Cattle Market Pulse

Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke Stockyards report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.50/cwt ≈ $1,886/hd at 656 lb · 61 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.50/cwt ≈ $1,762/hd at 709 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.50/cwt ≈ $1,524/hd at 599 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 775 748 1,218
Feeder cattle 611 580 823
Slaughter cattle 88 97 190
Replacement cattle 76 71 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher trade active with strong demand on pairs and heavy bred cows.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,200 —
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 —
515–545 544 20 320.00–324.00 $321.79 $1,751 -1.21
656 656 61 287.50 $287.50 $1,886 —
781 781 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 17 282.00 $282.00 $1,813 —
709 709 29 248.50 $248.50 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 360.00–365.00 $362.39 $1,196 —
415 415 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,452 +2.54
460–480 468 6 330.00–337.00 $334.27 $1,564 -0.69
510–545 533 7 310.00–315.00 $311.24 $1,659 +1.24
555–570 566 4 300.00–305.00 $303.77 $1,719 +7.68
625 625 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,719 —
710 710 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,803 +12.27
765–780 776 4 230.00–237.00 $231.72 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 311 5 340.00–350.00 $343.92 $1,070 —
375–380 377 3 336.00–340.00 $338.65 $1,277 -1.98
425–430 428 8 330.00–340.00 $336.24 $1,439 -2.36
460–490 480 3 325.00–326.00 $325.32 $1,562 -1.23
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 +3.42
590 590 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 +10.00
680 680 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,754 -2.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 28 254.50 $254.50 $1,524 —
712 712 26 226.50 $226.50 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 278 4 330.00–335.00 $333.78 $928 +3.78
320–325 323 3 325.00–330.00 $328.35 $1,061 +10.05
355–380 368 4 320.00–322.00 $320.97 $1,181 +7.59
410–430 415 11 294.00–305.00 $298.42 $1,238 +0.92
465–490 487 15 293.00–295.00 $293.20 $1,428 +7.05
515 515 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,499 +11.88
705–720 713 2 230.00–233.00 $231.48 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 320.00 $320.00 $896 +1.73
315–345 321 7 316.00–320.00 $318.82 $1,023 +8.82
380–390 383 6 305.00–310.00 $308.82 $1,183 +7.94
425–445 431 8 283.00–293.00 $288.98 $1,246 +0.47
460–475 463 5 279.00–285.00 $283.77 $1,314 +4.42
520–545 528 7 262.00–270.00 $266.98 $1,410 -1.68
560 560 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,422 +0.69
615–635 625 2 236.00–239.00 $237.48 $1,484 -5.41
745 745 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,661 +8.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 315.00 $315.00 $929 +15.00
315 315 3 310.00 $310.00 $976 —
365–380 369 10 290.00–300.00 $295.47 $1,090 +6.52
415–430 423 4 280.00–282.00 $280.98 $1,189 +1.55
465–495 484 8 268.00–274.00 $270.50 $1,309 +1.57
505–510 509 5 256.00–260.00 $259.21 $1,319 -0.79
580–590 588 4 237.00–242.00 $240.77 $1,416 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 370.00 $370.00 $980 -10.00
325–345 333 8 350.00–360.00 $354.09 $1,179 -11.07
370–380 373 6 345.00–355.00 $351.63 $1,312 +0.79
420–440 432 9 322.00–330.00 $326.86 $1,412 +5.62
460–475 469 5 305.00–310.00 $306.96 $1,440 -7.92
510–545 534 7 285.00–295.00 $291.40 $1,556 -4.37
555–595 578 6 275.00–280.00 $278.19 $1,608 -11.80
615 615 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,587 -14.00
735 735 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,062 ±0.00
310 310 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,070 -5.00
380–390 383 6 330.00–340.00 $333.37 $1,277 -1.63
445 445 2 318.00–320.00 $319.00 $1,420 +5.73
480 480 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 -0.26
530 530 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 -3.22
625 625 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 —
675–690 683 2 230.00–233.00 $231.52 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,064 —
320 320 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,184 —
375–380 376 4 360.00–365.00 $361.26 $1,358 —
415–425 419 5 333.00–340.00 $337.16 $1,413 -0.32
465–495 475 3 318.00–320.00 $319.31 $1,517 -2.96

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1290 1052 80-85% 8 120.00–123.00 $121.99 $1,283 -5.88
920–1225 1071 80-85% 10 124.00–130.00 $128.27 $1,374 +0.40
1215–1390 1318 80-85% 4 138.00–143.00 $140.73 $1,855 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1020 923 85-90% 5 108.00–112.00 $110.57 $1,021 —
965–1020 988 85-90% 3 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $1,146 +8.74
1090 1090 85-90% 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,123 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1390 1367 75-80% 3 138.00–141.00 $140.03 $1,914 —
1375–1390 1383 75-80% 2 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $1,853 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2040 1519 7 141.00–146.00 $144.68 $2,198 —
1245–2000 1623 2 137.00–139.00 $137.77 $2,236 -2.94
1930–2215 2048 4 148.00–151.00 $149.75 $3,067 —

↑ Back to top

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) 5 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,190.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,800.00–2,200.00 $1,975.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,926.92
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,212.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,425.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,566.67

↑ Back to top

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 10 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,240.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,500.00–3,400.00 $2,900.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.