Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

1,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.46/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 577 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.30/cwt -6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 471 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.49/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 528 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,533	1,231
Feeder cattle	1,118	1,020
Slaughter cattle	340	155
Replacement cattle	75	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, boning cows sold up to 100 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. 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
420	420	2	190.00	$190.00	$798	+4.24
480–485	484	10	175.00–180.00	$177.09	$857	-5.05
520–540	532	7	165.00–170.00	$167.44	$891	-2.44
575–590	584	8	160.00–167.00	$164.10	$958	+0.79
615–630	623	8	154.00–160.00	$157.22	$979	+1.21
655–697	683	17	148.00–149.00	$148.24	$1,012	-3.17
715–725	719	8	140.00–148.00	$144.11	$1,036	-2.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	203.00–205.00	$204.33	$668	—
380–390	385	6	206.00–208.00	$206.99	$797	—
410–425	420	3	194.00–200.00	$195.95	$823	-4.28
515–545	528	9	168.00–174.00	$170.95	$903	-5.25
569–586	580	19	168.00–170.00	$168.97	$980	-1.50
605–630	620	5	162.00–168.00	$166.24	$1,031	+1.06
689	689	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,034	-10.57
720	720	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,080	-1.41
760–795	774	5	146.00–152.00	$149.53	$1,157	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	180.00	$180.00	$765	—
465–495	477	5	170.00–172.00	$170.83	$815	-3.83
515–520	517	5	160.00–162.00	$160.80	$831	+2.80
595	595	3	158.00	$158.00	$940	—
625–645	632	7	148.00–152.00	$149.99	$948	+4.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	3	168.00–170.00	$168.65	$476	—
380–395	386	7	165.00–168.00	$166.55	$643	-4.09
410–440	418	23	154.00–159.00	$155.87	$652	-6.65
460–490	471	32	151.00–156.00	$154.30	$727	-6.36
505–540	528	25	149.00–155.00	$150.49	$795	-5.66
555–590	577	37	147.00–156.00	$149.46	$862	-3.26
610–635	620	10	142.00–147.00	$144.70	$897	-2.83
675–690	678	14	138.00–140.50	$139.93	$949	-0.07
705–730	719	8	134.00–140.00	$137.75	$990	-1.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	322	5	162.00–164.00	$163.23	$526	-7.07
380–390	383	8	160.00–163.00	$161.25	$618	-1.59
415–445	419	16	145.00–150.00	$148.59	$623	-5.69
470–480	472	16	144.00–150.00	$148.93	$703	-2.38
515–530	523	14	140.00–148.00	$144.71	$757	-2.53
555–590	572	12	138.00–146.00	$142.22	$813	+1.75
625–635	630	10	135.00–140.00	$138.81	$875	+1.85
655–660	658	4	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$885	+2.89
730–745	739	5	130.00–131.00	$130.40	$964	+1.74
790	790	2	125.00	$125.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	7	158.00–160.00	$159.13	$528	—
355–380	367	8	150.00–153.00	$151.29	$555	+2.90
435	435	8	140.00	$140.00	$609	-5.00
480	480	3	138.00	$138.00	$662	-2.00
590	590	2	130.00	$130.00	$767	—
605–630	615	5	128.00–130.00	$129.18	$794	+1.23
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	6	200.00–205.00	$201.53	$669	+10.71
365	365	3	198.00	$198.00	$723	+5.57
415–425	420	14	178.00–184.00	$180.15	$757	-3.27
455–490	469	19	172.00–178.00	$175.31	$822	-1.99
520–545	534	8	156.00–159.00	$157.88	$843	+2.46
575–595	587	12	149.00–155.00	$151.98	$892	-0.02
605–640	623	17	145.00–152.00	$149.47	$931	+6.43
660–680	670	4	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$945	—
710–730	718	7	135.00–140.00	$138.12	$992	+6.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	212.00	$212.00	$827	+13.24
425–430	428	6	188.00–192.00	$189.99	$813	-4.39
460–465	462	5	180.00–188.00	$184.78	$854	+0.17
515–540	527	9	162.00–166.00	$164.04	$864	-1.66
555–595	570	19	157.00–166.00	$160.99	$918	-0.76
610–630	621	10	153.00–162.00	$156.04	$969	+1.52
655–695	678	9	145.00–150.00	$147.24	$998	-0.71
705–715	710	4	145.00–148.00	$146.51	$1,040	-0.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	311	7	190.00–193.00	$191.26	$595	+9.24
355–390	371	8	182.00–186.00	$184.30	$684	+5.07
405–435	424	10	172.00–177.00	$174.73	$741	+1.87
455–480	461	13	166.00–170.00	$169.04	$779	+0.07
505–520	513	4	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$756	+6.15
560–590	571	10	140.00–145.00	$141.93	$810	+2.90
615–620	617	5	135.00–142.00	$137.81	$850	+10.33
705–720	713	4	122.00–129.00	$125.54	$895	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1550	1088	80-85%	54	76.00–82.00	$79.56	$866	—
940–1335	1162	80-85%	33	83.00–89.00	$85.45	$993	-18.46
955–1435	1226	80-85%	24	90.00–96.00	$92.12	$1,129	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1015	948	85-90%	16	60.00–63.00	$61.11	$579	—
805–1280	966	85-90%	28	65.00–69.00	$67.18	$649	-20.58
740–1160	971	85-90%	33	70.00–75.00	$72.08	$700	-15.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1480	1401	75-80%	11	90.00–95.00	$92.47	$1,296	—
1225–1525	1414	75-80%	17	78.00–82.00	$80.05	$1,132	—
1435–1620	1532	75-80%	13	83.00–88.00	$85.10	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1780	1628	9	100.00–106.00	$102.62	$1,671	—
1450–1860	1689	9	95.00–98.00	$97.37	$1,645	-6.12
1395–1980	1784	4	111.00–115.00	$112.55	$2,008	—

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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	4	600.00–800.00	$706.25

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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)	3	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,333.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,325.00	$1,192.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	975.00–1,200.00	$1,055.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00–1,025.00	$895.83

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	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–875.00	$816.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–900.00	$891.67
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$887.50

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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	6	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,383.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,133.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.