Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.30/cwt +13.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 533 lb · 77 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,643/hd at 589 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.00/cwt ≈ $1,523/hd at 476 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	976	774	961
Feeder cattle	736	616	645
Slaughter cattle	125	116	210
Replacement cattle	115	42	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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
476	476	33	320.00	$320.00	$1,523	—
589	589	45	279.00	$279.00	$1,643	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	6	335.00–340.00	$336.85	$1,149	—
380–390	384	7	328.00–330.00	$329.13	$1,264	+11.13
405–415	410	8	318.00–322.00	$320.02	$1,312	+8.90
475–485	482	3	302.00–310.00	$304.63	$1,468	+0.96
515–540	528	11	250.00–292.00	$278.65	$1,471	-9.35
590–595	595	14	271.00–274.00	$273.79	$1,629	-5.61
770–795	783	2	215.00–217.00	$216.02	$1,691	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	328.00–329.00	$328.33	$1,110	—
445	445	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,335	-2.38
465–495	480	7	295.00–300.00	$297.52	$1,428	—
520–535	531	4	270.00–280.00	$277.55	$1,474	-2.45
555–565	562	3	260.00–268.00	$265.36	$1,491	-2.95
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–546	539	15	295.00–301.00	$300.08	$1,617	+3.24
555–575	560	4	282.00–290.00	$287.95	$1,613	-2.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	325.00	$325.00	$942	-1.00
370–390	383	8	290.00–298.00	$292.95	$1,122	-3.82
405–435	421	8	278.00–284.00	$280.49	$1,181	+2.21
470	470	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,307	+2.76
514–549	533	77	256.00–266.50	$263.30	$1,403	+13.30
560–585	574	5	236.00–242.00	$240.39	$1,380	+2.10
605–625	615	4	229.00–235.00	$231.51	$1,424	+2.48
660	660	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	-3.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	11	298.00–305.00	$300.27	$991	—
365–395	379	6	278.00–286.00	$281.50	$1,067	-2.06
420–445	430	12	268.00–275.00	$271.21	$1,166	+2.14
475–490	480	5	262.00–270.00	$267.00	$1,282	+9.43
515–545	528	15	240.00–250.00	$245.52	$1,296	+6.97
560–590	575	9	228.00–235.00	$231.99	$1,334	+1.86
615–645	630	2	220.00–224.00	$222.05	$1,399	-3.56
705	705	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	—
320–330	322	5	290.00–294.00	$290.82	$936	-10.37
380–390	386	5	270.00–272.00	$271.21	$1,047	-5.75
415–440	428	2	260.00–265.00	$262.57	$1,124	+3.08
465–475	472	6	254.00–260.00	$258.03	$1,218	+7.04
515–535	525	2	230.00–238.00	$234.08	$1,229	+1.10
595	595	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,321	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	6	330.00–335.00	$333.30	$1,027	+11.68
375–395	383	5	308.00–310.00	$309.17	$1,184	-8.62
430–440	433	12	298.00–300.00	$299.32	$1,296	-4.53
460–495	478	8	278.00–285.00	$282.09	$1,348	-12.69
515–540	527	6	268.00–276.00	$273.10	$1,439	+0.28
565–590	582	9	260.00–270.00	$263.24	$1,532	-5.94
605–645	622	3	250.00–254.00	$251.63	$1,565	—
655–660	658	2	240.00–245.00	$242.51	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	375.00	$375.00	$788	—
320–330	328	4	340.00–345.00	$341.22	$1,119	—
390	390	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,268	-1.87
405	405	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,256	—
465–490	481	10	290.00–295.00	$291.65	$1,403	—
505–540	519	14	278.00–286.00	$282.83	$1,468	+0.89
555–590	562	5	278.00–284.00	$280.79	$1,578	+0.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,121	+7.00
390	390	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	-1.46
415–440	432	5	284.00–288.00	$286.61	$1,238	-6.08
465	465	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,265	-9.79
510	510	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	+1.96
635–645	640	6	240.00–245.00	$242.48	$1,552	—
670–685	678	2	238.00–239.00	$238.51	$1,617	+20.51
760–775	770	3	200.00–207.00	$203.69	$1,568	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1280	1143	80-85%	18	118.00–123.00	$120.48	$1,377	-11.67
1090–1280	1206	80-85%	16	125.00–131.00	$127.83	$1,542	+8.83
1180–1275	1214	80-85%	7	133.00–136.00	$134.29	$1,630	+15.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–970	950	85-90%	5	103.00	$103.00	$978	—
895–1010	970	85-90%	4	111.00–114.00	$112.21	$1,088	—
830–1080	1004	85-90%	13	105.00–110.00	$108.06	$1,085	+4.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1345	1275	75-80%	3	121.00–123.00	$121.96	$1,555	—
1180–1385	1282	75-80%	11	126.00–131.00	$128.66	$1,649	—
1325	1325	75-80%	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,776	+18.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,401	—
1510–2140	1676	8	139.00–143.00	$141.21	$2,367	-7.76
1520–2055	1730	4	144.00–149.00	$146.38	$2,532	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	800.00	$800.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,696.67

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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)	10	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,495.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,285.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,566.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,062.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,387.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,890.91	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,583.33	—

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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.