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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $384.64/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 365 lb · 21 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $391.81/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 323 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $332.38/cwt +11.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 465 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 1,254 858
Feeder cattle 527 934 668
Slaughter cattle 137 168 113
Replacement cattle 70 152 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows 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
310–320 311 8 470.00–480.00 $474.38 $1,475 —
365–390 371 4 445.00–455.00 $452.37 $1,678 —
445 445 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,824 +5.03
480 480 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 +6.95
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 —
690 690 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,091 +7.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,450 —
305–315 310 4 485.00–495.00 $489.92 $1,519 +39.92
380 380 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,767 +29.00
410 410 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,702 -1.99
620 620 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,046 —
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 +1.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,606 +35.00
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 -11.31
775 775 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,108 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,320 +54.91
310–340 323 12 390.00–395.00 $391.81 $1,266 +2.29
355–375 365 21 380.00–390.00 $384.64 $1,404 +4.13
430–445 437 9 352.00–360.00 $356.84 $1,559 +3.70
465–490 480 9 340.00–346.00 $343.74 $1,650 +12.72
510–540 522 9 312.00–316.00 $314.21 $1,640 +5.91
560–575 570 7 300.00–303.00 $302.01 $1,721 +2.17
640–645 644 4 288.00–294.00 $289.49 $1,864 +3.13
665 665 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,809 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,128 —
255 255 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,224 +60.00
315–320 318 7 400.00–405.00 $402.12 $1,279 +4.43
365–390 373 9 395.00–402.00 $399.07 $1,489 +6.74
405–415 411 8 364.00–370.00 $368.38 $1,514 +6.38
480 480 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 +16.97
505–510 508 6 318.00–328.00 $321.31 $1,632 +2.70
555–560 558 5 308.00–309.00 $308.60 $1,722 -0.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 6 380.00–385.00 $381.62 $1,298 +8.19
355–390 379 4 364.00–370.00 $368.09 $1,395 -2.41
420–445 433 7 345.00–350.00 $347.76 $1,506 +4.43
455–480 465 11 330.00–335.00 $332.38 $1,546 +11.65
590 590 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,740 +2.51
635–645 643 5 280.00–282.00 $280.40 $1,803 —
685 685 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,781 +22.00
705–740 717 3 245.00–250.00 $248.28 $1,780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
255–290 278 3 465.00–470.00 $468.47 $1,302 +18.47
305–340 326 9 440.00–450.00 $447.16 $1,458 +17.95
355–390 368 10 400.00–410.00 $402.62 $1,482 -6.22
420–430 423 4 395.00–397.00 $395.51 $1,673 +6.97
465–480 469 7 360.00–365.00 $361.46 $1,695 -3.99
510–525 518 8 330.00–336.00 $334.37 $1,732 +1.77
575–590 585 3 318.00–325.00 $320.29 $1,874 -6.34
615–630 623 4 307.00–310.00 $308.48 $1,922 +0.50
715–740 723 3 262.00–268.00 $265.95 $1,923 —
755 755 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,895 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,071 —
255–290 273 2 475.00–485.00 $479.68 $1,310 +9.68
320 320 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,504 +27.08
360–375 369 5 425.00–430.00 $428.05 $1,580 +9.59
435 435 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 -8.01
490–495 492 6 368.00–370.00 $369.33 $1,817 -11.69
505–520 512 8 338.00–341.00 $339.51 $1,738 -0.89
560–580 568 8 330.00–335.00 $332.24 $1,887 -0.77
605 605 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 +13.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 282 5 450.00–455.00 $451.03 $1,272 +6.03
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 +10.00
380–385 383 2 390.00–395.00 $392.48 $1,503 -7.52
405–440 428 3 378.00–382.00 $380.74 $1,630 +2.15
465–480 474 5 350.00–354.00 $352.43 $1,671 -5.27
520–545 536 4 320.00–325.00 $323.03 $1,731 -2.63
580–590 585 2 309.00–314.00 $311.48 $1,822 —
645 645 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,896 +5.47
790–795 793 3 242.00–244.00 $242.66 $1,924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1410 1166 80-85% 32 137.00–142.00 $139.72 $1,629 -12.10
1005–1320 1194 80-85% 4 151.00–154.00 $152.66 $1,823 -5.84
920–1390 1205 80-85% 28 143.00–148.00 $144.99 $1,747 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1115 993 85-90% 6 125.00–129.00 $127.09 $1,262 +5.28
890–1085 1008 85-90% 4 130.00–133.00 $131.07 $1,321 +4.39
1010–1055 1044 85-90% 5 118.00–123.00 $121.61 $1,270 -9.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1755 1458 75-80% 6 146.00–150.00 $147.87 $2,156 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,330 +9.72
1330–1715 1481 75-80% 8 138.00–143.00 $140.58 $2,082 -7.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1550 1520 2 176.00–178.00 $176.98 $2,690 —
1640–1880 1715 7 180.00–185.00 $181.45 $3,112 -12.78

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,650.00 $2,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,228.57
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,500.00–2,900.00 $2,725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,050.00–2,400.00 $2,210.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–1,950.00 $1,875.00

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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 12 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,508.33 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,800.00–3,500.00 $3,160.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,100.00–2,250.00 $2,183.33 —

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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.