-80%	12	75.00–79.00	$75.96	$1,120	-3.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–1820	1735	2	97.00–98.00	$97.52	$1,692	—

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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	39	550.00–750.00	$662.82

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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)	11	750.00–1,000.00	$847.73
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.50

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)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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	10	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,820.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,200.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	725.00–850.00	$778.13	—

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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.