Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $238.55/cwt -11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 541 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.50/cwt ≈ $1,647/hd at 585 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $283.56/cwt -7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 385 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	774	940	945
Feeder cattle	616	653	617
Slaughter cattle	116	182	158
Replacement cattle	42	105	170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	40	281.50	$281.50	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	318.00	$318.00	$1,192	-24.05
410–440	432	15	308.00–318.00	$311.12	$1,344	-14.25
475–490	482	9	302.00–305.00	$303.67	$1,464	-10.31
515	515	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,483	-6.68
560–585	573	6	275.00–284.00	$279.40	$1,601	-9.10
645	645	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,677	-20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	527	11	294.00–300.00	$296.84	$1,564	-14.34
575–580	576	4	290.00–292.00	$290.50	$1,673	—
615	615	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,691	—
670	670	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,762	—
760	760	9	228.00	$228.00	$1,733	—
825	825	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,741	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	310.00–312.00	$311.00	$1,182	-14.50
410–435	420	3	300.00–305.00	$302.38	$1,270	-12.62
520	520	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,456	-10.00
565–590	573	6	266.00–270.00	$268.31	$1,537	-11.69
625	625	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,575	—
670–695	683	2	236.00–238.00	$236.98	$1,619	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	385	17	280.00–290.00	$283.56	$1,092	-7.33
435–445	437	16	264.00–272.00	$269.07	$1,176	-13.15
460–490	473	14	254.00–264.00	$257.57	$1,218	-11.65
505–545	541	47	238.00–246.00	$238.55	$1,291	-11.59
555–590	566	5	225.00–232.00	$230.13	$1,303	-8.41
615–625	623	5	224.00–226.00	$225.61	$1,406	-1.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	326.00	$326.00	$913	+7.96
305	305	1	320.00	$320.00	$976	—
355–360	357	5	292.00–300.00	$296.77	$1,059	-2.53
410–430	419	10	276.00–280.00	$278.28	$1,166	-14.36
455–480	463	3	270.00–278.00	$275.24	$1,274	-3.12
540	540	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,350	-13.25
565–570	566	7	238.00–240.00	$238.29	$1,349	-9.25
605–640	623	2	228.00–230.00	$229.03	$1,427	-11.12
670–690	680	3	220.00–226.00	$223.34	$1,519	-4.18
705	705	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,565	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	5	300.00–303.00	$301.19	$1,003	+11.00
355–375	360	4	274.00–278.00	$276.96	$997	-4.60
410–445	435	11	258.00–260.00	$259.49	$1,129	-16.23
465–475	470	6	250.00–252.00	$250.99	$1,180	-7.53
525–540	532	3	230.00–237.00	$232.98	$1,239	-8.63
645	645	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,393	-4.00
710–745	728	2	200.00–204.00	$201.95	$1,470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	6	320.00–325.00	$321.62	$1,045	-8.38
365–395	378	8	315.00–320.00	$317.79	$1,201	-3.88
410–445	432	12	300.00–310.00	$303.85	$1,313	-6.93
455–480	470	11	290.00–300.00	$294.78	$1,385	+2.07
510–545	526	11	270.00–278.00	$272.82	$1,435	-6.52
565–590	575	5	268.00–270.00	$269.18	$1,548	+4.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	318.00	$318.00	$1,034	-2.00
380–390	383	7	300.00–305.00	$301.46	$1,155	-7.89
405–435	425	5	288.00–295.00	$292.69	$1,244	-6.59
480–490	488	5	280.00–285.00	$281.79	$1,375	-5.20
505–525	515	2	256.00–260.00	$258.04	$1,329	-7.45
575	575	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	—
675	675	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	355.00	$355.00	$994	±0.00
355–390	379	6	325.00–330.00	$326.87	$1,239	-7.16
510–540	531	9	280.00–286.00	$281.94	$1,497	-7.95
555	555	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,554	-4.67
615	615	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,599	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1290	1142	80-85%	5	130.00–134.00	$132.15	$1,509	+9.29
925–1245	1157	80-85%	20	123.00–128.00	$124.63	$1,442	—
925–1395	1209	80-85%	11	117.00–122.00	$119.00	$1,439	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1110	1003	85-90%	3	102.00–105.00	$104.01	$1,043	-9.48
1005–1090	1033	85-90%	3	112.00–116.00	$113.41	$1,172	-0.08
1015–1225	1069	85-90%	9	107.00–111.00	$108.88	$1,164	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1345	1340	75-80%	3	113.00–116.00	$115.01	$1,541	—
1330–1445	1388	75-80%	2	125.00–129.00	$126.92	$1,762	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1865	1515	9	139.00–144.00	$142.52	$2,159	-11.24
1545–2005	1696	6	147.00–151.00	$148.97	$2,527	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,520.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,725.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,283.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00

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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	10	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,975.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,466.67	—

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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.