Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

1,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $173.88/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 479 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.74/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 430 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.57/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,690	1,322	1,459
Feeder cattle	1,368	1,058	1,219
Slaughter cattle	205	195	160
Replacement cattle	117	69	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	6	190.00–192.00	$190.69	$633	—
375–395	383	7	184.00–190.00	$186.33	$714	—
465–490	479	22	170.00–178.00	$173.88	$833	+2.52
505–545	526	18	160.00–168.00	$163.27	$859	-0.92
565–580	573	16	155.00–162.00	$158.96	$911	-4.37
605–640	624	7	153.00–158.00	$156.25	$975	-1.77
720–740	726	4	139.00–141.00	$139.99	$1,016	-10.40
755–765	762	3	135.00–140.00	$138.35	$1,054	-7.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	379	5	200.00–202.00	$200.81	$761	—
465	465	5	180.00–186.00	$182.40	$848	—
515–545	524	18	167.00–175.00	$170.57	$894	-0.63
555–570	563	12	165.00–172.00	$168.24	$947	+1.45
635	635	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,016	-6.67
655	655	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,035	-6.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	184.00	$184.00	$589	—
445	445	3	176.00	$176.00	$783	+6.00
465	465	4	164.00–165.00	$164.50	$765	—
530–535	533	6	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$829	-4.50
575–590	583	4	149.00–150.00	$149.51	$872	-2.49
680–690	685	5	139.00–141.00	$139.99	$959	—
715–740	728	2	130.00–137.00	$133.44	$971	-6.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	9	165.00–170.00	$168.37	$547	+2.37
375–395	389	15	160.00–165.00	$161.30	$627	+1.30
410–445	430	19	150.00–158.00	$153.74	$661	-0.07
465–495	480	16	144.00–152.00	$149.35	$717	+2.64
515–545	529	15	140.00–146.00	$143.05	$757	+0.07
565–585	576	8	135.00–140.00	$137.39	$791	-1.27
605–645	619	9	133.00–141.00	$134.88	$835	+6.20
715–725	719	8	125.00–129.00	$128.12	$921	+4.56
755–785	772	7	120.00–125.00	$122.10	$943	+5.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	174.00	$174.00	$548	—
365–385	378	9	170.00–178.00	$174.57	$660	+6.44
405–425	413	10	160.00–168.00	$164.23	$678	-0.24
460–475	469	10	154.00–158.00	$155.81	$731	+0.22
505–540	524	13	148.00–155.00	$151.46	$794	+2.07
560–580	573	8	143.00–155.00	$150.36	$862	+3.36
670–675	673	4	142.00–145.00	$143.49	$966	+5.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	331	4	158.00–160.00	$159.49	$528	+7.49
380–385	383	5	150.00–154.00	$151.59	$581	+3.52
435	435	3	146.00	$146.00	$635	+3.54
470–480	476	8	140.00–142.00	$140.74	$670	+1.00
510–520	515	2	135.00–137.00	$136.01	$700	+0.53
580–590	585	4	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$766	+1.97
675	675	1	124.00	$124.00	$837	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	5	182.00–188.00	$184.80	$602	+12.04
365–395	375	7	180.00–185.00	$183.41	$688	+17.41
405–440	422	12	172.00–180.00	$175.84	$742	+11.82
470–480	474	5	163.00–165.00	$164.19	$778	+6.43
515–525	520	4	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$785	+0.84
565–570	566	7	148.00–150.00	$148.58	$841	+3.89
705–735	718	7	115.00–120.00	$117.81	$846	-3.19
770	770	1	115.00	$115.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	6	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$556	—
365–380	373	4	173.00–175.00	$174.02	$649	—
425–445	428	6	167.00–170.00	$169.48	$725	+11.14
475	475	3	160.00	$160.00	$760	+10.21
545	545	2	145.00	$145.00	$790	+3.29
565	565	3	140.00	$140.00	$791	+2.51
620	620	3	135.00	$135.00	$837	+13.75
655	655	3	120.00	$120.00	$786	±0.00
705–715	710	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$785	+0.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	468	3	170.00–172.00	$171.32	$802	+7.00
510–545	527	6	154.00–159.00	$156.99	$827	-2.51
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1265	1130	80-85%	13	73.00–76.00	$74.48	$842	+6.18
925–1430	1150	80-85%	37	60.00–65.00	$62.44	$718	—
970–1455	1174	80-85%	31	66.00–72.00	$69.57	$817	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1125	988	85-90%	20	53.00–57.00	$54.83	$542	+3.21
755–1175	1011	85-90%	20	49.00–52.00	$51.03	$516	-6.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1325	1318	75-80%	3	74.00–77.00	$74.99	$988	—
1320–1520	1437	75-80%	6	60.00–64.00	$61.55	$884	-10.18
1385–1745	1579	75-80%	12	66.00–72.00	$68.86	$1,087	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1795	1512	3	81.00–85.00	$83.08	$1,256	—
1255–2115	1706	9	85.00–90.00	$87.63	$1,495	—
1860	1860	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,730	—

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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	13	725.00–875.00	$794.23

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,218.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	850.00–1,050.00	$926.32
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–1,000.00	$875.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,683.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,364.29

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)	6	650.00–750.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–825.00	$818.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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	12	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,566.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,138.89	—

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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.