Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

1,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.66/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 528 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.61/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 525 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.58/cwt +17.57 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 381 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,331	1,198	1,562
Feeder cattle	906	889	1,237
Slaughter cattle	285	271	225
Replacement cattle	140	38	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
315–320	317	5	212.00–216.00	$214.38	$680	—
360–385	379	7	210.00–216.00	$212.85	$807	+17.81
405–445	426	11	200.00–209.00	$206.03	$878	+12.52
455–465	461	5	198.00–205.00	$202.24	$932	+23.26
535–545	540	6	170.00–172.00	$170.99	$923	-0.29
555–575	570	4	169.00–170.00	$169.24	$965	+0.03
610–635	616	4	158.00–161.00	$158.77	$978	+1.85
680–695	685	3	155.00–161.00	$158.97	$1,089	+4.27
720–745	739	4	152.00–156.00	$152.97	$1,130	+7.98
790	790	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,146	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	316	7	205.00–208.00	$206.54	$653	—
455–465	460	4	190.00–193.00	$191.52	$881	+20.37
530	530	2	167.00	$167.00	$885	+2.30
560–585	577	3	161.00–165.00	$162.29	$936	+3.83
615–630	623	2	150.00–154.00	$151.98	$947	+2.35
675–680	678	4	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$1,010	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	190.00	$190.00	$694	+10.00
485–495	488	3	166.00–170.00	$167.35	$817	+4.39
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	—
555	555	3	158.00	$158.00	$877	+9.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	322	9	168.00–176.00	$170.41	$549	+11.43
365–390	381	18	166.00–171.00	$168.58	$642	+17.57
410–445	430	13	156.00–166.00	$160.76	$691	+13.59
465–495	480	17	150.00–158.00	$153.28	$736	+7.81
505–540	525	21	146.00–154.00	$150.61	$791	+5.91
555–570	563	9	144.00–150.00	$147.99	$833	+5.14
605–635	617	10	140.00–147.00	$144.17	$890	+4.17
655–665	660	2	134.00–138.00	$135.98	$897	—
785–790	787	3	128.00–133.00	$131.33	$1,034	+2.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	6	162.00–166.00	$164.05	$538	—
365–385	376	8	152.00–160.00	$157.03	$590	+9.89
425–445	435	11	148.00–155.00	$151.44	$659	+12.73
460–490	478	10	145.00–148.00	$146.82	$702	+7.37
525–545	534	8	140.00–144.00	$141.72	$757	+5.97
560–575	572	7	135.00–140.00	$138.15	$790	+6.13
615–635	620	6	130.00–139.00	$136.50	$846	+6.00
660	660	3	130.00	$130.00	$858	-0.70
765–790	782	3	120.00–122.00	$121.35	$949	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	331	8	150.00–155.00	$151.08	$500	—
355–380	363	3	147.00–150.00	$148.95	$541	+8.95
425–445	433	10	140.00–145.00	$142.35	$616	+11.38
465	465	3	140.00	$140.00	$651	+10.00
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	+5.25
795	795	3	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	12	216.00–228.00	$222.62	$741	—
355–380	369	15	212.00–222.00	$215.10	$794	—
405–430	417	11	198.00–208.00	$203.04	$847	+14.05
455–490	475	9	182.00–190.00	$187.77	$892	+6.43
505–545	528	22	156.00–164.00	$159.66	$843	+3.06
555–575	568	17	151.00–161.00	$155.58	$884	+4.97
615–640	621	15	148.00–154.00	$150.74	$936	+0.77
675–695	688	7	139.00–145.00	$141.12	$971	-0.71
725–730	729	4	138.00–143.00	$139.24	$1,015	+8.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	208.00	$208.00	$634	—
365–380	372	14	203.00–210.00	$206.46	$768	+24.39
420–435	428	8	186.00–196.00	$190.18	$814	+11.21
460–465	464	9	170.00–180.00	$173.78	$806	+9.01
515–545	524	12	148.00–156.00	$151.87	$796	+2.42
560–580	564	8	142.00–149.00	$145.63	$821	+8.91
605–635	615	6	140.00–145.00	$143.49	$882	+9.77
655–685	675	9	137.00–138.00	$137.32	$927	+8.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	206.00	$206.00	$680	—
355–360	358	5	190.00–193.00	$191.81	$687	+13.81
425–435	429	5	173.00–180.00	$177.16	$760	+3.09
480–485	483	4	166.00–168.00	$166.99	$807	+7.73
515–530	521	5	140.00–142.00	$140.81	$734	+0.56
610–635	623	4	130.00–134.00	$132.04	$823	—
785	785	2	125.00	$125.00	$981	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1430	1125	80-85%	46	76.00–82.00	$79.20	$891	-5.71
985–1335	1131	80-85%	20	90.00–95.00	$91.77	$1,038	+6.86
945–1400	1139	80-85%	80	83.00–89.00	$86.22	$982	+1.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1135	999	85-90%	14	57.00–62.00	$60.37	$603	-5.13
860–1240	1013	85-90%	25	63.00–69.00	$66.26	$671	-6.61
795–1150	1018	85-90%	19	70.00–75.00	$71.76	$731	-1.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1530	1364	75-80%	16	84.00–89.00	$86.49	$1,180	+5.02
1360–1375	1368	75-80%	4	92.00–96.00	$94.01	$1,286	+12.54
1290–1465	1379	75-80%	11	78.00–83.00	$80.42	$1,109	-1.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1665	1400	4	95.00–100.00	$97.87	$1,370	—
1715–2040	1845	5	102.00–106.00	$103.19	$1,904	—

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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	8	525.00–600.00	$562.50

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	875.00–1,150.00	$996.43
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,080.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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)	2	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–650.00	$566.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	500.00–650.00	$556.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	975.00–1,175.00	$1,096.43

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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	34	1,175.00–1,450.00	$1,326.47	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,475.00–1,750.00	$1,581.25	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	925.00–1,075.00	$1,016.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	825.00–950.00	$879.17	—

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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.