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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.39/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 523 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $385.03/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 425 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $351.32/cwt +15.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 472 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 985 774
Feeder cattle 619 687 616
Slaughter cattle 97 162 116
Replacement cattle 106 136 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,681 +10.00
455–465 458 3 382.00–390.00 $387.29 $1,774 +13.17
515–545 536 9 355.00–364.00 $357.99 $1,919 +4.95
565–580 569 4 340.00–344.00 $342.98 $1,952 -1.72
615–640 635 8 326.00–328.00 $327.75 $2,081 -0.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 413 5 400.00–405.00 $402.06 $1,661 +14.12
455–490 480 4 370.00–380.00 $373.55 $1,793 +4.54
510 510 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 —
560–570 567 3 330.00–332.00 $330.66 $1,875 -2.09
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 +12.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 380.00–384.00 $382.02 $1,604 —
480 480 1 368.00 $368.00 $1,766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,168 +15.00
315–335 328 3 365.00–370.00 $366.60 $1,202 -20.00
360–395 373 10 342.00–350.00 $347.25 $1,295 -18.85
405–440 419 10 335.00–342.00 $338.94 $1,420 -5.20
455–485 476 10 320.00–328.00 $324.21 $1,543 +4.21
520–545 530 5 308.00–312.00 $310.04 $1,643 +2.62
560–595 575 6 284.00–292.00 $287.92 $1,656 -4.51
605–645 624 11 282.00–290.00 $287.80 $1,796 +6.17
655–690 674 4 267.00–275.00 $270.05 $1,820 -1.97
710–745 728 2 258.00–260.00 $258.98 $1,885 +9.99
755–790 773 6 250.00–260.00 $254.28 $1,966 —
825 825 3 249.00 $249.00 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 +15.00
305 305 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,235 —
355–390 372 7 354.00–360.00 $357.02 $1,328 —
410–420 413 6 344.00–348.00 $345.51 $1,427 —
465–490 478 6 330.00–338.00 $333.25 $1,593 —
505–545 523 16 313.00–322.00 $319.39 $1,670 +5.29
555–570 565 4 296.00–300.00 $297.99 $1,684 -1.00
615–625 620 5 292.00–298.00 $295.02 $1,829 —
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 355.00–360.00 $357.10 $1,164 -5.51
355–380 370 3 336.00–340.00 $337.95 $1,250 -13.89
415 415 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 -0.85
455–495 469 4 313.00–319.00 $317.17 $1,488 +0.95
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 ±0.00
570 570 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,596 -8.00
620–645 634 6 274.00–278.00 $276.31 $1,752 +6.31
675 675 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,782 +2.00
780–790 785 2 244.00–245.00 $244.50 $1,919 +6.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,012 -3.41
265–280 271 7 440.00–445.00 $442.21 $1,198 -5.94
315–345 325 3 422.00–425.00 $423.94 $1,378 -6.06
365–395 376 10 390.00–396.00 $391.84 $1,473 +4.41
415–440 427 7 370.00–375.00 $372.27 $1,590 +2.61
465–475 472 12 350.00–355.00 $351.32 $1,658 +15.24
520–530 525 6 328.00–332.00 $330.68 $1,736 +2.68
565–590 572 5 320.00–328.00 $324.40 $1,856 +19.59
625 625 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,894 +2.00
655–680 673 4 289.00–292.00 $290.77 $1,957 +12.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,078 +5.00
280 280 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,288 —
335–340 338 7 430.00–435.00 $432.88 $1,463 -2.12
355–390 362 10 400.00–410.00 $402.39 $1,457 +2.39
415–445 425 12 380.00–390.00 $385.03 $1,636 +5.86
460–490 478 9 360.00–370.00 $363.91 $1,739 +15.91
515–525 520 4 342.00–345.00 $343.49 $1,786 +3.04
570 570 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,910 —
610–615 613 3 312.00–318.00 $316.01 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,153 +5.00
330–345 336 8 415.00–420.00 $416.93 $1,401 -1.17
370 370 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,424 +5.00
430–445 441 7 360.00–365.00 $361.39 $1,594 +1.39
465–480 470 6 338.00–340.00 $339.32 $1,595 +16.87
510–520 514 7 314.00–320.00 $316.58 $1,627 +7.08
575–580 578 6 312.00–318.00 $315.33 $1,823 —
680 680 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1220 1136 80-85% 29 142.00–147.00 $143.34 $1,628 -3.32
920–1455 1152 80-85% 23 136.00–141.00 $139.40 $1,606 -11.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1475 1376 75-80% 13 140.00–145.00 $142.09 $1,955 —
1390–1475 1421 75-80% 4 134.00–139.00 $137.48 $1,954 -3.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1090 927 85-90% 8 125.00–130.00 $127.68 $1,184 —
980 980 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,137 -2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1380 1335 2 162.00–167.00 $164.42 $2,195 —
1515–2005 1703 3 169.00–172.00 $170.77 $2,908 —
1650–1975 1813 2 178.00–179.00 $178.54 $3,237 -4.89

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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) 3 3,100.00–3,300.00 $3,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,542.86
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,773.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,360.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,820.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,550.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,200.00–3,500.00 $3,350.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,707.14 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,320.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,800.00–1,950.00 $1,887.50 —

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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.