Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.02/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 467 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $338.89/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 430 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $351.93/cwt +21.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 578 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	715	822	976
Feeder cattle	530	619	736
Slaughter cattle	105	97	125
Replacement cattle	80	106	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	4	420.00–425.00	$423.74	$1,381	—
365–390	377	7	410.00–420.00	$413.91	$1,560	—
415–430	424	5	400.00–402.00	$400.78	$1,699	-1.28
465–490	478	7	376.00–385.00	$378.96	$1,811	+5.41
505–540	510	12	360.00–368.00	$366.78	$1,871	+16.78
558–585	578	20	350.00–358.00	$351.93	$2,034	+21.27
710	710	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,634	—
415–440	427	6	408.00–414.00	$410.64	$1,753	+0.64
455–460	457	3	395.00–400.00	$398.32	$1,820	+11.03
515–540	521	5	372.00–378.00	$374.20	$1,950	+16.21
560–575	568	4	368.00–370.00	$368.99	$2,096	+26.01
620–645	633	4	322.00–325.00	$323.47	$2,048	-4.28
660–695	676	4	312.00–316.00	$314.46	$2,126	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	—
375	375	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	—
420	420	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,638	+7.98
480–494	491	9	370.00–374.00	$373.57	$1,834	+5.57
545	545	2	354.00	$354.00	$1,929	—
565–590	573	3	345.00–350.00	$348.28	$1,996	—
630	630	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,984	—
795	795	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,162	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	315	4	410.00–415.00	$413.69	$1,303	+47.09
370–390	380	3	360.00–368.00	$364.38	$1,385	+17.13
405–445	430	24	335.00–345.00	$338.89	$1,457	-0.05
455–490	467	35	328.00–336.00	$332.02	$1,551	+7.81
555–590	569	17	290.00–297.00	$292.93	$1,667	+5.01
620	620	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,767	-2.80
710–725	718	2	266.00–270.00	$268.02	$1,924	+9.04
770	770	4	260.00	$260.00	$2,002	+5.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	440.00	$440.00	$968	—
280–290	285	6	430.00–435.00	$432.54	$1,233	+12.54
315–325	322	6	420.00–424.00	$421.31	$1,357	+16.31
355–390	376	5	370.00–375.00	$371.89	$1,398	+14.87
410–440	421	9	348.00–352.00	$349.26	$1,470	+3.75
455–480	469	11	338.00–345.00	$340.52	$1,597	+7.27
505–545	514	18	318.00–322.00	$319.45	$1,642	+0.06
565–590	586	6	298.00–306.00	$299.29	$1,754	+1.30
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	+4.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,053	—
315–345	333	5	400.00–405.00	$403.11	$1,342	+46.01
355–380	367	3	350.00–355.00	$353.02	$1,296	+15.07
415–425	421	15	328.00–334.00	$331.63	$1,396	+1.63
460–495	481	7	320.00–325.00	$322.26	$1,550	+5.09
510–545	532	3	298.00–305.00	$301.05	$1,602	+1.05
595	595	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,696	+5.00
615–625	620	2	270.00–274.00	$272.02	$1,687	-4.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	475.00–480.00	$476.62	$1,082	+26.62
260	260	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,183	+12.79
310–320	314	7	420.00–430.00	$425.03	$1,335	+1.09
380–390	389	9	398.00–400.00	$399.78	$1,555	+7.94
435–440	438	5	380.00–385.00	$381.99	$1,673	+9.72
465–495	479	9	358.00–366.00	$361.35	$1,731	+10.03
515–540	531	12	328.00–368.00	$351.88	$1,868	+21.20
560–590	579	7	320.00–330.00	$323.36	$1,872	-1.04
670	670	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,916	-4.77
730–745	738	2	255.00–258.00	$256.52	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,102	±0.00
380–390	385	6	405.00–410.00	$407.53	$1,569	+5.14
415–445	436	7	390.00–400.00	$392.72	$1,712	+7.69
475–490	483	4	370.00–380.00	$375.08	$1,812	+11.17
505–510	508	6	346.00–350.00	$348.01	$1,768	+4.52
570–575	571	4	333.00–335.00	$333.50	$1,904	-1.50
605–610	608	2	326.00–330.00	$327.99	$1,994	+11.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,166	+5.00
355–370	366	4	385.00–390.00	$388.79	$1,423	+3.79
420	420	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,575	+13.61
455–475	460	4	350.00–352.00	$350.52	$1,612	+11.20
535–540	539	4	318.00–320.00	$318.50	$1,717	+1.92
585–590	589	4	314.00–318.00	$317.01	$1,867	+1.68
630–645	640	6	300.00–304.00	$301.31	$1,928	—
745	745	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,825	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1290	1131	80-85%	26	145.00–151.00	$147.33	$1,666	+3.99
910–1240	1153	80-85%	7	153.00–154.00	$153.41	$1,769	+14.01
1010–1320	1194	80-85%	27	139.00–144.00	$141.73	$1,692	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1035	953	85-90%	10	129.00–132.00	$130.54	$1,244	+14.54
890–1030	970	85-90%	3	121.00–126.00	$123.38	$1,197	+7.38
920–1020	987	85-90%	3	134.00–139.00	$137.45	$1,357	+21.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1465	1391	75-80%	7	140.00–144.00	$142.41	$1,981	+0.32
1665–2010	1819	75-80%	5	147.00–151.00	$148.94	$2,709	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1620	1525	2	169.00	$169.00	$2,577	—
1615–2100	1877	3	179.00–184.00	$181.82	$3,413	—
1790–2030	1910	2	185.00–186.00	$185.53	$3,544	—

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,666.67
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,560.00

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	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,514.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,930.00

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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	4	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,300.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,687.50	—

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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.