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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

1,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $408.90/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,363/hd at 578 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $416.89/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 616 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.21/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 625 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,071 833 772
Feeder cattle 783 633 524
Slaughter cattle 93 100 98
Replacement cattle 195 100 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,856 +40.00
310–325 316 7 615.00–625.00 $620.56 $1,961 +35.56
380 380 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,090 -5.06
415–445 425 7 480.00–498.00 $488.07 $2,074 -17.52
455–490 464 16 460.00–475.00 $469.78 $2,180 -30.77
530–535 532 8 450.00–460.00 $453.77 $2,414 -16.64
560–590 577 11 412.00–420.00 $416.93 $2,406 -10.73
610–645 630 11 406.00–410.00 $407.85 $2,569 +6.19
655–690 671 4 386.00–394.00 $390.97 $2,623 +2.41
710–730 720 4 355.00–366.00 $360.58 $2,596 -8.42
770–795 783 5 330.00–338.00 $335.57 $2,628 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 750.00 $750.00 $1,950 +124.91
305 305 1 675.00 $675.00 $2,059 +60.00
365–390 377 9 580.00–592.00 $587.33 $2,214 +11.17
505–515 508 3 470.00–475.00 $473.31 $2,404 -14.97
565–590 577 6 424.00–430.00 $426.64 $2,462 -13.99
605–620 616 25 415.00–417.50 $416.89 $2,568 -1.07
665–675 672 3 404.00–406.00 $404.66 $2,719 -8.02
710 710 1 374.00 $374.00 $2,655 -4.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 338 6 600.00–610.00 $605.07 $2,045 —
425 425 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,019 -13.37
460–480 467 3 425.00–450.00 $441.43 $2,061 -45.40
510–525 516 5 430.00–446.00 $436.51 $2,252 -11.79
630 630 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,488 +17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,749 +92.16
310–335 326 8 510.00–570.00 $547.43 $1,785 +7.37
365–375 371 11 496.00–500.00 $498.38 $1,849 +6.56
405–440 417 9 460.00–470.00 $465.00 $1,939 +2.70
460–470 463 16 440.00–456.00 $445.07 $2,061 +5.03
520–535 526 5 428.00–432.00 $429.63 $2,260 -2.27
565–585 578 25 408.00–413.00 $408.90 $2,363 +1.86
610–645 625 23 384.00–388.00 $386.21 $2,414 +3.55
655 655 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,292 +2.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,792 +90.00
310–325 318 6 530.00–535.00 $532.56 $1,694 +2.56
355–375 366 7 485.00–494.00 $490.37 $1,795 +15.39
410–425 418 6 445.00–450.00 $447.46 $1,870 +0.88
465–480 474 7 420.00–435.00 $429.25 $2,035 +1.90
510–545 526 11 414.00–424.00 $418.72 $2,202 +0.89
565–595 578 10 388.00–405.00 $395.38 $2,285 +6.08
615–640 623 6 374.00–380.00 $377.34 $2,351 +4.99
670–690 677 3 336.00–338.00 $337.32 $2,284 -3.17
705–715 713 6 310.00–321.00 $319.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 590.00 $590.00 $1,711 —
365–380 371 7 465.00–470.00 $467.81 $1,736 +5.26
415 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 +15.93
455–495 470 8 405.00–416.00 $411.03 $1,932 -6.53
505–535 521 12 400.00–408.00 $402.66 $2,098 +2.13
560–595 583 15 374.00–385.00 $380.19 $2,217 +4.53
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
735 735 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 685.00 $685.00 $1,507 —
280–290 285 6 630.00–635.00 $632.54 $1,803 —
325–340 333 9 620.00–630.00 $624.33 $2,079 +4.33
365–380 373 4 550.00–560.00 $554.90 $2,070 +27.96
410–435 423 6 500.00–508.00 $503.88 $2,131 +4.98
465–490 478 6 470.00–480.00 $474.87 $2,270 +6.64
510–515 511 6 418.00–420.00 $418.34 $2,138 -19.55
565 565 2 394.00 $394.00 $2,226 -10.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,260 —
315–340 334 4 595.00–600.00 $596.18 $1,991 +27.10
390–395 393 4 515.00–520.00 $517.48 $2,034 —
415–440 432 10 480.00–490.00 $484.21 $2,092 +16.68
455–480 464 7 450.00–460.00 $454.38 $2,108 +6.63
530–545 541 4 406.00–410.00 $409.02 $2,213 -10.76
575 575 4 378.00 $378.00 $2,174 -12.00
605 605 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,238 —
675 675 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 331 9 560.00–575.00 $568.78 $1,883 +18.78
430–445 438 6 470.00–475.00 $472.54 $2,070 +17.54
465 465 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,000 -22.56
535 535 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 -2.69
745 745 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,324 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1180 1116 80-85% 13 188.00–193.00 $189.85 $2,119 —
1030–1290 1140 80-85% 11 206.00–214.00 $209.47 $2,388 —
910–1340 1170 80-85% 27 194.00–202.00 $197.08 $2,306 +19.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1045 995 85-90% 3 154.00–155.00 $154.65 $1,539 -0.94
910–1225 1106 85-90% 10 160.00–168.00 $163.87 $1,812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1440 1395 75-80% 3 188.00–191.00 $190.06 $2,651 —
1290–1705 1429 75-80% 7 194.00–200.00 $197.62 $2,824 —
1390–1465 1440 75-80% 3 205.00–210.00 $206.61 $2,975 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1810 1540 8 211.00–226.00 $214.42 $3,302 —
1645–1805 1698 6 208.00–209.00 $208.65 $3,543 —
1745–2005 1883 4 230.00–239.00 $235.74 $4,439 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 2,600.00–3,200.00 $2,839.06
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,800.00–3,600.00 $3,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,535.29
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 2,100.00–2,550.00 $2,393.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,542.86

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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 14 4,500.00–4,800.00 $4,642.86 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 3,500.00–4,400.00 $3,847.06 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 2,750.00–3,200.00 $2,956.25 —

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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.