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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.81/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $183.84/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 475 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.16/cwt ≈ $662/hd at 378 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 656 995 1,069
Feeder cattle 486 791 870
Slaughter cattle 126 110 133
Replacement cattle 44 94 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 204.00 $204.00 $663 —
375 375 2 202.00 $202.00 $758 -3.70
410–435 421 9 196.00–205.00 $199.73 $841 +3.75
475–480 476 4 190.00–191.00 $190.25 $906 -1.11
520–525 522 7 185.00–188.00 $186.14 $972 -3.86
560–570 565 4 180.00–184.00 $182.02 $1,028 -1.58
605–640 623 4 175.00–176.00 $175.51 $1,093 +0.51
675 675 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 +0.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 190.00 $190.00 $817 -0.41
475–490 483 4 180.00–184.00 $181.97 $879 -1.40
505–540 525 11 178.00–184.00 $181.42 $952 +2.09
555–565 560 4 177.00–178.00 $177.50 $994 +0.86
630–645 635 5 166.00–171.00 $169.58 $1,077 +2.00
685 685 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 170.00 $170.00 $867 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 176.00 $176.00 $466 —
345 345 7 174.00–176.00 $174.57 $602 -1.89
365–390 378 15 170.00–180.00 $175.16 $662 —
405–445 421 19 169.00–178.00 $171.81 $723 +3.70
465–495 479 15 166.00–174.00 $169.03 $810 +5.52
505–520 511 10 160.00–166.00 $161.92 $827 +3.72
555–590 572 6 159.00–163.00 $161.51 $924 +7.64
630–645 640 3 148.00–150.00 $149.34 $956 +0.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 172.00 $172.00 $482 —
320–340 330 4 168.00–172.00 $170.06 $561 —
390–395 393 4 165.00–168.00 $166.51 $654 -1.41
405–445 423 8 160.00–165.00 $163.08 $690 +2.11
465 465 4 159.00–161.00 $160.00 $744 +5.66
525–545 531 7 150.00–155.00 $151.47 $804 —
555 555 3 150.00 $150.00 $832 +1.23
605–635 622 6 140.00–146.00 $142.77 $888 -2.77
705–715 712 3 132.00–135.00 $134.01 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
325–340 333 6 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $536 -8.57
440 440 2 155.00 $155.00 $682 +5.00
485 485 2 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
515 515 2 146.00 $146.00 $752 +14.00
595 595 2 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
640 640 2 138.00 $138.00 $883 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 11 200.00–208.00 $204.01 $665 -0.62
355–395 385 12 191.00–204.00 $198.09 $763 +5.33
405–445 430 10 188.00–198.00 $191.29 $823 +5.29
465–495 475 15 181.00–189.00 $183.84 $873 +3.41
505–540 521 10 174.00–180.00 $177.56 $925 +6.37
555–585 578 4 164.00–171.00 $165.68 $958 +1.26
605–625 614 8 156.00–165.00 $160.25 $984 +5.09
655–670 661 4 149.00–152.00 $151.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 283 4 190.00–200.00 $195.53 $553 —
325 325 4 194.00–198.00 $196.00 $637 -1.19
365–390 376 7 188.00–192.00 $190.53 $716 —
435 435 3 180.00 $180.00 $783 +2.54
465–490 478 9 175.00–180.00 $178.07 $851 —
510–525 518 4 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $867 +14.06
585–595 592 5 157.00–162.00 $160.00 $947 —
615–620 618 4 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $943 —
675–685 682 3 138.00–140.00 $139.34 $950 +4.34
705–745 731 7 132.00–138.00 $134.10 $980 —
785 785 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 180.00 $180.00 $675 +7.89
435 435 2 170.00 $170.00 $740 +13.07
475 475 3 165.00 $165.00 $784 —
520–540 530 2 155.00–160.00 $157.45 $834 —
570–575 573 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $845 —
615 615 2 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
785 785 2 120.00 $120.00 $942 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1235 1098 80-85% 8 74.00–77.00 $75.51 $829 —
1060–1425 1226 80-85% 17 78.00–83.00 $81.68 $1,001 —
1250–1280 1268 80-85% 6 84.00–89.00 $87.66 $1,112 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1565 1406 75-80% 10 78.00–83.00 $80.78 $1,136 —
1280–1495 1437 75-80% 6 84.00–87.00 $84.79 $1,218 —
1425–1465 1446 75-80% 4 74.00–76.00 $74.74 $1,081 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1065 902 85-90% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.79 $521 —
790–1120 1029 85-90% 12 61.00–65.00 $63.27 $651 +2.04
1015–1080 1049 85-90% 4 66.00–70.00 $67.48 $708 +6.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1920 1538 4 85.00–90.00 $87.66 $1,348 +1.42
1175–2170 1619 13 93.00–98.00 $95.36 $1,544 +4.02
1365–1845 1660 5 100.00–104.00 $101.23 $1,680 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–1,000.00 $837.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,115.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–900.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–825.00 $737.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–700.00 $662.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,100.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.