Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.47/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 613 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 661 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $139.19/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 533 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,471	1,159	1,065
Feeder cattle	1,127	850	925
Slaughter cattle	250	270	110
Replacement cattle	94	39	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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
465–470	468	7	170.00–171.00	$170.57	$798	—
515–540	529	11	162.00–168.00	$164.64	$871	—
555–575	566	14	158.00–165.00	$160.92	$911	-13.07
661 value added	661	17	158.00	$158.00	$1,044	—
790	790	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,035	-17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	180.00	$180.00	$693	-12.00
440	440	3	170.00	$170.00	$748	-17.32
475	475	3	163.00	$163.00	$774	-16.55
535–545	540	9	153.00–160.00	$158.23	$854	-11.19
615–645	630	6	150.00–153.00	$151.46	$954	-6.18
665	665	3	144.00	$144.00	$958	±0.00
745	745	1	131.00	$131.00	$976	-12.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	4	158.00–165.00	$161.48	$691	-16.52
475	475	3	155.00	$155.00	$736	-19.36
585	585	3	146.00	$146.00	$854	-15.33
615	615	2	143.00	$143.00	$879	-4.45
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	152.00	$152.00	$502	-10.54
420–435	426	11	148.00–152.00	$150.35	$640	-6.65
455–485	470	14	146.00–150.00	$148.36	$697	-3.31
515	515	1	144.00	$144.00	$742	-5.00
555–580	564	10	140.00–142.00	$140.80	$794	-7.22
609–635	613	27	137.00–140.00	$139.47	$855	—
705–715	708	4	128.00–132.00	$129.01	$913	-12.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	380	15	144.00–149.00	$146.21	$556	-12.65
405–425	416	8	142.00–147.00	$144.58	$601	-4.30
455–485	472	11	140.00–145.00	$142.33	$672	-5.37
505–540	518	14	136.00–142.00	$139.35	$722	-3.29
570–590	577	9	130.00–139.00	$135.34	$781	-5.20
640	640	2	133.00	$133.00	$851	-5.27
660–675	671	4	121.00–125.00	$121.98	$818	-13.19
725	725	2	120.00	$120.00	$870	-14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	332	5	143.00–145.00	$143.77	$477	-6.23
355–375	364	8	140.00–143.00	$141.65	$516	-7.35
415	415	4	135.00–140.00	$138.75	$576	—
490	490	3	138.00	$138.00	$676	-2.11
515	515	2	130.00	$130.00	$670	-8.51
615–645	625	3	120.00–124.00	$122.62	$766	-8.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	321	9	174.00–180.00	$177.06	$568	-13.00
385–395	389	6	170.00–174.00	$172.34	$670	-13.17
405–445	428	11	164.00–172.00	$167.97	$719	-12.40
465–480	473	6	158.00–164.00	$160.68	$760	-14.35
520–525	524	6	145.00–149.00	$146.67	$769	-8.44
555–590	573	10	137.00–140.00	$138.19	$792	-9.19
625–640	632	8	130.00–132.00	$130.63	$826	-10.66
665–680	673	6	125.00–128.00	$126.48	$851	-8.52
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	-7.73
795	795	3	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	164.00	$164.00	$615	-16.00
410–415	411	4	160.00–162.00	$160.50	$660	-9.50
475–490	481	7	152.00–155.00	$153.43	$738	-14.98
525–545	533	15	138.00–140.00	$139.19	$742	-10.16
560–585	574	7	130.00–135.00	$131.98	$758	-9.24
620	620	3	124.00	$124.00	$769	-12.33
675	675	2	121.00	$121.00	$817	—
715	715	2	115.00	$115.00	$822	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	329	8	184.00–189.00	$185.88	$612	-9.65
355–390	368	8	180.00–188.00	$183.24	$674	-9.02
415–440	432	3	174.00–175.00	$174.32	$753	-13.67
485	485	4	169.00–171.00	$169.50	$822	-12.21
515–535	530	4	155.00–157.00	$155.49	$824	-4.50
615–645	625	3	135.00–137.00	$136.31	$852	-11.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1375	1089	80-85%	35	72.00–77.00	$74.48	$811	—
915–1390	1124	80-85%	48	66.00–71.00	$68.48	$770	-23.56
1095–1470	1269	80-85%	16	78.00–82.00	$80.01	$1,015	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1195	942	85-90%	5	55.00–56.00	$55.15	$520	—
845–1165	963	85-90%	14	66.00–68.00	$67.04	$646	-18.99
710–1135	1026	85-90%	23	60.00–65.00	$61.97	$636	-10.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1720	1462	75-80%	11	64.00–70.00	$68.23	$998	—
1155–1665	1492	75-80%	14	72.00–77.00	$74.36	$1,109	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1765	1562	5	88.00–91.00	$89.73	$1,402	-16.08
1465–1865	1681	7	92.00–96.00	$94.59	$1,590	—

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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	3	650.00–725.00	$691.67

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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)	8	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,475.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,142.86
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–900.00	$865.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–900.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,275.00

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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	4	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,550.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,157.14	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–950.00	$925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.