Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $412.68/cwt +42.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,728/hd at 661 lb · 52 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.65/cwt ≈ $2,823/hd at 785 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $440.04/cwt +20.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	833	245	1,337
Feeder cattle	633	174	947
Slaughter cattle	100	54	200
Replacement cattle	100	17	190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	4	620.00–630.00	$625.09	$1,782	—
310	310	1	615.00	$615.00	$1,906	—
365–390	380	5	570.00–580.00	$576.16	$2,189	—
415–440	429	7	510.00–528.00	$518.05	$2,222	—
465–480	470	9	506.00–520.00	$511.94	$2,406	—
505–525	518	6	485.00–495.00	$488.28	$2,529	—
560–585	570	13	435.00–446.00	$440.63	$2,512	+36.63
610–635	623	4	416.00–420.00	$417.96	$2,604	+31.18
660–680	661	52	400.00–414.00	$412.68	$2,728	+42.68
715–745	730	4	372.00–386.00	$378.86	$2,766	+28.86
785–790	785	28	359.00–368.00	$359.65	$2,823	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,530	—
330	330	2	585.00	$585.00	$1,930	—
380–390	385	4	550.00–560.00	$555.06	$2,137	—
425–445	439	9	495.00–510.00	$505.59	$2,220	+20.59
475–495	482	7	498.00–504.00	$500.55	$2,413	—
505–545	525	8	460.00–478.00	$470.41	$2,470	+59.77
555–590	574	15	418.00–432.00	$427.66	$2,455	+37.66
610–645	621	12	398.00–406.00	$401.66	$2,494	+22.12
655–685	671	8	380.00–395.00	$388.56	$2,607	+28.56
735	735	3	369.00	$369.00	$2,712	+39.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	545.00	$545.00	$2,071	+70.00
410–425	416	5	486.00–490.00	$488.37	$2,032	+28.37
455–490	478	6	480.00–490.00	$486.83	$2,327	+46.83
525–540	535	19	444.00–458.00	$448.30	$2,398	—
565–595	578	8	400.00–414.00	$408.58	$2,362	+23.58
645	645	3	378.00	$378.00	$2,438	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,440	—
265–290	282	3	560.00–585.00	$567.84	$1,601	—
305–330	320	8	535.00–545.00	$540.06	$1,728	+25.06
365–390	376	8	485.00–498.00	$491.82	$1,849	+5.32
405–425	415	10	455.00–470.00	$462.30	$1,919	-11.05
455–475	469	20	434.00–444.00	$440.04	$2,064	+20.04
510–540	524	7	428.00–440.00	$431.90	$2,263	+37.90
555–575	565	11	400.00–414.00	$407.04	$2,300	+35.04
605–615	612	6	380.00–385.00	$382.66	$2,342	+37.66
655–670	668	17	347.00–352.00	$347.58	$2,322	—
715–735	728	3	334.00–338.00	$335.31	$2,441	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,595	+50.00
335	335	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,776	+42.20
355–390	368	6	470.00–480.00	$474.98	$1,748	+1.60
420–445	436	10	440.00–452.00	$446.58	$1,947	-9.31
465–490	484	15	422.00–430.00	$427.35	$2,068	+16.56
510–545	524	19	410.00–424.00	$417.83	$2,189	+36.84
555–590	573	13	383.00–395.00	$389.30	$2,231	+27.98
630–645	638	6	370.00–375.00	$372.35	$2,376	+36.35
660–685	669	4	338.00–342.00	$340.49	$2,278	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	378	4	455.00–465.00	$462.55	$1,748	+7.55
430–445	437	6	420.00–430.00	$424.07	$1,853	-17.89
455–495	477	10	414.00–420.00	$417.56	$1,992	+17.56
505–545	532	16	396.00–406.00	$400.53	$2,131	+30.53
570–590	577	3	375.00–376.00	$375.66	$2,168	—
605–635	625	3	360.00–362.00	$361.35	$2,258	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	620.00	$620.00	$1,891	—
355–390	373	10	520.00–532.00	$526.94	$1,965	+11.71
415–445	430	10	490.00–505.00	$498.90	$2,145	+14.02
455–490	467	13	460.00–480.00	$468.23	$2,187	—
505–540	524	7	434.00–445.00	$437.89	$2,295	+21.89
560–595	575	12	400.00–410.00	$404.99	$2,329	—
615–645	627	11	386.00–395.00	$391.04	$2,452	—
665	665	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,460	+30.00
705–745	725	4	354.00–360.00	$356.92	$2,588	+36.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	316	10	560.00–580.00	$569.08	$1,798	+59.08
430–440	435	6	465.00–470.00	$467.53	$2,034	-2.46
470–490	479	7	440.00–455.00	$447.75	$2,145	+7.75
510–545	523	10	416.00–425.00	$419.78	$2,195	+19.78
575	575	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,242	+20.00
690	690	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,484	+42.00
745	745	2	346.00	$346.00	$2,578	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	4	550.00	$550.00	$1,815	—
390	390	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,950	+16.62
445	445	2	455.00	$455.00	$2,025	-2.39
465–470	468	7	450.00–456.00	$452.56	$2,118	+32.56
525–545	536	8	398.00–408.00	$402.69	$2,158	—
585	585	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,164	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1290	1199	80-85%	5	173.00–179.00	$177.59	$2,129	-33.86
1010–1420	1213	80-85%	16	180.00–190.00	$184.95	$2,243	—
1155–1320	1213	80-85%	6	196.00–200.00	$197.89	$2,400	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1665	1457	75-80%	5	190.00–196.00	$193.11	$2,814	-3.89
1380–1830	1541	75-80%	11	180.00–188.00	$183.60	$2,829	—
1505–1690	1622	75-80%	6	170.00–177.00	$174.61	$2,832	-32.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–975	956	85-90%	7	140.00–144.00	$141.67	$1,354	—
870–1030	975	85-90%	8	152.00–159.00	$155.59	$1,517	—
890–1090	1008	85-90%	5	165.00–167.00	$165.92	$1,672	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1840	1495	3	195.00–197.00	$196.13	$2,932	—
1290–1930	1612	10	201.00–210.00	$203.77	$3,285	—
1570–1930	1750	2	214.00–219.00	$216.76	$3,793	—

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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)	16	2,600.00–3,300.00	$2,893.75
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,716.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,075.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$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)	18	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,361.11
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,941.67

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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	4	4,500.00–4,800.00	$4,650.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,193.75	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,716.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,312.50	—

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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.