Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $381.32/cwt -14.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 426 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $349.98/cwt -6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 423 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $415.51/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	584	734	816
Feeder cattle	442	527	600
Slaughter cattle	78	137	175
Replacement cattle	64	70	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
280	280	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,288	-40.00
305–320	310	3	448.00–450.00	$449.31	$1,393	-40.61
380	380	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,672	-25.00
410–445	433	3	400.00–405.00	$401.58	$1,739	-13.42
465–480	473	4	370.00–380.00	$375.08	$1,774	—
510–540	525	6	340.00–346.00	$342.65	$1,799	—
560–590	572	5	337.00–339.00	$338.17	$1,934	—
615–640	621	4	326.00–328.00	$327.48	$2,034	-2.52
655	655	2	308.00	$308.00	$2,017	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	367	3	425.00–430.00	$428.27	$1,572	-24.10
420–440	430	5	385.00–390.00	$388.59	$1,671	-21.41
460–480	470	6	350.00–360.00	$355.38	$1,670	-34.62
520–530	527	3	333.00–335.00	$334.34	$1,762	-15.66
570–590	577	3	326.00–329.00	$327.98	$1,892	—
610–640	620	3	318.00–321.00	$319.97	$1,984	—
675–690	680	3	290.00–296.00	$293.97	$1,999	-9.03
710	710	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,974	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	319	4	418.00–420.00	$419.48	$1,338	—
380–395	385	3	405.00–415.00	$411.58	$1,585	-28.42
445	445	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,646	—
475	475	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,639	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,176	-35.00
325	325	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,332	+18.19
355–370	360	8	385.00–395.00	$391.22	$1,408	+6.58
410–435	423	15	345.00–357.00	$349.98	$1,480	-6.86
460–480	469	7	338.00–341.00	$339.45	$1,592	-4.29
515–540	527	8	298.00–304.00	$301.71	$1,590	-12.50
570–590	580	4	290.00–296.00	$293.05	$1,700	-8.96
720–745	728	3	256.00–258.00	$257.32	$1,873	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	9	405.00–415.00	$408.13	$1,110	—
310–340	323	7	390.00–395.00	$392.74	$1,269	+11.12
370–380	372	9	370.00–380.00	$373.34	$1,389	+5.25
415–440	431	7	336.00–340.00	$338.32	$1,458	-9.44
470–475	473	2	331.00–334.00	$332.49	$1,573	+0.11
510–540	524	8	290.00–295.00	$292.82	$1,534	—
560–595	587	5	282.00–288.00	$286.60	$1,682	-8.40
715	715	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,802	+3.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	465.00	$465.00	$976	-85.00
265–290	271	4	425.00–430.00	$426.34	$1,155	-53.66
305	305	5	416.00–425.00	$421.40	$1,285	+19.28
365–390	382	3	406.00–408.00	$407.36	$1,556	+8.29
405–430	415	8	358.00–365.00	$361.92	$1,502	-6.46
455–460	457	3	350.00–355.00	$351.68	$1,607	-8.32
520–525	523	7	306.00–310.00	$307.72	$1,609	-13.59
555–590	573	7	298.00–301.00	$299.40	$1,716	-9.20
610	610	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,769	—
675	675	3	282.00	$282.00	$1,904	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,363	+1.53
310–345	326	8	440.00–445.00	$442.28	$1,442	-4.88
360–390	373	10	412.00–420.00	$415.51	$1,550	+12.89
410–440	426	24	378.00–386.00	$381.32	$1,624	-14.19
460–490	479	9	342.00–348.00	$344.69	$1,651	-16.77
505–540	521	7	324.00–330.00	$327.35	$1,705	-7.02
560	560	2	316.00	$316.00	$1,770	-4.29
610	610	2	306.00	$306.00	$1,867	-2.48
710	710	1	258.00	$258.00	$1,832	-7.95
785	785	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,962	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	450.00	$450.00	$990	—
305–340	327	6	428.00–435.00	$430.86	$1,409	+0.86
365–390	382	3	405.00–406.00	$405.68	$1,550	+13.20
415–440	434	8	368.00–370.00	$369.52	$1,604	-11.22
455–495	486	7	336.00–340.00	$339.18	$1,648	-13.25
525–530	528	5	320.00–322.00	$321.20	$1,696	-1.83
610–630	625	4	295.00–296.00	$295.76	$1,848	+1.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,064	-15.00
280	280	3	490.00	$490.00	$1,372	+10.32
320–345	328	6	455.00–460.00	$458.25	$1,503	-11.75
370–390	383	8	425.00–430.00	$428.19	$1,640	+0.14
405–420	411	5	395.00–400.00	$397.96	$1,636	-2.04
470–490	480	6	358.00–360.00	$359.02	$1,723	-10.31
510–515	514	4	338.00–340.00	$339.50	$1,745	-0.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1290	1083	80-85%	12	135.00–141.00	$138.73	$1,502	—
920–1225	1131	80-85%	10	143.00–147.00	$144.88	$1,639	—
1270	1270	80-85%	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,981	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1120	935	85-90%	12	113.00–118.00	$116.84	$1,092	—
890–1090	983	85-90%	7	121.00–126.00	$123.98	$1,219	-3.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1575	1391	75-80%	4	137.00–141.00	$138.46	$1,926	—
1305–1590	1519	75-80%	4	143.00–147.00	$143.86	$2,185	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1960	1704	4	165.00–167.00	$165.83	$2,826	-15.62
1590–1995	1809	7	170.00–175.00	$171.09	$3,095	—

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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	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,456.25

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,033.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,662.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,366.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,825.00	$1,806.25

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,892.86	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,175.00	—

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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.