Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $234.81/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 527 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.24/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 477 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.03/cwt +8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 374 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	945	932	917
Feeder cattle	617	672	634
Slaughter cattle	158	145	170
Replacement cattle	170	115	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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
440–445	444	8	242.00–243.00	$242.88	$1,078	-4.87
465	465	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	-7.98
505–541	527	32	230.00–238.00	$234.81	$1,237	+4.81
570–580	575	2	216.00–220.00	$218.02	$1,254	—
720–725	723	4	182.00–185.00	$183.49	$1,327	—
765–795	780	2	175.00–180.00	$177.45	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,116	-5.00
520–545	529	9	210.00–220.00	$215.40	$1,139	-10.27
560–590	570	4	211.00–215.00	$213.03	$1,214	+3.03
625	625	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,325	—
740	740	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	—
790	790	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,003	-2.00
480–495	488	4	215.00–220.00	$217.54	$1,062	-10.46
515	515	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,082	-7.00
590	590	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,180	-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
315–335	323	8	228.00–234.00	$230.98	$746	+11.44
365–375	367	6	227.00–232.00	$230.15	$845	+11.84
415–445	429	12	210.00–216.00	$213.30	$915	+2.65
465–490	477	27	208.00–218.00	$215.24	$1,027	+8.88
515–545	531	9	200.00–209.00	$203.93	$1,083	+8.17
555–575	568	3	190.00–200.00	$193.26	$1,098	+8.26
615–640	628	8	183.00–190.00	$186.20	$1,169	—
675–695	685	2	180.00–181.00	$180.51	$1,236	—
711–730	722	14	173.00–180.00	$175.95	$1,270	—
813	813	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	330	5	218.00–226.00	$222.95	$736	+8.13
355–395	374	19	214.00–224.00	$219.03	$819	+8.06
415–435	422	3	205.00–209.00	$206.38	$871	+2.05
485–495	491	5	200.00–206.00	$203.63	$1,000	+8.93
520	520	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,019	+14.46
565–585	573	4	178.00–183.00	$181.49	$1,040	+1.83
765	765	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	216.00–220.00	$217.36	$626	—
320–345	333	4	214.00–216.00	$215.04	$716	+9.04
415	415	3	200.00	$200.00	$830	+10.00
560	560	1	171.00	$171.00	$958	+1.00
715–720	718	2	160.00–163.00	$161.51	$1,160	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	331	6	239.00–240.00	$239.84	$794	+7.90
360–380	374	10	236.00–240.00	$238.39	$892	+7.23
405–445	419	17	216.00–222.00	$218.65	$916	+2.37
485–495	489	5	211.00–212.00	$211.40	$1,034	+6.95
515	515	7	200.00–203.00	$201.29	$1,037	+1.29
565	565	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,040	-4.23
630–645	639	6	182.00–184.00	$183.34	$1,172	-0.17
735	735	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	254.00	$254.00	$737	—
305–320	311	7	246.00–250.00	$248.00	$771	+5.87
355–375	364	10	242.00–248.00	$244.63	$890	+5.58
410–435	416	4	225.00–230.00	$226.31	$941	-5.03
470–480	476	7	218.00–219.00	$218.58	$1,040	+5.88
510–545	525	5	209.00–212.00	$210.58	$1,106	+2.40
590	590	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,198	+3.54
710	710	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	230.00–234.00	$232.00	$789	—
380	380	2	226.00	$226.00	$859	+6.00
415	415	3	210.00	$210.00	$872	—
490	490	2	200.00	$200.00	$980	—
520	520	2	186.00	$186.00	$967	—
615	615	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1220	1116	80-85%	15	104.00–109.00	$105.34	$1,176	-0.56
815–1450	1129	80-85%	22	97.00–103.00	$99.81	$1,127	-6.09
825–1385	1173	80-85%	10	91.00–96.00	$93.64	$1,098	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–950	857	85-90%	6	72.00–78.00	$75.48	$647	—
725–1220	966	85-90%	14	80.00–84.00	$80.99	$782	-11.73
810–1130	1005	85-90%	9	86.00–89.00	$87.61	$880	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1380	1353	75-80%	2	110.00–113.00	$111.53	$1,509	+6.83
1280–1785	1395	75-80%	7	93.00–98.00	$95.16	$1,327	-9.54
1305–1655	1454	75-80%	4	101.00–106.00	$103.20	$1,501	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1670	1447	5	105.00–109.00	$107.13	$1,550	—
1255–2195	1571	9	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$1,767	—
1520–2135	1828	2	117.00	$117.00	$2,139	—

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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	5	700.00–900.00	$780.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,425.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,362.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	800.00–975.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,168.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	925.00–1,125.00	$1,031.25

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	825.00–950.00	$862.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$937.50

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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	22	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,113.64	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,359.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	900.00–1,125.00	$1,043.75	—

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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.