Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $329.51/cwt ≈ $2,204/hd at 669 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $359.99/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $337.46/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 587 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	812	977	1,319
Feeder cattle	536	799	951
Slaughter cattle	191	124	228
Replacement cattle	85	54	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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
405–445	423	5	400.00–405.00	$402.51	$1,703	-0.91
460–475	469	10	374.00–380.00	$377.00	$1,768	-4.09
505–545	521	18	354.00–364.00	$359.99	$1,876	-13.41
570–595	587	13	335.00–340.00	$337.46	$1,981	-2.95
615–630	624	8	320.00–328.00	$324.52	$2,025	-1.30
660	660	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,046	+1.00
780	780	1	284.00	$284.00	$2,215	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	420.00–424.00	$422.09	$1,393	-7.91
410–430	420	5	410.00–414.00	$411.97	$1,730	-0.28
485	485	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,940	+6.30
505–530	517	9	370.00–376.00	$372.63	$1,926	-6.29
555–565	559	5	348.00–355.00	$351.60	$1,965	+2.72
610–625	618	4	330.00–336.00	$332.96	$2,058	-6.39
655–670	669	20	320.00–330.00	$329.51	$2,204	—
725	725	1	316.00	$316.00	$2,291	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,336	-2.15
440	440	1	388.00	$388.00	$1,707	-2.00
490	490	1	368.00	$368.00	$1,803	-3.60
525–545	532	7	350.00–353.00	$351.44	$1,870	-5.96
555	555	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	-5.18
645	645	3	318.00	$318.00	$2,051	+4.11
695	695	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,016	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	6	383.00–385.00	$384.02	$1,240	+5.28
355–380	366	7	368.00–376.00	$371.97	$1,361	+3.65
430–440	436	9	348.00–354.00	$351.79	$1,534	+4.09
460–490	477	7	330.00–338.00	$332.23	$1,585	-3.63
530–545	539	5	314.00–322.00	$319.99	$1,725	+0.18
555–590	568	9	310.00–316.00	$313.51	$1,781	+2.33
615–645	638	4	300.00–307.00	$301.69	$1,925	-3.31
655–680	668	2	278.00–280.00	$278.98	$1,864	-1.68
720–745	733	2	270.00–274.00	$272.03	$1,994	+10.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,004	+20.00
405–445	430	11	355.00–360.00	$357.68	$1,538	-0.41
465–495	474	7	342.00–348.00	$345.67	$1,638	+1.04
505–535	518	12	324.00–334.00	$327.73	$1,698	+2.56
560–575	567	8	318.00–325.00	$322.87	$1,831	+1.92
605–615	612	3	312.00–318.00	$313.98	$1,922	+3.62
655	655	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,932	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	376.00	$376.00	$1,203	+11.00
360–395	375	7	355.00–364.00	$359.97	$1,350	-0.03
405–435	415	8	338.00–345.00	$340.33	$1,412	+0.33
470	470	2	328.00	$328.00	$1,542	+1.56
515–540	528	2	300.00–310.00	$305.12	$1,611	-3.41
565–580	573	2	300.00–304.00	$301.97	$1,730	-0.54
615–640	630	5	290.00–296.00	$294.22	$1,854	—
680–690	685	2	270.00–274.00	$272.01	$1,863	+1.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	6	395.00–400.00	$397.41	$1,462	-3.26
420–435	429	5	390.00–395.00	$391.96	$1,682	-0.07
455–490	475	12	360.00–366.00	$362.50	$1,722	+1.81
505–540	530	10	345.00–350.00	$347.17	$1,840	+2.39
565–580	576	4	330.00–336.00	$331.47	$1,909	-0.17
615–645	637	6	316.00–320.00	$317.65	$2,023	-2.35
675	675	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	-4.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,220	-13.78
380	380	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,463	-5.23
405–445	430	4	375.00–385.00	$379.88	$1,633	-2.07
455–490	473	5	350.00–358.00	$356.07	$1,684	+5.38
515–540	524	7	337.00–342.00	$339.84	$1,781	+14.47
565–590	579	8	318.00–327.00	$322.95	$1,870	+3.93
605–645	620	4	308.00–315.00	$311.69	$1,932	+1.01
660–675	668	4	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$1,954	—
735–745	740	2	254.00–260.00	$256.98	$1,902	-13.02
775–780	778	2	250.00–255.00	$252.49	$1,964	-5.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	7	360.00–370.00	$363.49	$1,563	-7.38
470–490	480	2	340.00–342.00	$341.02	$1,637	-1.04
505–540	526	5	318.00–320.00	$319.23	$1,679	+6.23
605	605	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,815	+3.37
655–680	673	5	280.00–288.00	$284.21	$1,913	+8.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1290	1135	80-85%	24	164.00–169.00	$165.84	$1,882	+2.13
1065–1345	1170	80-85%	17	151.00–156.00	$154.53	$1,808	+5.57
990–1320	1172	80-85%	34	157.00–163.00	$159.27	$1,867	+10.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1220	1004	85-90%	23	139.00–144.00	$141.82	$1,424	+3.31
880–1105	1005	85-90%	5	133.00–138.00	$136.47	$1,372	-2.04
880–1210	1033	85-90%	19	146.00–152.00	$149.27	$1,542	+10.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1410	1359	75-80%	8	168.00–173.00	$170.60	$2,318	—
1325–1490	1373	75-80%	6	154.00–159.00	$156.96	$2,155	—
1155–1505	1387	75-80%	11	160.00–166.00	$162.13	$2,249	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1755	1519	4	178.00–182.00	$180.61	$2,743	—
1770–1995	1883	2	193.00–198.00	$195.65	$3,684	—
1755–2280	1962	10	186.00–192.00	$189.27	$3,713	—

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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	10	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,795.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,425.00–2,800.00	$2,619.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,233.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,812.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,540.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,200.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,550.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,760.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00	$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.