Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $288.70/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $294.12/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $273.82/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	772	1,337	845
Feeder cattle	524	947	681
Slaughter cattle	98	200	96
Replacement cattle	150	190	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,350	—
320–345	336	7	380.00–390.00	$385.84	$1,296	—
355–380	368	4	370.00–375.00	$372.59	$1,371	+16.59
410–440	425	4	340.00–350.00	$344.82	$1,465	—
455–480	467	6	322.00–332.00	$327.91	$1,531	—
515–540	528	4	305.00–315.00	$309.88	$1,636	+9.88
565–590	575	5	304.00–307.00	$305.77	$1,758	+16.11
615–645	630	8	290.00–296.00	$293.71	$1,850	+6.01
675	675	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,822	+12.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	515.00–520.00	$517.52	$1,361	—
305–335	329	5	400.00–410.00	$401.85	$1,322	—
355–380	368	4	384.00–390.00	$386.90	$1,424	—
405	405	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,458	±0.00
510–540	528	9	316.00–325.00	$319.74	$1,688	+4.74
560–590	578	8	308.00–315.00	$310.70	$1,796	+8.70
625–645	635	4	298.00–301.00	$299.48	$1,902	+5.50
655–675	661	4	280.00–290.00	$285.46	$1,887	+10.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,416	—
335	335	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,240	—
355–390	368	6	350.00–360.00	$354.98	$1,306	—
410–445	428	10	328.00–335.00	$331.02	$1,417	+1.02
455–470	463	4	316.00–318.00	$316.98	$1,468	-7.02
510–545	529	9	294.00–300.00	$296.40	$1,568	—
555	555	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,610	—
625	625	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,781	+25.00
690	690	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,794	+8.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	345.00	$345.00	$828	—
290	290	2	340.00	$340.00	$986	—
315–335	324	9	314.00–324.00	$318.66	$1,032	—
370–390	380	6	302.00–310.00	$305.62	$1,161	-6.82
405–445	431	9	298.00–308.00	$300.85	$1,297	-1.63
455–490	473	16	284.00–294.00	$288.70	$1,366	-1.79
505–540	528	10	270.00–278.00	$273.82	$1,446	+1.54
570–590	578	8	262.00–268.00	$264.02	$1,526	-0.02
610–640	622	6	253.00–255.00	$254.00	$1,580	+5.75
670–680	673	4	240.00–244.00	$242.99	$1,635	—
715	715	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,652	-3.33
755	755	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,684	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	350.00	$350.00	$980	-35.00
310–325	318	6	330.00–335.00	$332.44	$1,057	—
365–380	371	5	315.00–318.00	$316.23	$1,173	-2.98
405–435	419	9	310.00–316.00	$313.17	$1,312	+0.49
465–480	474	7	296.00–302.00	$299.42	$1,419	-2.95
520–540	530	4	282.00–290.00	$285.92	$1,515	+4.21
565–590	575	5	273.00–275.00	$273.82	$1,574	-0.86
605–625	617	5	258.00–260.00	$259.22	$1,599	-2.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	320.00	$320.00	$944	-32.32
315–345	330	6	306.00–312.00	$308.90	$1,019	-2.59
380–390	386	5	298.00–300.00	$299.21	$1,155	-2.71
405–445	425	11	290.00–298.00	$294.12	$1,250	+2.16
455–475	460	4	278.00–280.00	$278.52	$1,281	-5.68
505–510	508	4	260.00–268.00	$264.02	$1,341	+0.77
570–575	572	3	250.00–260.00	$256.65	$1,468	+0.06
610	610	2	240.00–247.00	$243.50	$1,485	+7.02
790	790	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,174	+20.00
380–390	386	5	362.00–370.00	$366.85	$1,416	+10.33
410–420	415	4	328.00–330.00	$329.01	$1,365	-7.78
465–490	477	7	308.00–314.00	$311.16	$1,484	-3.97
530–540	536	9	290.00–295.00	$292.67	$1,569	-3.13
565	565	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,571	+0.03
605–615	613	4	260.00–268.00	$261.98	$1,606	-8.02
680	680	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,741	+5.58
745	745	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,773	+6.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	268	6	450.00–455.00	$451.71	$1,211	+23.13
310–325	320	6	395.00–400.00	$398.39	$1,275	-2.93
365–380	374	7	375.00–380.00	$377.09	$1,410	+7.09
405–435	420	4	332.00–340.00	$335.86	$1,411	-17.42
455–480	462	5	322.00–327.00	$325.56	$1,504	+2.56
505–510	508	4	300.00–305.00	$302.51	$1,537	-1.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,239	—
345	345	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,311	+2.93
365–380	376	7	340.00–350.00	$347.22	$1,306	+8.73
425–440	435	6	312.00–318.00	$316.70	$1,378	-7.83
515–545	525	3	278.00–284.00	$280.08	$1,470	-3.68
555–590	576	5	266.00–270.00	$268.36	$1,546	+2.56
625	625	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,600	-8.03
675	675	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,586	-5.00
740	740	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,643	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1290	1094	80-85%	8	146.00–150.00	$147.40	$1,613	+5.41
890–1270	1118	80-85%	16	131.00–136.00	$132.80	$1,485	+3.47
1020–1210	1122	80-85%	21	137.00–142.00	$138.94	$1,559	+9.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1080	966	85-90%	6	124.00–127.00	$125.36	$1,211	+17.85
930–1115	1017	85-90%	9	115.00–119.00	$117.16	$1,192	+3.44
915–1120	1019	85-90%	4	110.00–114.00	$112.65	$1,148	-1.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1435	1405	75-80%	3	137.00–139.00	$138.32	$1,943	+1.72
1390–1440	1415	75-80%	2	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$1,861	-5.09
1435–1610	1552	75-80%	3	147.00–149.00	$147.62	$2,291	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1690	1590	3	160.00–161.00	$160.67	$2,555	—
1580–2080	1754	7	169.00–173.00	$171.43	$3,007	—
1990	1990	2	176.00	$176.00	$3,502	—

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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	1,150.00–1,500.00	$1,330.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,850.00–2,300.00	$2,091.18
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,450.00–2,700.00	$2,608.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,890.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,512.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,275.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,510.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,825.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,512.50

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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	22	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,654.55	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	3,000.00–4,000.00	$3,416.67	—

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	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,840.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.