Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.65/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 530 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.63/cwt -20.51 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 424 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.74/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 586 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	699	1,420	708
Feeder cattle	510	1,015	539
Slaughter cattle	133	277	120
Replacement cattle	56	128	49

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	381	5	190.00–192.00	$190.79	$727	—
425–430	428	3	188.00–190.00	$188.66	$807	-11.34
475–495	483	9	185.00–191.00	$188.21	$909	+2.55
505	505	1	184.00	$184.00	$929	+5.20
513 value added	513	13	195.00	$195.00	$1,000	—
565–598	586	19	177.00–180.00	$178.74	$1,047	+8.74
605–625	615	11	170.00–174.00	$171.99	$1,058	+2.60
680	680	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,129	+6.00
710	710	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,157	—
790	790	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,264	+5.00
925	925	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	190.00	$190.00	$646	—
415–425	419	5	180.00–185.00	$182.97	$767	-11.69
465–475	469	5	179.00–182.00	$180.78	$848	-0.55
515–525	520	6	177.00–181.00	$178.99	$931	+6.18
565–580	571	7	170.00–174.00	$172.27	$984	—
625–645	634	6	160.00–168.00	$164.80	$1,045	—
675–695	690	4	160.00–163.00	$160.73	$1,109	+10.73
785	785	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	413	5	176.00–179.00	$177.77	$734	—
465	465	5	176.00	$176.00	$818	+6.00
525	525	3	170.00	$170.00	$892	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	5	166.00–170.00	$167.58	$533	-20.19
365	365	2	166.00	$166.00	$606	-22.56
415–435	424	19	162.00–168.00	$163.63	$694	-20.51
474–490	479	14	160.00–166.00	$162.00	$776	-11.32
515–540	529	13	157.00–162.00	$159.28	$843	+4.79
531 value added	531	17	167.00	$167.00	$887	—
555–590	578	3	154.00–155.00	$154.68	$894	+2.68
605–630	613	6	150.00–156.00	$152.70	$936	—
655–670	663	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	5	166.00–168.00	$167.20	$477	—
310–325	317	13	158.00–164.00	$161.09	$511	—
355–375	363	9	158.00–164.00	$160.89	$584	-20.57
415–440	430	13	158.00–161.00	$159.71	$687	-12.21
465–485	477	12	154.00–159.00	$157.01	$749	-0.84
510–535	523	5	150.00–156.00	$153.46	$803	+2.56
560–595	575	5	145.00–150.00	$147.78	$850	+3.97
690	690	2	140.00	$140.00	$966	+9.25
785	785	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	5	156.00–158.00	$157.19	$533	—
415–435	425	2	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$640	-15.51
470	470	8	150.00	$150.00	$705	-1.13
505–515	508	3	140.00–145.00	$143.31	$728	-3.19
595	595	2	140.00	$140.00	$833	+1.17
615	615	4	130.00	$130.00	$800	+2.95
795	795	4	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	10	192.00–198.00	$194.46	$636	-31.56
355–395	368	17	189.00–194.00	$191.22	$704	-25.37
415–425	417	17	188.00–194.00	$190.66	$795	-18.10
465–480	473	8	183.00–186.00	$184.64	$873	-5.66
515–540	533	7	161.00–169.00	$165.86	$884	-7.98
605	605	2	159.00	$159.00	$962	-2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	190.00	$190.00	$560	—
325–345	335	6	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$628	-25.53
370–375	374	10	184.00–188.00	$185.90	$695	-19.08
435–440	438	5	180.00–187.00	$182.78	$801	-17.22
475–485	481	7	175.00–178.00	$176.58	$849	-2.52
505–535	523	12	150.00–160.00	$156.59	$819	-10.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	5	180.00–184.00	$182.34	$607	-13.69
360	360	3	178.00	$178.00	$641	-13.62
415–425	421	5	172.00–178.00	$174.37	$734	-5.64
465–470	467	8	165.00–170.00	$168.11	$785	-2.24
570	570	2	153.00	$153.00	$872	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1350	1073	80-85%	24	69.00–74.00	$71.16	$764	+4.94
920–1470	1127	80-85%	19	75.00–81.00	$77.40	$872	-2.60
1195–1425	1296	80-85%	8	83.00–87.00	$85.72	$1,111	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1020	914	85-90%	7	55.00–59.00	$56.87	$520	—
855–985	936	85-90%	7	67.00–70.00	$68.27	$639	—
820–1135	989	85-90%	21	61.00–65.00	$63.25	$626	+3.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1465	1439	75-80%	4	81.00–84.00	$82.74	$1,191	+13.11
1230–1570	1462	75-80%	13	75.00–80.00	$77.48	$1,133	—
1475–1840	1658	75-80%	2	71.00–74.00	$72.33	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–1705	1660	3	87.00–89.00	$87.99	$1,461	+2.11
1575–1810	1693	2	97.00–100.00	$98.60	$1,669	+12.72
1870–2450	2193	3	91.00–95.00	$92.75	$2,034	—

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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	10	575.00–700.00	$617.50

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Bred Cows

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)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	675.00–800.00	$725.00

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)	4	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,062.50

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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	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,408.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–975.00	$933.33	—

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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.