Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $401.27/cwt +16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,059/hd at 513 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $369.42/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,183/hd at 591 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $356.59/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 573 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,002	1,206	1,099
Feeder cattle	790	941	873
Slaughter cattle	100	114	197
Replacement cattle	112	151	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	534.00–540.00	$538.04	$1,706	+17.75
365	365	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,898	+10.10
410–435	427	9	443.00–445.00	$444.11	$1,896	-10.26
455–490	472	9	418.00–428.00	$423.61	$1,999	+15.29
505–525	513	25	396.00–404.00	$401.27	$2,059	+16.62
565–595	591	20	368.00–375.00	$369.42	$2,183	+7.67
615–645	631	15	348.00–359.00	$353.65	$2,232	+4.15
660–665	663	4	330.00–339.00	$334.52	$2,218	—
705	705	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,326	+9.52
770	770	2	327.00	$327.00	$2,518	+14.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,600	±0.00
375	375	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,762	-20.00
420–445	439	10	430.00–438.00	$435.01	$1,910	-6.20
455–475	462	10	402.00–415.00	$407.83	$1,884	+15.01
535–545	539	15	379.00–390.00	$384.52	$2,073	+11.18
555–590	573	18	352.00–362.00	$356.59	$2,043	+4.90
605–645	619	8	335.00–346.00	$339.45	$2,101	+3.19
675	675	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,194	-2.18
775	775	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,325	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,560	—
390	390	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,794	-10.00
445	445	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,891	-3.82
465–475	468	4	395.00–400.00	$398.73	$1,866	+13.73
520–545	536	8	370.00–378.00	$373.56	$2,002	+13.56
565–590	573	9	338.00–348.00	$344.00	$1,971	+2.30
605–635	623	8	313.00–322.00	$318.21	$1,982	-5.79
680–690	683	3	300.00–310.00	$303.37	$2,072	-9.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,153	—
345	345	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	+2.15
365–395	384	7	390.00–405.00	$395.48	$1,519	-10.64
410–440	429	10	376.00–382.00	$379.63	$1,629	+2.10
455–490	474	11	350.00–360.00	$356.12	$1,688	+1.60
510–540	532	15	334.00–344.00	$339.69	$1,807	+6.61
555–580	571	9	320.00–325.00	$323.22	$1,846	+1.78
615–635	630	12	310.00–320.00	$315.74	$1,989	+4.47
665–675	671	9	304.00–306.00	$304.89	$2,046	—
720–740	730	4	288.00–290.00	$289.01	$2,110	—
765–795	773	4	280.00–284.00	$281.03	$2,172	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,302	—
315	315	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,339	—
365–380	371	10	408.00–412.00	$410.00	$1,521	-11.94
415–445	429	11	385.00–390.00	$387.32	$1,662	-0.25
455–480	473	15	362.00–370.00	$367.45	$1,738	-0.10
515–520	517	6	346.00–356.00	$349.35	$1,806	+4.35
565–590	580	10	329.00–334.00	$331.81	$1,924	+4.98
615–635	625	11	322.00–328.00	$323.82	$2,024	+1.36
655–680	674	4	310.00–312.00	$311.51	$2,100	+1.51
730–745	738	4	295.00–308.00	$301.57	$2,226	+9.57
755–790	778	3	290.00–296.00	$291.94	$2,271	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,380	±0.00
380–395	390	6	375.00–380.00	$376.62	$1,469	-10.56
415–440	428	4	365.00–370.00	$367.43	$1,573	-0.36
465–475	468	8	340.00–348.00	$342.66	$1,604	-1.16
505–530	522	5	326.00–331.00	$329.42	$1,720	+6.54
565	565	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,752	-2.14
615–645	630	4	305.00–308.00	$306.46	$1,931	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	490.00	$490.00	$1,568	-3.32
355–395	365	4	490.00–493.00	$490.81	$1,791	+14.47
430–440	435	4	420.00–425.00	$422.47	$1,838	-12.66
460–490	473	10	370.00–380.00	$374.76	$1,773	+1.20
515–545	528	10	345.00–352.00	$347.79	$1,836	-4.45
565–580	570	6	340.00–344.00	$341.66	$1,947	+0.66
645	645	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,096	+0.35
660–685	666	4	304.00–305.00	$304.74	$2,030	-6.57
735–740	737	3	284.00–285.00	$284.67	$2,098	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,525	-4.58
365–370	368	5	495.00–505.00	$498.97	$1,836	+5.83
415	415	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,868	+3.03
455–490	469	5	385.00–386.00	$385.42	$1,808	-2.62
510–545	527	12	360.00–368.00	$362.95	$1,913	+2.39
565–590	575	6	350.00–360.00	$355.60	$2,045	+6.62
625–640	633	4	330.00–338.00	$333.95	$2,114	-3.37
665	665	2	324.00	$324.00	$2,155	+3.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,560	-2.46
405–445	418	10	400.00–410.00	$405.15	$1,694	-17.42
470–480	475	8	360.00–364.00	$362.02	$1,720	+0.68
505–545	531	7	334.00–342.00	$337.02	$1,790	-0.47
575–580	578	4	328.00–330.00	$329.00	$1,902	-3.58
615	615	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,906	—
790–795	793	2	265.00–270.00	$267.49	$2,121	-2.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1345	1159	80-85%	15	162.00–166.00	$164.85	$1,911	-6.25
980–1330	1173	80-85%	20	168.00–172.00	$169.40	$1,987	-1.70
1020–1340	1204	80-85%	10	174.00–178.00	$175.00	$2,107	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1465	1363	75-80%	12	173.00–178.00	$175.29	$2,389	—
1380	1380	75-80%	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,553	—
1320–1520	1404	75-80%	7	168.00–172.00	$170.20	$2,390	+5.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1210	982	85-90%	6	143.00–148.00	$145.76	$1,431	-2.96
945–1090	1001	85-90%	5	160.00–162.00	$160.62	$1,608	—
930–1180	1061	85-90%	8	150.00–156.00	$152.61	$1,619	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,717	—
1715–1805	1753	5	193.00–199.00	$195.62	$3,429	+7.62
1680–2010	1763	4	202.00–205.00	$204.14	$3,599	+16.14

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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	7	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,014.29

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,848.44

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	2,900.00	$2,900.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,333.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,100.00–3,600.00	$3,275.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,656.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—

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	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.