Cattle Market Pulse

Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke Stockyards report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.50/cwt -21.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 656 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.08/cwt -38.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 636 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 847 1,135
Feeder cattle 404 610 927
Slaughter cattle 127 160 143
Replacement cattle 49 77 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,136 -48.00
475 475 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 -6.03
590 590 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 -40.00
625 625 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,550 -27.00
656 value added 656 75 247.50 $247.50 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,296 -13.66
525–545 532 6 269.00–272.00 $270.16 $1,437 -21.42
575–590 587 5 240.00–245.00 $240.98 $1,415 -33.51
615–630 626 4 238.00–240.00 $238.49 $1,493 -29.87
670–690 680 4 230.00–235.00 $232.54 $1,581 -27.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 300.00–304.00 $302.03 $1,163 -37.97
415–430 423 2 285.00–290.00 $287.54 $1,216 -17.07
480 480 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,320 -26.01
525 525 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 -25.00
555–595 585 4 230.00–235.00 $233.81 $1,368 -30.87
610–615 614 4 230.00–235.00 $231.24 $1,420 -26.76

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 295.00–300.00 $297.54 $848 -22.46
320 320 4 280.00 $280.00 $896 -36.59
395 395 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 -30.00
405 405 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,053 -28.00
470–490 483 5 238.00–242.00 $240.00 $1,159 -29.58
510–520 514 9 233.00–236.00 $234.55 $1,206 -28.41
560 560 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,282 -16.65
605–645 636 10 215.00–220.00 $218.08 $1,387 —
655–660 658 2 208.00–210.00 $209.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 270.00 $270.00 $918 -36.74
420–435 429 5 245.00–250.00 $248.40 $1,066 -28.36
470–490 486 5 230.00–235.00 $232.82 $1,132 -31.17
520–525 523 3 225.00–228.00 $227.01 $1,187 -26.48
555–565 558 4 220.00–223.00 $220.76 $1,232 -20.22
620 620 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 -22.01
690 690 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,387 -22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 250.00 $250.00 $888 -29.52
445 445 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,064 -30.32
465–470 468 2 225.00–228.00 $226.49 $1,060 -31.75
540 540 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 -22.71
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 -17.01
630–635 633 2 200.00–202.00 $201.00 $1,272 -25.72
670 670 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,306 -19.01

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 4 340.00–345.00 $343.74 $1,121 -4.26
360–370 363 6 310.00–318.00 $314.70 $1,142 -27.54
420–440 425 4 270.00–280.00 $277.41 $1,179 -31.55
480–490 483 3 260.00–269.00 $265.96 $1,285 -19.36
530–545 535 8 240.00–244.00 $241.27 $1,291 -34.58
575–590 584 5 230.00–236.00 $233.61 $1,364 -26.17
610–620 615 2 225.00–226.00 $225.50 $1,387 -20.72
675–695 685 2 210.00–218.00 $214.06 $1,466 -27.41
730–745 738 3 210.00–213.00 $211.33 $1,560 —
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 -28.31
305–315 310 4 354.00–355.00 $354.51 $1,099 -6.94
360–390 379 8 320.00–328.00 $325.70 $1,234 -33.29
405–440 420 6 286.00–290.00 $288.36 $1,211 -29.64
480–495 485 6 270.00–275.00 $271.70 $1,318 -25.35
505–515 507 5 248.00–250.00 $249.59 $1,265 -32.02
560 560 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 -34.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 320.00 $320.00 $912 —
310 310 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 -8.00
360–395 369 6 300.00–308.00 $302.26 $1,115 -24.40
410–415 413 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,084 -38.56
475–490 483 2 256.00–258.00 $257.02 $1,241 -15.40
565–575 568 3 228.00–229.00 $228.66 $1,299 -23.92
625–645 635 2 219.00–220.00 $219.49 $1,394 —
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 -32.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1220 1079 80-85% 15 134.00–139.00 $137.20 $1,480 +6.12
905–1210 1121 80-85% 17 140.00–145.00 $142.61 $1,599 +21.07
1075–1225 1181 80-85% 12 147.00–153.00 $149.62 $1,767 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1010 947 85-90% 6 121.00–124.00 $122.22 $1,157 —
810–1230 973 85-90% 12 115.00–120.00 $117.40 $1,142 —
880–1290 997 85-90% 5 112.00–113.00 $112.56 $1,122 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1530 1356 75-80% 4 144.00–146.00 $144.76 $1,963 +21.94
1305–1535 1460 75-80% 5 135.00–140.00 $138.48 $2,022 —
1450–1505 1478 75-80% 2 151.00–152.00 $151.49 $2,239 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1530 1481 4 155.00–158.00 $156.26 $2,314 —
1420–1740 1616 4 160.00–162.00 $161.08 $2,603 +4.67
1955 1955 1 167.00 $167.00 $3,265 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,100.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,066.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,283.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,500.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,450.00–2,900.00 $2,700.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,900.00–2,350.00 $2,191.67 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,725.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.