Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.09/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,745/hd at 516 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $327.75/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 533 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $394.05/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 432 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	978	1,018	822
Feeder cattle	772	753	688
Slaughter cattle	130	155	110
Replacement cattle	76	110	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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
305–325	318	3	440.00–445.00	$443.40	$1,410	-6.60
390	390	2	438.00	$438.00	$1,708	—
430–445	438	6	400.00–410.00	$404.10	$1,770	+0.73
455–495	482	9	375.00–382.00	$379.41	$1,829	-6.59
505–540	523	4	365.00–366.00	$365.48	$1,911	+4.28
570–590	577	13	337.00–346.00	$344.08	$1,985	-0.92
620–645	643	15	326.00–330.00	$326.66	$2,100	—
690	690	2	318.00	$318.00	$2,194	—
740	740	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,146	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,363	+10.00
370–375	372	5	440.00–445.00	$442.98	$1,648	+22.98
485	485	6	389.00	$389.00	$1,887	—
510–515	512	5	374.00–382.00	$377.22	$1,931	+8.24
565–590	584	4	350.00–358.00	$351.94	$2,055	—
610–625	622	10	342.00–344.00	$342.39	$2,130	+12.39
655–665	657	12	340.00–344.00	$342.83	$2,252	—
705–745	723	3	300.00–305.00	$302.38	$2,186	—
770	770	2	299.00	$299.00	$2,302	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,570	+30.00
445	445	1	378.00	$378.00	$1,682	—
535	535	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,872	+1.00
555–590	573	2	320.00–330.00	$324.85	$1,861	-11.15
655	655	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,998	—

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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	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,176	—
320	320	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,296	-5.00
370	370	4	388.00	$388.00	$1,436	-12.00
425–445	438	5	360.00–368.00	$365.27	$1,600	+7.49
455–490	476	14	338.00–348.00	$342.36	$1,630	+8.66
515–545	533	20	325.00–331.00	$327.75	$1,747	+7.07
565–590	587	11	309.00–315.00	$309.62	$1,817	-0.58
610–640	622	5	297.00–305.00	$300.96	$1,872	+1.31
655–670	663	4	285.00–290.00	$287.53	$1,906	+3.53
720	720	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,886	+1.59
780–790	785	2	246.00–250.00	$247.99	$1,947	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	310	4	395.00–400.00	$398.69	$1,236	-1.31
370–390	382	9	370.00–380.00	$373.74	$1,428	—
405–440	428	9	352.00–358.00	$355.20	$1,520	+11.39
455–490	477	15	326.00–335.00	$330.11	$1,575	+7.69
505–545	528	15	310.00–320.00	$315.74	$1,667	+3.74
560–590	576	12	300.00–306.00	$302.64	$1,743	-1.95
645	645	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,870	—
675	675	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	3	428.00–430.00	$429.30	$1,344	+4.30
380	380	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,539	-4.32
410–440	427	6	370.00–380.00	$374.52	$1,599	+7.49
460–465	461	8	352.00–360.00	$356.49	$1,643	+9.94
505–530	516	20	335.00–341.00	$338.09	$1,745	+9.90
555–575	564	11	318.00–326.00	$321.65	$1,814	+3.40
610–635	620	5	312.00–319.00	$316.13	$1,960	—
660	660	4	287.00	$287.00	$1,894	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,148	—
330	330	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,452	+4.96
355–390	375	5	430.00–440.00	$436.03	$1,635	+34.69
410–445	432	16	390.00–400.00	$394.05	$1,702	+5.10
455–480	464	12	364.00–374.00	$369.65	$1,715	+5.74
515–545	527	10	340.00–346.00	$343.37	$1,810	+12.37
555–590	575	13	325.00–332.00	$328.17	$1,887	+7.61
610	610	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,922	+8.03
670	670	8	297.00–308.00	$298.38	$1,999	—
790	790	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,133	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,128	—
270	270	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,269	-3.21
340–345	343	4	450.00–455.00	$452.25	$1,551	+4.32
355–380	362	5	448.00–452.00	$450.77	$1,632	+32.51
420–445	437	5	408.00–416.00	$410.80	$1,795	+10.88
455–495	474	7	380.00–390.00	$386.10	$1,830	+10.18
505–540	526	8	348.00–355.00	$350.21	$1,842	+10.74
555–590	569	11	335.00–342.00	$338.88	$1,928	+8.34
605–615	610	4	317.00–323.00	$321.26	$1,960	+3.30
655–670	666	4	315.00–320.00	$316.23	$2,106	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	3	424.00–430.00	$427.85	$1,356	+12.85
360–390	379	8	418.00–425.00	$422.41	$1,601	+34.03
430–445	441	7	380.00–384.00	$381.42	$1,682	+1.42
460–490	483	6	352.00–360.00	$358.40	$1,731	+8.22
535	535	4	338.00	$338.00	$1,808	+16.49
555–580	575	5	318.00–320.00	$319.61	$1,838	+5.22
625–645	638	3	295.00–300.00	$298.37	$1,904	+8.37
690	690	2	291.00	$291.00	$2,008	+11.00
745	745	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,012	-2.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1305	1165	80-85%	12	159.00–164.00	$160.92	$1,875	-16.72
1010–1390	1193	80-85%	18	165.00–170.00	$168.17	$2,006	-9.47
1120–1490	1322	80-85%	11	172.00–175.00	$173.85	$2,298	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1130	1032	85-90%	16	150.00–156.00	$153.17	$1,581	—
910–1220	1062	85-90%	3	138.00–141.00	$139.81	$1,485	—
990–1180	1064	85-90%	10	142.00–148.00	$144.94	$1,542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1525	1419	75-80%	8	163.00–167.00	$165.14	$2,343	-18.90
1290–1480	1426	75-80%	9	168.00–174.00	$171.49	$2,445	-12.55
1590–1650	1630	75-80%	3	175.00–180.00	$176.63	$2,879	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	4	198.00	$198.00	$2,732	—
1610–2035	1893	3	206.00–207.00	$206.72	$3,913	-12.48
1970	1970	1	220.00	$220.00	$4,334	—

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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	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,750.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,850.00–3,200.00	$2,975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,096.15
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,016.67

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)	8	1,750.00–1,900.00	$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	4	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,750.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,862.50	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,275.00	—

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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.