Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.62/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 528 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $416.00/cwt ≈ $1,851/hd at 445 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $443.63/cwt +16.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 369 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	975	1,130	1,032
Feeder cattle	797	925	822
Slaughter cattle	101	115	118
Replacement cattle	77	90	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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
355–365	359	5	480.00–490.00	$485.93	$1,744	—
430–445	438	6	455.00–464.00	$459.42	$2,012	+20.23
465	465	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,023	+19.99
535	535	8	400.00	$400.00	$2,140	-0.01
585–590	588	5	370.00–376.00	$372.39	$2,190	+3.20
625–645	629	10	359.00–360.00	$359.79	$2,263	+9.80
655–660	657	5	340.00–350.00	$345.98	$2,273	+2.02
720	720	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,376	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,647	—
360	360	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,800	+25.00
405–430	422	3	475.00–480.00	$478.40	$2,019	+29.98
475–490	483	4	440.00–445.00	$442.46	$2,137	+7.72
510–545	524	7	404.00–414.00	$407.65	$2,136	-4.32
565–590	577	13	380.00–388.00	$382.84	$2,209	+2.39
605–645	627	7	368.00–374.00	$370.31	$2,322	+11.69
665–680	670	3	360.00–362.00	$361.32	$2,421	+6.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,980	+20.00
480–490	483	3	410.00–418.00	$412.70	$1,993	+11.00
520–525	523	10	380.00–390.00	$386.02	$2,019	+3.58
605–620	613	4	340.00–346.00	$343.04	$2,103	+11.98
675–690	683	7	330.00–338.00	$333.97	$2,281	+3.97
720	720	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,232	+10.00
770	770	2	306.00	$306.00	$2,356	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	4	510.00–520.00	$515.06	$1,123	—
255	255	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,224	+40.00
320–340	330	9	450.00–460.00	$455.05	$1,502	+18.84
355–390	369	18	438.00–450.00	$443.63	$1,637	+16.32
410–425	418	8	426.00–436.00	$429.96	$1,797	+31.30
455–480	471	12	378.00–382.00	$380.53	$1,792	+7.78
505–545	528	24	350.00–360.00	$353.62	$1,867	+6.74
555–590	568	13	345.00–354.00	$348.96	$1,982	+12.20
610–640	629	14	322.00–326.00	$325.57	$2,048	—
670	670	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,144	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,100	—
290	290	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,320	—
310–340	318	8	435.00–445.00	$442.29	$1,406	+25.98
365–390	379	9	420.00–436.00	$427.56	$1,620	+14.18
430–445	439	8	408.00–420.00	$411.95	$1,808	+20.97
460–480	467	10	362.00–372.00	$368.97	$1,723	+6.32
520–545	533	9	342.00–348.00	$345.20	$1,840	+5.20
560–595	583	7	330.00–340.00	$337.30	$1,966	+8.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	269	4	440.00–450.00	$442.60	$1,191	—
380–390	387	3	410.00–414.00	$412.69	$1,597	+11.48
415–440	431	11	390.00–404.00	$393.91	$1,698	+11.56
470–490	483	3	356.00–358.00	$357.35	$1,726	+4.02
515–540	532	5	335.00–340.00	$338.63	$1,802	+9.66
595	595	1	326.00	$326.00	$1,940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	20	416.00	$416.00	$1,851	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	9	540.00–555.00	$546.63	$1,498	—
315–345	334	15	520.00–535.00	$527.52	$1,762	+37.52
365–380	374	8	510.00–520.00	$515.02	$1,926	+62.57
415–445	428	7	465.00–480.00	$470.79	$2,015	+27.83
455–490	472	9	440.00–450.00	$444.30	$2,097	+40.09
510–530	516	5	390.00–400.00	$395.02	$2,038	+11.19
555–595	581	11	370.00–380.00	$375.67	$2,183	+13.43
625–630	628	4	350.00–360.00	$354.98	$2,229	+5.65
675	675	2	336.00	$336.00	$2,268	+14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	276	4	530.00–535.00	$533.67	$1,473	+40.22
335	335	4	510.00	$510.00	$1,708	+45.79
375–380	376	14	495.00–505.00	$500.01	$1,880	—
405–435	419	7	446.00–460.00	$451.02	$1,890	+20.47
460–470	465	6	420.00–430.00	$424.98	$1,976	+28.97
515–520	518	5	376.00–388.00	$382.41	$1,981	+9.47
580–595	587	8	362.00–368.00	$363.99	$2,137	+14.02
630–645	638	4	338.00–344.00	$341.04	$2,176	+4.46
670–680	675	2	320.00–325.00	$322.48	$2,177	+12.50
720	720	2	316.00	$316.00	$2,275	+12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,584	+50.00
370–395	381	11	480.00–490.00	$484.71	$1,847	+59.71
405–440	426	10	435.00–444.00	$440.68	$1,877	+20.68
495	495	2	414.00	$414.00	$2,049	—
525	525	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,942	—
555–590	573	2	350.00–356.00	$353.09	$2,023	+10.62
735	735	1	304.00	$304.00	$2,234	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1340	1152	80-85%	19	161.00–168.00	$164.78	$1,898	—
905–1345	1177	80-85%	10	154.00–160.00	$156.76	$1,845	—
990–1295	1188	80-85%	7	169.00–175.00	$171.18	$2,034	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1120	994	85-90%	10	135.00–138.00	$136.54	$1,357	-4.17
1020–1190	1109	85-90%	9	141.00–144.00	$142.30	$1,578	—
1190	1190	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,761	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1440	1358	75-80%	13	164.00–170.00	$167.65	$2,277	—
1320–1520	1420	75-80%	2	174.00–176.00	$174.93	$2,484	+5.25
1390–1525	1474	75-80%	4	157.00–159.00	$158.25	$2,333	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,123	—
1645–2290	1968	2	183.00–186.00	$184.25	$3,626	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,830.00

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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)	10	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,570.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,221.43

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)	4	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,737.50

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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	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,483.33	—

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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.