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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

905 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.63/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,258/hd at 522 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $472.87/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,237/hd at 473 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $442.84/cwt -31.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 435 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 905 485 1,254
Feeder cattle 682 385 934
Slaughter cattle 99 53 168
Replacement cattle 124 47 152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bull sold 15.00 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
325 325 2 580.00 $580.00 $1,885 -5.00
380 380 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,033 -21.81
415–430 423 4 500.00–510.00 $505.09 $2,137 +7.59
475–490 483 4 490.00–500.00 $494.92 $2,390 +14.88
525–530 528 4 450.00–460.00 $454.98 $2,402 +0.03
565–575 569 8 424.00–435.00 $430.36 $2,449 -6.68
615–645 627 6 410.00–416.00 $413.34 $2,592 +18.34
655 655 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,620 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,890 -10.00
365 365 2 580.00 $580.00 $2,117 —
410–430 418 5 515.00–530.00 $523.83 $2,190 -2.22
605–645 622 6 420.00–430.00 $425.24 $2,645 +17.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,028 -10.00
515–535 525 4 440.00–445.00 $442.55 $2,323 —
640 640 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,560 —
690 690 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,622 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,403 +15.00
315–345 330 4 525.00–530.00 $527.61 $1,741 -25.73
360–370 364 9 490.00–505.00 $499.47 $1,818 -13.45
420–440 425 13 450.00–465.00 $453.50 $1,927 -41.00
455–495 480 12 420.00–435.00 $424.16 $2,036 -20.82
535–545 542 6 400.00–410.00 $402.63 $2,182 -5.72
565–570 566 5 380.00–390.00 $385.00 $2,179 -6.80
605–630 620 7 340.00–350.00 $344.22 $2,134 —
660–690 667 5 320.00–330.00 $326.35 $2,177 -13.65
720–730 723 3 310.00–320.00 $316.64 $2,289 -6.04
785–790 788 4 308.00–310.00 $309.00 $2,435 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 660.00–720.00 $690.35 $1,470 —
255 255 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 -17.98
320 320 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,760 -23.19
355–360 358 7 520.00–530.00 $524.25 $1,877 -0.73
415–445 437 13 470.00–475.00 $473.28 $2,068 -39.20
465–470 468 4 445.00–450.00 $447.49 $2,094 -15.78
505–525 522 19 420.00–435.00 $432.63 $2,258 +1.05
565–590 578 4 405.00–416.00 $410.62 $2,373 +7.40
615–635 623 5 360.00–365.00 $362.96 $2,261 +1.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,458 —
305 305 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,556 -29.97
355–385 370 8 475.00–480.00 $477.40 $1,766 -20.92
430–445 435 14 440.00–448.00 $442.84 $1,926 -31.82
460–490 469 10 400.00–418.00 $409.71 $1,922 -13.79
505–525 513 5 390.00–395.00 $392.05 $2,011 -5.07
580 580 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 -10.00
605–640 619 4 320.00–330.00 $327.04 $2,024 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 680.00 $680.00 $1,598 —
265–280 273 8 590.00–620.00 $605.18 $1,652 -28.95
315–345 335 6 550.00–575.00 $567.16 $1,900 -8.77
355–380 365 7 530.00–540.00 $535.60 $1,955 -0.36
420–445 434 11 490.00–510.00 $499.58 $2,168 -0.34
460–480 473 14 465.00–480.00 $472.87 $2,237 +1.84
515–530 524 4 422.00–430.00 $426.99 $2,237 -4.58
595 595 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,320 -10.00
620–640 627 3 375.00–382.00 $379.62 $2,380 +3.61
715–730 723 4 335.00–338.00 $336.52 $2,433 +14.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 770.00 $770.00 $1,694 +40.00
255–260 258 5 630.00–680.00 $649.77 $1,676 -25.23
310–325 318 4 580.00–590.00 $584.88 $1,860 -16.11
365–385 378 6 550.00–575.00 $558.04 $2,109 +3.11
410–430 420 7 515.00–528.00 $524.01 $2,201 +8.39
455–475 467 5 490.00–500.00 $493.90 $2,307 +12.06
525–545 535 4 440.00–450.00 $444.91 $2,380 -4.81
555–570 564 7 400.00–415.00 $405.08 $2,285 -5.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 5 630.00–635.00 $633.03 $1,443 —
270–280 275 2 560.00–570.00 $564.91 $1,554 -55.09
320 320 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,728 -20.00
390–395 392 6 510.00–525.00 $518.30 $2,032 -3.09
430–445 434 7 480.00–485.00 $481.46 $2,090 +6.46
465–495 485 3 450.00–460.00 $456.80 $2,215 —
505–545 518 3 390.00–400.00 $396.50 $2,054 -20.96
560 560 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,128 -4.00
615 615 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,183 —
740 740 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,309 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1240 1125 80-85% 23 180.00–188.00 $184.07 $2,071 —
990–1245 1126 80-85% 13 172.00–179.00 $176.62 $1,989 —
1055–1280 1170 80-85% 15 190.00–195.00 $192.03 $2,247 +10.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1380 1310 75-80% 3 191.00–194.00 $192.28 $2,519 —
1280–1430 1374 75-80% 9 180.00–188.00 $184.46 $2,534 —
1230–1470 1382 75-80% 6 172.00–179.00 $176.11 $2,434 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1020 995 85-90% 4 167.00–170.00 $168.78 $1,679 +18.74
910–1080 1008 85-90% 4 149.00–154.00 $152.58 $1,538 —
1005–1050 1028 85-90% 6 157.00–165.00 $160.89 $1,654 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1850 1459 4 210.00–215.00 $212.33 $3,098 —
1480–1715 1578 4 195.00–202.00 $197.99 $3,124 —
1765–1775 1770 2 224.00–226.00 $225.00 $3,982 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,100.00–3,300.00 $3,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 3,000.00–3,600.00 $3,200.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 3,300.00–3,400.00 $3,357.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,700.00–3,200.00 $3,015.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,350.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,414.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 2,800.00–3,200.00 $2,937.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 3,500.00–3,900.00 $3,730.00 —

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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.