Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

1,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.00/cwt ≈ $1,404/hd at 595 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.00/cwt ≈ $1,090/hd at 545 lb · 41 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $222.00/cwt ≈ $1,454/hd at 655 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,398	974	1,337
Feeder cattle	1,010	694	1,087
Slaughter cattle	253	195	165
Replacement cattle	135	85	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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
410–440	423	6	258.00–265.00	$260.11	$1,100	+2.11
475–495	494	33	254.00–258.00	$254.30	$1,256	-1.81
510–545	533	12	246.00–252.00	$249.25	$1,329	+0.87
555–575	562	3	240.00–245.00	$243.29	$1,367	-0.10
605–645	618	3	228.00–232.00	$230.61	$1,425	-1.45
655	655	36	222.00	$222.00	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	48	236.00	$236.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	255.00	$255.00	$803	—
415–445	433	5	250.00–256.00	$252.30	$1,092	—
495	495	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,247	+3.83
510–535	524	5	240.00–245.00	$243.78	$1,277	+7.26
580–585	583	6	230.00–235.00	$232.49	$1,355	—
615	615	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,353	-2.84
705	705	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,516	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,139	+2.06
525	525	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,208	—
575	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	7	214.00–217.00	$215.36	$700	-17.64
375–395	387	13	210.00–218.00	$212.09	$821	-11.50
415–445	429	11	210.00–215.00	$211.77	$908	-11.38
455–490	473	14	200.00–208.00	$204.00	$965	-10.93
510–545	525	11	194.00–202.00	$197.20	$1,035	+2.36
565–595	577	13	190.00–196.00	$193.66	$1,117	+1.49
620–645	632	7	185.00–190.00	$187.75	$1,187	-2.25
675	675	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	-5.34
735	735	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,308	-4.51
790–795	793	3	175.00–178.00	$176.00	$1,396	-3.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	276	5	210.00–214.00	$212.35	$586	—
330	330	4	210.00	$210.00	$693	-10.00
415–435	424	12	200.00–208.00	$202.80	$860	-9.53
475–485	483	4	196.00–198.00	$196.49	$949	-11.49
525–535	528	11	185.00–190.00	$188.62	$996	—
555	555	4	180.00	$180.00	$999	-5.00
615–625	619	5	176.00–180.00	$177.62	$1,099	-2.38
670	670	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,139	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	41	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	413	5	217.00–218.00	$217.41	$898	-15.94
475–485	477	9	210.00–212.00	$211.11	$1,007	-8.11
510–540	525	6	203.00–205.00	$203.97	$1,071	-2.73
565–590	575	10	198.00–205.00	$201.48	$1,159	—
610–615	613	4	195.00–198.00	$196.51	$1,205	+1.51
655–685	668	3	185.00–190.00	$187.96	$1,256	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	278	3	270.00–275.00	$271.59	$755	—
315–340	334	4	250.00–255.00	$253.82	$848	-1.74
365–385	375	4	248.00–255.00	$251.99	$945	+4.19
415–430	426	9	240.00–248.00	$243.77	$1,038	+0.55
455–485	468	9	230.00–238.00	$233.39	$1,092	-8.34
510–525	514	7	227.00–230.00	$229.13	$1,178	+1.99
555–565	559	5	220.00–222.00	$220.61	$1,233	+4.74
615–645	630	2	202.00–210.00	$205.90	$1,297	+5.90
655–675	665	3	189.00–195.00	$191.34	$1,272	-7.35
710–745	727	3	180.00–189.00	$184.41	$1,341	-10.59
770–790	780	2	180.00–185.00	$182.47	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	278	3	285.00–290.00	$286.77	$797	—
320–335	325	3	260.00–264.00	$262.63	$854	—
455–480	470	14	240.00–248.00	$244.42	$1,149	-7.58
510–525	517	7	232.00–241.00	$235.81	$1,219	+0.19
715	715	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,394	-7.00
765–795	780	2	186.00–188.00	$186.98	$1,458	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	—
375–385	382	3	232.00–240.00	$237.38	$907	-2.24
410–425	420	5	230.00–238.00	$236.22	$992	+6.72
465–475	468	3	220.00–225.00	$223.31	$1,045	-2.63
525	525	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,144	-1.26
575–580	576	4	205.00–210.00	$206.26	$1,188	-3.74
625	625	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,250	—
680	680	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,238	—
725	725	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,269	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1275	1081	80-85%	48	90.00–95.00	$91.58	$990	—
870–1245	1097	80-85%	14	96.00–102.00	$98.74	$1,083	—
875–1345	1119	80-85%	40	84.00–89.00	$86.50	$968	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1020	973	85-90%	3	86.00–87.00	$86.65	$843	-0.62
765–1225	994	85-90%	25	80.00–85.00	$81.44	$810	-5.83
880–1145	1014	85-90%	17	74.00–79.00	$76.93	$780	+2.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1415	1364	75-80%	5	90.00–95.00	$92.22	$1,258	+0.06
1305–1550	1413	75-80%	4	84.00–89.00	$87.11	$1,231	—
1445	1445	75-80%	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,474	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1675	1599	8	104.00–107.00	$105.51	$1,687	—
1525–2040	1868	6	110.00–111.00	$110.73	$2,068	-1.66

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	850.00–1,000.00	$939.47

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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)	11	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,395.45
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$937.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	925.00–1,000.00	$962.50

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)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$950.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–900.00	$890.00

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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	18	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,302.78	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	900.00–1,050.00	$975.00	—

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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.