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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

1,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $374.37/cwt +31.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 620 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $408.64/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 540 lb · 45 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $335.91/cwt +28.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 737 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,019 1,267 1,406
Feeder cattle 855 1,035 1,188
Slaughter cattle 107 135 125
Replacement cattle 57 97 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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
320 320 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 —
355–375 366 7 440.00–450.00 $444.15 $1,626 —
415–435 425 7 430.00–435.00 $431.96 $1,836 +18.48
465–490 478 14 420.00–432.00 $425.99 $2,036 +17.70
510–545 540 45 406.00–414.00 $408.64 $2,207 +10.87
570–590 579 7 380.00–386.00 $382.89 $2,217 +5.42
617 value added 617 54 378.00 $378.00 $2,332 —
610–645 634 10 350.00–360.00 $354.74 $2,249 +12.10
660–690 675 6 340.00–350.00 $344.96 $2,328 +13.03
715 715 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 +12.56
739 value added 739 20 337.50 $337.50 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,237 —
315–330 324 5 450.00–460.00 $456.11 $1,478 —
405–430 414 5 410.00–420.00 $415.97 $1,722 +13.25
455–485 473 6 404.00–416.00 $409.98 $1,939 +12.85
510–540 530 6 392.00–400.00 $396.64 $2,102 +14.18
570–590 583 8 365.00–375.00 $369.98 $2,157 —
605–635 621 9 340.00–348.00 $344.72 $2,141 —
665–679 676 14 328.00–336.00 $334.02 $2,258 +18.05
790 790 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 416.00 $416.00 $1,622 —
480–490 486 5 400.00–402.00 $400.79 $1,948 +25.79
580–590 585 4 355.00–360.00 $357.48 $2,091 +4.20
675 675 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 6 400.00–406.00 $401.98 $1,379 +37.43
355–370 362 6 390.00–402.00 $395.59 $1,432 +37.32
405–445 430 13 376.00–388.00 $381.91 $1,642 +29.03
455–490 473 9 360.00–370.00 $364.08 $1,722 +24.88
515–540 529 8 335.00–342.00 $339.26 $1,795 +17.89
560–580 571 8 318.00–330.00 $323.94 $1,850 +11.72
610–645 625 8 316.00–324.00 $319.44 $1,996 +15.42
655 655 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 +16.63
720–730 723 3 290.00–292.00 $291.33 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,109 +30.00
355–380 364 8 410.00–420.00 $416.94 $1,518 +41.94
405–440 423 8 406.00–416.00 $411.16 $1,739 +45.32
455–490 475 12 372.00–382.00 $376.57 $1,789 +28.21
505–540 520 5 350.00–358.00 $353.65 $1,839 +23.95
555–575 565 5 336.00–344.00 $340.01 $1,921 +15.27
565 value added 565 9 359.00 $359.00 $2,028 —
622 value added 622 13 347.00 $347.00 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 3 380.00–388.00 $385.36 $1,418 +36.37
420–440 428 5 370.00–375.00 $373.61 $1,599 +29.87
455–480 468 6 348.00–356.00 $351.38 $1,644 +21.84
515–540 530 5 320.00–330.00 $326.11 $1,728 +16.11
565–590 578 8 308.00–314.00 $310.49 $1,795 +12.96
630–645 638 6 305.00–312.00 $309.02 $1,972 +14.02
680 680 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,877 -4.00
715–745 735 3 270.00–275.00 $273.38 $2,009 -4.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,210 +30.00
320–335 326 9 450.00–460.00 $455.47 $1,485 +17.94
355–380 365 5 450.00–455.00 $452.92 $1,653 +32.92
405–445 418 12 412.00–422.00 $417.21 $1,744 +29.85
465–485 476 9 390.00–398.00 $394.25 $1,877 +11.00
505–530 517 14 378.00–384.00 $380.67 $1,968 +26.16
565–570 568 4 358.00–362.00 $359.99 $2,045 +14.63
615–635 625 4 325.00–330.00 $327.46 $2,047 +7.53
660 660 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,099 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 4 440.00–445.00 $442.44 $1,495 —
360–370 364 5 435.00–440.00 $437.97 $1,594 +32.35
415–440 430 8 402.00–410.00 $407.32 $1,751 +26.95
465–490 476 9 380.00–385.00 $383.57 $1,826 +15.44
510–545 523 5 368.00–376.00 $371.99 $1,946 +29.98
575–590 585 6 348.00–350.00 $349.00 $2,042 +15.24
615–645 635 12 314.00–322.00 $318.84 $2,025 +8.84
715 715 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,074 +23.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 376 5 416.00–426.00 $419.94 $1,579 +29.93
435–440 437 3 386.00–390.00 $387.34 $1,693 +15.38
460–480 472 5 370.00–375.00 $373.05 $1,761 +17.73
535–540 538 4 355.00–360.00 $357.49 $1,923 +29.46
575 575 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 +18.06
690 690 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1220 1096 80-85% 17 155.00–159.00 $156.63 $1,717 —
990–1205 1129 80-85% 17 160.00–166.00 $162.65 $1,836 +13.64
1130–1310 1210 80-85% 6 169.00–172.00 $169.97 $2,057 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1110 1013 85-90% 10 148.00–151.00 $149.58 $1,515 +18.27
910–1220 1026 85-90% 10 140.00–146.00 $142.88 $1,466 -0.26
990–1090 1050 85-90% 5 135.00–138.00 $136.87 $1,437 -0.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1410 1360 75-80% 2 173.00–175.00 $173.96 $2,366 —
1270–1465 1362 75-80% 8 164.00–169.00 $165.31 $2,252 —
1410 1410 75-80% 2 157.00 $157.00 $2,214 +1.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1890 1728 2 200.00–201.00 $200.55 $3,466 +10.26
1590–1940 1811 4 187.00–192.00 $188.96 $3,422 -10.77
1690–2120 1978 6 195.00–198.00 $196.66 $3,890 -13.46

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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 14 1,650.00–1,850.00 $1,750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,150.00–2,300.00 $2,225.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,150.00 $1,975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,416.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,750.00 $1,612.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,514.29

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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 6 2,900.00–3,600.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.