Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.72/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 526 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $379.27/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 421 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $444.93/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,891/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	939	1,043	1,076
Feeder cattle	783	803	901
Slaughter cattle	76	130	135
Replacement cattle	80	110	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
375–380	377	5	440.00–450.00	$444.03	$1,674	-5.97
440–445	443	6	435.00–440.00	$437.49	$1,938	-11.19
465–490	476	8	430.00–440.00	$434.86	$2,070	-2.10
505–540	528	9	408.00–416.00	$411.62	$2,173	-1.71
565–590	579	6	388.00–396.00	$391.11	$2,265	+1.11
620–645	634	7	370.00–378.00	$373.15	$2,366	-0.77
690	690	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,380	—
790	790	1	324.00	$324.00	$2,560	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	690.00	$690.00	$1,518	—
415–420	417	6	450.00–455.00	$451.68	$1,884	—
460–495	474	5	444.00–448.00	$446.33	$2,116	-6.65
510–535	522	8	418.00–426.00	$420.76	$2,196	-3.62
555–565	561	7	406.00–409.00	$407.71	$2,287	—
605–635	623	5	380.00–385.00	$381.94	$2,379	—
655–660	656	4	366.00–370.00	$367.01	$2,408	+8.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	420.00–426.00	$423.04	$1,734	-6.96
485–490	488	3	410.00–420.00	$416.69	$2,033	—
545	545	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,180	—
595	595	2	381.00	$381.00	$2,267	—
615–640	628	4	362.00–365.00	$363.47	$2,283	—

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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	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,140	-20.00
315	315	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,323	-10.00
405–445	421	17	375.00–385.00	$379.27	$1,597	-12.65
470–495	485	11	356.00–364.00	$358.87	$1,741	+1.86
505–540	526	18	335.00–345.00	$340.72	$1,792	-1.87
570–590	580	7	326.00–335.00	$330.73	$1,918	-5.28
605–635	620	8	325.00–330.00	$326.99	$2,027	-3.52
660–665	663	5	310.00–314.00	$311.59	$2,066	-2.34
710–740	725	7	285.00–290.00	$287.53	$2,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	430.00	$430.00	$989	—
270	270	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,148	—
325–345	336	7	400.00–410.00	$404.14	$1,358	—
355–360	358	5	400.00–405.00	$401.98	$1,439	+0.51
420–440	430	13	360.00–368.00	$363.69	$1,564	-19.71
455–490	470	9	344.00–350.00	$347.79	$1,635	+1.38
525–535	529	7	328.00–332.00	$330.01	$1,746	-3.81
560–590	568	12	318.00–325.00	$322.35	$1,831	-0.04
645	645	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,064	-0.28
675–690	680	3	290.00–300.00	$293.38	$1,995	-7.60
770	770	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,156	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,316	—
320–330	325	4	432.00–435.00	$433.52	$1,409	—
415–420	418	6	395.00–400.00	$396.65	$1,658	-3.11
455–465	462	6	368.00–370.00	$369.34	$1,706	-7.15
510–545	525	8	348.00–350.00	$348.88	$1,832	-3.63
555–590	569	10	338.00–344.00	$340.85	$1,939	-3.74
610–645	622	10	333.00–337.00	$334.69	$2,082	-10.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,418	+5.00
310–345	327	6	470.00–485.00	$480.03	$1,570	-23.41
410–435	425	11	430.00–440.00	$435.36	$1,850	+0.35
455–495	478	13	425.00–436.00	$429.39	$2,052	-2.78
515–545	528	9	390.00–398.00	$393.82	$2,079	+0.27
560–595	574	13	382.00–390.00	$386.28	$2,217	+7.50
605–640	621	11	354.00–362.00	$357.80	$2,222	-2.44
655–690	672	11	334.00–342.00	$339.08	$2,279	-3.87
720–735	730	6	314.00–316.00	$315.34	$2,302	-0.68
765	765	1	308.00	$308.00	$2,356	-3.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	670.00–680.00	$675.11	$1,519	+75.11
270–290	282	5	540.00–550.00	$546.17	$1,540	-23.83
310	310	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,550	-20.00
415–430	425	15	444.00–450.00	$444.93	$1,891	+1.19
465–490	476	8	440.00–445.00	$441.96	$2,104	-0.88
505–530	517	11	400.00–408.00	$403.40	$2,086	-5.08
565–590	585	5	394.00–406.00	$396.32	$2,318	+5.90
605–640	623	7	366.00–370.00	$367.67	$2,291	-1.82
655–665	660	4	348.00–350.00	$349.01	$2,303	-2.51
780	780	3	314.00	$314.00	$2,449	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	4	455.00–460.00	$457.44	$1,455	-32.56
360–390	381	7	440.00–450.00	$444.94	$1,695	-0.59
420–445	428	6	420.00–425.00	$421.73	$1,805	-3.27
480–490	487	6	412.00–414.00	$413.34	$2,013	-8.37
505–545	530	6	370.00–375.00	$372.27	$1,973	-12.30
555–595	577	10	366.00–374.00	$369.55	$2,132	+8.19
610–640	625	4	332.00–334.00	$333.02	$2,081	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1220	1068	80-85%	6	156.00–162.00	$158.14	$1,689	-11.14
990–1320	1126	80-85%	21	163.00–169.00	$165.45	$1,863	+9.32
1165–1220	1202	80-85%	3	173.00–175.00	$173.65	$2,087	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1020	980	85-90%	2	153.00–156.00	$154.44	$1,514	+15.11
920–1090	995	85-90%	10	144.00–150.00	$147.12	$1,464	+7.79
930–1080	1005	85-90%	4	140.00–143.00	$141.61	$1,423	-5.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1410	1343	75-80%	2	162.00–163.00	$162.47	$2,182	—
1390	1390	75-80%	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,391	+17.00
1375–1765	1469	75-80%	7	164.00–170.00	$167.61	$2,462	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1465	1400	6	185.00–188.00	$186.12	$2,606	—
1765–1790	1782	3	202.00–205.00	$202.99	$3,617	—
1745–2040	1893	4	196.00–198.00	$197.08	$3,731	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,600.00–3,150.00	$2,830.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,508.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,900.00–3,100.00	$3,014.29

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)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,085.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,225.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,450.00	—

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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.