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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

1,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.98/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 527 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.81/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 464 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $255.06/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 438 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,506 845 1,057
Feeder cattle 1,253 681 789
Slaughter cattle 158 96 157
Replacement cattle 95 68 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,014 —
305–335 328 4 360.00–365.00 $363.84 $1,193 +8.84
385 385 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 +10.00
435–445 440 7 320.00–330.00 $325.27 $1,431 +1.87
465–490 469 13 312.00–316.00 $315.60 $1,480 +10.87
505–535 524 16 296.00–305.00 $301.97 $1,582 +11.97
575 575 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 +7.01
615–635 625 2 250.00–257.00 $253.56 $1,585 +3.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 332 5 350.00–358.00 $351.54 $1,167 —
380–385 383 2 335.00–340.00 $337.52 $1,293 +7.52
430–440 433 6 314.00–318.00 $316.33 $1,370 +6.33
465–470 467 5 305.00–310.00 $307.99 $1,438 +17.99
535 535 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,552 +10.00
575–580 578 2 260.00–270.00 $265.02 $1,532 +15.02
645 645 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,200 —
355–375 367 5 355.00–360.00 $356.93 $1,310 +4.93
455–480 468 2 320.00–325.00 $322.57 $1,510 +7.57
510–535 525 5 308.00–316.00 $311.11 $1,633 +6.13
555–560 558 2 290.00–295.00 $292.49 $1,632 +10.42
635–645 643 5 258.00–262.00 $260.01 $1,672 +0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 +6.51
315–325 323 4 280.00–288.00 $281.95 $911 -2.08
370–390 383 5 272.00–280.00 $275.40 $1,055 -3.06
430–445 435 13 264.00–272.00 $267.15 $1,162 -2.85
455–480 464 18 258.00–265.00 $261.81 $1,215 -3.68
505–535 527 41 252.00–258.00 $254.98 $1,344 +2.58
560–575 568 2 238.00–246.00 $241.95 $1,374 +2.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 10 285.00–290.00 $287.22 $798 +4.26
325–330 328 6 270.00–272.00 $270.66 $888 -0.92
365–390 376 8 260.00–270.00 $265.51 $998 -3.46
415–445 438 18 250.00–260.00 $255.06 $1,117 -7.42
475–495 487 6 246.00–254.00 $249.65 $1,216 -7.37
505–525 515 11 238.00–248.00 $242.03 $1,246 -3.03
590 590 7 230.00–232.00 $230.86 $1,362 -1.55
685 685 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 271 5 270.00–280.00 $278.12 $754 +6.14
345 345 1 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
370 370 4 250.00 $250.00 $925 -6.53
465 465 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 -10.00
515–540 528 2 224.00–234.00 $229.12 $1,210 -10.08
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 -6.70
620–625 623 2 210.00–218.00 $213.98 $1,333 -1.02
675–690 680 3 200.00–202.00 $201.01 $1,367 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 5 350.00–360.00 $355.93 $1,207 -9.77
375–390 378 5 342.00–350.00 $343.65 $1,299 -1.92
405–445 425 7 310.00–320.00 $314.97 $1,339 -1.60
460–475 466 12 290.00–300.00 $294.52 $1,372 -6.80
530–545 539 7 270.00–280.00 $275.78 $1,486 -5.91
555–595 575 2 258.00–260.00 $259.03 $1,489 —
620–635 624 4 225.00–230.00 $228.73 $1,427 +0.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,000 —
315 315 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,055 -18.09
390 390 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 ±0.00
415–445 429 14 300.00–305.00 $302.39 $1,297 -4.29
465–490 469 9 280.00–285.00 $281.90 $1,322 -6.81
515–535 525 2 258.00–260.00 $258.98 $1,360 -1.02
645 645 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,406 —
665–690 678 2 212.00–215.00 $213.47 $1,447 —
715 715 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,376 +2.68
465 465 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,455 +1.52
505–540 520 10 284.00–292.00 $288.11 $1,498 -4.13
555–585 567 13 265.00–275.00 $269.72 $1,529 +0.95
630 630 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,480 -5.00
680 680 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,578 —
745 745 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,684 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1320 1070 80-85% 9 99.00–104.00 $101.57 $1,087 —
965–1325 1174 80-85% 22 105.00–110.00 $106.63 $1,252 —
905–1420 1182 80-85% 16 111.00–116.00 $112.83 $1,334 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1125 948 85-90% 21 89.00–94.00 $91.36 $866 —
790–1030 953 85-90% 16 83.00–88.00 $85.55 $815 —
945–1080 1009 85-90% 7 95.00–98.00 $96.54 $974 -1.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1525 1499 75-80% 9 112.00–118.00 $114.00 $1,709 —
1465–1735 1549 75-80% 4 102.00–108.00 $104.32 $1,616 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1760 1484 4 116.00–119.00 $117.55 $1,744 -9.55
1325–1890 1631 9 120.00–125.00 $121.25 $1,978 +7.25

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,062.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,175.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,387.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,025.00 $993.75

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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 14 1,700.00–2,100.00 $1,871.43 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 1,375.00–1,650.00 $1,492.65 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,220.00 —

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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.