Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 3, 2025

1,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.13/cwt ≈ $2,433/hd at 659 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $394.90/cwt +20.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 524 lb · 16 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $352.71/cwt ≈ $2,578/hd at 731 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,116	1,203	1,007
Feeder cattle	900	876	788
Slaughter cattle	115	147	155
Replacement cattle	101	180	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	480.00	$480.00	$2,040	—
465	465	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,046	+18.00
515–525	520	4	415.00–430.00	$422.43	$2,197	+4.43
555–580	567	5	396.00–407.00	$401.87	$2,279	+25.25
605–635	630	14	382.00–391.00	$384.21	$2,421	+12.06
655–690	659	18	366.00–370.00	$369.13	$2,433	—
705–735	731	15	344.00–354.00	$352.71	$2,578	—
765–780	770	3	330.00–331.00	$330.34	$2,544	—
805 value added	805	11	345.00	$345.00	$2,777	—
810–835	823	2	318.00–320.00	$318.98	$2,625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	8	480.00–490.00	$485.31	$1,805	+6.32
435	435	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,958	+30.00
505–515	511	5	400.00–410.00	$403.95	$2,064	+18.95
655–690	678	3	346.00–350.00	$348.71	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,716	+5.00
515–525	520	2	380.00–390.00	$385.05	$2,002	—
630–645	634	4	360.00–364.00	$361.02	$2,289	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	475.00–490.00	$482.08	$1,302	+7.08
330–335	331	4	460.00–465.00	$463.74	$1,535	-1.26
365–375	370	7	445.00–455.00	$449.27	$1,662	+37.11
430–445	439	6	420.00–435.00	$425.77	$1,869	+33.70
455–475	466	8	388.00–400.00	$391.21	$1,823	+26.55
515–545	528	4	372.00–384.00	$378.91	$2,001	+28.12
555–590	564	9	355.00–364.00	$359.88	$2,030	+26.18
615–645	629	13	342.00–350.00	$344.75	$2,168	+21.11
655–690	673	5	322.00–328.00	$324.36	$2,183	+4.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	262	3	450.00–460.00	$456.75	$1,197	—
315–335	327	5	445.00–450.00	$448.07	$1,465	+14.96
365–380	372	7	422.00–430.00	$425.18	$1,582	+23.04
410–445	430	13	400.00–415.00	$405.60	$1,744	+24.17
465–495	479	8	375.00–385.00	$379.84	$1,819	+29.83
530–545	537	8	354.00–366.00	$358.98	$1,928	+20.43
570–590	580	4	344.00–352.00	$349.02	$2,024	+24.87
615–645	635	4	335.00–340.00	$337.77	$2,145	+23.37
705–735	720	2	300.00–307.00	$303.57	$2,186	—
765–775	770	2	298.00–300.00	$299.01	$2,302	+3.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	440.00–445.00	$443.41	$1,211	—
325	325	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,398	+6.93
370–390	380	4	408.00–410.00	$409.03	$1,554	—
420–440	429	8	390.00–395.00	$391.79	$1,681	+24.80
455–490	479	5	360.00–370.00	$367.28	$1,759	+29.32
530–545	540	3	344.00–348.00	$346.69	$1,872	+24.43
575–590	581	7	336.00–340.00	$337.74	$1,962	+29.77
645	645	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,096	—
785	785	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,198	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,530	—
320–345	339	4	510.00–520.00	$512.36	$1,737	-13.68
355–375	363	5	490.00–500.00	$495.87	$1,800	-0.98
415–440	421	4	455.00–460.00	$458.69	$1,931	+6.24
460–490	471	10	422.00–432.00	$426.96	$2,011	+35.43
505–540	524	16	390.00–402.00	$394.90	$2,069	+20.19
555–575	568	6	374.00–382.00	$378.34	$2,149	+21.16
605–645	622	10	358.00–370.00	$361.92	$2,251	+12.28
665–675	671	6	342.00–350.00	$343.99	$2,308	+1.06
735–740	737	3	320.00–330.00	$326.65	$2,407	+0.65
790	790	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,410	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,325	—
325	325	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,625	-1.58
380	380	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,824	-2.04
405–445	437	13	440.00–450.00	$442.58	$1,934	+8.27
465–480	470	13	408.00–418.00	$412.63	$1,939	+32.59
505–535	520	8	374.00–385.00	$380.18	$1,977	+13.31
555–595	578	5	362.00–373.00	$369.05	$2,133	+21.06
620–645	636	5	348.00–356.00	$352.04	$2,239	+12.04
675–690	681	6	330.00–340.00	$335.97	$2,288	+5.97
745	745	2	316.00	$316.00	$2,354	—
785–795	792	3	286.00–290.00	$288.68	$2,286	-5.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,666	±0.00
360–385	371	7	450.00–460.00	$454.45	$1,686	-10.55
415–445	434	14	425.00–435.00	$429.20	$1,863	+5.68
455–490	475	6	395.00–402.00	$399.09	$1,896	+33.98
515–545	522	6	360.00–372.00	$367.02	$1,916	+18.76
590–595	592	5	345.00–352.00	$349.19	$2,067	+15.31
630	630	3	332.00	$332.00	$2,092	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1145	1095	80-85%	14	157.00–163.00	$161.30	$1,766	—
1020–1280	1174	80-85%	9	174.00–178.00	$175.42	$2,059	—
1015–1345	1201	80-85%	27	165.00–171.00	$168.30	$2,021	-11.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–945	902	85-90%	6	142.00–147.00	$144.02	$1,299	—
790–1115	1021	85-90%	10	148.00–153.00	$149.82	$1,530	-0.62
1010–1080	1036	85-90%	11	156.00–160.00	$157.65	$1,633	+7.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1525	1412	75-80%	8	170.00–176.00	$172.04	$2,429	-3.20
1390–1575	1473	75-80%	8	165.00–169.00	$167.46	$2,467	—
1685	1685	75-80%	1	185.00	$185.00	$3,117	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1435	1385	3	187.00–191.00	$189.05	$2,618	—
1730–2010	1871	4	192.00–200.00	$195.32	$3,654	—

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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	9	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,166.67

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,683.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,300.00–3,800.00	$3,566.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	2,700.00–3,200.00	$2,913.64
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00

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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	8	2,900.00–3,100.00	$2,975.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,233.33	—

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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.