Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

1,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.88/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 532 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.04/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 635 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.49/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 578 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,315	926	1,214
Feeder cattle	1,033	734	876
Slaughter cattle	215	127	210
Replacement cattle	67	65	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 109 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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
325	325	1	205.00	$205.00	$666	—
435–440	438	2	195.00–196.00	$195.50	$856	-4.15
455	455	2	190.00	$190.00	$864	+1.65
505–525	518	9	175.00–182.00	$177.18	$918	-1.33
555–580	561	14	174.00–178.00	$175.64	$985	+0.02
607	607	9	168.00	$168.00	$1,020	-3.49
655–691	683	18	150.00–155.00	$153.46	$1,048	+3.46
720–725	724	4	145.00–148.00	$147.25	$1,066	—
755–775	768	4	146.00–148.00	$147.25	$1,131	—
788 value added	788	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	435	3	188.00–190.00	$189.32	$824	-0.68
465–495	482	8	176.00–180.00	$178.25	$859	-2.43
520–540	530	4	170.00–173.00	$171.53	$909	—
560–580	576	10	164.00–171.00	$169.82	$978	—
615	615	4	160.00	$160.00	$984	-0.59
655–675	665	7	140.00–149.00	$146.10	$972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	±0.00
465–490	478	2	170.00–172.00	$170.97	$817	-1.06
505–525	520	4	160.00–162.00	$160.49	$835	+4.49
580–595	588	4	158.00–160.00	$158.99	$935	+3.99
605–640	621	6	156.00–158.00	$157.32	$977	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	311	4	177.00–184.00	$179.26	$557	+14.59
380	380	1	164.00	$164.00	$623	-0.71
465–495	485	19	156.00–166.00	$159.30	$773	+5.42
510–545	532	29	153.00–163.00	$157.88	$840	+6.45
555–595	578	23	152.00–162.00	$156.49	$905	+5.77
605–648	635	29	149.00–157.00	$155.04	$985	+8.07
660–690	681	8	145.00–153.00	$149.65	$1,019	+10.16
715–720	716	5	139.00–144.00	$140.60	$1,007	+4.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	366	15	157.00–162.00	$159.30	$583	+0.82
415–440	430	12	154.00–159.00	$156.71	$674	+5.40
465–490	481	10	150.00–155.00	$151.99	$731	+3.96
525–530	526	7	147.00–150.00	$148.57	$781	+3.58
555–590	564	8	146.00–150.00	$148.58	$838	+6.59
605–625	620	8	140.00–146.00	$141.00	$874	+2.99
665–680	673	7	135.00–141.00	$138.16	$930	—
735–745	740	4	131.00–135.00	$133.01	$984	+2.01
790–795	792	7	130.00–131.00	$130.43	$1,033	+10.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	160.00	$160.00	$552	+4.00
415–420	417	5	150.00–152.00	$151.19	$630	+8.34
470–475	473	4	142.00–146.00	$143.99	$681	+3.99
525	525	2	140.00	$140.00	$735	+0.41
555–580	568	4	136.00–140.00	$137.96	$784	—
690	690	2	131.00	$131.00	$904	+4.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	208.00	$208.00	$582	—
330–340	335	4	200.00–205.00	$202.25	$678	+0.58
370–380	375	3	199.00–203.00	$200.67	$753	+2.40
430–445	438	8	180.00–186.00	$183.27	$803	-0.56
455–495	472	10	178.00–181.00	$179.29	$846	+6.93
520–545	531	8	160.00–165.00	$162.21	$861	+5.33
560–585	568	6	147.00–155.00	$151.63	$861	-0.32
610–625	619	13	142.00–149.00	$146.55	$907	-3.77
660–690	675	4	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$952	—
705–740	731	4	138.00–139.00	$138.76	$1,014	-0.71
755	755	2	130.00	$130.00	$982	-1.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	210.00–212.00	$210.65	$584	—
305–345	328	5	208.00–214.00	$209.96	$689	-1.78
415–440	424	6	188.00–191.00	$190.02	$806	-2.19
465–475	470	4	186.00–188.00	$187.01	$879	-1.25
515–525	522	9	166.00–170.00	$167.55	$875	+0.03
555–570	563	4	159.00–160.00	$159.49	$898	-1.65
605–620	613	2	152.00–153.00	$152.49	$935	-2.17
660	660	3	146.00	$146.00	$964	-2.98
720–725	722	3	140.00–141.00	$140.67	$1,016	-0.98
785	785	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	198.00	$198.00	$683	—
370–390	377	3	188.00–194.00	$191.93	$724	+3.04
425	425	3	176.00	$176.00	$748	+4.37
480–495	488	5	166.00–170.00	$168.79	$824	+1.29
520–535	525	3	150.00–152.00	$151.32	$794	+1.32
555	555	2	145.00	$145.00	$805	±0.00
615	615	3	140.00	$140.00	$861	±0.00
715	715	3	132.00	$132.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1310	1080	80-85%	39	83.00–88.00	$85.89	$928	+5.38
920–1385	1108	80-85%	21	96.00–102.00	$97.98	$1,086	—
995–1335	1146	80-85%	49	89.00–95.00	$91.19	$1,045	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1120	945	85-90%	17	68.00–73.00	$70.71	$668	+0.92
1005	1005	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$663	—
830–1185	1035	85-90%	26	75.00–80.00	$77.83	$806	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1430	1353	75-80%	4	94.00–97.00	$96.00	$1,299	—
1390–1470	1424	75-80%	9	87.00–91.00	$89.12	$1,269	—
1485–1605	1552	75-80%	5	83.00–85.00	$84.21	$1,307	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1575	1513	2	106.00–110.00	$108.08	$1,635	—
1275–2105	1713	5	100.00–105.00	$101.56	$1,740	—

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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	700.00–875.00	$768.75

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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)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,165.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,285.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–975.00	$941.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–875.00	$805.00

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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	6	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,130.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–950.00	$937.50	—

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	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.