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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 572 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.95/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 525 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.24/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 429 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,012 580 0
Feeder cattle 761 404 0
Slaughter cattle 178 127 0
Replacement cattle 73 49 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, high dressing boning cows sold up to 166 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
325 325 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,089 —
395 395 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
405–425 418 9 304.00–308.00 $305.65 $1,278 +0.65
460–490 473 8 295.00–305.00 $300.71 $1,422 —
510–545 520 7 268.00–275.00 $271.69 $1,413 +1.53
565–570 568 3 248.00–250.00 $249.34 $1,416 +8.36
635–645 639 11 238.00–242.00 $240.00 $1,534 +1.51
660–695 673 5 230.00–235.00 $233.77 $1,573 +1.23
735 735 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 308 6 350.00–355.00 $352.02 $1,084 —
360–380 365 4 330.00–340.00 $332.60 $1,214 +12.60
572 572 19 261.00 $261.00 $1,493 +11.00
610–615 613 6 243.00–245.00 $244.00 $1,496 -4.00
675–680 677 5 238.00–240.00 $238.80 $1,617 —
705 705 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
370–395 383 2 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $1,158 +0.39
410 410 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,222 +10.46
455–490 465 9 285.00–290.00 $288.21 $1,340 +13.21
510–525 514 7 260.00–265.00 $262.44 $1,349 +2.44
570 570 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 +6.19
670 670 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 305.00 $305.00 $884 —
320–340 331 8 274.00–280.00 $276.53 $915 +6.53
390–395 391 5 270.00–272.00 $270.40 $1,057 —
410–440 429 13 250.00–259.00 $254.24 $1,091 +5.84
455–490 476 13 244.00–250.00 $247.08 $1,176 +14.26
515–540 525 14 230.00–238.00 $234.95 $1,233 +7.94
560–590 566 5 224.00–226.00 $225.58 $1,277 +4.82
605–645 632 5 215.00–220.00 $217.62 $1,375 +7.62
675 675 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,444 +13.00
770 770 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 315.00 $315.00 $803 +17.46
305–310 307 3 288.00–290.00 $288.67 $886 +8.67
365–390 378 9 275.00–280.00 $277.68 $1,050 +7.68
420–425 423 6 261.00–264.00 $262.49 $1,110 +2.49
455–490 469 5 256.00–262.00 $259.49 $1,217 +19.49
505–535 517 11 240.00–248.00 $242.80 $1,255 +8.25
555–575 566 5 236.00–243.00 $239.56 $1,356 +10.56
605–630 620 3 222.00–228.00 $225.30 $1,397 +7.22
660–670 668 4 217.00–224.00 $218.73 $1,461 +9.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 262.00 $262.00 $891 —
395 395 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,027 —
410 410 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,004 +6.00
470–485 478 6 238.00–240.00 $238.98 $1,142 +12.49
545 545 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,232 +6.00
565–590 584 4 220.00–222.00 $221.52 $1,294 +11.52
715–735 725 2 202.00–203.00 $202.49 $1,468 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
315–320 318 3 334.00–336.00 $334.66 $1,064 -9.08
365–390 373 4 316.00–322.00 $319.53 $1,192 +4.83
420 420 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,201 +8.59
455–485 475 8 265.00–272.00 $269.20 $1,279 +3.24
515–535 527 3 243.00–250.00 $245.95 $1,296 +4.68
555–585 573 6 237.00–240.00 $239.18 $1,371 +5.57
620–640 629 4 226.00–232.00 $229.01 $1,440 +3.51
670 670 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,548 +16.94
730–735 733 2 218.00–221.00 $219.51 $1,609 +8.18
755–765 760 2 210.00–214.00 $211.99 $1,611 +11.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 -4.51
355 355 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,164 +2.30
430 430 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 +11.64
475 475 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,320 +6.30
505–545 517 5 258.00–268.00 $262.77 $1,359 +13.18
570–590 580 2 242.00–243.00 $242.51 $1,407 +2.51
610–630 617 3 237.00–239.00 $238.32 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,049 -12.00
375 375 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 -2.26
445 445 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,210 +9.52
470 470 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,217 +1.98
515 515 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 —
570 570 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,334 +5.34
755 755 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,570 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1320 1121 80-85% 19 152.00–158.00 $154.66 $1,734 +12.05
920–1275 1124 80-85% 26 139.00–144.00 $141.67 $1,592 -0.94
1020–1305 1162 80-85% 35 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $1,713 -2.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1190 963 85-90% 10 133.00–138.00 $135.29 $1,303 +17.89
875–1130 985 85-90% 12 120.00–125.00 $123.03 $1,212 +5.63
925–1175 1060 85-90% 11 126.00–132.00 $128.73 $1,365 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1405 1367 75-80% 3 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $2,119 +10.25
1345–1490 1440 75-80% 5 147.00–150.00 $148.23 $2,135 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1745 1473 5 160.00–163.00 $161.77 $2,383 +5.51
1650 1650 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,772 —

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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 4 1,025.00–1,275.00 $1,131.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,550.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,100.00 $1,991.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,350.00 $2,300.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,650.00–1,950.00 $1,796.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,575.00

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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 6 1,750.00–2,100.00 $1,966.67 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,500.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,625.00 —

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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.