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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1,203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.17/cwt +22.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,309/hd at 691 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $324.15/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 572 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $376.62/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 565 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,203 1,002 930
Feeder cattle 876 790 754
Slaughter cattle 147 100 142
Replacement cattle 180 112 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 422.00 $422.00 $1,962 -1.61
545 545 5 418.00 $418.00 $2,278 +16.73
565 565 13 375.00–382.00 $376.62 $2,128 +7.20
610–645 626 9 371.00–378.00 $372.15 $2,330 +18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 4 478.00–480.00 $478.99 $1,844 +8.99
440 440 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,848 -15.01
525 525 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,021 +0.48
645 645 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 +10.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,814 +5.00
465 465 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,860 +1.27
595 595 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,082 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,210 —
290 290 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,378 +10.00
305 305 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,418 +40.00
380–395 385 6 410.00–415.00 $412.16 $1,587 +2.16
405–435 420 6 390.00–394.00 $392.07 $1,647 +4.75
455–480 467 6 360.00–368.00 $364.66 $1,703 -2.79
515–535 523 5 348.00–358.00 $350.79 $1,835 +1.44
555–580 564 7 330.00–338.00 $333.70 $1,882 +1.89
605–640 621 5 320.00–326.00 $323.64 $2,010 -0.18
655–675 660 4 318.00–324.00 $319.53 $2,109 +8.02
695 value added 695 32 336.00 $336.00 $2,335 —
710 710 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,194 +7.43
765–790 782 3 300.00–308.00 $302.61 $2,366 +10.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 430.00–435.00 $433.11 $1,421 +23.11
355 355 7 400.00–405.00 $402.14 $1,428 +6.66
410–445 426 6 379.00–385.00 $381.43 $1,625 +1.80
455–490 467 9 348.00–356.00 $350.01 $1,635 -6.11
505–540 520 8 336.00–342.00 $338.55 $1,760 -1.14
555–595 572 13 318.00–328.00 $324.15 $1,854 +0.93
605–645 626 7 310.00–318.00 $314.40 $1,968 -1.34
660–690 675 4 304.00–310.00 $306.93 $2,072 +2.04
775 775 2 296.00 $296.00 $2,294 +14.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 8 420.00–425.00 $423.07 $1,422 +23.07
415–420 418 5 365.00–370.00 $366.99 $1,534 -0.44
455–470 459 5 332.00–340.00 $337.96 $1,551 -4.70
525–545 537 6 318.00–328.00 $322.26 $1,731 -7.16
585–595 588 4 302.00–310.00 $307.97 $1,811 -2.03
605 605 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,827 -4.46
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —
715 715 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,421 —
290–295 293 3 535.00–550.00 $545.06 $1,597 —
310–315 313 5 520.00–530.00 $526.04 $1,647 +26.04
360–370 366 5 492.00–500.00 $496.85 $1,818 -2.12
410–425 421 8 450.00–460.00 $452.45 $1,905 +2.45
460–485 477 9 388.00–396.00 $391.53 $1,868 +6.11
510–540 524 8 372.00–382.00 $374.71 $1,963 +11.76
555–580 571 6 355.00–360.00 $357.18 $2,039 +1.58
615–645 632 6 348.00–354.00 $349.64 $2,210 +15.69
655–690 665 4 338.00–346.00 $342.93 $2,280 +18.93
735 735 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,396 —
790 790 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,210 —
320–345 337 6 500.00–505.00 $501.58 $1,690 +11.58
375–390 383 4 480.00–484.00 $482.04 $1,846 -8.77
415–445 429 6 430.00–440.00 $434.31 $1,863 +11.84
455–480 471 9 376.00–384.00 $380.04 $1,790 +5.28
510–525 520 7 360.00–370.00 $366.87 $1,908 +19.08
560–595 583 12 342.00–352.00 $347.99 $2,029 +6.33
610 610 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,074 +15.00
685 685 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,260 +25.26
755–790 764 4 290.00–296.00 $294.45 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,666 +10.00
390 390 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,814 —
415–435 421 7 420.00–425.00 $423.52 $1,783 +18.37
455–490 473 8 360.00–370.00 $365.11 $1,727 +3.09
515–535 529 8 345.00–350.00 $348.26 $1,842 +11.24
555–595 583 7 330.00–340.00 $333.88 $1,947 +4.88
675 675 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 —
775 775 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,170 +12.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1320 1110 80-85% 31 171.00–177.00 $174.41 $1,936 —
1090–1430 1201 80-85% 18 178.00–183.00 $179.53 $2,156 +4.53
980–1365 1208 80-85% 22 164.00–170.00 $166.97 $2,017 -8.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1490 1411 75-80% 18 172.00–179.00 $175.24 $2,473 +5.04
1290–1545 1429 75-80% 10 164.00–168.00 $166.65 $2,381 -3.55
1270–1845 1574 75-80% 4 183.00–188.00 $186.70 $2,939 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1110 968 85-90% 6 142.00–147.00 $144.69 $1,401 -1.07
890–1070 1007 85-90% 11 148.00–154.00 $150.44 $1,515 -10.18
1020–1080 1050 85-90% 6 156.00–158.00 $157.03 $1,649 +4.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,532 —
1555–1920 1726 9 193.00–198.00 $195.71 $3,378 —
1920 1920 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,552 —

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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 27 1,600.00–2,150.00 $1,798.15
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 3,500.00–4,050.00 $3,725.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,800.00–3,900.00 $3,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,950.00–3,400.00 $3,162.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,950.00–3,300.00 $3,125.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,550.00–2,000.00 $1,730.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,250.00–2,450.00 $2,390.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,792.86 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,900.00–4,000.00 $3,950.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 3,500.00–3,750.00 $3,656.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,271.43 —

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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.