Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

1,206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $354.52/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 475 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.83/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 569 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $360.56/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 532 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,206	1,453	1,012
Feeder cattle	941	1,255	761
Slaughter cattle	114	106	178
Replacement cattle	151	92	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,444	—
310–320	315	3	516.00–525.00	$520.29	$1,639	—
355–370	363	4	505.00–515.00	$509.90	$1,851	+34.84
405–425	416	9	450.00–460.00	$454.37	$1,890	+15.92
455–460	457	3	405.00–410.00	$408.32	$1,866	—
505–535	513	8	384.00–386.00	$384.65	$1,973	+4.35
555–575	566	8	360.00–364.00	$361.75	$2,048	+0.28
605–645	620	11	345.00–352.00	$349.50	$2,167	+3.27
710–730	720	4	319.00–322.00	$320.48	$2,307	-5.97
755–790	773	2	310.00–316.00	$312.93	$2,419	-7.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,725	—
380	380	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,862	+40.00
415–435	430	4	440.00–445.00	$441.21	$1,897	+14.25
480–495	488	5	390.00–395.00	$392.82	$1,917	-1.83
520–545	527	6	370.00–377.00	$373.34	$1,968	+3.94
555–590	576	6	350.00–354.00	$351.69	$2,026	-2.44
610–635	623	5	332.00–341.00	$336.26	$2,095	+3.24
665–680	676	5	325.00–332.00	$327.18	$2,212	+0.75
705–745	723	7	310.00–318.00	$313.21	$2,265	-0.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,668	—
410–440	433	4	425.00–430.00	$428.82	$1,857	+16.82
495	495	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,906	+7.43
515	515	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,854	+4.31
575–590	580	3	340.00–345.00	$341.70	$1,982	-2.30
630	630	1	324.00	$324.00	$2,041	—
655–680	670	3	310.00–315.00	$312.98	$2,097	—
740	740	1	298.00	$298.00	$2,205	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	3	420.00	$420.00	$924	—
320–340	331	9	405.00–410.00	$407.85	$1,350	—
355–370	364	8	400.00–412.00	$406.12	$1,478	+10.41
405–440	424	11	372.00–382.00	$377.53	$1,601	-0.34
455–490	475	23	350.00–360.00	$354.52	$1,684	+3.97
520–540	533	8	328.00–340.00	$333.08	$1,775	-0.78
555–580	566	9	317.00–326.00	$321.44	$1,819	+2.74
605–645	620	3	308.00–314.00	$311.27	$1,930	+7.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,012	—
360–380	372	5	420.00–425.00	$421.94	$1,570	+4.75
415–445	428	8	385.00–390.00	$387.57	$1,659	-2.23
465–490	477	5	365.00–370.00	$367.55	$1,753	-0.81
540	540	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,863	-2.62
555–590	569	20	325.00–331.00	$326.83	$1,860	-2.80
605–645	625	8	320.00–326.00	$322.46	$2,015	+4.96
660	660	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,046	+8.82
705	705	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,059	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,240	+1.68
370–380	374	7	385.00–390.00	$387.18	$1,448	+2.18
415–445	439	7	360.00–370.00	$367.79	$1,615	+2.22
470–490	483	7	340.00–348.00	$343.82	$1,661	+5.31
515–540	528	8	320.00–325.00	$322.88	$1,705	-0.21
560–590	568	6	308.00–315.00	$312.14	$1,773	+2.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	284	5	500.00–505.00	$502.04	$1,426	+17.23
325–345	333	5	490.00–498.00	$493.32	$1,643	+18.32
360–390	379	4	470.00–480.00	$476.34	$1,805	+36.34
420–445	432	9	430.00–440.00	$435.13	$1,880	+3.17
460–495	481	10	370.00–378.00	$373.56	$1,797	-1.04
505–540	521	9	348.00–355.00	$352.24	$1,835	+1.25
585–595	589	5	340.00–342.00	$341.00	$2,008	+5.40
615–640	625	9	320.00–330.00	$324.65	$2,029	+1.82
660–695	672	3	310.00–312.00	$311.31	$2,092	-7.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,416	-5.00
305–340	329	5	500.00–514.00	$504.58	$1,660	+16.60
355–395	380	6	485.00–500.00	$493.14	$1,874	+20.16
405–415	411	5	445.00–450.00	$446.97	$1,837	+3.40
455–470	464	5	385.00–390.00	$388.04	$1,801	-1.22
505–545	532	12	358.00–365.00	$360.56	$1,918	+1.81
555–580	569	9	345.00–352.00	$348.98	$1,986	+4.06
605–645	628	6	336.00–341.00	$337.32	$2,118	+5.84
680–690	685	2	318.00–323.00	$320.48	$2,195	-5.49
795	795	1	297.00	$297.00	$2,361	-7.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,372	+20.00
320–330	325	2	480.00–485.00	$482.46	$1,568	—
355–390	373	6	460.00–465.00	$462.38	$1,725	+39.08
420–445	433	2	420.00–425.00	$422.57	$1,830	+8.21
480–490	487	3	360.00–362.00	$361.34	$1,760	-0.02
515–520	518	2	335.00–340.00	$337.49	$1,748	-5.48
555–590	573	4	330.00–335.00	$332.58	$1,906	+8.61
690	690	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,070	—
775	775	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,092	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1290	1114	80-85%	13	160.00–167.00	$163.91	$1,826	-10.30
910–1380	1165	80-85%	20	168.00–175.00	$171.10	$1,993	+2.30
1205–1275	1241	80-85%	7	176.00–185.00	$180.00	$2,234	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1490	1328	75-80%	9	176.00–179.00	$177.44	$2,356	—
1330–1475	1403	75-80%	2	162.00–167.00	$164.63	$2,310	-14.23
1365–1525	1441	75-80%	12	170.00–175.00	$172.14	$2,481	-6.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1055	954	85-90%	5	135.00–141.00	$137.43	$1,311	-19.02
730–1280	959	85-90%	9	144.00–151.00	$148.72	$1,426	-7.73
1005–1105	1049	85-90%	4	152.00–156.00	$154.43	$1,620	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1980	1656	9	189.00–197.00	$191.91	$3,178	—
1780	1780	4	188.00	$188.00	$3,346	-8.53
1995	1995	1	203.00	$203.00	$4,050	—

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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	11	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,227.27

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,700.00–3,200.00	$2,959.09
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,520.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,633.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,350.00–3,600.00	$3,493.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,300.00	$3,300.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,925.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,371.43

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)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,242.86

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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	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,033.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,150.00–2,400.00	$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.