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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $304.17/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 624 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $398.51/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 434 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $334.94/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 532 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 895 978 847
Feeder cattle 717 772 610
Slaughter cattle 116 130 160
Replacement cattle 62 76 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 +6.60
405–435 422 7 410.00–420.00 $414.11 $1,748 +10.01
455–480 468 4 382.00–383.00 $382.51 $1,790 +3.10
510–515 513 5 369.00–372.00 $370.19 $1,899 +4.71
565–575 570 6 340.00–350.00 $344.99 $1,966 +0.91
615–630 623 4 330.00–334.00 $331.98 $2,068 +5.32
655–690 676 4 318.00–324.00 $321.55 $2,174 +3.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 -5.00
410–445 430 6 400.00–405.00 $402.45 $1,731 +24.45
470 470 2 372.00 $372.00 $1,748 —
515–540 520 14 344.00–350.00 $348.67 $1,813 -1.33
565–570 568 4 330.00–336.00 $332.99 $1,891 +8.14
645 645 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 473.00 $473.00 $1,703 +30.02
410–415 413 4 430.00–440.00 $435.03 $1,797 —
480 480 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 +1.00
515–525 518 3 379.00–380.00 $379.66 $1,967 +2.44
565 565 10 368.00 $368.00 $2,079 +16.06
605–645 621 8 340.00–346.00 $343.23 $2,131 +0.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 285 6 420.00–422.00 $420.69 $1,199 +0.69
340 340 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,428 +15.00
365–390 374 14 390.00–400.00 $395.34 $1,479 +7.34
405–435 415 10 352.00–360.00 $355.00 $1,473 -10.27
455–490 474 14 338.00–344.00 $341.17 $1,617 -1.19
520–545 532 18 325.00–337.00 $334.94 $1,782 +7.19
565–590 573 3 318.00–320.00 $318.69 $1,826 +9.07
615–645 624 20 300.00–310.00 $304.17 $1,898 +3.21
660–690 670 3 276.00–280.00 $278.63 $1,867 -8.90
715 715 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,945 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 5 405.00–410.00 $408.02 $1,195 —
325 325 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 +1.31
370–385 379 5 375.00–380.00 $378.05 $1,433 +4.31
445 445 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 -5.20
460–490 483 7 328.00–333.00 $330.85 $1,598 +0.74
505–545 527 7 318.00–323.00 $320.76 $1,690 +5.02
570–595 585 11 302.00–310.00 $306.84 $1,795 +4.20
645 645 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,896 +4.00
675–680 678 2 266.00–270.00 $267.99 $1,817 -10.01
725 725 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,921 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 450.00 $450.00 $990 —
310–345 328 4 428.00–430.00 $428.95 $1,407 -0.35
415–445 423 5 368.00–374.00 $371.17 $1,570 -3.35
460–495 478 10 350.00–357.00 $352.95 $1,687 -3.54
515–540 528 2 345.00–350.00 $347.44 $1,834 +9.35
565–570 568 3 328.00–334.00 $329.99 $1,874 +8.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 6 490.00–498.00 $493.53 $1,342 +23.53
315 315 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,480 +17.75
355–375 365 7 455.00–465.00 $459.98 $1,679 +9.21
430–440 435 6 406.00–410.00 $407.98 $1,775 -2.82
455–470 464 8 382.00–390.00 $385.45 $1,788 -0.65
505–530 515 12 358.00–366.00 $360.84 $1,858 +10.63
525 fancy 525 1 379.00 $379.00 $1,990 —
565–570 568 8 334.00–340.00 $336.99 $1,914 -1.89
610–630 620 5 322.00–325.00 $324.01 $2,009 +2.75
715 715 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,245 —
770–790 780 2 300.00–304.00 $302.03 $2,356 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,320 +30.00
370–390 382 5 445.00–450.00 $448.06 $1,712 +12.03
405–445 434 19 392.00–402.00 $398.51 $1,730 +4.46
455–495 474 6 370.00–380.00 $374.85 $1,777 +5.20
505–530 516 9 346.00–354.00 $350.60 $1,809 +7.23
560–590 576 6 320.00–330.00 $326.67 $1,882 -1.50
615–645 625 3 310.00–316.00 $312.06 $1,950 -2.94
665–675 668 4 312.00–314.00 $312.51 $2,088 +14.13
710–745 728 2 296.00–300.00 $297.95 $2,169 —
755 755 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,190 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 460.00–470.00 $464.96 $1,362 —
310 310 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,364 +12.15
360–370 363 6 432.00–440.00 $434.72 $1,578 +12.31
410–430 422 5 385.00–388.00 $386.83 $1,632 +5.41
470–475 473 4 360.00–364.00 $361.99 $1,712 +3.59
510–530 524 5 338.00–345.00 $340.17 $1,782 +2.17
570 570 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 -9.61
645 645 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 +1.63
665–675 668 3 290.00–300.00 $296.63 $1,981 +5.63
730 730 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,088 +16.00
770–780 775 2 270.00–274.00 $272.01 $2,108 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1240 1159 80-85% 17 164.00–169.00 $167.12 $1,937 +6.20
980–1290 1176 80-85% 7 172.00–176.00 $173.41 $2,039 +12.49
1020–1390 1225 80-85% 11 157.00–163.00 $159.50 $1,954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1210 1080 85-90% 7 141.00–146.00 $144.70 $1,563 -0.24
1090 1090 85-90% 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,504 -6.94
1020–1240 1124 85-90% 7 148.00–150.00 $148.83 $1,673 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,186 —
1445–1490 1470 75-80% 4 169.00–172.00 $169.98 $2,499 —
1440–1680 1520 75-80% 3 176.00–181.00 $177.84 $2,703 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1465 1372 6 185.00–190.00 $187.02 $2,566 -10.98
1140–2205 1734 7 193.00–198.00 $194.90 $3,380 —
1705–1815 1760 2 199.00–201.00 $200.03 $3,521 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,950.00–2,350.00 $2,135.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,914.29
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,200.00–3,400.00 $3,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,900.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,412.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,700.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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 3,650.00–3,750.00 $3,700.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,200.00–3,500.00 $3,362.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,416.67 —

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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.