Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

1,625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.33/cwt +16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 678 lb · 47 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.57/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 423 lb · 34 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $215.00/cwt ≈ $1,698/hd at 790 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,625	1,398
Feeder cattle	1,360	1,010
Slaughter cattle	190	253
Replacement cattle	75	135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	5	280.00–284.00	$281.61	$907	—
370–385	380	8	276.00–284.00	$279.46	$1,062	—
415–425	421	8	268.00–275.00	$270.73	$1,140	+10.62
475–480	478	6	256.00–263.00	$259.48	$1,240	+5.18
515–525	521	15	248.00–252.00	$249.47	$1,300	+0.22
560–595	583	16	240.00–246.00	$243.92	$1,422	+0.63
615–625	618	20	230.00–238.00	$231.41	$1,430	+0.80
685	685	11	225.00–228.00	$227.73	$1,560	+5.73
790	790	30	215.00	$215.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	8	260.00–268.00	$263.82	$1,010	—
425	425	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,080	+1.70
470–490	482	9	250.00–255.00	$251.74	$1,213	-0.26
505–520	518	12	238.00–245.00	$239.07	$1,238	-4.71
570–580	576	18	230.00–238.00	$234.65	$1,352	+2.16
625	625	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,425	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,116	-5.00
540–545	543	3	225.00–235.00	$230.00	$1,249	±0.00
570–590	580	2	226.00–228.00	$227.02	$1,317	+7.02
615–630	626	4	210.00–215.00	$213.77	$1,338	—
670–695	682	8	205.00–210.00	$207.35	$1,414	—
725	725	2	200.00–205.00	$202.50	$1,468	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	15	215.00	$215.00	$1,548	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	9	224.00–225.00	$224.44	$860	—
410–440	423	34	218.00–226.00	$222.57	$941	+5.16
455–495	473	17	218.00–225.00	$221.07	$1,046	+9.96
510–540	520	24	216.00–225.00	$221.06	$1,150	+17.09
555–580	567	16	215.00–220.00	$217.99	$1,236	+16.51
630–645	633	6	200.00–208.00	$201.36	$1,275	+4.85
675–694	678	47	198.00–205.00	$204.33	$1,385	+16.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	6	220.00–225.00	$221.60	$749	+6.24
370–385	372	9	217.00–220.00	$219.65	$817	+7.56
425–445	436	12	210.00–217.00	$213.37	$930	+1.60
460–490	476	9	208.00–216.00	$213.68	$1,017	+9.68
515–545	533	14	205.00–214.00	$208.34	$1,110	+11.14
570–595	583	8	203.00–211.00	$207.77	$1,211	+14.11
610–625	616	5	190.00–195.00	$192.21	$1,184	+4.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	210.00	$210.00	$693	±0.00
375–390	385	9	205.00–210.00	$208.38	$802	—
510–540	532	11	200.00–202.00	$200.52	$1,067	+11.90
560–595	583	14	190.00–200.00	$192.69	$1,123	+12.69
625–645	628	6	185.00–188.00	$185.51	$1,165	+7.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	9	275.00–280.00	$276.37	$901	+13.74
365–390	380	24	274.00–284.00	$277.24	$1,054	—
415–435	426	12	250.00–260.00	$254.93	$1,086	—
465–495	478	23	246.00–255.00	$250.09	$1,195	+5.67
510–545	525	8	234.00–242.00	$237.91	$1,249	+2.10
725	725	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,414	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	10	265.00–271.00	$268.77	$855	+14.95
375–395	382	14	264.00–270.00	$267.60	$1,022	+15.61
460–490	470	5	235.00–242.00	$240.36	$1,130	+6.97
505–530	515	5	220.00–227.00	$222.88	$1,148	-6.25
555–575	565	11	217.00–226.00	$222.55	$1,257	+1.94
615	615	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,279	+2.10
675	675	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	-6.34
775	775	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,395	-2.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	372	10	258.00–260.00	$258.84	$963	+21.46
470	470	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,072	+4.69
560–575	568	2	210.00–215.00	$212.47	$1,207	+6.21
615–625	618	4	199.00–200.00	$199.75	$1,234	-0.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1280	1091	80-85%	39	86.00–91.00	$88.40	$964	-10.34
1025–1280	1136	80-85%	14	98.00–103.00	$100.47	$1,141	+13.97
890–1330	1198	80-85%	17	92.00–97.00	$94.18	$1,128	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1125	1027	85-90%	21	72.00–77.00	$74.93	$770	-2.00
975–1185	1109	85-90%	26	78.00–83.00	$80.09	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1530	1439	75-80%	5	86.00–89.00	$88.21	$1,269	-13.79
1275–1575	1496	75-80%	12	90.00–95.00	$92.90	$1,390	—
1425–1585	1531	75-80%	7	98.00–101.00	$99.09	$1,517	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1605	1497	3	105.00–108.00	$106.42	$1,593	—
1580–1890	1741	11	106.00–111.00	$108.91	$1,896	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,055.00

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	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,483.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,258.33

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)	3	850.00–950.00	$900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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	8	1,425.00–1,650.00	$1,518.75	—

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	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.