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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $553.34/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 314 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $481.84/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,274/hd at 472 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $474.66/cwt +23.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 485 732 814
Feeder cattle 385 510 579
Slaughter cattle 53 90 124
Replacement cattle 47 132 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 585.00 $585.00 $1,872 +5.00
365–390 382 3 550.00–560.00 $556.81 $2,127 +14.46
420–445 429 6 490.00–505.00 $497.50 $2,134 -13.13
460–490 482 5 475.00–485.00 $480.04 $2,314 -6.00
515–525 520 2 450.00–460.00 $454.95 $2,366 +7.70
560–575 568 2 434.00–440.00 $437.04 $2,482 —
635 635 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,508 —
695 695 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,363 —
790 790 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,504 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,353 —
310 310 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,891 +18.08
405–415 410 2 522.00–530.00 $526.05 $2,157 +0.99
505–510 508 2 478.00–480.00 $479.00 $2,433 -6.00
610–615 611 5 400.00–410.00 $407.99 $2,493 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 550.00–555.00 $553.37 $1,754 —
390 390 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,067 —
430–445 437 5 475.00–485.00 $480.95 $2,102 -15.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,368 +35.00
260–280 269 8 580.00–600.00 $589.51 $1,586 +35.34
305–325 314 12 550.00–560.00 $553.34 $1,737 +12.37
370–390 381 7 510.00–515.00 $512.92 $1,954 +12.85
405–445 414 8 485.00–500.00 $494.50 $2,047 +24.50
465–470 466 7 435.00–450.00 $444.98 $2,074 +4.98
505–545 517 7 404.00–416.00 $408.35 $2,111 +3.95
565–590 573 7 385.00–395.00 $391.80 $2,245 +11.55
675 675 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 +7.31
720–730 727 3 320.00–324.00 $322.68 $2,346 +3.29
785 785 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 610.00–625.00 $617.98 $1,687 —
305–325 318 3 570.00–580.00 $573.19 $1,823 +16.31
375–390 382 6 520.00–530.00 $524.98 $2,005 +1.08
405–410 408 4 510.00–515.00 $512.48 $2,091 +5.29
455–480 463 6 454.00–470.00 $463.27 $2,145 +14.28
505–515 512 3 425.00–445.00 $431.58 $2,210 +15.58
560–590 580 3 400.00–410.00 $403.22 $2,339 +3.20
635–640 638 2 358.00–365.00 $361.51 $2,306 —
655–665 660 2 350.00–354.00 $352.02 $2,323 —
735 735 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,528 —
870–895 891 6 314.00–322.00 $320.70 $2,857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 280 4 560.00–570.00 $566.43 $1,586 +36.43
325–335 331 5 535.00–545.00 $539.97 $1,787 +11.46
390–395 392 3 495.00–500.00 $498.32 $1,953 +14.28
415–430 423 11 470.00–480.00 $474.66 $2,008 +23.48
455–490 467 3 420.00–430.00 $423.50 $1,978 +1.45
510–515 511 7 390.00–400.00 $397.12 $2,029 +10.52
575 575 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,185 +25.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 271 5 630.00–640.00 $634.13 $1,718 +54.08
315–340 327 10 570.00–580.00 $575.93 $1,883 +5.93
365–395 381 10 530.00–545.00 $535.96 $2,042 -4.07
420–440 430 6 495.00–505.00 $499.92 $2,150 +14.98
460–490 477 6 468.00–475.00 $471.03 $2,247 +7.38
515–545 533 10 425.00–436.00 $431.57 $2,300 +15.72
590 590 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,360 +15.22
605–615 611 5 370.00–380.00 $376.01 $2,297 +9.55
680 680 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,176 -14.00
730–745 738 2 318.00–325.00 $321.54 $2,373 +5.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 730.00 $730.00 $1,606 +49.34
290 290 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,958 +77.41
310–315 314 5 600.00–605.00 $600.99 $1,887 +22.64
355–365 360 4 550.00–560.00 $554.93 $1,998 +1.85
405–445 422 8 510.00–520.00 $515.62 $2,176 +15.87
455–490 472 11 478.00–485.00 $481.84 $2,274 -1.12
515–545 530 4 440.00–460.00 $449.72 $2,384 +14.80
555–595 576 7 406.00–416.00 $410.56 $2,365 +10.56
605–620 612 5 390.00–400.00 $394.83 $2,416 +11.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 620.00 $620.00 $1,705 +52.61
345 345 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,932 +4.93
370–385 381 7 520.00–525.00 $521.39 $1,986 +6.39
420 420 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,995 +2.49
525–540 533 4 415.00–420.00 $417.46 $2,225 +15.46
570 570 2 384.00 $384.00 $2,189 +14.00
795 795 1 308.00 $308.00 $2,449 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1255 1184 80-85% 8 179.00–185.00 $181.94 $2,154 +16.34
920–1465 1189 80-85% 7 172.00–178.00 $174.27 $2,072 +8.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–980 933 85-90% 3 165.00–168.00 $166.05 $1,549 +1.36
930–1010 970 85-90% 2 149.00–151.00 $150.04 $1,455 +0.31
1020–1080 1050 85-90% 2 154.00–161.00 $157.60 $1,655 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1515 1418 75-80% 2 187.00–190.00 $188.60 $2,674 +18.22
1390–1645 1509 75-80% 5 178.00–183.00 $180.13 $2,718 +17.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,232 —
1575–1905 1739 6 192.00–198.00 $195.32 $3,397 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,850.00–2,100.00 $1,962.50

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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) 8 2,800.00–3,700.00 $3,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,800.00–3,200.00 $3,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,575.00

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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.