Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

1,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.64/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 526 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.33/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 479 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $162.03/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,544	1,690	1,239
Feeder cattle	1,220	1,368	1,017
Slaughter cattle	230	205	154
Replacement cattle	94	117	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	436	10	184.00–188.00	$185.50	$809	—
465–475	470	9	180.00–185.00	$181.56	$853	-0.84
515–545	526	26	170.00–180.00	$174.64	$919	+4.07
555–565	560	10	166.00–172.00	$169.31	$948	+1.07
605–645	634	12	160.00–164.00	$161.52	$1,024	+1.52
725	725	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	4	184.00–186.00	$185.02	$598	-5.67
375–380	378	3	180.00–182.00	$181.34	$685	-4.99
435	435	6	182.00–183.00	$182.50	$794	—
480–490	486	6	175.00–177.00	$176.17	$856	+2.29
515–530	526	4	165.00–168.00	$167.27	$880	+4.00
570–585	576	9	160.00–165.00	$162.33	$935	+3.37
660–685	675	5	146.00–148.00	$147.22	$994	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	-9.00
430–445	438	4	170.00–176.00	$172.95	$758	-3.05
480	480	1	165.00	$165.00	$792	+0.50
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	-5.50
585	585	2	150.00	$150.00	$878	+0.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	5	172.00–178.00	$175.25	$577	+1.25
365–395	379	5	166.00–170.00	$167.96	$637	-6.61
405–425	416	8	160.00–166.00	$162.45	$676	-1.78
465–490	479	22	150.00–157.00	$153.33	$734	-2.48
505–545	524	17	149.00–155.00	$152.32	$798	+0.86
560–585	571	11	145.00–154.00	$149.93	$856	-0.43
615–635	623	5	144.00–147.00	$145.78	$908	—
695	695	1	138.00	$138.00	$959	-5.49
710–725	718	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	380	8	158.00–162.00	$159.99	$608	-1.31
405–445	424	15	150.00–158.00	$154.11	$653	+0.37
455–495	475	10	140.00–149.00	$144.05	$684	-5.30
515–540	530	15	139.00–147.00	$143.42	$760	+0.37
555–585	570	8	132.00–140.00	$137.19	$782	-0.20
655–680	672	5	129.00–133.00	$131.41	$883	—
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	+2.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	160.00	$160.00	$496	+0.51
355–365	358	3	148.00–150.00	$148.68	$532	-2.91
405–445	429	6	142.00–146.00	$144.81	$621	-1.19
475–485	480	7	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$636	-8.29
510–540	526	4	128.00–132.00	$130.54	$687	-5.47
605–615	610	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$790	—
740	740	1	119.00	$119.00	$881	-1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	14	180.00–186.00	$182.15	$597	-2.65
365–390	375	13	174.00–180.00	$178.10	$668	-5.31
425–435	431	8	166.00–173.00	$170.99	$737	-4.85
455–485	473	17	159.00–165.00	$162.03	$766	-2.16
510–525	515	9	146.00–154.00	$149.52	$770	-1.49
555–560	558	3	140.00–146.00	$141.99	$792	-6.59
605–630	618	2	134.00–135.00	$134.51	$831	—
710–715	713	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$863	+3.19
785–795	790	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$920	+1.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	378	12	182.00–188.00	$184.79	$699	—
405–430	420	10	177.00–183.00	$179.63	$754	—
465–480	475	3	168.00–170.00	$168.65	$801	-2.67
515–525	521	7	158.00–163.00	$160.12	$834	+3.13
555–570	560	5	150.00–155.00	$153.58	$860	—
615	615	1	142.00	$142.00	$873	—
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	321	7	174.00–178.00	$176.32	$566	-1.16
375–380	377	3	168.00–170.00	$168.67	$636	-5.35
430–445	439	7	162.00–165.00	$163.74	$719	-5.74
475	475	6	158.00	$158.00	$750	-2.00
515–545	533	5	140.00–142.00	$141.23	$753	-3.77
570	570	2	138.00	$138.00	$787	-2.00
615–625	620	4	127.00–130.00	$128.00	$794	-7.00
660	660	1	124.00	$124.00	$818	+4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1190	967	85-90%	38	50.00–54.00	$51.83	$501	-3.00
925–1050	967	85-90%	3	61.00–64.00	$62.09	$600	+7.26
880–1220	1077	85-90%	37	55.00–60.00	$57.76	$622	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1435	1109	80-85%	33	61.00–67.00	$64.31	$713	-10.17
775–1325	1163	80-85%	38	68.00–74.00	$70.88	$824	+1.31
1065–1280	1202	80-85%	5	75.00–80.00	$76.44	$919	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1465	1395	75-80%	8	72.00–75.00	$73.53	$1,026	—
1325–1580	1416	75-80%	13	66.00–71.00	$68.40	$969	+6.85
1290–1605	1524	75-80%	7	62.00–65.00	$63.51	$968	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1645	1431	5	96.00–99.00	$96.92	$1,387	—
1320–2010	1569	7	86.00–92.00	$88.52	$1,389	—
1295–1715	1570	4	80.00–84.00	$82.18	$1,290	—

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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	8	600.00–750.00	$662.50

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,150.00	$1,012.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–975.00	$841.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,137.50

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)	10	600.00–700.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–725.00	$708.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–850.00	$800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–900.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	700.00–875.00	$812.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,156.25	—

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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.