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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 17, 2024

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.89/cwt ≈ $1,452/hd at 544 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.05/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 536 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.93/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 1,101 914
Feeder cattle 688 813 667
Slaughter cattle 110 241 164
Replacement cattle 24 47 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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
280 280 1 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
365–390 380 5 320.00–330.00 $323.84 $1,231 -11.16
410–430 422 3 318.00–325.00 $321.28 $1,356 —
470–490 473 6 306.00–310.00 $309.31 $1,463 +2.65
530–535 533 3 302.00–305.00 $304.01 $1,620 +10.92
565–590 579 7 280.00–290.00 $284.18 $1,645 +1.25
605–620 613 12 262.00–270.00 $267.15 $1,638 +5.15
655–675 663 3 256.00–260.00 $258.02 $1,711 —
725 725 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 —
785 785 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,821 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 355.00 $355.00 $763 —
475–485 481 13 315.00–320.00 $317.93 $1,529 -2.07
510–535 518 3 310.00–315.00 $313.28 $1,623 +4.81
565–570 568 3 295.00–300.00 $296.66 $1,685 +6.45
615 615 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,771 +16.68
655 655 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 —
420–445 433 2 305.00–310.00 $307.43 $1,331 +7.43
480 480 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 +10.00
540 540 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 +7.95
570–585 580 3 270.00–272.00 $270.66 $1,570 +0.66
615 615 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,630 +11.99
665–670 666 4 248.00–250.00 $249.50 $1,662 +11.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 328.00 $328.00 $804 —
280–290 288 6 312.00–314.00 $313.68 $903 -2.37
325–345 338 3 307.00–308.00 $307.68 $1,040 +3.52
355–380 368 2 292.00–295.00 $293.45 $1,080 -6.55
410–440 416 5 275.00–280.00 $278.94 $1,160 +1.74
455–490 476 18 260.00–270.00 $264.93 $1,261 +0.31
520–547 536 30 244.00–254.00 $249.05 $1,335 -7.42
555–590 565 11 238.00–245.00 $241.96 $1,367 -10.32
605–625 616 7 232.00–236.00 $234.57 $1,445 +4.57
655–680 666 5 225.00–228.00 $226.99 $1,512 +6.97
745 745 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 335.00 $335.00 $938 +8.15
310–325 321 5 312.00–318.00 $313.76 $1,007 -0.76
365–380 373 6 298.00–302.00 $300.04 $1,119 -7.93
410–425 422 5 284.00–290.00 $288.40 $1,217 -1.21
505–549 544 47 258.00–268.00 $266.89 $1,452 —
555–570 566 7 249.00–254.00 $250.83 $1,420 —
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 +6.66
715 715 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,666 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 300.00–302.00 $301.01 $1,008 —
370–390 380 5 275.00–280.00 $278.58 $1,059 -16.42
415–445 433 9 268.00–270.00 $269.25 $1,166 -0.75
460–495 476 11 250.00–258.00 $253.32 $1,206 -0.02
535–540 538 6 240.00–242.00 $241.00 $1,297 -5.00
575–590 583 3 230.00–235.00 $233.02 $1,359 -6.98
645 645 2 230.00–231.00 $230.50 $1,487 +10.50
695 695 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,543 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 278 6 368.00–372.00 $369.57 $1,027 +8.21
315–335 322 7 355.00–360.00 $356.77 $1,149 +2.96
365–385 372 7 336.00–340.00 $338.27 $1,258 +2.27
410–420 414 6 315.00–320.00 $317.84 $1,316 +3.84
455–490 483 13 300.00–305.00 $301.90 $1,458 -0.14
505–545 514 6 278.00–285.00 $281.28 $1,446 -0.35
555–590 567 8 275.00–280.00 $278.12 $1,577 -1.88
705 705 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,671 —
755–795 782 3 226.00–230.00 $228.71 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,000 +9.39
315–320 317 3 348.00–350.00 $348.67 $1,105 +12.11
385 385 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,255 -3.02
405–430 422 6 310.00–314.00 $311.28 $1,314 +6.73
475–490 480 7 294.00–298.00 $294.86 $1,415 +7.11
520–535 528 6 268.00–276.00 $271.64 $1,434 +1.17
570–590 580 6 270.00–272.00 $271.02 $1,572 +1.84
610–645 633 12 250.00–258.00 $253.64 $1,606 +10.21
665 665 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -5.00
735 735 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,617 +5.00
770–795 788 5 209.00–218.00 $213.80 $1,685 +5.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 279 4 344.00–346.00 $344.52 $961 —
345 345 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,156 +15.00
365–375 370 2 310.00–316.00 $313.04 $1,158 -4.52
410–440 420 13 294.00–300.00 $298.23 $1,253 -0.10
460–480 472 11 285.00–291.00 $288.15 $1,360 +10.58
570 570 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,505 +14.83
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 —
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 —
795 795 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,646 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1320 1141 80-85% 25 138.00–144.00 $140.68 $1,605 —
1070–1180 1145 80-85% 5 146.00–150.00 $147.96 $1,694 —
925–1420 1149 80-85% 9 133.00–137.00 $134.82 $1,549 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–985 945 85-90% 3 127.00–129.00 $128.31 $1,213 —
880–1120 1024 85-90% 6 113.00–116.00 $114.88 $1,176 -6.98
980–1090 1041 85-90% 8 119.00–125.00 $121.38 $1,264 +5.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1515 1406 75-80% 4 138.00–140.00 $138.79 $1,951 —
1305–1680 1492 75-80% 3 150.00–152.00 $150.96 $2,252 +8.57
1495–1540 1518 75-80% 4 144.00–148.00 $145.97 $2,216 +9.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1820 1676 6 158.00–161.00 $159.00 $2,665 —
1690–1725 1708 2 152.00–154.00 $153.01 $2,613 -13.99
1855–1860 1858 2 164.00–166.00 $165.00 $3,066 —

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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) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,662.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,425.00–1,625.00 $1,497.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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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 4 1,525.00–1,750.00 $1,637.50 —

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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.