Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $516.98/cwt -20.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,182/hd at 422 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $502.63/cwt -21.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,186/hd at 435 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $434.68/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 476 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,002	805	1,162
Feeder cattle	682	597	907
Slaughter cattle	110	135	148
Replacement cattle	210	73	107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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
255–290	278	3	615.00–620.00	$618.47	$1,719	—
335	335	4	600.00	$600.00	$2,010	-25.00
410–440	426	7	508.00–518.00	$513.93	$2,189	-26.47
475–490	480	9	480.00–495.00	$489.93	$2,352	-2.15
520–545	535	10	450.00–458.00	$453.86	$2,428	+9.93
560–575	568	4	425.00–440.00	$432.40	$2,456	+19.40
605–645	621	5	385.00–390.00	$387.92	$2,409	-12.08
670–690	678	6	360.00–372.00	$367.80	$2,494	-12.20
705–735	728	4	340.00–345.00	$341.21	$2,484	-25.42
795	795	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,639	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	5	524.00–530.00	$526.54	$2,217	-55.90
455–465	460	7	498.00–504.00	$500.55	$2,303	-7.97
505–525	513	5	472.00–490.00	$482.63	$2,476	+12.63
555–560	558	4	455.00–460.00	$457.49	$2,553	+25.00
615–645	624	10	400.00–416.00	$410.52	$2,562	-2.11
665–680	673	4	375.00–390.00	$382.42	$2,574	—
705–720	716	7	350.00–356.00	$352.41	$2,523	—
755–770	761	4	343.00–348.00	$346.23	$2,635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	4	500.00	$500.00	$2,100	-31.32
535	535	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,354	+16.61
565	565	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,373	+24.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,320	-35.00
305–320	314	8	580.00–590.00	$586.29	$1,841	+16.29
355–360	357	6	540.00–542.00	$541.33	$1,933	+1.92
405–425	417	5	515.00–520.00	$516.94	$2,156	-5.29
455–470	464	8	468.00–475.00	$471.12	$2,186	-3.43
510–540	517	6	406.00–412.00	$408.98	$2,114	-19.16
555–570	564	9	394.00–402.00	$398.42	$2,247	-13.37
610–635	623	4	365.00–375.00	$369.90	$2,304	-14.09
655–660	658	5	338.00–350.00	$345.22	$2,272	+15.26
705	705	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,256	-2.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	4	580.00–585.00	$582.46	$1,660	-27.54
355–390	368	7	500.00–515.00	$509.84	$1,876	-8.19
410–430	417	8	500.00–510.00	$504.74	$2,105	+3.36
455–490	468	5	450.00–456.00	$453.19	$2,121	+0.02
535	535	4	400.00	$400.00	$2,140	-16.05
565–580	573	9	380.00–392.00	$387.30	$2,219	-12.03
605–645	632	7	350.00–360.00	$356.56	$2,253	-15.86
685–690	688	6	322.00–334.00	$328.02	$2,257	+11.40
745	745	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,310	+2.00
755–765	758	3	308.00–310.00	$309.33	$2,345	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	334	5	540.00–545.00	$542.96	$1,813	+8.91
370–390	378	5	490.00–495.00	$492.06	$1,860	-12.94
415–445	437	9	475.00–495.00	$485.57	$2,122	+20.27
465–490	476	11	425.00–440.00	$434.68	$2,069	-2.06
515–540	528	4	380.00–386.00	$382.93	$2,022	-17.94
570–590	580	4	372.00–374.00	$373.02	$2,164	-11.84
615	615	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,122	-9.10
670	670	2	318.00	$318.00	$2,131	+12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	600.00	$600.00	$1,710	-30.00
320–335	329	5	565.00–580.00	$574.16	$1,889	-49.26
380–385	383	4	545.00–565.00	$554.93	$2,125	-54.02
405–445	422	20	510.00–525.00	$516.98	$2,182	-20.65
470–480	474	6	480.00–488.00	$485.66	$2,302	+6.46
515–540	530	5	435.00–440.00	$438.06	$2,322	+2.32
565–590	578	9	404.00–412.00	$409.13	$2,365	+0.31
720–745	740	5	326.00–332.00	$330.03	$2,442	+0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	650.00–685.00	$673.68	$1,529	—
255	255	3	650.00	$650.00	$1,658	+5.83
330–340	335	4	585.00–595.00	$589.93	$1,976	-51.40
355–365	360	4	570.00–575.00	$572.47	$2,061	-54.17
455–490	473	9	495.00–504.00	$498.11	$2,356	-2.18
510–530	522	6	460.00–470.00	$463.60	$2,420	+14.63
560–590	576	7	415.00–420.00	$417.14	$2,403	-4.59
610–615	613	4	400.00–410.00	$405.02	$2,483	+3.50
705–715	708	8	344.00–354.00	$351.47	$2,488	—
765–790	778	4	330.00–334.00	$331.97	$2,583	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	6	550.00–560.00	$554.82	$1,842	-45.18
390	390	2	530.00	$530.00	$2,067	-61.35
430–445	435	13	500.00–508.00	$502.63	$2,186	-21.76
455–490	474	8	460.00–475.00	$468.87	$2,222	+0.95
540–545	543	4	410.00–412.00	$411.00	$2,232	-9.00
555–590	578	3	385.00–400.00	$395.20	$2,284	+2.63
710	710	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1420	1183	80-85%	15	176.00–183.00	$179.51	$2,124	-14.70
1080–1320	1213	80-85%	9	167.00–174.00	$170.49	$2,068	-36.65
1080–1380	1241	80-85%	9	184.00–190.00	$187.10	$2,322	-20.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,474	—
790–1080	970	85-90%	3	141.00–145.00	$143.30	$1,390	-15.37
830–1120	984	85-90%	9	147.00–153.00	$150.27	$1,479	-8.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	199.00	$199.00	$2,826	—
1370–1555	1447	75-80%	5	179.00–188.00	$182.99	$2,648	—
1335–1490	1448	75-80%	4	168.00–173.00	$171.03	$2,477	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1890	1647	5	192.00–195.00	$193.23	$3,182	-13.22
1690–2120	1829	9	200.00–208.00	$204.84	$3,747	—
1615–1945	1843	5	210.00–213.00	$210.81	$3,885	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,853.85

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,800.00–3,300.00	$3,085.71
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,575.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,900.00–3,700.00	$3,276.92
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,900.00–4,200.00	$3,975.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,255.56

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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	56	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,571.43	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,400.00–4,800.00	$4,560.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,866.67	—

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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.