Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

1,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.37/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 534 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.51/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 536 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $241.25/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,112	1,007	1,361
Feeder cattle	909	788	1,020
Slaughter cattle	141	155	242
Replacement cattle	62	64	99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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
465–490	471	6	270.00–280.00	$274.72	$1,294	-8.53
530–540	534	28	250.00–256.00	$254.37	$1,358	-7.86
555	555	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,360	-10.37
625–640	633	2	233.00–239.00	$235.96	$1,494	-5.89
660–675	671	4	233.00–235.00	$233.49	$1,567	-1.89
735	735	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	10	280.00–290.00	$283.47	$1,060	—
410–425	414	8	269.00–274.00	$270.90	$1,122	—
455–470	459	8	256.00–265.00	$260.75	$1,197	-11.17
515–545	530	4	240.00–247.00	$243.60	$1,291	-9.53
580–595	588	6	235.00–240.00	$237.32	$1,395	-13.14
645	645	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,451	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	384	5	275.00–278.00	$276.22	$1,061	—
490	490	4	248.00–250.00	$249.50	$1,223	-10.50
540	540	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,285	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	298.00	$298.00	$879	+6.06
315–340	335	5	275.00–280.00	$279.06	$935	+9.06
370–390	382	10	250.00–260.00	$255.51	$976	-9.49
410–445	424	14	238.00–245.00	$241.25	$1,023	-9.53
455–480	470	12	225.00–232.00	$228.00	$1,072	-1.91
505–545	516	14	220.00–228.00	$224.87	$1,160	-0.29
565–590	571	6	215.00–220.00	$216.03	$1,234	-1.77
605–645	619	12	211.00–216.00	$212.63	$1,316	+1.69
660–675	669	5	197.00–202.00	$198.97	$1,331	-6.03
710–730	720	2	192.00–200.00	$196.06	$1,412	—
755–775	768	3	191.00–194.00	$193.02	$1,482	-4.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	360.00	$360.00	$774	—
265–290	280	5	300.00–305.00	$301.89	$845	—
325	325	2	300.00	$300.00	$975	+19.02
365–390	380	5	270.00–275.00	$273.08	$1,038	-0.85
405–425	413	9	247.00–252.00	$249.47	$1,030	-10.77
455–490	482	10	235.00–242.00	$239.43	$1,154	+3.29
520–540	536	21	230.00–238.00	$235.51	$1,262	+5.78
560–595	583	3	225.00–229.00	$226.28	$1,319	+0.90
605–620	613	6	221.00–225.00	$222.65	$1,365	-1.91
670	670	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,374	—
770–795	783	2	198.00–201.00	$199.52	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	270.00	$270.00	$932	—
380–390	386	8	240.00–248.00	$243.20	$939	-8.17
410–445	430	9	226.00–232.00	$230.01	$989	-7.32
455	455	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	—
505–540	529	12	210.00–217.00	$214.72	$1,136	-0.28
570–590	587	6	210.00–212.00	$210.32	$1,235	—
640–645	643	2	200.00–205.00	$202.49	$1,302	-5.51
665	665	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,297	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,087	-10.00
365–390	371	4	290.00–300.00	$297.37	$1,103	-2.63
420–435	425	6	260.00–266.00	$263.34	$1,119	-31.66
460–480	473	6	250.00–254.00	$250.99	$1,187	-7.98
505–545	520	9	221.00–225.00	$222.82	$1,159	-10.95
555–575	560	6	218.00–223.00	$220.66	$1,236	-2.11
625–635	632	5	209.00–214.00	$210.79	$1,332	-4.13
655–680	661	7	203.00–208.00	$204.58	$1,352	—
730	730	2	189.00–190.00	$189.50	$1,383	—
775	775	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	305.00–310.00	$306.67	$889	—
305	305	4	300.00	$300.00	$915	-11.03
355–365	360	2	275.00–280.00	$277.53	$999	—
425–435	430	2	254.00–258.00	$256.02	$1,101	-23.98
460–490	472	5	242.00–245.00	$243.25	$1,148	-5.73
515	515	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,123	-7.00
560–595	581	5	210.00–214.00	$211.54	$1,229	—
605	605	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,234	—
680	680	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,367	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	345.00	$345.00	$914	—
315–330	320	3	329.00–330.00	$329.66	$1,055	-2.85
355–370	361	5	310.00–315.00	$312.95	$1,130	-4.49
445	445	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	-31.36
455–495	475	4	255.00–260.00	$257.61	$1,224	-8.12
520–545	530	5	234.00–238.00	$236.35	$1,253	-8.61
570–575	573	2	225.00–230.00	$227.51	$1,304	-4.09
655	655	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,402	-4.24
740	740	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,443	—
755	755	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,457	-15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1460	1124	80-85%	16	104.00–109.00	$107.14	$1,204	-29.56
1020–1365	1163	80-85%	18	116.00–121.00	$118.59	$1,379	-13.56
990–1340	1183	80-85%	27	110.00–115.00	$111.89	$1,324	-20.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1020	992	85-90%	3	109.00–112.00	$110.36	$1,095	-11.61
895–1290	1074	85-90%	6	97.00–101.00	$99.78	$1,072	-16.46
1005–1215	1091	85-90%	7	103.00–108.00	$105.52	$1,151	-10.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,808	—
1420–1670	1525	75-80%	3	111.00–117.00	$113.84	$1,736	-9.31
1325–1770	1536	75-80%	5	105.00–108.00	$106.07	$1,629	-17.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,096	—
1540–1550	1545	2	148.00–149.00	$148.50	$2,294	—
1575–1810	1697	5	142.00–147.00	$144.54	$2,453	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,121.43

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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)	6	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,195.83
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,443.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,733.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,900.00

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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	16	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,837.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,580.00	—

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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.