Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $241.91/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 416 lb · 22 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $215.69/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 631 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $231.53/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 436 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,098	1,112	1,648
Feeder cattle	813	909	1,258
Slaughter cattle	180	141	310
Replacement cattle	105	62	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
375–390	382	5	295.00–300.00	$298.19	$1,139	—
455–470	460	3	272.00–278.00	$275.96	$1,269	+1.24
505–515	510	2	252.00–260.00	$256.04	$1,306	+1.67
560–565	563	2	244.00–247.00	$245.51	$1,382	+0.51
620–640	633	3	231.00–233.00	$232.35	$1,471	-3.61
665	665	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,536	-2.49
720	720	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,591	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	300.00	$300.00	$960	—
415–445	439	5	278.00–280.00	$278.38	$1,222	+7.48
485–490	488	2	268.00–270.00	$269.01	$1,313	+8.26
515–520	518	2	240.00–245.00	$242.51	$1,256	-1.09
570–575	574	4	230.00–240.00	$235.49	$1,352	-1.83
635	635	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,460	+5.00
745	745	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	380	5	270.00–280.00	$276.16	$1,049	-0.06
470–490	485	4	251.00–261.00	$257.49	$1,249	+7.99
575	575	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,294	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	285	3	290.00–295.00	$293.39	$836	-4.61
310	310	2	275.00	$275.00	$852	-4.06
355–390	382	6	253.00–265.00	$257.38	$983	+1.87
405–445	416	22	237.00–244.00	$241.91	$1,006	+0.66
460–495	478	9	218.00–228.00	$222.65	$1,064	-5.35
505–545	519	9	210.00–220.00	$213.37	$1,107	-11.50
560–590	572	9	205.00–215.00	$210.58	$1,205	-5.45
605–645	616	9	201.00–209.00	$204.98	$1,263	-7.65
655–680	668	2	194.00–196.00	$194.98	$1,302	-3.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	302.00	$302.00	$846	+0.11
380	380	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,026	-3.08
415–445	430	8	245.00–249.00	$246.82	$1,061	-2.65
455–470	464	5	235.00–237.00	$236.41	$1,097	-3.02
505–520	514	5	233.00–234.00	$233.39	$1,200	-2.12
565–570	566	4	216.00–218.00	$217.50	$1,231	-8.78
615–630	619	4	210.00–211.00	$210.25	$1,301	-12.40
665–680	670	6	201.00–204.00	$202.49	$1,357	-2.51
710–745	721	4	194.00–196.00	$195.01	$1,406	—
755–790	773	6	192.00–195.00	$193.14	$1,493	-6.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	270.00	$270.00	$770	—
330–335	333	3	260.00–265.00	$263.35	$877	-6.65
390–395	392	7	245.00–253.00	$249.12	$977	+5.92
410–445	436	12	230.00–232.00	$231.53	$1,009	+1.52
470–490	486	5	210.00–216.00	$211.16	$1,026	-8.84
535–540	536	4	205.00–208.00	$207.24	$1,111	-7.48
590	590	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,180	-10.32
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	-12.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	6	325.00–330.00	$327.46	$1,015	-2.20
360–385	374	7	300.00–305.00	$302.06	$1,130	-10.89
405–435	428	4	265.00–270.00	$266.18	$1,139	-3.82
455	455	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,183	+2.39
505–540	527	9	234.00–240.00	$236.40	$1,246	+0.05
555–590	571	8	222.00–230.00	$224.22	$1,280	-3.29
615–635	622	3	220.00–224.00	$222.00	$1,381	—
665–685	676	7	214.00–216.00	$214.72	$1,452	+0.72
720–745	727	7	205.00–210.00	$206.87	$1,504	+11.87
755–770	763	2	200.00–209.00	$204.46	$1,560	+11.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	335.00	$335.00	$737	—
310	310	2	318.00	$318.00	$986	+3.00
375–390	380	6	285.00–290.00	$286.71	$1,089	-10.66
415–445	427	9	250.00–260.00	$255.55	$1,091	-7.79
455–475	465	6	240.00–250.00	$244.89	$1,139	-6.10
510–535	519	5	230.00–232.00	$231.01	$1,199	+8.19
565–590	570	6	215.00–220.00	$218.32	$1,244	-2.34
615–645	631	14	212.00–219.00	$215.69	$1,361	+4.90
675–690	683	2	203.00–211.00	$207.04	$1,414	+2.46
705–720	710	3	196.00–200.00	$198.65	$1,410	+9.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	6	290.00–300.00	$296.50	$973	-3.50
355–395	382	9	270.00–280.00	$276.90	$1,058	-0.63
410	410	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,004	-11.02
490	490	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,127	-13.25
520–545	528	3	220.00–225.00	$223.28	$1,179	+5.28
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	-1.00
710	710	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,349	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1390	1115	80-85%	34	118.00–123.00	$120.42	$1,343	+13.28
990–1225	1117	80-85%	21	124.00–128.00	$125.56	$1,403	+18.42
920–1420	1143	80-85%	15	112.00–117.00	$114.15	$1,305	+7.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1125	988	85-90%	27	101.00–106.00	$103.29	$1,021	-7.07
865–1120	1020	85-90%	4	95.00–100.00	$98.23	$1,002	—
1005–1090	1045	85-90%	7	108.00–110.00	$108.69	$1,136	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1435	1353	75-80%	13	120.00–126.00	$122.76	$1,661	—
1265–1515	1384	75-80%	7	127.00–130.00	$127.90	$1,770	—
1245–1520	1399	75-80%	15	114.00–119.00	$117.52	$1,644	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1620	1538	2	139.00–140.00	$139.53	$2,146	-8.97
1575–1850	1713	2	153.00–160.00	$156.22	$2,676	—
1555–1945	1768	8	142.00–147.00	$143.57	$2,538	—

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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	5	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,205.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,850.00–2,050.00	$1,955.56
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,785.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,647.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,790.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,308.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,366.67

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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	1,850.00–2,150.00	$1,975.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,200.00–2,250.00	$2,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,710.00	—

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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.