Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.50/cwt ≈ $1,092/hd at 573 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.42/cwt ≈ $976/hd at 572 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $205.13/cwt +9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 487 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,219	738
Feeder cattle	863	506
Slaughter cattle	245	166
Replacement cattle	111	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
360–380	370	4	212.00–220.00	$214.54	$794	+15.89
415–435	425	11	200.00–206.00	$202.36	$860	+4.36
465–495	487	33	198.00–206.50	$205.13	$999	+9.67
505–525	519	10	190.00–198.00	$192.80	$1,001	+2.40
555–585	569	10	189.00–196.00	$192.77	$1,097	+1.18
710–715	713	4	167.00–171.00	$169.01	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	48	190.50	$190.50	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	4	198.00–208.00	$203.03	$747	+13.03
405–440	430	7	193.00–196.00	$194.58	$837	+2.31
455–475	463	5	190.00–193.00	$191.23	$885	+1.23
515	515	2	189.00	$189.00	$973	+6.51
580	580	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	+16.69
370	370	2	195.00	$195.00	$722	+12.99
415	415	4	190.00	$190.00	$788	+14.00
475–485	480	4	186.00–189.00	$187.52	$900	—
525–540	530	3	180.00–182.00	$181.32	$961	+11.32
595	595	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	186.00	$186.00	$632	—
360–385	373	10	180.00–188.00	$182.06	$679	—
415–440	425	19	176.00–182.00	$178.85	$760	+9.06
455–495	472	12	172.00–177.00	$174.85	$825	+8.07
505–525	517	19	164.00–174.00	$168.68	$872	+7.19
560 value added	560	11	175.00	$175.00	$980	—
555–584	577	30	160.00–171.00	$168.74	$974	—
610–630	623	3	150.00–160.00	$153.26	$955	+1.21
665–680	671	5	150.00–158.00	$154.76	$1,038	+4.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
330–335	333	4	176.00–180.00	$177.98	$593	+9.98
380–390	386	7	176.00–178.00	$177.16	$684	+10.73
435–440	438	5	170.00–173.00	$171.81	$753	+7.88
475–485	480	6	163.00–168.00	$165.47	$794	+4.79
515	515	4	160.00	$160.00	$824	+5.20
575	575	3	155.00	$155.00	$891	+4.83
625	625	3	149.00	$149.00	$931	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	4	170.00	$170.00	$654	+9.97
405–410	408	4	157.00–160.00	$158.51	$647	+4.64
495	495	3	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
565	565	3	150.00	$150.00	$848	+5.43
625	625	3	136.00	$136.00	$850	-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
225	225	2	203.00	$203.00	$457	—
265	265	4	200.00	$200.00	$530	—
335–340	338	6	196.00–200.00	$197.99	$669	+5.02
365–385	373	18	190.00–199.00	$194.02	$724	+4.02
425–445	429	5	190.00–192.00	$191.59	$822	+5.89
465–480	476	6	180.00–186.00	$184.69	$879	+6.53
540	540	3	175.00	$175.00	$945	+15.00
580	580	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,003	+18.25
620–640	628	6	150.00–160.00	$155.66	$978	—
660–690	675	3	144.00–149.00	$146.36	$988	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	210.00	$210.00	$693	+7.18
355–385	370	11	200.00–205.00	$202.77	$750	+2.77
415–435	427	10	196.00–200.00	$197.53	$843	+6.61
455	455	4	188.00–195.00	$191.50	$871	+3.75
505–535	525	10	184.00–190.00	$185.99	$976	+9.83
575–595	585	4	182.00–184.00	$182.98	$1,070	+20.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	190.00	$190.00	$598	—
395	395	3	189.00	$189.00	$747	+9.00
430	430	2	180.00	$180.00	$774	—
480	480	2	176.00	$176.00	$845	—
535	535	2	168.00	$168.00	$899	+10.00
580	580	6	160.00–162.00	$160.67	$932	—
635	635	2	152.00	$152.00	$965	—
730	730	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,051	+12.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1270	1015	80-85%	34	80.00–85.00	$82.62	$839	+3.30
955–1210	1080	80-85%	44	86.00–92.00	$89.21	$963	—
985–1285	1178	80-85%	38	93.00–98.00	$94.93	$1,118	+2.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1030	909	85-90%	15	75.00–80.00	$75.94	$690	—
780–1020	931	85-90%	9	63.00–68.00	$66.34	$618	—
755–1145	945	85-90%	28	69.00–74.00	$71.47	$675	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,392	+14.00
1405–1475	1428	75-80%	3	88.00–89.00	$88.34	$1,261	+4.34
1355–1575	1433	75-80%	11	90.00–95.00	$93.44	$1,339	+9.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1730	1446	4	92.00–95.00	$93.86	$1,357	—
1275–1640	1458	2	108.00–110.00	$109.13	$1,591	—
1475–1845	1635	5	98.00–104.00	$101.62	$1,661	-1.81

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,431.82

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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)	6	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,191.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–750.00	$706.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	825.00–1,000.00	$915.91

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)	12	600.00–725.00	$666.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,000.00	$966.67

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,189.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	800.00–950.00	$875.00	—

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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.