Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.43/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 527 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.94/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 482 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $210.47/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	965	914	809
Feeder cattle	763	667	673
Slaughter cattle	97	164	93
Replacement cattle	105	83	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
370–380	377	7	250.00–260.00	$255.72	$964	—
425–440	433	8	245.00–255.00	$249.15	$1,079	-0.85
485–490	487	5	240.00–250.00	$244.02	$1,188	-4.36
515–540	529	5	232.00–240.00	$237.42	$1,256	-2.99
575–585	581	7	230.00–238.00	$232.83	$1,353	+0.47
610–625	618	6	228.00–230.00	$229.01	$1,415	+19.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–545	531	8	245.00–252.00	$248.62	$1,320	+2.49
555–585	570	10	240.00–248.00	$245.56	$1,400	+4.10
655	655	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,493	+3.00
705–745	725	2	218.00–220.00	$219.03	$1,588	+1.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	250.00	$250.00	$762	—
445	445	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,068	—
475	475	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,036	-13.32
605–615	612	3	216.00–218.00	$217.34	$1,330	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	329	5	228.00–230.00	$229.58	$755	-5.42
415–435	427	9	216.00–222.00	$218.22	$932	-5.81
470–495	482	13	210.00–216.00	$212.94	$1,026	-2.60
510–545	527	13	206.00–214.00	$210.47	$1,109	+1.24
565–590	572	13	200.00–210.00	$203.89	$1,166	+0.20
615–640	630	12	200.00–206.00	$203.16	$1,280	+4.17
715	715	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	238.00	$238.00	$750	-2.00
365–380	375	3	230.00–232.00	$231.35	$868	-4.65
435–445	440	4	226.00–230.00	$228.02	$1,003	-3.96
455–475	466	8	218.00–224.00	$219.96	$1,025	-4.28
525–530	527	14	215.00–218.00	$216.43	$1,141	-1.79
555–575	566	11	211.00–217.00	$214.38	$1,213	-0.27
615–635	630	6	208.00–210.00	$208.83	$1,316	+2.27
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	±0.00
725–745	733	5	195.00–201.00	$199.38	$1,461	+3.38
785	785	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,492	-5.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	226.00	$226.00	$768	+1.00
355–380	370	5	218.00–220.00	$219.23	$811	+3.23
435–440	436	7	208.00–210.00	$209.42	$913	-6.62
480–490	486	5	204.00–205.00	$204.60	$994	+2.21
525–540	536	4	198.00–200.00	$199.51	$1,069	-0.49
560	560	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,064	—
635	635	4	180.00–190.00	$187.50	$1,191	—
725	725	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	-4.42
315–345	325	6	242.00–248.00	$244.93	$796	-2.56
410–440	430	6	238.00–242.00	$240.68	$1,035	+5.85
475–490	479	12	225.00–234.00	$230.49	$1,104	+3.95
520–540	530	4	218.00–220.00	$218.98	$1,161	-0.77
565–570	567	5	214.00–218.00	$216.39	$1,227	+1.41
615–640	623	3	209.00–210.00	$209.66	$1,306	-0.34
655–680	666	10	200.00–210.00	$204.67	$1,363	+1.66
715–745	735	3	192.00–200.00	$194.59	$1,430	—
765–795	778	4	186.00–196.00	$189.57	$1,475	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	255.00	$255.00	$829	—
370	370	2	250.00	$250.00	$925	+0.01
405–410	406	4	248.00–250.00	$249.50	$1,013	-1.61
460–495	485	8	235.00–240.00	$238.41	$1,156	+4.80
505–535	516	12	222.00–231.00	$228.71	$1,180	+3.12
565–580	574	5	220.00–225.00	$221.97	$1,274	-2.03
605	605	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	+3.71
655–690	683	6	211.00–216.00	$213.31	$1,457	—
710–745	724	7	208.00–214.00	$210.56	$1,524	—
765	765	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	340	4	238.00–240.00	$239.52	$814	-1.30
375–385	383	8	230.00–238.00	$234.75	$899	—
415–440	423	3	230.00–234.00	$232.61	$984	+7.59
465–490	480	5	220.00–221.00	$220.39	$1,058	-0.65
540	540	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	±0.00
555	555	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,138	—
635–640	639	9	198.00–200.00	$199.78	$1,277	-0.22
665	665	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,264	—
735	735	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,382	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1270	1079	80-85%	4	110.00–113.00	$111.21	$1,200	—
990–1465	1127	80-85%	11	96.00–101.00	$98.31	$1,108	+1.91
1005–1380	1192	80-85%	12	102.00–107.00	$104.49	$1,246	-3.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–930	905	85-90%	3	95.00–96.00	$95.31	$863	—
755–1020	907	85-90%	6	82.00–86.00	$84.22	$764	—
875–1025	948	85-90%	10	88.00–93.00	$90.47	$858	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1490	1273	75-80%	3	107.00–108.00	$107.39	$1,367	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,510	—
1495–1705	1582	3	117.00–120.00	$117.95	$1,866	+0.61
1590–2075	1681	6	121.00–124.00	$122.62	$2,061	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,260.42
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,329.17
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,750.00	$1,700.00

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)	5	925.00–1,100.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$883.33

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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	24	1,325.00–1,650.00	$1,431.25	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,116.67	—

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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.