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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $442.08/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,078/hd at 470 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $454.10/cwt ≈ $1,494/hd at 329 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $405.83/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,106 975 623
Feeder cattle 907 797 447
Slaughter cattle 115 101 148
Replacement cattle 84 77 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to the Christmas and New Years holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 550.00–580.00 $564.76 $1,779 +24.76
435 435 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,132 +11.60
465 465 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,186 +27.54
530–540 534 5 445.00–450.00 $447.98 $2,392 +40.33
565–575 572 9 408.00–412.00 $409.33 $2,341 +26.49
610–645 635 9 384.00–388.00 $385.08 $2,445 +14.77
655–670 663 4 376.00–388.00 $381.93 $2,532 +20.61
720 720 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,527 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 +14.07
475 475 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,138 +15.00
505–530 511 8 425.00–430.00 $428.70 $2,191 +28.70
605–630 618 5 377.00–380.00 $378.58 $2,340 +18.79
705–745 729 5 330.00–340.00 $333.87 $2,434 +3.87
785 785 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,386 +26.96
670 670 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 +6.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 321 9 465.00–480.00 $472.04 $1,515 +29.75
365–390 376 10 445.00–460.00 $453.47 $1,705 +25.91
410–440 427 13 420.00–430.00 $424.52 $1,813 +12.57
455–480 470 10 400.00–416.00 $408.92 $1,922 +39.95
525–540 532 6 380.00–387.00 $383.66 $2,041 +38.46
570–595 588 5 348.00–354.00 $351.22 $2,065 +13.92
620–645 636 6 330.00–345.00 $335.28 $2,132 —
695 695 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,154 —
740 740 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,429 +119.94
280–290 288 4 545.00–555.00 $547.43 $1,577 +67.43
305–320 312 9 495.00–510.00 $499.89 $1,560 +44.84
355–390 368 7 465.00–480.00 $471.32 $1,734 +27.69
405–445 423 10 435.00–450.00 $441.39 $1,867 +11.43
455–490 472 6 418.00–425.00 $420.94 $1,987 +40.41
505–535 522 7 388.00–394.00 $390.81 $2,040 +37.19
555–590 579 6 364.00–370.00 $366.62 $2,123 +17.66
605 605 1 354.00 $354.00 $2,142 +28.43
675–680 678 6 314.00–320.00 $317.01 $2,149 -2.99
705–735 720 4 310.00–314.00 $311.96 $2,246 —
765 765 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,379 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 329 14 450.00–460.00 $454.10 $1,494 —
355–390 373 6 430.00–440.00 $435.16 $1,623 +22.47
425–445 438 8 410.00–416.00 $412.46 $1,807 +18.55
455–490 471 10 386.00–393.00 $388.81 $1,831 +31.46
510–530 516 6 360.00–370.00 $366.36 $1,890 +27.73
565–595 579 7 330.00–340.00 $335.38 $1,942 +9.38
610–635 623 10 318.00–328.00 $320.56 $1,997 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,645 —
255–290 278 3 600.00–630.00 $620.84 $1,726 +74.21
315–320 318 4 550.00–570.00 $560.08 $1,781 +32.56
355–370 361 5 515.00–520.00 $517.95 $1,870 +2.93
405–430 418 9 490.00–500.00 $494.51 $2,067 +23.72
455–490 470 17 435.00–450.00 $442.08 $2,078 -2.22
515–545 527 13 400.00–412.00 $405.83 $2,139 +10.81
555–595 578 9 378.00–390.00 $382.95 $2,213 +7.28
610–620 615 4 368.00–373.00 $370.52 $2,279 +15.54
660–685 673 4 340.00–346.00 $342.94 $2,308 +6.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 4 575.00–590.00 $582.37 $1,660 +48.70
310–330 323 7 525.00–540.00 $530.69 $1,714 +20.69
355–390 381 8 495.00–505.00 $500.11 $1,905 +0.10
435–445 441 7 478.00–485.00 $482.28 $2,127 +31.26
455–490 473 11 420.00–430.00 $424.43 $2,008 -0.55
510–545 529 4 380.00–395.00 $390.09 $2,064 +7.68
555–595 574 6 360.00–373.00 $368.94 $2,118 +4.95
605–645 630 5 348.00–362.00 $354.03 $2,230 +12.99
680–695 688 5 325.00–330.00 $328.19 $2,258 +5.71
715–735 721 5 316.00–320.00 $318.39 $2,296 +2.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 +5.00
365–390 373 6 480.00–490.00 $486.58 $1,815 +1.87
405–445 429 5 460.00–470.00 $463.78 $1,990 +23.10
470–490 480 6 408.00–414.00 $410.68 $1,971 -3.32
530 530 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,961 ±0.00
570–590 582 5 354.00–355.00 $354.39 $2,063 +1.30
605–635 625 3 340.00–344.00 $342.71 $2,142 —
735–740 738 2 300.00–304.00 $302.01 $2,229 -1.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1340 1150 80-85% 25 154.00–160.00 $156.63 $1,801 -8.15
980–1330 1204 80-85% 26 161.00–170.00 $165.12 $1,988 —
1180–1405 1297 80-85% 3 172.00–179.00 $175.79 $2,280 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1520 1480 75-80% 2 177.00–182.00 $179.43 $2,656 +21.18
1355–1665 1504 75-80% 7 167.00–172.00 $169.61 $2,551 —
1435–1680 1552 75-80% 5 160.00–163.00 $162.04 $2,515 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1045 967 85-90% 5 143.00–149.00 $145.15 $1,404 +8.61
890–1090 1001 85-90% 6 134.00–137.00 $135.51 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1860 1665 6 192.00–195.00 $193.44 $3,221 —
1715–1905 1804 5 208.00–214.00 $209.98 $3,788 —
1590–2210 1959 10 198.00–207.00 $200.13 $3,921 +15.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 2,600.00–3,300.00 $2,892.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,513.89
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,950.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,125.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,250.00

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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 10 3,150.00–3,700.00 $3,370.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,450.00–2,750.00 $2,562.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,900.00–3,050.00 $2,983.33 —

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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.