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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $382.11/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 508 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,062/hd at 565 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $339.84/cwt +16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 616 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 748 715 567
Feeder cattle 496 530 424
Slaughter cattle 124 105 91
Replacement cattle 128 80 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago : Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. 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
325 325 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,528 —
365–370 368 6 430.00–435.00 $432.48 $1,592 +2.48
405–445 415 6 416.00–420.00 $418.31 $1,736 +7.67
455–490 476 7 394.00–400.00 $396.82 $1,889 -1.50
505–545 508 35 376.00–386.00 $382.11 $1,941 +7.91
565 565 14 365.00 $365.00 $2,062 -3.99
605–645 616 14 337.00–347.00 $339.84 $2,093 +16.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 +6.09
420–440 432 6 404.00–410.00 $407.15 $1,759 +6.37
465–490 478 11 384.00–390.00 $386.67 $1,848 +7.71
520–530 525 5 364.00–368.00 $365.98 $1,921 -0.80
570–590 580 2 360.00–364.00 $361.97 $2,099 +10.04
610–645 638 7 326.00–335.00 $328.10 $2,093 —
710 710 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 +10.00
460–490 473 3 378.00–382.00 $380.04 $1,798 +6.47
515–525 518 3 360.00–362.00 $360.68 $1,868 +6.68
570–590 580 7 348.00–352.00 $349.97 $2,030 +1.69
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 —
740 740 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,058 —
310–345 329 12 390.00–398.00 $393.63 $1,295 -20.06
375–390 384 7 382.00–392.00 $386.19 $1,483 +21.81
420–445 426 8 359.00–366.00 $360.53 $1,536 +21.64
455–480 465 13 334.00–340.00 $336.76 $1,566 +4.74
505–530 519 10 318.00–322.00 $319.81 $1,660 —
570–590 580 4 290.00–295.00 $292.54 $1,697 -0.39
605–645 627 11 280.00–288.00 $284.21 $1,782 -0.79
740–745 743 2 258.00–261.00 $259.51 $1,928 -8.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,152 +50.00
320–340 325 4 414.00–416.00 $415.48 $1,350 -5.83
365–380 375 3 410.00–412.00 $411.35 $1,543 +39.46
405–445 416 7 368.00–374.00 $370.28 $1,540 +21.02
455–460 458 5 348.00–350.00 $349.21 $1,599 +8.69
510–545 527 9 323.00–328.00 $324.86 $1,712 +5.41
575–590 583 2 300.00–302.00 $301.01 $1,755 +1.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 376 5 375.00–380.00 $378.11 $1,422 +25.09
440–445 443 3 350.00–352.00 $351.34 $1,556 +19.71
475–480 479 4 330.00–332.00 $331.50 $1,588 +9.24
540 540 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,674 +8.95
580–590 587 3 280.00–282.00 $281.34 $1,651 -3.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 265 3 490.00–495.00 $493.40 $1,308 +38.40
380–390 382 5 410.00–418.00 $411.63 $1,572 +11.85
425–440 433 11 388.00–394.00 $391.08 $1,693 +9.09
475–490 480 13 360.00–370.00 $364.46 $1,749 +3.11
515–535 525 4 346.00–349.00 $347.47 $1,824 -4.41
575–580 578 4 338.00–344.00 $341.01 $1,971 +17.65
620–645 637 8 314.00–324.00 $318.74 $2,030 —
735 735 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,043 +21.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 500.00–510.00 $506.74 $1,454 —
305 305 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,464 —
360–380 368 5 425.00–430.00 $427.07 $1,572 +19.54
430 430 2 408.00 $408.00 $1,754 +15.28
515–545 532 6 350.00–360.00 $354.23 $1,885 +6.22
570–585 580 6 349.00–359.00 $352.28 $2,043 +18.78
615–625 623 4 328.00–337.00 $330.22 $2,057 +2.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 6 430.00–435.00 $433.30 $1,443 —
360 360 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,458 +16.21
405–425 420 4 376.00–380.00 $378.51 $1,590 +3.51
485–495 492 3 355.00–358.00 $357.01 $1,756 +6.49
520 520 1 336.00 $336.00 $1,747 +17.50
560–595 584 4 324.00–330.00 $327.54 $1,913 +10.53
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 +3.69

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1230 1149 80-85% 14 163.00–168.00 $164.82 $1,894 +17.49
1030–1245 1186 80-85% 10 150.00–155.00 $153.63 $1,822 +11.90
1070–1345 1186 80-85% 17 156.00–162.00 $159.22 $1,888 +17.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–990 933 85-90% 7 127.00–132.00 $129.23 $1,206 —
910–1160 1005 85-90% 13 134.00–140.00 $135.61 $1,363 —
790–1120 1026 85-90% 15 141.00–146.00 $144.08 $1,478 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1430 1390 75-80% 5 148.00–153.00 $149.80 $2,082 +7.39
1370–1490 1417 75-80% 3 154.00–159.00 $157.04 $2,225 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,404 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840–2085 1951 4 197.00–200.00 $198.32 $3,869 —
1860–2040 1980 3 189.00–194.00 $190.57 $3,773 —

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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) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,850.00–2,100.00 $1,918.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,450.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,200.00–2,600.00 $2,375.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,960.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,062.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,887.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,575.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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 6 3,300.00–3,550.00 $3,383.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 2,800.00–3,200.00 $2,936.36 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,600.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 2,050.00–2,400.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.