Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

1,326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.00/cwt ≈ $1,382/hd at 571 lb · 81 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.95/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 544 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $210.00/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 675 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,326	1,154	1,094
Feeder cattle	899	720	622
Slaughter cattle	263	295	432
Replacement cattle	164	139	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	81	242.00	$242.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	260.00	$260.00	$845	-10.00
380–390	386	7	256.00–262.00	$260.29	$1,005	—
445	445	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,139	+8.41
460–495	474	7	239.00–245.00	$241.93	$1,147	+0.99
525–540	531	8	238.00–240.00	$239.24	$1,270	-0.11
560	560	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,316	-1.81
675	675	21	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	+5.33
705	705	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	6	258.00–264.00	$261.03	$1,135	+1.77
465–495	481	10	250.00–258.00	$254.30	$1,223	+4.01
505–535	519	7	242.00–250.00	$245.95	$1,276	-0.99
670	670	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,481	—
760	760	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	255.00	$255.00	$816	—
360–390	377	9	250.00–254.00	$252.05	$950	—
435–440	438	6	248.00–250.00	$249.34	$1,092	+19.34
510–535	518	3	230.00–232.00	$231.31	$1,198	—
555–580	568	2	224.00–230.00	$226.93	$1,289	+12.53
625	625	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	309	7	238.00–240.00	$239.13	$739	-6.87
365–390	380	11	234.00–240.00	$237.05	$901	+1.67
415–430	419	8	228.00–232.00	$229.27	$961	-2.49
465–480	468	6	224.00–228.00	$225.50	$1,055	-1.83
520–545	544	35	214.00–215.00	$214.95	$1,169	-2.37
555–570	561	4	206.00–210.00	$207.50	$1,164	-4.81
615	615	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,242	-1.50
665–675	670	2	194.00–200.00	$196.98	$1,320	+1.98
705	705	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	236.00	$236.00	$684	—
315–340	324	13	230.00–236.00	$233.10	$755	-0.38
380–390	384	10	226.00–232.00	$229.98	$883	+3.43
460–480	471	14	210.00–220.00	$211.36	$996	-5.89
515–540	527	13	206.00–210.00	$208.61	$1,099	-1.68
570–595	578	3	204.00–205.00	$204.66	$1,183	+4.83
685	685	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,302	-0.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	338	4	224.00–228.00	$227.02	$767	+2.20
375–395	383	6	220.00–224.00	$221.71	$849	+0.75
405–425	415	5	216.00–220.00	$218.81	$908	+3.20
465–485	478	6	202.00–208.00	$204.62	$978	-4.06
525	525	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,050	±0.00
560	560	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,109	—
605	605	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,150	—
720	720	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	250.00–257.00	$254.47	$809	-2.81
365–390	384	4	244.00–252.00	$250.10	$960	-0.12
415–445	427	5	230.00–238.00	$233.33	$996	-1.67
485	485	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,116	+0.98
525–545	536	6	216.00–220.00	$218.19	$1,169	+2.19
605–625	617	7	200.00–206.00	$202.30	$1,248	-5.72
665	665	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,283	—
790	790	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,438	+5.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	364	8	254.00–262.00	$258.43	$941	+3.12
565–575	571	5	219.00–224.00	$220.98	$1,262	—
660–665	663	2	202.00–205.00	$203.51	$1,349	-4.49
705–710	708	2	192.00–199.00	$195.51	$1,384	—
795	795	3	188.00–192.00	$189.33	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	5	232.00–240.00	$238.40	$882	-5.60
405–435	428	4	220.00–222.00	$220.47	$944	-1.53
515	515	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,082	+0.58
585	585	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,188	-2.00
635	635	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	-5.00
740	740	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,288	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1385	1151	80-85%	41	94.00–99.00	$95.79	$1,103	—
910–1380	1159	80-85%	68	88.00–93.00	$90.75	$1,052	—
970–1310	1162	80-85%	12	100.00–103.00	$101.67	$1,181	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1020	870	85-90%	12	84.00–89.00	$85.54	$744	—
870	870	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$818	—
780–1155	967	85-90%	28	78.00–83.00	$80.30	$777	+2.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1385	1307	75-80%	9	94.00–98.00	$95.48	$1,248	—
1340–1475	1436	75-80%	6	88.00–90.00	$88.64	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1735	1639	7	107.00–110.00	$108.88	$1,785	—
1575–1845	1704	9	111.00–116.00	$113.95	$1,942	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,190.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	975.00–1,225.00	$1,089.06

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–900.00	$887.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,565.63

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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	14	1,575.00–1,700.00	$1,639.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,403.13	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,079.17	—

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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.