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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $260.29/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 423 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.56/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 469 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $324.67/cwt +21.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 369 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,108 928 738
Feeder cattle 868 697 506
Slaughter cattle 170 200 166
Replacement cattle 70 31 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 —
340 340 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,183 +23.00
365–390 376 8 345.00–355.00 $349.88 $1,316 —
405–440 416 5 315.00–325.00 $320.94 $1,335 +30.03
465–495 478 3 294.00–298.00 $295.70 $1,413 +18.14
515–535 525 3 278.00–285.00 $280.97 $1,475 +9.99
555–590 575 8 258.00–262.00 $259.22 $1,491 -1.28
635–645 640 3 245.00–253.00 $249.33 $1,596 +5.83
660–690 675 2 243.00–245.00 $243.98 $1,647 +8.65
715 715 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 +1.53
785 785 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,743 -2.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 +35.00
355–380 370 4 330.00–340.00 $336.37 $1,245 —
435–445 443 4 300.00–310.00 $307.54 $1,362 +23.49
455–495 473 8 280.00–290.00 $284.54 $1,346 +15.57
515–535 528 8 265.00–275.00 $270.68 $1,429 +8.20
570–595 583 4 250.00–252.00 $250.98 $1,463 +3.46
635 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 5 315.00–325.00 $319.99 $1,222 —
415–440 425 5 290.00–295.00 $292.07 $1,241 +30.07
495 495 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,361 —
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 +13.31
695 695 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
715 715 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,466 -9.01
785 785 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,531 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
315–330 321 8 265.00–272.00 $268.64 $862 -6.53
380–395 386 10 260.00–268.00 $263.40 $1,017 +3.58
410–445 423 16 258.00–264.00 $260.29 $1,101 +3.78
460–485 469 15 240.00–250.00 $243.56 $1,142 +5.26
530–540 535 6 238.00–240.00 $238.99 $1,279 +17.75
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 +1.15
635–645 640 2 205.00–210.00 $207.52 $1,328 -6.48
725 725 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 5 280.00–290.00 $282.02 $919 -2.07
365–395 386 7 270.00–280.00 $274.54 $1,060 -2.42
415–425 419 5 268.00–270.00 $269.19 $1,128 -4.12
485–490 487 5 252.00–260.00 $257.60 $1,255 +9.31
515–545 528 6 250.00–257.00 $254.79 $1,345 —
560 560 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,316 +11.99
615–645 630 4 218.00–222.00 $219.46 $1,383 +1.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 265.00 $265.00 $716 —
305 305 4 260.00 $260.00 $793 -1.32
370–390 379 4 253.00–258.00 $255.26 $967 +5.26
410–445 435 11 250.00–255.00 $251.57 $1,094 +6.29
465–480 473 2 234.00–235.00 $234.49 $1,109 +3.19
535–545 538 4 220.00–230.00 $222.53 $1,197 +6.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 350.00 $350.00 $998 +40.00
355–385 369 11 320.00–330.00 $324.67 $1,198 +21.73
410–445 431 11 290.00–300.00 $298.20 $1,285 +13.20
495 495 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,336 +8.49
525–545 529 9 250.00–260.00 $255.19 $1,350 +15.19
570 570 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 +12.00
605–635 620 2 228.00–230.00 $229.02 $1,420 +9.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 365.00 $365.00 $803 —
280–290 285 3 358.00–362.00 $359.99 $1,026 +40.38
320–330 323 6 350.00–360.00 $357.45 $1,155 +38.95
365 365 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,270 +32.72
415–425 417 5 310.00–315.00 $313.98 $1,309 +19.01
460–475 466 7 280.00–285.00 $282.18 $1,315 +15.69
510–525 518 3 265.00–275.00 $270.03 $1,399 +19.06
555 555 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +10.00
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 340.00–342.00 $340.98 $938 +43.35
320–345 333 2 330.00–335.00 $332.59 $1,108 —
370–380 373 4 295.00–300.00 $296.28 $1,105 +2.93
425–435 433 4 270.00–280.00 $277.54 $1,202 +6.23
465 465 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 +0.50
535 535 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 +10.00
585 585 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 -2.00
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 —
725 725 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1365 1099 80-85% 20 99.00–104.00 $101.02 $1,110 —
945–1365 1130 80-85% 12 105.00–110.00 $107.09 $1,210 —
1090–1330 1249 80-85% 12 111.00–116.00 $113.77 $1,421 +5.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1290 1008 85-90% 10 89.00–94.00 $91.23 $920 +1.52
890–1125 1018 85-90% 9 84.00–88.00 $86.90 $885 -2.81
1015–1165 1077 85-90% 9 95.00–98.00 $95.99 $1,034 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1515 1380 75-80% 7 111.00–116.00 $112.94 $1,559 +7.37
1245–1575 1425 75-80% 10 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $1,531 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,576 +1.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,622 —
1350–2030 1724 9 123.00–127.00 $124.77 $2,151 —
1920 1920 1 129.00 $129.00 $2,477 +3.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 900.00–1,100.00 $991.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,483.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,340.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–975.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $837.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,000.00 $966.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,783.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,446.43 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.