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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

1,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.27/cwt -6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 460 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.66/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 516 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,245 1,319 1,016
Feeder cattle 787 951 689
Slaughter cattle 298 228 210
Replacement cattle 160 140 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 —
360–390 370 6 330.00–340.00 $336.49 $1,245 —
415–445 425 4 320.00–324.00 $322.46 $1,370 +11.44
455–475 463 6 305.00–315.00 $310.34 $1,437 +2.26
520 520 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 +8.01
560–595 573 8 280.00–285.00 $282.00 $1,616 +1.69
625 625 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 +2.06
670 670 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,440 -38.35
745 745 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 —
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,018 —
305–320 315 3 360.00–365.00 $363.39 $1,145 —
355 355 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,250 —
405 405 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,357 +12.57
455–485 478 4 316.00–320.00 $319.05 $1,525 +0.44
515–520 516 4 305.00–308.00 $305.76 $1,578 +4.00
570 570 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 -4.93
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 ±0.00
670 670 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 344.00 $344.00 $1,066 —
365–370 368 3 318.00–320.00 $319.34 $1,175 —
435 435 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,322 —
475 475 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,378 -10.00
525 525 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,496 +2.45
595 595 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,606 ±0.00
685 685 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 -5.00
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 350.00 $350.00 $770 +28.00
290 290 2 324.00 $324.00 $940 +4.00
325 325 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 +1.68
380–395 384 4 290.00–300.00 $297.43 $1,142 -2.57
415–445 433 9 278.00–288.00 $282.02 $1,221 +1.21
455–490 460 11 258.00–266.00 $261.27 $1,202 -6.39
505–525 516 10 244.00–250.00 $246.66 $1,273 -9.53
555–590 574 6 238.00–245.00 $240.72 $1,382 -7.98
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —
710–720 715 2 207.00–210.00 $208.49 $1,491 -7.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 300.00 $300.00 $975 ±0.00
390–395 391 4 280.00–285.00 $283.74 $1,109 +1.36
410–445 428 8 260.00–270.00 $262.69 $1,124 -7.04
460–480 465 8 250.00–254.00 $251.27 $1,168 -7.73
520–540 527 3 238.00–240.00 $239.32 $1,261 -5.43
590 590 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 -10.00
630–645 638 2 214.00–218.00 $215.98 $1,378 -4.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 370.00 $370.00 $758 +27.68
280–290 286 4 330.00–340.00 $335.48 $959 +7.19
315–330 326 4 316.00–318.00 $316.48 $1,032 -3.52
405 405 4 292.00–298.00 $295.00 $1,195 +3.06
460–475 466 5 285.00–288.00 $286.22 $1,334 +9.85
515–520 517 3 258.00–260.00 $259.33 $1,341 -6.04
585 585 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 -6.43
615 615 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,414 -8.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 +20.00
315–340 330 8 335.00–340.00 $337.17 $1,113 +13.17
370 370 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 +8.01
415–420 418 6 290.00–300.00 $295.03 $1,233 —
470–490 482 5 280.00–282.00 $281.22 $1,355 +4.59
510–540 521 7 258.00–264.00 $260.89 $1,359 +0.89
565–585 580 4 250.00–254.00 $250.97 $1,456 +2.97
615–625 618 3 230.00–231.00 $230.34 $1,424 -9.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 365.00 $365.00 $803 —
275–290 283 2 360.00–365.00 $362.57 $1,026 +18.42
330–345 335 3 345.00–350.00 $346.97 $1,162 +8.31
365–390 372 5 328.00–332.00 $329.24 $1,225 +3.56
430–445 437 5 305.00–312.00 $309.43 $1,352 +2.02
460–490 472 5 288.00–290.00 $288.83 $1,363 +1.27
525–540 533 2 268.00–270.00 $269.01 $1,434 -0.47
555–585 575 3 256.00–260.00 $258.71 $1,488 +0.30
610–615 612 3 245.00–248.00 $246.99 $1,512 —
680 680 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,537 -11.50
705 705 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,495 -5.47
765 765 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 285 4 370.00–375.00 $373.82 $1,065 +10.41
310–325 321 7 355.00–365.00 $358.55 $1,151 +10.19
370–380 376 5 342.00–348.00 $345.64 $1,300 +7.61
435 435 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,392 +3.16
490 490 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 -4.00
515 515 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,452 ±0.00
565 565 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 -5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1395 1145 80-85% 48 126.00–132.00 $129.57 $1,484 -1.68
1005–1230 1148 80-85% 11 140.00–146.00 $141.60 $1,626 +10.35
845–1490 1184 80-85% 55 133.00–139.00 $135.85 $1,608 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–990 956 85-90% 8 110.00–113.00 $111.71 $1,068 -4.96
795–1240 1011 85-90% 26 120.00–125.00 $122.10 $1,234 -0.81
890–1230 1044 85-90% 27 114.00–119.00 $117.46 $1,226 -5.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1550 1417 75-80% 9 132.00–136.00 $134.33 $1,903 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,190 +16.10
1390–1755 1568 75-80% 12 125.00–131.00 $127.03 $1,992 -14.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1995 1761 5 157.00–158.00 $157.45 $2,773 —
1895–2150 2047 7 161.00–166.00 $163.78 $3,353 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 875.00–1,100.00 $998.44

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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) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,641.25
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,850.00–1,950.00 $1,900.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,470.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,350.00–1,550.00 $1,434.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,300.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,225.00–1,450.00 $1,358.82
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 825.00–1,100.00 $986.11

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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 28 1,050.00–2,000.00 $1,671.43 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,837.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,450.00 $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.