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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 19, 2025

827 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $301.83/cwt -9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 469 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.39/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 607 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 827 772 1,506
Feeder cattle 554 524 1,253
Slaughter cattle 140 98 158
Replacement cattle 133 150 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bull sold 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 428 3 338.00–345.00 $342.58 $1,466 -2.24
520–540 530 4 305.00–306.00 $305.49 $1,619 -4.39
580–590 583 3 295.00–300.00 $296.69 $1,730 -9.08
645 645 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,870 -3.71
720–745 726 4 243.00–248.00 $244.28 $1,773 —
790 790 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 -4.48
665 665 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 -15.46
720–745 725 5 255.00–258.00 $257.38 $1,866 —
775 775 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,899 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 350.00 $350.00 $928 ±0.00
320–330 326 8 332.00–336.00 $333.74 $1,088 +1.30
355–380 362 5 320.00–328.00 $325.13 $1,177 +8.90
405–425 413 5 306.00–310.00 $307.65 $1,271 -5.52
460–475 471 4 289.00–293.00 $289.98 $1,366 -9.44
525–530 527 3 278.00–282.00 $280.66 $1,479 -5.26
560–575 565 3 265.00–270.00 $268.30 $1,516 -5.52
605–615 607 10 257.00–260.00 $259.39 $1,574 +0.17
705 705 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,685 —
775 775 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 340.00 $340.00 $918 ±0.00
315–345 334 7 325.00–330.00 $327.60 $1,094 +8.94
355–390 376 5 313.00–314.00 $313.62 $1,179 +8.00
440–445 443 2 300.00–301.00 $300.50 $1,331 -0.35
455–480 469 7 278.00–288.00 $283.21 $1,328 -5.49
515–545 525 3 265.00–270.00 $268.27 $1,408 -5.55
565–595 576 5 255.00–260.00 $257.79 $1,485 -6.23
615–640 631 4 248.00–252.00 $249.47 $1,574 -4.53
655–670 663 2 238.00–239.00 $238.51 $1,581 -4.48
790–795 792 3 214.00–221.00 $218.66 $1,732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 323 5 318.00–325.00 $320.57 $1,035 +11.67
380 380 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 +10.79
430–445 437 7 288.00–293.00 $290.47 $1,269 -3.65
465–470 468 2 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,275 -6.01
520 520 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,352 -4.02
570–580 577 3 245.00–250.00 $248.35 $1,433 -8.30
610–615 614 5 236.00–243.00 $241.01 $1,480 -2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 425.00 $425.00 $914 —
290 290 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,204 -20.00
330–340 335 7 380.00–388.00 $383.73 $1,285 —
365–380 374 7 354.00–360.00 $357.17 $1,336 -9.68
420–445 436 9 318.00–322.00 $319.81 $1,394 -9.20
460–490 469 10 300.00–305.00 $301.83 $1,416 -9.33
535–540 537 5 280.00–290.00 $285.98 $1,536 -6.69
570–595 578 3 275.00–278.00 $276.97 $1,601 -1.03
630–645 639 5 258.00–260.00 $259.21 $1,656 -2.77
665–680 669 4 235.00–248.00 $244.70 $1,637 -11.30
705 705 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 268 6 430.00–435.00 $433.77 $1,163 -17.94
340–345 342 3 390.00–395.00 $393.32 $1,345 -5.07
390 390 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 -7.09
410–415 412 3 325.00–330.00 $326.68 $1,346 -9.18
455–465 461 5 309.00–310.00 $309.61 $1,427 -15.95
510–520 513 3 295.00–300.00 $296.69 $1,522 -5.82
560–565 563 4 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,591 —
645 645 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 —
660 660 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,703 —
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 336 5 370.00–375.00 $374.05 $1,257 -5.95
380–390 388 4 340.00–348.00 $341.96 $1,327 -5.26
420–445 425 5 307.00–310.00 $309.37 $1,315 -7.33
475–490 485 3 290.00–295.00 $293.37 $1,423 —
555 555 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 -8.36
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 -6.00
775 775 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1190 1005 80-85% 9 133.00–138.00 $135.60 $1,363 —
920–1290 1134 80-85% 17 139.00–145.00 $142.51 $1,616 +3.57
980–1415 1169 80-85% 14 146.00–153.00 $149.31 $1,745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1380 1355 75-80% 11 144.00–149.00 $146.72 $1,988 —
1320–1490 1403 75-80% 8 150.00–156.00 $151.79 $2,130 +13.47
1280–1535 1435 75-80% 5 138.00–143.00 $141.56 $2,031 +10.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1090 968 85-90% 7 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $1,186 -2.80
955–990 978 85-90% 3 126.00–128.00 $126.65 $1,239 +1.29
1015–1180 1064 85-90% 5 114.00–118.00 $116.16 $1,236 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1890 1801 6 172.00–176.00 $173.69 $3,128 —
1885 1885 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,355 —
1885–2180 1983 3 165.00–166.00 $165.63 $3,284 -10.37

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,858.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,280.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,282.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,562.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,612.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 28 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,828.57 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,150.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,500.00–1,650.00 $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.