Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $293.74/cwt +17.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 588 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $357.91/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 519 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $336.21/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	814	977	748
Feeder cattle	579	630	580
Slaughter cattle	124	115	97
Replacement cattle	111	232	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cow 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
430	430	1	411.00	$411.00	$1,767	—
465–480	470	3	379.00–382.00	$380.98	$1,791	+5.98
515–540	519	13	356.00–361.00	$357.91	$1,858	+5.93
555–560	558	2	340.00–346.00	$342.99	$1,914	—
645	645	1	328.00	$328.00	$2,116	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	402.00	$402.00	$1,568	—
425	425	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,700	—
485	485	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,819	—
510–530	519	6	344.00–352.00	$347.33	$1,803	+7.33
570–590	580	2	328.00–330.00	$328.98	$1,908	+0.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	473	4	358.00–366.00	$363.68	$1,720	+21.68
520–545	533	2	334.00–342.00	$337.91	$1,801	+25.21
575–585	580	2	318.00–320.00	$319.01	$1,850	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,146	—
305–320	313	7	380.00–385.00	$383.03	$1,199	-0.41
355–390	364	4	368.00–370.00	$369.46	$1,345	-8.17
420–430	427	5	346.00–352.00	$349.82	$1,494	-6.08
455–490	476	7	318.00–324.00	$320.83	$1,527	+2.87
510–540	526	8	303.00–309.00	$305.40	$1,606	+5.00
570–595	588	13	292.00–302.00	$293.74	$1,727	+17.89
615–640	630	7	280.00–289.00	$285.39	$1,798	+24.41
670–690	676	4	260.00–264.00	$262.49	$1,774	+14.26
710–725	715	3	244.00–248.00	$245.68	$1,757	—
780	780	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,895	+13.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	395.00–400.00	$398.28	$1,255	+4.24
355–380	372	3	390.00–395.00	$393.41	$1,463	+3.38
405–420	415	3	360.00–364.00	$361.30	$1,499	-6.63
455–490	466	10	326.00–335.00	$330.44	$1,540	+4.02
505–540	521	11	308.00–316.00	$312.36	$1,627	+0.98
565–590	581	10	304.00–311.00	$305.67	$1,776	+12.68
610–645	628	2	290.00–295.00	$292.57	$1,837	—
655–670	661	4	265.00–269.00	$266.76	$1,763	+3.45
705–720	713	2	250.00–255.00	$252.53	$1,801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,314	-5.10
410–445	425	12	330.00–340.00	$336.21	$1,429	-3.79
455–490	473	2	308.00–316.00	$311.85	$1,475	+1.55
560–595	578	2	282.00–289.00	$285.61	$1,651	+22.53
610–615	612	3	275.00–276.00	$275.34	$1,685	—
660	660	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,650	+10.00
735	735	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,749	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,127	—
275–290	285	3	450.00–460.00	$453.22	$1,292	—
355–390	384	6	395.00–400.00	$399.23	$1,533	+11.23
415–430	420	3	375.00–380.00	$376.71	$1,582	+3.80
455–490	478	6	360.00–365.00	$361.59	$1,728	+14.63
545	545	2	330.00–334.00	$332.00	$1,809	+16.18
565–575	570	2	307.00–310.00	$308.51	$1,759	+8.51
615–645	635	3	299.00–303.00	$300.68	$1,909	+14.96
660–670	665	3	280.00–286.00	$283.32	$1,884	+14.32
740	740	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,917	—
755–780	768	2	251.00–258.00	$254.56	$1,955	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,050	+35.00
280	280	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,344	—
310–330	320	2	420.00–425.00	$422.58	$1,352	-0.20
380–390	385	2	404.00–410.00	$406.96	$1,567	+6.96
405–435	418	7	385.00–392.00	$387.15	$1,618	+4.58
480–490	483	4	370.00–380.00	$377.46	$1,823	+18.72
505–535	522	6	340.00–346.00	$343.49	$1,793	+18.53
560–590	575	2	315.00–318.00	$316.54	$1,820	+7.19
630	630	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,966	—
655–660	658	2	300.00–302.00	$301.00	$1,981	—
705	705	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	445.00	$445.00	$979	—
265	265	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,140	—
370	370	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,443	+22.03
465–490	482	3	348.00–354.00	$349.93	$1,687	+15.16
505–520	513	2	316.00–318.00	$317.01	$1,626	+10.40
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	+8.00
645	645	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,903	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1290	1132	80-85%	16	150.00–155.00	$152.45	$1,726	+6.44
920–1380	1178	80-85%	21	144.00–148.00	$146.02	$1,720	-6.05
1080–1280	1179	80-85%	6	156.00–162.00	$159.25	$1,878	+7.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–920	886	85-90%	6	116.00–121.00	$118.46	$1,050	—
745–1090	967	85-90%	6	122.00–127.00	$124.39	$1,203	+1.59
890–1240	1058	85-90%	6	130.00–135.00	$132.78	$1,405	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1525	1387	75-80%	3	156.00–160.00	$158.22	$2,195	—
1405–1490	1433	75-80%	3	150.00–155.00	$151.96	$2,178	+5.91
1290–1525	1472	75-80%	6	143.00–148.00	$144.56	$2,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–2005	1747	5	176.00–180.00	$178.57	$3,120	-10.87
1765	1765	2	192.00	$192.00	$3,389	+19.96
1745–2045	1837	5	185.00–190.00	$186.74	$3,430	—

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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)	8	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,806.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,020.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,350.00–2,600.00	$2,462.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,731.82

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)	9	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,511.11

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,975.00–3,000.00	$2,995.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,716.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,415.38	—

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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.