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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 596 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.85/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 605 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $275.80/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 542 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,180 1,108 1,219
Feeder cattle 1,023 868 863
Slaughter cattle 127 170 245
Replacement cattle 30 70 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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
225 225 2 380.00 $380.00 $855 —
315–335 323 5 360.00–370.00 $364.15 $1,176 +16.15
365 365 2 349.00 $349.00 $1,274 -0.88
405–425 409 8 325.00–330.00 $327.27 $1,339 +6.33
465–480 474 13 300.00–310.00 $302.83 $1,435 +7.13
505–535 521 10 290.00–300.00 $293.93 $1,531 +12.96
555–565 561 5 268.00–278.00 $271.96 $1,526 +12.74
605–615 605 27 248.00–250.00 $249.85 $1,512 +0.52
655–675 660 4 242.00–250.00 $244.05 $1,611 +0.07
705–735 708 13 230.00–234.00 $230.54 $1,632 +0.54
758 758 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,668 -2.00
935 935 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 355.00–365.00 $359.86 $982 —
320–345 328 3 350.00–355.00 $353.25 $1,159 +18.25
365–380 370 6 330.00–340.00 $333.42 $1,234 -2.95
410–445 438 5 310.00–320.00 $311.87 $1,366 +4.33
480–495 485 3 290.00–295.00 $293.30 $1,423 +8.76
510–545 542 18 275.00–285.00 $275.80 $1,495 +5.12
555–595 583 7 258.00–265.00 $261.43 $1,524 +10.45
645 645 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 ±0.00
660–680 675 5 230.00–235.00 $232.19 $1,567 —
745 745 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 —
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 330.00–335.00 $333.28 $1,083 —
385 385 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 +0.01
435–440 436 9 297.00–300.00 $299.66 $1,307 +7.59
460–475 466 5 270.00–280.00 $275.92 $1,286 +0.92
505–540 524 5 260.00–270.00 $267.04 $1,399 +7.04
595 595 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,499 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 215 3 320.00–330.00 $323.18 $695 —
275–290 279 5 285.00–290.00 $288.56 $805 —
305–325 315 5 280.00–284.00 $282.79 $891 +0.77
360–395 375 11 272.00–280.00 $276.45 $1,037 +1.91
410–425 418 8 270.00–278.00 $273.87 $1,145 +4.68
460–465 463 6 260.00–270.00 $265.03 $1,227 +7.43
510–525 516 14 250.00–256.00 $250.86 $1,294 -3.93
565–598 596 44 230.00–241.00 $240.27 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 300.00 $300.00 $645 —
290–295 294 4 275.00–280.00 $278.77 $820 +8.77
315–340 328 12 270.00–278.00 $273.95 $899 +5.31
385–395 391 14 262.00–270.00 $267.16 $1,045 +3.76
405–440 420 9 260.00–269.00 $265.77 $1,116 +5.48
460–485 476 15 248.00–256.00 $252.30 $1,201 +8.74
535–540 536 9 238.00–248.00 $240.01 $1,286 +1.02
565–580 576 4 225.00–228.00 $225.74 $1,300 +5.74
625–635 630 5 208.00–215.00 $210.59 $1,327 +3.07
675–680 676 5 200.00–205.00 $201.01 $1,359 —
715 715 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 -10.00
775 775 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 260.00 $260.00 $884 ±0.00
370 370 3 256.00 $256.00 $947 +0.74
410–430 424 7 248.00–258.00 $251.56 $1,067 -0.01
480 480 4 240.00–244.00 $242.75 $1,165 +8.26
525–545 535 5 226.00–235.00 $232.19 $1,242 +9.66
555 555 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 —
645 645 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,290 —
675 675 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,282 —
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 6 345.00–350.00 $347.41 $990 -2.59
330 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 —
370–380 375 12 330.00–340.00 $334.14 $1,253 +9.47
415–445 429 10 295.00–306.00 $299.60 $1,285 +1.40
455–490 469 11 270.00–274.00 $271.96 $1,275 +1.96
515–525 519 5 260.00–268.00 $263.24 $1,366 +8.05
575–595 584 7 238.00–244.00 $240.70 $1,406 +0.70
605–640 629 6 220.00–230.00 $226.83 $1,427 -2.19
680–690 685 2 210.00–212.00 $211.01 $1,445 —
755 755 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 3 380.00–385.00 $383.39 $1,054 +23.40
330 330 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,221 +12.55
355–385 372 10 350.00–360.00 $354.00 $1,317 +6.00
405–445 437 7 310.00–320.00 $313.48 $1,370 -0.50
455–470 463 12 280.00–290.00 $282.88 $1,310 +0.70
515–545 535 8 270.00–280.00 $274.41 $1,468 +4.38
565 565 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 ±0.00
635 635 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 335.00–340.00 $338.25 $1,093 +5.66
375–380 378 6 320.00–325.00 $321.65 $1,216 +25.37
435–445 442 9 284.00–290.00 $287.78 $1,272 +10.24
525 525 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,318 +11.00
570 570 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,340 +15.00
645 645 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,387 —
745 745 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 +5.00
785 785 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1360 1109 80-85% 14 104.00–110.00 $106.08 $1,176 -1.01
1015–1330 1153 80-85% 14 98.00–103.00 $101.59 $1,171 —
1105–1255 1189 80-85% 5 111.00–117.00 $113.71 $1,352 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–970 920 85-90% 2 82.00–86.00 $84.11 $774 —
865–1125 999 85-90% 6 94.00–97.00 $95.29 $952 —
755–1125 1002 85-90% 9 87.00–93.00 $89.54 $897 -1.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1465 1394 75-80% 4 104.00–108.00 $106.55 $1,485 -6.39
1340–1490 1396 75-80% 7 112.00–117.00 $114.46 $1,598 +1.52
1485–1655 1570 75-80% 2 100.00–102.00 $100.95 $1,585 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1665 1448 4 115.00–118.00 $117.01 $1,694 —
1380–1530 1455 2 129.00–131.00 $129.95 $1,891 —
1305–1585 1474 13 123.00–128.00 $125.10 $1,844 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 975.00–1,100.00 $1,018.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,450.00 $1,375.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $841.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00–975.00 $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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.