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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

961 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.00/cwt ≈ $1,289/hd at 758 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.94/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 378 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.95/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 422 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 961 945 813
Feeder cattle 645 617 602
Slaughter cattle 210 158 120
Replacement cattle 106 170 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 529 7 228.00–230.00 $228.83 $1,211 -5.98
560–565 564 4 225.00–228.00 $225.75 $1,273 +7.73
645 645 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 —
655 655 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,336 —
715 715 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,337 +3.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 238.00 $238.00 $762 —
465–495 483 5 225.00–228.00 $226.16 $1,092 -3.84
515–520 517 3 220.00–225.00 $221.68 $1,146 +6.28
575 575 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,236 +1.97
615 615 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,267 -6.00
795 795 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,067 +2.46
510–525 518 2 216.00–218.00 $216.99 $1,124 +6.99
555 555 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,138 +5.00
605 605 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 230.00 $230.00 $851 -0.15
405–440 422 16 213.00–220.00 $215.95 $911 +2.65
465–480 474 8 212.00–218.00 $214.22 $1,015 -1.02
505–535 517 7 202.00–211.00 $204.84 $1,059 +0.91
555–595 579 7 192.00–196.00 $193.87 $1,123 +0.61
615–630 622 3 185.00–190.00 $187.66 $1,167 +1.46
758 758 23 170.00 $170.00 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 228.00 $228.00 $536 —
265–290 272 5 220.00–226.00 $222.06 $604 —
330–340 336 7 218.00–224.00 $221.70 $745 -1.25
365–390 378 18 214.00–222.00 $217.94 $824 -1.09
415–440 434 8 206.00–212.00 $209.62 $910 +3.24
465–485 470 11 205.00–210.00 $208.25 $979 +4.62
515–520 517 9 200.00–201.00 $200.34 $1,036 +4.34
590–595 593 2 186.00–190.00 $187.99 $1,115 +6.50
625–640 635 3 181.00–182.00 $181.67 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 282 5 216.00–218.00 $216.81 $611 -0.55
310–325 317 7 212.00–217.00 $215.87 $684 +0.83
375 375 3 212.00 $212.00 $795 —
405–445 415 4 199.00–200.00 $199.73 $829 -0.27
475–485 480 2 196.00–200.00 $197.98 $950 —
535 535 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 —
680 680 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,129 —
705 705 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,128 -1.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 240.00 $240.00 $672 —
315–325 320 8 232.00–238.00 $235.29 $753 -4.55
375–390 378 5 220.00–230.00 $227.94 $862 -10.45
420–445 433 5 214.00–218.00 $216.40 $937 -2.25
455–495 481 13 208.00–213.00 $210.63 $1,013 -0.77
510–530 521 7 200.00–205.00 $202.75 $1,056 +1.46
560–570 565 4 192.00–197.00 $194.76 $1,100 +10.76
630–645 635 3 187.00–189.00 $188.32 $1,196 +4.98
655–680 672 5 180.00–185.00 $181.58 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 9 240.00–248.00 $242.15 $806 -5.85
365–380 376 9 238.00–244.00 $240.66 $905 -3.97
415–440 421 4 220.00–224.00 $221.04 $931 -5.27
475 475 4 214.00–216.00 $215.50 $1,024 -3.08
505–530 522 8 207.00–212.00 $208.88 $1,090 -1.70
560–575 566 5 200.00–207.00 $204.16 $1,156 +1.16
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 282 6 232.00–234.00 $232.67 $656 —
315–330 327 5 228.00–230.00 $229.61 $751 -2.39
355–375 368 3 214.00–218.00 $215.29 $792 -10.71
420 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 ±0.00
465–495 480 4 205.00–206.00 $205.52 $986 +5.52
515–525 518 3 190.00–195.00 $191.69 $993 +5.69
595 595 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,125 —
620 620 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,104 +8.00
655 655 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,153 —
705–715 710 2 169.00–172.00 $170.49 $1,210 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1475 1009 80-85% 35 85.00–90.00 $87.47 $883 —
845–1335 1081 80-85% 48 92.00–98.00 $94.65 $1,023 —
990–1380 1221 80-85% 5 99.00–102.00 $100.50 $1,227 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1020 920 85-90% 15 73.00–77.00 $75.42 $694 —
875–1080 953 85-90% 3 84.00–88.00 $85.60 $816 +4.61
845–1220 978 85-90% 30 78.00–83.00 $80.11 $783 -0.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1350 1333 75-80% 3 92.00–97.00 $94.67 $1,262 —
1325–1360 1343 75-80% 2 88.00–91.00 $89.48 $1,202 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,250 —
1595–1900 1780 5 112.00–116.00 $114.74 $2,042 —
1605–2215 1936 5 106.00–111.00 $108.42 $2,099 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 750.00–900.00 $831.25

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–950.00 $868.75
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,290.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,087.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 900.00–1,125.00 $1,013.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–875.00 $825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–850.00 $808.33

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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 14 1,075.00–1,350.00 $1,192.86 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 875.00–975.00 $925.00 —

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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.