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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.75/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 523 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.46/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 537 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $272.60/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 477 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 911 847 762
Feeder cattle 718 605 585
Slaughter cattle 130 152 119
Replacement cattle 63 90 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
405 405 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,478 —
515–540 537 34 308.00–313.00 $312.46 $1,678 +6.02
555–580 566 8 300.00–306.00 $302.61 $1,713 +3.28
605–610 608 2 300.00–301.00 $300.50 $1,827 +5.58
675–680 678 2 284.00–291.00 $287.51 $1,949 +15.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 371 4 355.00–365.00 $361.79 $1,342 +25.79
415 415 1 346.00 $346.00 $1,436 +18.11
480–485 484 4 320.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,585 +3.25
535–540 536 5 295.00–300.00 $298.99 $1,603 +0.20
565–580 570 3 290.00–295.00 $293.30 $1,672 +5.81
635–640 638 2 288.00–291.00 $289.49 $1,847 +7.49
655–660 656 4 279.00–280.00 $279.75 $1,835 —
725–735 730 2 240.00–244.00 $241.99 $1,767 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,305 —
425 425 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,381 —
470–490 480 2 310.00–316.00 $312.94 $1,502 -0.74
545 545 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,586 +1.00
570–590 580 2 280.00–285.00 $282.46 $1,638 —
615–630 623 2 278.00–280.00 $278.99 $1,738 +19.99
675 675 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,742 +18.00
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 315.00 $315.00 $914 +12.59
305–340 320 12 299.00–307.00 $302.80 $969 -2.67
355–395 384 10 288.00–297.00 $292.72 $1,124 +2.12
410–440 425 11 280.00–288.00 $284.07 $1,207 -0.80
465–490 477 17 268.00–276.00 $272.60 $1,300 +4.99
510–545 527 10 262.00–272.00 $267.37 $1,409 +8.25
575–590 586 4 250.00–252.00 $251.51 $1,474 +5.13
605–635 618 5 243.00–248.00 $245.96 $1,520 +5.48
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 +2.00
730–745 738 2 211.00–218.00 $214.54 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 328.00 $328.00 $836 +15.55
325 325 5 308.00–310.00 $309.60 $1,006 -5.48
355–390 369 5 300.00–310.00 $305.77 $1,128 +4.79
415–425 422 6 290.00–296.00 $291.31 $1,229 -4.66
460–475 469 11 280.00–285.00 $282.66 $1,326 +1.52
510–530 523 35 274.00–283.00 $278.75 $1,458 +11.44
575 575 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 +2.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 302.00 $302.00 $891 —
330 330 2 296.00 $296.00 $977 +9.26
375–390 386 4 278.00–286.00 $282.54 $1,091 +2.91
435–445 440 3 275.00–279.00 $276.68 $1,217 -0.11
480–490 483 3 263.00–267.00 $264.99 $1,280 +5.12
510–525 515 3 250.00–253.00 $251.02 $1,293 +1.82
570–580 577 3 240.00–242.00 $240.66 $1,389 —
645 645 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,496 +1.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 323 6 345.00–355.00 $349.96 $1,130 +3.28
360–380 366 7 340.00–348.00 $341.78 $1,251 +10.07
415–425 418 4 324.00–326.00 $325.49 $1,361 +8.98
460–480 469 7 300.00–310.00 $303.29 $1,422 -6.07
535 535 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,525 +5.00
555–595 580 6 279.00–284.00 $281.50 $1,633 +17.99
615 615 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,593 +27.49
670–675 671 5 240.00–243.00 $242.00 $1,624 —
745 745 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,699 +21.95
760–765 763 2 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,686 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,033 —
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 —
360–375 371 4 350.00–360.00 $357.58 $1,327 +16.00
420–435 428 2 328.00–332.00 $329.96 $1,412 +4.96
455–490 482 6 315.00–323.00 $316.79 $1,527 —
515–545 532 10 290.00–300.00 $294.97 $1,569 +8.61
555–560 558 2 285.00–295.00 $289.98 $1,618 +9.98
620–645 633 6 270.00–272.00 $270.98 $1,715 +32.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 5 340.00–342.00 $341.24 $1,136 +10.50
355–395 378 6 325.00–332.00 $330.22 $1,248 +10.22
430–445 438 8 310.00–320.00 $316.49 $1,386 +9.01
455–495 480 3 290.00–299.00 $293.77 $1,410 -8.27
530–535 533 2 278.00–280.00 $279.00 $1,487 +8.22
615–645 630 3 246.00–249.00 $247.67 $1,560 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1390 1083 80-85% 16 118.00–123.00 $120.29 $1,303 —
925–1270 1123 80-85% 20 124.00–130.00 $127.05 $1,427 -0.12
1120–1290 1200 80-85% 13 131.00–136.00 $133.18 $1,598 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1390 1365 75-80% 7 124.00–129.00 $128.03 $1,748 +1.32
1240–1475 1417 75-80% 11 131.00–135.00 $133.17 $1,887 +1.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–890 785 85-90% 3 100.00–102.00 $100.94 $792 —
865–1015 969 85-90% 7 110.00–114.00 $111.39 $1,079 +14.43
915–1205 1038 85-90% 6 104.00–109.00 $106.05 $1,101 +2.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1605 1567 6 136.00–141.00 $139.80 $2,191 +0.52
1825 1825 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,628 —
1890–1905 1900 3 132.00–134.00 $132.66 $2,521 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,150.00–1,600.00 $1,313.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,100.00 $1,012.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00

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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 8 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,475.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,866.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,155.00 —

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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.