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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $564.10/cwt +31.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,189/hd at 388 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $422.19/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,216/hd at 525 lb · 20 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $317.00/cwt ≈ $3,043/hd at 960 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 919 719 584
Feeder cattle 755 561 442
Slaughter cattle 77 74 78
Replacement cattle 87 84 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
220 220 2 630.00 $630.00 $1,386 —
255–295 273 6 610.00–625.00 $620.53 $1,694 —
315–340 328 4 600.00–605.00 $602.60 $1,977 +30.08
360–390 388 31 550.00–565.00 $564.10 $2,189 +31.63
410–415 413 4 530.00–535.00 $532.48 $2,199 +14.40
490 490 16 495.00–500.00 $499.06 $2,445 +1.55
520–530 524 8 488.00–495.00 $490.75 $2,572 +20.75
560–595 579 7 430.00–442.00 $434.18 $2,514 -0.82
620–645 633 4 403.00–408.00 $405.45 $2,566 -9.55
670–675 673 3 389.00–390.00 $389.67 $2,622 —
720–745 733 5 350.00–365.00 $357.93 $2,624 +7.93
775 775 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,697 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,856 -10.00
305–310 307 5 620.00–640.00 $631.92 $1,940 —
375 375 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,250 +25.00
425–440 430 6 550.00–555.00 $551.71 $2,372 +19.15
470 470 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,444 +7.06
510–515 512 3 500.00–515.00 $505.03 $2,586 +20.03
565–580 571 7 450.00–460.00 $455.04 $2,598 -4.96
605 605 2 422.00 $422.00 $2,553 —
655–690 673 6 400.00–406.00 $402.65 $2,710 —
960 960 16 317.00 $317.00 $3,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,680 —
405 405 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,025 —
475–480 477 5 480.00–485.00 $482.99 $2,304 -2.01
510–545 526 4 460.00–480.00 $467.34 $2,458 —
565 565 2 422.00 $422.00 $2,384 +2.00
690 690 2 378.00 $378.00 $2,608 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 5 570.00–580.00 $576.17 $1,654 —
330–345 339 8 550.00–565.00 $554.93 $1,881 +27.81
375–380 377 5 515.00–520.00 $517.02 $1,949 +17.02
410–430 418 15 445.00–455.00 $449.28 $1,878 +4.86
455–490 474 10 432.00–442.00 $438.43 $2,078 +2.05
510–545 529 9 400.00–416.00 $406.73 $2,152 -5.24
555–560 558 4 386.00–390.00 $387.99 $2,165 -4.01
610–645 634 6 356.00–362.00 $358.96 $2,276 +6.50
660–670 663 3 332.00–340.00 $334.69 $2,219 -6.05
705–730 711 6 320.00–328.00 $324.63 $2,308 +4.66
765–775 772 3 318.00–320.00 $319.34 $2,465 +19.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 228 4 640.00–650.00 $642.42 $1,465 +29.18
260–290 273 7 590.00–610.00 $601.88 $1,643 +23.41
305–330 322 8 570.00–595.00 $579.71 $1,867 +34.79
355–365 361 5 550.00–560.00 $553.93 $2,000 +38.86
410–440 422 13 460.00–470.00 $466.56 $1,969 +8.51
460–470 466 8 445.00–452.00 $448.88 $2,092 -1.10
505–545 525 20 418.00–428.00 $422.19 $2,216 -2.39
605–645 631 5 368.00–375.00 $371.66 $2,345 -0.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,402 +20.00
315–320 318 4 535.00–545.00 $539.96 $1,717 +29.96
380–395 392 10 485.00–500.00 $487.91 $1,913 -1.47
405–430 418 4 430.00–440.00 $435.15 $1,819 +2.55
480 480 2 428.00 $428.00 $2,054 +7.26
505–545 525 4 385.00–390.00 $387.40 $2,034 -10.65
590 590 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 ±0.00
615 615 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 —
655–685 670 2 320.00–328.00 $324.09 $2,171 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 215 6 685.00–700.00 $693.93 $1,492 —
270–290 280 4 640.00–660.00 $650.36 $1,821 +45.06
310–340 324 11 600.00–620.00 $608.12 $1,970 +36.19
375–395 387 6 520.00–535.00 $528.28 $2,044 -3.83
435 435 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,175 -2.57
460–490 477 6 465.00–478.00 $472.58 $2,254 -3.71
515–525 519 11 445.00–460.00 $452.71 $2,350 —
555–575 566 7 410.00–420.00 $413.52 $2,341 +23.67
620–630 623 3 355.00–365.00 $361.63 $2,253 -8.23
760–780 770 2 315.00–320.00 $317.53 $2,445 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 3 720.00–740.00 $726.56 $1,548 -43.44
255–280 266 7 665.00–680.00 $671.55 $1,786 +43.41
315 315 1 675.00 $675.00 $2,126 +79.96
360–380 367 7 540.00–555.00 $548.46 $2,013 +4.08
430–435 433 4 520.00–530.00 $525.03 $2,273 +0.09
465–485 475 8 480.00–495.00 $488.01 $2,318 +0.04
505–530 515 8 464.00–478.00 $470.09 $2,421 —
565–595 580 4 440.00–448.00 $443.90 $2,575 —
605–635 618 6 370.00–388.00 $380.45 $2,351 -14.55
760–790 775 2 326.00–334.00 $329.92 $2,557 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 650.00 $650.00 $1,462 —
255–280 270 4 585.00–600.00 $595.23 $1,607 —
330–340 334 5 590.00–595.00 $592.96 $1,980 +37.93
415–440 429 10 470.00–495.00 $484.30 $2,078 +1.79
475–480 478 4 450.00–460.00 $454.97 $2,175 -5.03
535 535 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,247 —
565 565 2 412.00 $412.00 $2,328 +36.06
795 795 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,385 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1230 1133 80-85% 15 178.00–182.00 $179.65 $2,035 —
910–1280 1136 80-85% 14 183.00–189.00 $185.94 $2,112 —
1105–1290 1195 80-85% 3 192.00–195.00 $193.70 $2,315 +4.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1020 907 85-90% 3 153.00–157.00 $155.39 $1,409 —
1010–1055 1031 85-90% 5 161.00–166.00 $162.99 $1,680 +6.99
1080–1105 1093 85-90% 2 168.00–172.00 $170.02 $1,858 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1480 1373 75-80% 2 177.00–179.00 $177.92 $2,443 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,750 —
1360–1465 1421 75-80% 5 180.00–185.00 $183.41 $2,606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1320 1288 3 192.00–198.00 $194.63 $2,507 —
1525–1920 1723 2 205.00–211.00 $207.66 $3,578 +0.59
1880 1880 1 214.00 $214.00 $4,023 —

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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) 14 2,700.00–3,400.00 $2,978.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 3,200.00–3,600.00 $3,425.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,471.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,150.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,400.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,428.57

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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 2 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,214.29 —

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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.