Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

1,587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.43/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 474 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.13/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 613 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.13/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,587	699	1,166
Feeder cattle	1,303	510	964
Slaughter cattle	223	133	164
Replacement cattle	61	56	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
315–325	321	5	205.00–210.00	$206.96	$664	—
365–390	376	9	200.00–210.00	$203.77	$766	+12.98
410	410	3	195.00	$195.00	$800	+6.34
505–545	512	18	184.00–185.00	$184.82	$946	+0.82
575–585	581	5	180.00–183.00	$181.40	$1,054	+2.66
601–645	613	34	176.00–180.00	$178.13	$1,092	+6.14
662	662	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,158	+9.00
710	710	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	205.00	$205.00	$605	—
410–445	428	6	185.00–190.00	$187.40	$802	+4.43
465–490	479	9	184.00–187.00	$185.42	$888	+4.64
515–540	528	4	176.00–180.00	$177.95	$940	-1.04
590	590	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,032	+2.73
625	625	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,069	+6.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	483	5	178.00–180.00	$179.18	$865	+3.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	171.00	$171.00	$573	+3.42
355–395	373	10	165.00–170.00	$167.46	$625	+1.46
410–440	421	22	161.00–165.00	$163.12	$687	-0.51
465–485	474	35	159.00–164.00	$161.43	$765	-0.57
510–545	524	24	155.00–161.00	$157.13	$823	-2.15
555–580	564	11	155.00–158.00	$156.19	$881	+1.51
639–645	642	7	150.00	$150.00	$963	-2.70
673–688	685	23	145.00–150.00	$148.93	$1,020	+1.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	9	162.00–166.00	$164.45	$541	+3.36
375–395	389	14	160.00–164.00	$161.99	$630	+1.10
410–435	416	19	155.00–160.00	$158.77	$660	-0.94
480–490	487	6	150.00–158.00	$156.02	$760	-0.99
505–545	524	16	150.00–155.00	$152.91	$801	-0.55
560–580	565	12	148.00–153.00	$150.25	$849	+2.47
635–640	637	5	138.00–140.00	$139.20	$887	—
655	655	2	135.00	$135.00	$884	-5.00
785	785	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,005	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	5	160.00	$160.00	$496	+2.81
360–395	378	4	153.00–156.00	$154.43	$584	—
415–425	423	4	145.00–150.00	$148.77	$629	-1.72
465–475	472	3	140.00–142.00	$141.34	$667	-8.66
515	515	3	140.00	$140.00	$721	-3.31
575	575	6	133.00	$133.00	$765	-7.00
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	10	188.00–192.00	$189.85	$608	+2.42
365–390	384	13	186.00–190.00	$188.96	$726	+3.06
415–445	423	11	178.00–182.00	$179.96	$761	-2.82
455–490	476	22	170.00–179.00	$175.30	$834	-1.28
520–545	532	9	164.00–169.00	$165.88	$882	+9.29
575–590	579	7	152.00–160.00	$157.70	$913	—
615–635	621	8	149.00–155.00	$150.37	$934	—
670–675	673	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$939	—
755–760	759	4	120.00–122.00	$121.50	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	5	180.00–184.00	$181.62	$576	-0.72
370–375	374	10	178.00–182.00	$179.39	$671	+1.39
425–445	435	10	172.00–177.00	$174.99	$761	+0.62
455–465	458	3	166.00–168.00	$166.68	$763	-1.43
540–545	541	4	156.00–158.00	$157.50	$852	—
555–580	568	4	150.00–152.00	$151.02	$858	-1.98
625–635	630	4	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$898	—
675	675	2	129.00	$129.00	$871	—
710–715	712	3	120.00–122.00	$121.33	$864	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	—
365–370	368	6	195.00–198.00	$196.51	$723	+5.29
410	410	2	190.00	$190.00	$779	-0.66
515–535	527	9	170.00–175.00	$171.30	$903	+5.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1510	1119	80-85%	31	68.00–74.00	$71.21	$797	-6.19
1070–1445	1193	80-85%	39	75.00–81.00	$78.13	$932	—
1020–1365	1244	80-85%	16	82.00–87.00	$83.80	$1,042	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1115	979	85-90%	19	59.00–64.00	$61.34	$601	-1.91
865–1095	979	85-90%	8	55.00–57.00	$55.72	$545	-7.53
920–1060	984	85-90%	7	65.00–70.00	$67.60	$665	+4.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1735	1439	75-80%	17	76.00–81.00	$78.34	$1,127	-4.40
1260–1680	1461	75-80%	12	83.00–88.00	$85.29	$1,246	+7.81
1500–1830	1665	75-80%	2	72.00–73.00	$72.45	$1,206	+0.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1730	1610	5	94.00–99.00	$96.10	$1,547	—
1420–1975	1678	6	100.00–105.00	$101.52	$1,704	+2.92
1375–2075	1701	6	85.00–90.00	$88.84	$1,511	—

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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	9	500.00–700.00	$575.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–750.00	$720.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–725.00	$712.50

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)	3	775.00–975.00	$891.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–950.00	$850.00

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)	2	550.00–575.00	$562.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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	4	700.00–775.00	$737.50	—

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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.