Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

1,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $337.49/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,494/hd at 739 lb · 69 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.00/cwt ≈ $2,234/hd at 671 lb · 59 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,292/hd at 674 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,130	1,019	1,393
Feeder cattle	925	855	1,125
Slaughter cattle	115	107	200
Replacement cattle	90	57	68

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,686	+30.85
415–445	434	10	445.00–455.00	$448.42	$1,946	+16.46
455–480	469	5	430.00–440.00	$434.74	$2,039	+8.75
505–535	525	5	410.00–416.00	$411.97	$2,163	+3.33
555–590	586	34	380.00–385.00	$380.45	$2,229	-2.44
605–645	627	6	356.00–362.00	$358.62	$2,249	+3.88
665–675	670	4	350.00–360.00	$354.96	$2,378	+10.00
730–745	739	69	334.00–339.00	$337.49	$2,494	+17.49
780–790	785	2	330.00–340.00	$335.03	$2,630	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674	674	37	340.00	$340.00	$2,292	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	429	7	435.00–444.00	$439.19	$1,884	+23.22
460–490	473	6	410.00–418.00	$415.01	$1,963	+5.03
510–540	530	6	394.00–404.00	$400.01	$2,120	+3.37
555–565	559	5	368.00–370.00	$369.19	$2,064	-0.79
610–615	613	2	348.00–352.00	$349.99	$2,145	+5.27
655–670	663	5	340.00–348.00	$343.96	$2,280	+9.94
790	790	1	318.00	$318.00	$2,512	+18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,763	—
475–490	480	3	400.00–405.00	$401.70	$1,928	+0.91
520–545	533	4	380.00–385.00	$382.44	$2,038	—
610–645	628	3	328.00–335.00	$331.06	$2,079	—
655	655	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,162	+10.00
735	735	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,205	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,276	+5.00
310–340	331	9	430.00–440.00	$436.21	$1,444	—
355–390	371	5	420.00–430.00	$427.31	$1,585	+10.37
415–425	422	3	398.00–400.00	$398.66	$1,682	-12.50
465–495	484	7	370.00–375.00	$372.75	$1,804	-3.82
520–545	530	33	346.00–351.00	$346.88	$1,838	-6.77
555–590	576	8	334.00–340.00	$336.76	$1,940	-3.25
671 value added	671	59	333.00	$333.00	$2,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	5	414.00–420.00	$416.31	$1,403	+14.33
370–385	378	10	410.00–416.00	$413.38	$1,563	+17.79
415–435	425	4	390.00–392.00	$390.98	$1,662	+9.07
465–490	476	7	358.00–368.00	$362.65	$1,726	-1.43
515–535	523	10	338.00–344.00	$340.00	$1,778	+0.74
565–595	579	8	326.00–332.00	$329.23	$1,906	+5.29
615–645	633	4	318.00–322.00	$320.52	$2,029	+1.08
675	675	1	316.00	$316.00	$2,133	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	6	400.00–405.00	$403.27	$1,319	—
365–390	375	7	398.00–406.00	$401.21	$1,505	+15.85
430–445	438	6	380.00–385.00	$382.35	$1,675	+8.74
480–490	487	6	350.00–356.00	$353.33	$1,721	+1.95
515–545	530	4	328.00–330.00	$328.97	$1,744	+2.86
675	675	1	304.00	$304.00	$2,052	+28.00
790	790	1	278.00	$278.00	$2,196	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	520.00–530.00	$524.89	$1,181	-25.11
320	320	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,568	+34.53
380–390	388	4	450.00–460.00	$452.45	$1,756	-0.47
410–435	424	11	438.00–446.00	$442.96	$1,878	+25.75
460–490	467	9	400.00–410.00	$404.21	$1,888	+9.96
515–540	524	9	380.00–388.00	$383.83	$2,011	+3.16
570–590	579	8	360.00–364.00	$362.24	$2,097	+2.25
610–630	618	3	346.00–352.00	$349.33	$2,159	+21.87
680	680	1	322.00	$322.00	$2,190	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	3	490.00–495.00	$493.45	$1,382	—
310–345	337	8	458.00–470.00	$464.21	$1,564	+21.77
405–445	424	6	426.00–435.00	$430.55	$1,826	+23.23
470–480	475	4	392.00–398.00	$396.01	$1,881	+12.44
520–545	530	5	370.00–375.00	$372.94	$1,977	+0.95
580–595	588	2	348.00–352.00	$349.97	$2,058	+0.97
615–640	623	3	330.00–340.00	$336.58	$2,097	+17.74
675–695	681	5	306.00–312.00	$309.98	$2,111	—
705	705	1	304.00	$304.00	$2,143	+14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,424	—
380	380	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,615	+5.06
440	440	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,848	+32.66
565–580	573	2	340.00–345.00	$342.47	$1,962	+2.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1390	1113	80-85%	15	152.00–158.00	$154.41	$1,719	-8.24
920–1230	1116	80-85%	21	159.00–165.00	$161.47	$1,802	-1.18
1220–1390	1291	80-85%	6	167.00–174.00	$169.17	$2,184	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,246	—
855–1130	982	85-90%	11	139.00–142.00	$140.71	$1,382	—
980–1190	1032	85-90%	6	145.00–149.00	$146.18	$1,509	+3.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1490	1411	75-80%	4	167.00–172.00	$169.68	$2,394	+12.68
1420–1575	1528	75-80%	4	175.00–177.00	$176.28	$2,694	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1750	1575	6	182.00–186.00	$183.40	$2,889	—
1520–2230	1864	7	189.00–195.00	$191.36	$3,567	—
1670–2065	1868	2	199.00–202.00	$200.34	$3,742	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,392.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,225.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,885.71

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,880.00

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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	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,387.50	—

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	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.