Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $354.05/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,046/hd at 578 lb · 43 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $305.50/cwt ≈ $2,184/hd at 715 lb · 38 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.00/cwt +15.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 605 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,254	814	775
Feeder cattle	934	579	611
Slaughter cattle	168	124	88
Replacement cattle	152	111	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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
340	340	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,530	—
390	390	1	436.00	$436.00	$1,700	—
435–440	438	4	415.00–419.00	$416.99	$1,826	+5.99
455–470	463	4	398.00–408.00	$403.08	$1,866	+22.10
505 value added	505	8	385.00	$385.00	$1,944	—
520–545	528	3	360.00–362.00	$361.31	$1,908	+3.40
555–590	578	43	344.00–358.00	$354.05	$2,046	+11.06
655–675	668	3	308.00–310.00	$308.65	$2,062	—
715	715	38	305.50	$305.50	$2,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	424	13	400.00–410.00	$404.97	$1,717	+4.97
460–490	483	4	380.00–384.00	$383.05	$1,850	+8.05
570–590	580	4	340.00–343.00	$341.47	$1,981	+12.49
610–640	624	7	320.00–325.00	$321.97	$2,009	—
655–675	660	4	294.00–296.00	$295.49	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,386	—
380	380	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,539	—
410–445	424	5	395.00–398.00	$396.26	$1,680	—
460–490	475	4	370.00–375.00	$372.58	$1,770	+8.90
520–540	530	4	342.00–345.00	$343.53	$1,821	+5.62
565	565	3	328.00	$328.00	$1,853	+8.99
615–645	625	3	310.00–312.00	$311.31	$1,946	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,176	—
340–345	341	7	392.00–400.00	$397.69	$1,356	-0.59
375–390	381	7	390.00–396.00	$392.33	$1,495	-1.08
405–435	420	4	360.00–364.00	$362.00	$1,520	+0.70
455–475	469	12	340.00–344.00	$343.03	$1,609	+12.59
510–545	528	5	315.00–322.00	$318.61	$1,682	+6.25
555–570	563	2	308.00–311.00	$309.48	$1,742	+3.81
605	605	22	308.00	$308.00	$1,863	+15.43
765	765	12	255.00	$255.00	$1,951	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	395.00–405.00	$400.09	$1,100	+5.09
320–335	331	4	388.00–390.00	$389.52	$1,289	+6.49
365–395	389	7	375.00–385.00	$380.51	$1,480	+11.05
415–445	431	8	350.00–359.00	$353.14	$1,522	+3.32
475–490	482	8	328.00–335.00	$331.02	$1,596	+10.19
525–545	536	4	303.00–311.00	$308.30	$1,652	+2.90
560–590	577	6	296.00–304.00	$299.84	$1,730	+6.10
615–645	625	6	285.00–290.00	$286.36	$1,790	+0.97
715–745	735	3	250.00–255.00	$251.62	$1,849	+5.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	372.00–375.00	$373.43	$1,195	—
360–365	363	2	370.00–371.00	$370.50	$1,345	+10.50
410–430	419	8	340.00–348.00	$343.33	$1,439	+7.12
460–490	475	3	318.00–324.00	$320.73	$1,523	+8.88
505–525	515	2	295.00–300.00	$297.45	$1,532	—
565–590	579	4	290.00–294.00	$292.49	$1,694	+6.88
690	690	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,642	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,238	-3.22
335–345	341	5	428.00–430.00	$429.21	$1,464	—
380–395	389	7	408.00–410.00	$408.84	$1,590	+9.61
435–445	440	6	385.00–392.00	$388.54	$1,710	+11.83
455–490	476	7	362.00–370.00	$365.45	$1,740	+3.86
520–540	529	10	330.00–336.00	$332.60	$1,759	+0.60
565–590	573	3	324.00–328.00	$326.63	$1,872	+18.12
620–640	627	3	306.00–309.00	$307.98	$1,931	+7.30
655–690	676	5	272.00–280.00	$275.88	$1,865	-7.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,316	-10.00
320–340	327	6	439.00–445.00	$442.92	$1,448	+20.34
355–380	370	5	416.00–420.00	$418.46	$1,548	+11.50
410–415	413	5	405.00–410.00	$408.01	$1,685	+20.86
470–490	480	4	380.00–382.00	$381.02	$1,829	+3.56
510–545	536	5	338.00–343.00	$340.40	$1,825	-3.09
560–570	565	2	332.00–334.00	$333.01	$1,882	+16.47
610–615	613	3	316.00–319.00	$316.99	$1,943	+4.99
715–730	725	3	272.00–278.00	$273.97	$1,986	+0.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,290	+15.00
310	310	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,302	—
375	375	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	+10.00
410–445	431	6	376.00–382.00	$378.59	$1,632	—
465–480	474	6	354.00–360.00	$357.70	$1,695	+7.77
515–540	523	3	325.00–326.00	$325.66	$1,703	+8.65
630–640	635	6	285.00–292.00	$288.53	$1,832	-6.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1390	1104	80-85%	44	142.00–148.00	$144.68	$1,597	-7.77
910–1340	1163	80-85%	25	149.00–155.00	$151.82	$1,766	+5.80
910–1280	1171	80-85%	14	156.00–161.00	$158.50	$1,856	+12.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1715	1382	75-80%	7	159.00–164.00	$160.16	$2,213	+1.94
1290–1920	1445	75-80%	12	153.00–158.00	$154.88	$2,238	+2.92
1310–1645	1499	75-80%	7	145.00–151.00	$148.28	$2,223	+3.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1005	969	85-90%	5	120.00–123.00	$121.81	$1,180	-2.58
735–1180	1005	85-90%	11	124.00–128.00	$126.68	$1,273	—
1005–1040	1022	85-90%	9	129.00–133.00	$130.88	$1,338	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,511	—
1565–1975	1669	7	179.00–184.00	$180.73	$3,016	—
1545–1945	1745	2	192.00–196.00	$194.23	$3,389	+15.66

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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	4	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,593.75

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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)	2	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,375.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,850.00–2,250.00	$2,016.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,400.00	$2,160.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,625.00

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)	7	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,478.57

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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	8	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,137.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,717.86	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	36	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,344.44	—

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	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,990.00	—

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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.