Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.08/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 481 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $273.43/cwt ≈ $1,597/hd at 584 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	879	1,133	1,154
Feeder cattle	544	780	720
Slaughter cattle	192	228	295
Replacement cattle	143	125	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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	475	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,515	+1.31
530–540	538	4	300.00–304.00	$300.99	$1,619	-7.42
575–585	584	16	273.00–280.00	$273.43	$1,597	—
615–625	622	7	268.00–270.00	$269.44	$1,676	—
655–670	657	9	262.00–264.00	$263.00	$1,728	—
705	705	4	244.00	$244.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,056	—
365–385	375	6	320.00–330.00	$324.87	$1,218	—
410–425	417	3	316.00–320.00	$317.99	$1,326	-0.68
480–490	484	5	310.00–315.00	$312.98	$1,515	-0.03
505–540	520	4	292.00–298.00	$295.93	$1,539	-2.75
560–590	575	2	270.00–272.00	$271.03	$1,558	-18.97
605–640	617	3	262.00–265.00	$263.96	$1,629	—
655	655	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,703	-8.00
735	735	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,720	-4.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	487	3	300.00–305.00	$303.03	$1,476	-1.27
585	585	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,544	-11.99
615–630	623	2	254.00–256.00	$255.01	$1,589	-6.99
690	690	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,725	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	320.00	$320.00	$816	+2.49
345	345	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,042	-14.60
385	385	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,116	-17.52
415–435	422	5	275.00–280.00	$278.60	$1,176	-0.15
465–490	481	17	256.00–265.00	$261.08	$1,256	-6.19
510–530	520	2	258.00–260.00	$258.98	$1,347	+2.06
560–590	572	9	240.00–245.00	$242.03	$1,384	-7.97
625–645	636	6	230.00–234.00	$232.52	$1,479	-5.36
655–690	673	2	222.00–228.00	$224.92	$1,514	—
780	780	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,607	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	335.00	$335.00	$737	—
270–280	277	3	325.00–328.00	$327.02	$906	-12.98
325–340	333	2	310.00–314.00	$311.95	$1,039	-16.05
370–390	375	4	300.00–302.00	$300.52	$1,127	—
415	415	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,204	+0.38
460–490	478	8	268.00–272.00	$269.39	$1,288	-9.27
515 fancy	515	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,442	—
590–595	592	5	250.00–254.00	$251.61	$1,490	—
615–630	625	6	237.00–240.00	$238.33	$1,490	-6.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	310.00	$310.00	$837	—
390	390	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,092	-19.52
415–420	418	2	270.00–272.00	$270.99	$1,133	+0.99
480	480	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,210	-8.00
515	515	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	+2.26
575–595	589	4	230.00–235.00	$233.53	$1,375	-7.10
640	640	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,459	-2.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	350.00	$350.00	$788	-20.00
285–295	293	5	340.00–350.00	$341.95	$1,002	-3.05
330–345	340	8	330.00–340.00	$333.14	$1,133	-9.61
365	365	4	324.00	$324.00	$1,183	-6.27
425–430	427	3	308.00–310.00	$309.33	$1,321	+0.03
470–495	490	5	280.00–282.00	$280.38	$1,374	-2.56
535	535	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,466	-2.61
630–640	637	3	255.00–258.00	$255.99	$1,631	+9.99
690	690	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,587	-10.00
745	745	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,617	—
770–780	775	2	215.00–216.00	$215.50	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	340.00	$340.00	$816	—
280–290	285	6	330.00–335.00	$332.54	$948	—
340	340	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,105	-10.52
390	390	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,228	+2.39
415–425	422	3	302.00–304.00	$303.34	$1,280	+3.34
490	490	2	270.00–278.00	$274.00	$1,343	-1.75
520–545	528	3	260.00–262.00	$261.31	$1,380	-7.94
575–590	583	2	248.00–254.00	$251.04	$1,464	+2.05
625–635	628	4	248.00–250.00	$249.49	$1,567	+10.81
670–690	680	2	220.00–222.00	$220.99	$1,503	-15.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	380.00	$380.00	$836	±0.00
330–345	339	5	350.00–360.00	$356.11	$1,207	+5.13
355–380	370	5	330.00–335.00	$333.08	$1,232	-13.53
410	410	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,292	-5.00
460–480	470	6	285.00–288.00	$286.53	$1,347	-7.37
520	520	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,456	-7.21
615	615	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,611	—
655	655	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1365	1146	80-85%	43	138.00–144.00	$141.32	$1,620	—
930–1420	1163	80-85%	32	132.00–137.00	$134.62	$1,566	—
925–1410	1181	80-85%	9	146.00–150.00	$148.89	$1,758	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1085	937	85-90%	16	115.00–120.00	$118.03	$1,106	—
810–1110	1001	85-90%	16	121.00–127.00	$123.90	$1,240	—
890–1120	1033	85-90%	11	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$1,358	+11.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1610	1449	75-80%	11	134.00–138.00	$136.48	$1,978	—
1230–1705	1528	75-80%	5	139.00–145.00	$142.33	$2,175	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1625	1600	2	148.00–152.00	$150.03	$2,400	—
1530–1875	1718	8	156.00–160.00	$157.33	$2,703	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,713.89
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,060.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,910.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,150.00–3,100.00	$2,382.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00

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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	36	1,850.00–2,200.00	$1,984.72	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,425.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,666.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.