Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

1,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $370.61/cwt -15.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 423 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $360.52/cwt -19.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 467 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $428.38/cwt -47.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 384 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,217	1,120	1,112
Feeder cattle	929	862	909
Slaughter cattle	140	103	141
Replacement cattle	148	155	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	524.00	$524.00	$1,729	—
390	390	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,794	—
420–440	428	5	425.00–430.00	$427.94	$1,832	-24.33
470–495	483	9	412.00–420.00	$416.17	$2,010	-6.81
560–580	568	9	370.00–380.00	$375.52	$2,133	-12.12
610–630	618	4	358.00–362.00	$360.25	$2,226	-12.77
665–690	678	4	338.00–344.00	$341.06	$2,312	-12.27
735–745	740	6	320.00–324.00	$322.00	$2,383	-16.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	426	7	435.00–440.00	$437.79	$1,865	—
460–480	470	4	422.00–432.00	$426.89	$2,006	-19.11
575–580	578	4	384.00–390.00	$386.99	$2,237	-25.01
655–680	664	7	350.00–354.00	$351.71	$2,335	—
715–735	728	3	330.00–331.00	$330.67	$2,407	-17.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,672	—
460–490	476	7	395.00–407.00	$402.46	$1,916	-3.54
560–590	580	3	355.00–360.00	$358.39	$2,079	-21.02
610–615	612	3	340.00–350.00	$343.35	$2,101	-19.04
680	680	1	322.00	$322.00	$2,190	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,354	-30.00
355–360	358	4	400.00–405.00	$402.52	$1,441	-35.45
415–430	423	10	380.00–385.00	$382.29	$1,617	-24.44
455–480	467	12	358.00–365.00	$360.52	$1,684	-19.98
515–535	522	9	345.00–353.00	$348.57	$1,820	-14.73
560–580	570	6	330.00–335.00	$332.35	$1,894	-25.88
620–645	638	6	315.00–326.00	$319.14	$2,036	-10.86
680–695	688	5	310.00–320.00	$315.56	$2,171	—
720–745	733	4	308.00–310.00	$309.02	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	381	7	380.00–390.00	$384.32	$1,464	-35.68
405–445	423	15	366.00–375.00	$370.61	$1,568	-15.22
480–495	487	9	348.00–355.00	$351.74	$1,713	-17.22
505–540	518	10	335.00–344.00	$338.97	$1,756	-13.92
560–575	568	4	324.00–326.00	$325.01	$1,846	-12.55
615–645	635	4	304.00–310.00	$308.05	$1,956	-13.95
670–675	673	2	300.00–304.00	$302.01	$2,033	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	440.00–445.00	$443.28	$1,396	-31.72
470–490	482	6	384.00–390.00	$388.01	$1,870	-3.54
525–540	532	6	368.00–372.00	$369.98	$1,968	-11.73
555–575	568	11	340.00–350.00	$343.05	$1,949	-25.60
610–615	613	6	330.00–336.00	$333.01	$2,041	-4.03
665–680	674	7	322.00–330.00	$325.99	$2,197	-4.01
715–745	729	8	318.00–326.00	$321.98	$2,347	-4.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	8	516.00–524.00	$519.87	$1,653	+4.87
375–390	384	11	422.00–432.00	$428.38	$1,645	-47.56
410–440	427	10	395.00–400.00	$397.33	$1,697	-36.08
465–485	473	10	390.00–398.00	$394.34	$1,865	-3.84
505–540	522	8	382.00–390.00	$385.05	$2,010	+4.84
565–580	573	5	360.00–364.00	$362.40	$2,077	+1.59
615–640	626	7	320.00–330.00	$324.58	$2,032	-23.12
655–695	684	9	315.00–322.00	$318.73	$2,180	-9.77
715–725	718	3	310.00–312.00	$311.33	$2,235	-2.67
790	790	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,370	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	316	9	530.00–540.00	$534.38	$1,689	+4.47
355–395	382	7	450.00–460.00	$455.13	$1,739	-32.92
415–445	431	10	415.00–428.00	$420.61	$1,813	-24.43
455–470	463	9	410.00–420.00	$414.29	$1,918	+1.25
505–530	522	10	394.00–400.00	$395.38	$2,064	+8.03
555–565	559	5	370.00–375.00	$372.98	$2,085	-2.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	4	388.00–390.00	$388.99	$1,723	-29.77
470–490	477	6	384.00–388.00	$385.37	$1,838	+3.98
515–545	531	7	360.00–370.00	$364.21	$1,934	-7.73
570–580	576	8	340.00–350.00	$343.71	$1,980	—
670–685	679	7	305.00–310.00	$307.28	$2,086	—
705–715	710	7	288.00–300.00	$295.13	$2,095	-4.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1470	1127	80-85%	29	154.00–160.00	$157.07	$1,770	-14.93
1020–1210	1137	80-85%	17	161.00–164.00	$161.96	$1,841	-10.04
1060–1230	1149	80-85%	14	148.00–153.00	$150.04	$1,724	-27.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1140	1004	85-90%	14	139.00–144.00	$141.22	$1,418	—
915–1110	1013	85-90%	2	146.00–148.00	$146.90	$1,488	—
905–1190	1028	85-90%	9	134.00–138.00	$136.26	$1,401	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1490	1436	75-80%	6	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$2,189	—
1390–1740	1478	75-80%	4	159.00–162.00	$160.65	$2,374	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1875	1657	3	185.00–189.00	$186.79	$3,095	—
1505–2020	1800	6	195.00–203.00	$199.22	$3,586	—
1980–2105	2022	3	205.00–207.00	$205.69	$4,159	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,644.44
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,050.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,516.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	2,800.00–3,200.00	$2,924.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,933.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,650.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,633.33

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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	14	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,114.29	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,600.00–3,700.00	$3,666.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.