Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

1,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.00/cwt ≈ $1,343/hd at 781 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.15/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 525 lb · 53 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.50/cwt ≈ $1,104/hd at 667 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,231	1,331	1,104
Feeder cattle	1,020	906	941
Slaughter cattle	155	285	110
Replacement cattle	56	140	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	36	165.50	$165.50	$1,104	—
781 value added	781	63	172.00	$172.00	$1,343	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	192.00	$192.00	$662	-14.54
420–440	435	4	185.00–186.00	$185.76	$808	—
460–475	473	15	180.00–184.00	$182.14	$862	-9.38
510–525	518	8	169.00–171.00	$169.88	$880	+2.88
570–590	583	10	159.00–168.00	$163.31	$952	+1.02
620–625	622	7	154.00–158.00	$156.01	$970	+4.03
675–680	677	5	149.00–155.00	$151.41	$1,025	+2.41
715–720	717	3	145.00–148.00	$147.00	$1,054	—
770–785	778	2	139.00–142.00	$140.49	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	4	199.00–202.00	$200.23	$871	-5.80
485	485	1	200.00	$200.00	$970	-2.24
510–530	519	13	172.00–178.00	$176.20	$914	+5.21
560–595	579	10	169.00–172.00	$170.47	$987	+1.23
605–640	618	9	160.00–169.00	$165.18	$1,021	+6.41
670–675	672	7	158.00–164.00	$160.57	$1,079	+1.60
715–740	731	5	150.00–152.00	$151.41	$1,107	-1.56
850	850	2	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	482	3	174.00–175.00	$174.66	$842	+7.31
545	545	3	158.00	$158.00	$861	—
615–630	621	5	140.00–149.00	$145.35	$903	—
675–680	678	6	137.00–140.00	$139.00	$942	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	323	7	176.00–184.00	$179.10	$578	+8.69
375–380	378	6	166.00–174.00	$170.64	$645	+2.06
405–435	424	17	160.00–167.00	$162.52	$689	+1.76
455–490	474	25	156.00–166.00	$160.66	$762	+7.38
515–540	525	53	153.00–163.00	$156.15	$820	+5.54
555–595	585	21	150.00–157.00	$152.72	$893	+4.73
605–630	615	16	144.00–150.00	$147.53	$907	+3.36
655–680	666	18	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$932	+4.02
713–735	718	9	137.00–140.00	$139.32	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	314	7	168.00–174.00	$170.30	$535	+6.25
380–390	385	6	159.00–164.00	$162.84	$627	+5.81
405–440	418	8	150.00–158.00	$154.28	$645	+2.84
465–490	483	10	148.00–155.00	$151.31	$731	+4.49
505–540	522	9	145.00–150.00	$147.24	$769	+5.52
575–590	583	6	138.00–143.00	$140.47	$819	+2.32
615–640	628	6	135.00–139.00	$136.96	$860	+0.46
675–680	677	5	130.00–134.00	$131.61	$891	+1.61
710–720	717	3	128.00–130.00	$128.66	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	5	146.00–150.00	$148.39	$559	-0.56
415	415	4	145.00	$145.00	$602	+2.65
470	470	6	140.00	$140.00	$658	±0.00
510–515	513	2	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$705	+7.51
615–640	625	5	125.00–130.00	$127.95	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	5	198.00–200.00	$198.76	$761	-16.34
415–420	418	8	192.00–197.00	$194.38	$813	-8.66
460–470	466	8	183.00–188.00	$184.61	$860	-3.16
510–545	528	32	161.00–170.00	$165.70	$875	+6.04
555–595	573	23	157.00–167.00	$161.75	$927	+6.17
605–640	616	13	151.00–159.00	$154.52	$952	+3.78
655–690	673	4	146.00–150.00	$147.95	$996	+6.83
730–745	739	5	146.00–148.00	$146.79	$1,085	+7.55
755–795	771	5	137.00–146.00	$142.29	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	311	5	190.00–192.00	$190.82	$593	-17.18
355–365	361	5	190.00–194.00	$192.43	$695	-14.03
420–440	427	10	182.00–190.00	$183.42	$783	-6.76
470–490	482	19	173.00–182.00	$177.30	$855	+3.52
520–535	532	10	150.00–160.00	$155.42	$827	+3.55
570–590	586	11	150.00–156.00	$152.00	$891	+6.37
625–640	633	4	140.00–146.00	$143.04	$905	-0.45
705–740	713	10	127.00–136.00	$131.39	$937	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	5	180.00–185.00	$182.02	$577	-23.98
355–375	367	5	178.00–180.00	$179.23	$658	-12.58
405–445	425	6	170.00–176.00	$172.86	$735	-4.30
455–490	474	12	165.00–171.00	$168.97	$801	+1.98
525–545	534	7	140.00–143.00	$141.31	$755	+0.50
555–585	570	4	138.00–140.00	$139.03	$792	—
615–625	620	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$790	-4.56
675	675	3	120.00	$120.00	$810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1380	1113	80-85%	25	85.00–91.00	$89.05	$991	+9.85
890–1335	1127	80-85%	33	92.00–98.00	$95.60	$1,077	+16.40
1010–1370	1163	80-85%	22	101.00–107.00	$103.91	$1,208	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1045	893	85-90%	6	73.00–78.00	$76.22	$681	—
810–1205	958	85-90%	13	80.00–84.00	$82.63	$792	—
760–1145	961	85-90%	14	85.00–90.00	$87.76	$843	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1470	1364	75-80%	5	94.00–100.00	$97.36	$1,328	+10.87
1450–1480	1462	75-80%	5	87.00–93.00	$89.38	$1,307	—
1445–1525	1486	75-80%	4	103.00–107.00	$105.30	$1,565	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1645	1515	3	110.00–112.00	$111.08	$1,683	—
1665–1700	1683	2	114.00–115.00	$114.51	$1,927	—
1620–1735	1689	4	103.00–105.00	$103.49	$1,748	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–850.00	$768.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00

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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)	9	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,661.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–1,000.00	$885.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,166.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–875.00	$775.00

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)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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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	8	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,456.25	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,091.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–900.00	$833.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.