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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $381.46/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,560/hd at 409 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.31/cwt -7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 372 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $282.05/cwt ≈ $1,898/hd at 673 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 1,162 847
Feeder cattle 423 907 605
Slaughter cattle 121 148 152
Replacement cattle 68 107 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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
395 395 2 394.00 $394.00 $1,556 +4.00
415–420 419 4 354.00–360.00 $358.51 $1,502 -12.28
460–490 473 8 340.00–346.00 $342.47 $1,620 +2.79
545 545 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,837 +14.38
560–575 569 7 320.00–324.00 $322.02 $1,832 —
670–690 673 13 277.00–283.00 $282.05 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 +12.95
420–435 430 3 375.00–378.00 $377.02 $1,621 -0.15
470–490 480 2 350.00–356.00 $353.06 $1,695 -0.94
505–535 524 8 342.00–350.00 $344.21 $1,804 +9.40
565–575 570 4 328.00–336.00 $331.96 $1,892 +5.96
610 610 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,842 +4.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,134 -20.00
520 520 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,643 +2.00
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 -2.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,007 —
320–340 328 5 360.00–363.00 $361.76 $1,187 —
360–395 381 9 350.00–360.00 $355.48 $1,354 -6.28
410–440 427 7 330.00–332.00 $330.82 $1,413 -9.53
455–485 474 9 305.00–310.00 $307.80 $1,459 +6.63
505–515 511 7 295.00–299.00 $296.99 $1,518 +15.66
555–590 564 4 274.00–275.00 $274.74 $1,550 +3.11
630–635 633 4 248.00–250.00 $249.00 $1,576 —
690 690 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,684 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,092 —
315–325 321 5 365.00–370.00 $368.04 $1,181 -9.90
370–380 372 13 363.00–365.00 $363.31 $1,352 -7.52
425 425 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,436 -9.52
465–470 468 5 314.00–320.00 $316.38 $1,481 +0.71
515–535 519 5 300.00–310.00 $302.06 $1,568 +7.13
590 590 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,652 -1.65
610–620 614 5 266.00–268.00 $266.81 $1,638 +0.31
660–665 663 3 248.00–254.00 $249.99 $1,657 —
705 705 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,678 —
798 798 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 6 342.00–350.00 $345.94 $1,072 -19.04
390–395 393 6 340.00–344.00 $341.32 $1,341 —
405–445 426 8 318.00–324.00 $320.77 $1,366 -10.59
465 465 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,395 +8.66
505–540 528 7 280.00–289.00 $285.27 $1,506 —
580–590 583 4 260.00–264.00 $261.01 $1,522 +6.01
615–640 625 3 240.00–246.00 $243.69 $1,523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,076 —
270–290 283 3 415.00–420.00 $418.41 $1,184 -3.59
320–345 338 6 410.00–420.00 $415.47 $1,404 +15.47
365–390 378 2 400.00–410.00 $405.17 $1,532 +10.82
405–445 409 14 375.00–382.00 $381.46 $1,560 +3.46
460–475 473 7 340.00–345.00 $340.69 $1,611 +3.18
515–545 538 4 320.00–330.00 $322.40 $1,735 +5.60
555–565 560 4 304.00–310.00 $307.03 $1,719 +0.75
645 645 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,909 —
655–660 658 5 276.00–278.00 $276.80 $1,821 +4.54
710–745 736 4 249.00–258.00 $251.17 $1,849 +4.75
755 755 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,895 +26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,107 —
260–290 281 7 400.00–410.00 $405.08 $1,138 -0.57
315–340 328 2 390.00–400.00 $394.81 $1,295 +7.33
365–390 372 5 388.00–394.00 $391.17 $1,455 +11.65
410–430 423 4 360.00–370.00 $366.33 $1,550 +15.76
455–495 483 4 330.00–338.00 $335.24 $1,619 +7.90
515–525 518 6 316.00–318.00 $317.32 $1,644 +10.00
570–590 580 2 295.00–300.00 $297.46 $1,725 +4.13
635–645 638 3 280.00–288.00 $285.31 $1,820 +1.31
670–680 675 2 266.00–272.00 $269.02 $1,816 +1.02
735 735 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,786 —
755 755 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,797 +24.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,159 —
365–390 370 5 370.00–380.00 $377.89 $1,398 +6.10
425–445 437 5 350.00–355.00 $351.95 $1,538 +13.45
465–490 472 5 320.00–328.00 $322.87 $1,524 +4.45
510–545 526 5 304.00–306.00 $304.99 $1,604 +4.99
560–595 583 3 285.00–290.00 $286.60 $1,671 +5.28
645 645 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1330 1161 80-85% 15 142.00–147.00 $143.80 $1,670 —
1020–1390 1196 80-85% 21 135.00–140.00 $137.96 $1,650 —
1090–1290 1211 80-85% 4 149.00–152.00 $150.73 $1,825 -9.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1010 960 85-90% 5 114.00–118.00 $116.00 $1,114 —
880–1280 1007 85-90% 9 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $1,232 -5.42
1020–1230 1130 85-90% 8 126.00–130.00 $128.61 $1,453 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1355 1348 75-80% 2 152.00–154.00 $152.99 $2,062 —
1325–1605 1458 75-80% 8 143.00–146.00 $144.16 $2,102 —
1455–1520 1488 75-80% 2 156.00–159.00 $157.53 $2,344 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1380 1335 2 175.00–177.00 $175.97 $2,349 —
1620–1690 1655 2 179.00–184.00 $181.55 $3,005 +8.09
1815–1975 1870 3 189.00–194.00 $192.03 $3,591 —

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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 3 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,416.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,350.00–2,650.00 $2,475.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,766.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,900.00 $1,875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,900.00–2,150.00 $2,012.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,386.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,550.00–1,750.00 $1,656.25

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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 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,133.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.