Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

1,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.43/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 615 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $222.87/cwt -7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.54/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 532 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,215	1,016	1,362
Feeder cattle	899	689	1,053
Slaughter cattle	178	210	233
Replacement cattle	138	117	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	—
475	475	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,140	-10.00
530–545	536	5	236.00–238.00	$237.19	$1,271	±0.00
555–570	564	5	228.00–230.00	$229.21	$1,293	-5.29
610–615	611	4	222.00–224.00	$223.50	$1,366	+3.78
670	670	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,447	—
785	785	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	535	4	240.00–245.00	$242.55	$1,298	-1.45
560–585	569	6	235.00–240.00	$237.33	$1,350	-1.67
610–645	625	4	225.00–230.00	$228.20	$1,426	—
660–675	671	4	219.00–224.00	$220.23	$1,478	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	240.00	$240.00	$768	—
375	375	3	238.00	$238.00	$892	-12.00
465	465	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	—
540	540	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	±0.00
570–580	573	6	223.00–224.00	$223.66	$1,282	-4.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	12	230.00–236.00	$232.14	$738	—
370–375	373	4	220.00–224.00	$221.99	$828	-8.98
410–430	421	13	210.00–218.00	$214.73	$904	-8.99
475–495	490	7	207.00–211.00	$208.84	$1,023	-4.78
505–545	532	15	200.00–206.00	$203.54	$1,083	-1.57
560–585	568	6	194.00–200.00	$198.63	$1,128	-5.62
625–635	631	5	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$1,214	+2.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	7	240.00–242.00	$240.85	$754	-4.59
365	365	4	230.00	$230.00	$840	-6.81
465–470	468	6	215.00–218.00	$216.00	$1,011	-5.30
515–530	526	4	208.00–210.00	$208.49	$1,097	-3.41
555–590	565	8	205.00–207.00	$205.77	$1,163	-2.22
610–640	615	19	200.00–205.00	$203.43	$1,251	+0.96
670–680	677	6	190.00–194.00	$191.32	$1,295	+0.32
715–725	723	4	190.00–194.00	$190.99	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	9	220.00–228.00	$222.64	$741	—
390	390	2	215.00	$215.00	$838	-5.00
410–440	417	5	204.00–208.00	$205.04	$855	-9.01
455	455	3	200.00	$200.00	$910	-3.43
515	515	1	190.00	$190.00	$978	-10.00
625	625	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,175	—
675	675	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	6	230.00–240.00	$236.87	$895	-6.91
420–440	430	6	224.00–232.00	$228.62	$983	-9.25
455–495	476	17	220.00–228.00	$222.87	$1,061	-7.13
515–545	531	10	219.00–224.00	$221.47	$1,176	-0.14
580–585	583	4	211.00–212.00	$211.50	$1,233	-1.58
610–635	622	7	200.00–208.00	$204.54	$1,272	—
675–685	683	4	196.00–205.00	$198.23	$1,354	—
780	780	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	8	242.00–248.00	$244.94	$914	—
425–445	435	6	238.00–240.00	$239.02	$1,040	—
515–525	520	4	228.00–229.00	$228.50	$1,188	-0.90
555–590	571	8	222.00–228.00	$223.60	$1,277	-0.46
605–645	635	4	215.00–218.00	$215.71	$1,370	+1.44
675–690	680	3	214.00–216.00	$215.32	$1,464	+3.90
720–725	724	7	206.00–208.00	$207.43	$1,502	—
780	780	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,591	+16.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	6	230.00–232.00	$230.99	$735	—
430–435	434	4	220.00–222.00	$221.50	$961	—
455–475	467	9	210.00–217.00	$214.28	$1,001	-6.70
515–535	523	6	209.00–214.00	$211.66	$1,107	+1.66
555–570	563	2	209.00–210.00	$209.49	$1,179	+9.49
645	645	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	+2.00
655–675	670	4	180.00–190.00	$182.44	$1,222	-7.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1385	1078	80-85%	24	94.00–99.00	$95.84	$1,033	+3.25
830–1290	1155	80-85%	18	100.00–105.00	$102.74	$1,187	+5.11
925–1330	1199	80-85%	6	106.00–112.00	$107.84	$1,293	+4.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–970	917	85-90%	8	78.00–82.00	$80.14	$735	—
770–1235	974	85-90%	27	83.00–88.00	$85.26	$830	+4.02
835–1185	995	85-90%	11	89.00–92.00	$89.81	$894	+8.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1335	1232	75-80%	3	104.00–109.00	$105.81	$1,304	—
1195–1725	1466	75-80%	8	92.00–95.00	$93.47	$1,370	—
1505–1705	1615	75-80%	7	96.00–100.00	$97.71	$1,578	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1380	1330	2	107.00–112.00	$109.59	$1,458	—
1280–2125	1749	8	113.00–117.00	$114.80	$2,008	—
1770–1890	1810	3	120.00–122.00	$121.30	$2,196	+6.19

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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	7	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,457.14

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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)	3	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,141.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,058.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–1,100.00	$985.00

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)	3	900.00–975.00	$941.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$855.00

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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	46	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,450.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,610.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.