Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.15/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 645 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.14/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 524 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $282.22/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 421 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	940	816
Feeder cattle	653	600
Slaughter cattle	182	175
Replacement cattle	105	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–490	479	4	324.00–326.00	$325.49	$1,559	—
505–520	514	6	310.00–312.00	$311.18	$1,599	-0.41
735	735	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,764	—
835	835	12	218.00	$218.00	$1,820	—
1050	1050	15	188.50	$188.50	$1,979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	383	8	338.00–348.00	$342.05	$1,310	-9.97
405–445	429	11	321.00–330.00	$325.37	$1,396	-24.63
485–490	488	4	310.00–318.00	$313.98	$1,532	-13.65
505–545	531	8	292.00–300.00	$294.68	$1,565	-7.98
575–585	580	2	288.00–289.00	$288.50	$1,673	-4.53
635	635	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,778	-4.02
675	675	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,796	+6.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	5	330.00–340.00	$335.96	$1,115	—
355–375	366	10	320.00–330.00	$325.50	$1,191	—
415	415	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,307	-25.00
470–495	478	6	290.00–300.00	$296.55	$1,418	-18.11
505	505	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,464	-0.98
595	595	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,666	+4.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	276	5	315.00–320.00	$318.04	$878	—
370–390	378	6	297.00–302.00	$299.30	$1,131	—
415–440	428	9	290.00–297.00	$292.64	$1,252	+2.64
465–490	475	6	274.00–283.00	$278.36	$1,322	+2.41
525	525	4	258.00–265.00	$263.25	$1,382	—
555–580	565	7	245.00–250.00	$247.54	$1,399	-2.46
630–645	645	46	236.00–240.50	$240.15	$1,549	+3.89
670–690	680	2	226.00–229.00	$227.52	$1,547	—
905	905	9	185.50	$185.50	$1,679	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	281	4	306.00–312.00	$308.48	$867	—
320–330	327	7	295.00–300.00	$298.60	$976	-2.38
355–395	374	7	285.00–295.00	$290.89	$1,088	-2.13
410–435	421	15	279.00–286.00	$282.22	$1,188	+4.09
475–490	485	13	265.00–270.00	$269.22	$1,306	+12.02
510–545	524	19	246.00–256.00	$250.14	$1,311	-2.12
560–585	573	11	234.00–242.00	$238.54	$1,367	-0.33
630–640	635	2	227.00–228.00	$227.50	$1,445	-1.52
660–695	678	2	219.00–224.00	$221.44	$1,501	—
710–745	728	4	204.00–206.00	$204.98	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	5	289.00–292.00	$290.19	$955	+1.51
380–395	391	9	278.00–284.00	$281.56	$1,101	-0.45
425–445	440	4	275.00–278.00	$275.72	$1,213	+12.97
480–490	488	4	254.00–260.00	$258.52	$1,262	+6.76
515–535	531	5	240.00–242.00	$241.61	$1,283	-0.28
615	615	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,353	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	340.00	$340.00	$952	-25.00
335	335	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,106	-5.37
360–385	375	11	316.00–325.00	$321.67	$1,206	+4.38
440–445	441	9	308.00–315.00	$310.78	$1,371	+2.62
455–495	468	9	290.00–300.00	$292.71	$1,370	+0.39
515–520	518	3	278.00–280.00	$279.34	$1,447	+3.41
555–575	563	9	260.00–268.00	$264.69	$1,490	-2.89
675	675	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	4	370.00–380.00	$374.73	$873	—
255	255	1	355.00	$355.00	$905	-23.39
325–345	335	6	345.00–346.00	$345.49	$1,157	—
365–370	368	6	330.00–338.00	$334.03	$1,229	—
405–430	415	5	318.00–325.00	$322.10	$1,337	—
475–480	477	7	310.00–318.00	$313.45	$1,495	—
515–540	519	7	288.00–295.00	$289.89	$1,505	—
565–570	568	3	284.00–285.00	$284.67	$1,617	—
635	635	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,088	+0.52
360–370	367	3	308.00–310.00	$309.35	$1,135	-0.65
410–435	424	9	295.00–304.00	$299.28	$1,269	-1.22
470–480	475	2	286.00–288.00	$286.99	$1,363	+4.03
525–545	535	2	265.00–266.00	$265.49	$1,420	+4.66
615	615	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,513	—
770	770	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,571	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1315	1088	80-85%	3	128.00–129.00	$128.60	$1,399	—
975–1295	1111	80-85%	26	114.00–119.00	$116.25	$1,292	-6.20
915–1525	1139	80-85%	40	120.00–126.00	$122.86	$1,399	+0.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–980	894	85-90%	10	100.00–105.00	$103.40	$924	—
870–1120	970	85-90%	20	106.00–111.00	$109.42	$1,061	-10.14
920–1170	1022	85-90%	12	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$1,160	+0.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1675	1409	75-80%	10	122.00–126.00	$124.16	$1,749	—
1450–1650	1550	75-80%	2	118.00–119.00	$118.53	$1,837	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1625	1535	3	152.00–157.00	$153.76	$2,360	—
1205–2085	1792	10	143.00–148.00	$145.40	$2,606	—
1610–2090	1850	4	139.00–141.00	$140.13	$2,592	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,425.00–1,700.00	$1,595.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,950.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,771.88	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,472.22	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,233.33	—

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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.