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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $419.93/cwt -7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 428 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.42/cwt -60.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 476 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $384.34/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 526 lb · 10 head
Roanoke 4-weight heifers sold at $417/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt below the AL average ($418) and $14/cwt under Cullman, AL ($431). AL 4-weight heifers are down $35/cwt from their early May peak of $458. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 767 977
Feeder cattle 381 574 799
Slaughter cattle 59 121 124
Replacement cattle 35 72 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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
380 380 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 +20.00
415–430 419 5 465.00–480.00 $470.98 $1,973 +5.40
490 490 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,254 +14.34
515–540 525 7 430.00–440.00 $433.68 $2,277 +11.50
555–590 576 7 410.00–420.00 $414.75 $2,389 +14.75
680–690 685 2 370.00–378.00 $373.97 $2,562 +23.97
775 775 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,573 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 275 4 605.00–615.00 $609.95 $1,677 —
310–320 317 3 575.00–580.00 $578.37 $1,833 —
510–520 515 2 445.00–450.00 $447.48 $2,305 +5.48
555 555 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,414 +13.98
615–620 619 4 390.00–400.00 $397.52 $2,461 +9.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 433 4 450.00–454.00 $451.02 $1,953 +1.33
480–490 483 3 435.00–440.00 $438.31 $2,117 +8.31
520 520 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,210 +25.00
560–595 578 2 388.00–390.00 $389.03 $2,249 —
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
675–690 680 3 350.00–360.00 $356.62 $2,425 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 470.00–475.00 $472.57 $1,749 —
410–445 428 14 416.00–428.00 $419.93 $1,797 -7.01
455–480 470 7 408.00–412.00 $410.16 $1,928 +14.56
510–535 526 10 380.00–390.00 $384.34 $2,022 +8.62
555–580 569 7 355.00–364.00 $359.47 $2,045 -2.54
615–645 635 3 331.00–338.00 $335.74 $2,132 -2.26
705–715 710 2 310.00–312.00 $310.99 $2,208 -1.01
790 790 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,410 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,494 —
335 335 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,675 —
420–440 428 6 430.00–435.00 $432.85 $1,853 -5.12
455–495 476 10 416.00–422.00 $419.42 $1,996 -60.58
505–520 510 4 395.00–402.00 $398.03 $2,030 +13.17
565–590 578 2 370.00–378.00 $373.91 $2,161 -2.67
610–640 630 3 348.00–350.00 $348.65 $2,196 -0.36
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 +8.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,755 +19.40
405–440 417 3 405.00–406.00 $405.35 $1,690 +8.71
460–490 471 4 400.00–404.00 $401.98 $1,893 +26.58
520 520 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $1,885 +0.50
720–730 725 2 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $2,157 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,402 —
345 345 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 ±0.00
360–375 368 4 480.00–490.00 $484.90 $1,784 -1.55
430–440 433 6 465.00–470.00 $468.31 $2,028 +27.35
460–480 473 3 430.00–440.00 $436.76 $2,066 +7.88
515–545 530 2 410.00–420.00 $414.86 $2,199 +8.78
560–590 581 9 370.00–380.00 $375.46 $2,181 -4.52
615–640 626 5 350.00–360.00 $356.59 $2,232 +3.53
670 670 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 —
735 735 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —
790–795 793 2 300.00–310.00 $304.98 $2,418 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 4 470.00–475.00 $472.38 $1,762 +17.41
405–440 433 8 440.00–455.00 $450.07 $1,949 —
465–490 473 9 415.00–425.00 $418.88 $1,981 +2.88
520–530 528 5 400.00–402.00 $400.39 $2,114 +12.85
595 595 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,190 -2.27
620–645 633 2 345.00–348.00 $346.53 $2,194 +5.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,653 +17.91
325 325 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,804 +15.00
365–395 382 9 500.00–510.00 $503.81 $1,925 +3.81
410–440 430 3 480.00–485.00 $481.59 $2,071 +32.81
460–475 467 6 445.00–455.00 $449.95 $2,101 +4.95
715 715 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,360 —
765–770 768 2 325.00–328.00 $326.50 $2,508 +8.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1320 1187 80-85% 8 188.00–195.00 $190.65 $2,263 -4.93
1120–1375 1219 80-85% 4 182.00–187.00 $184.24 $2,246 —
1175–1305 1219 80-85% 6 199.00–205.00 $200.71 $2,447 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1345 1337 75-80% 3 204.00–206.00 $204.66 $2,736 —
1220–1470 1379 75-80% 6 195.00–200.00 $197.08 $2,718 —
1320–1555 1438 75-80% 2 185.00–188.00 $186.38 $2,680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1025 951 85-90% 4 160.00–165.00 $161.59 $1,537 —
955 955 85-90% 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,509 -25.09
1020–1120 1073 85-90% 4 169.00–173.00 $171.33 $1,838 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1910 1635 4 214.00–221.00 $217.53 $3,557 —
1640 1640 1 239.00 $239.00 $3,920 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,100.00–3,550.00 $3,310.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,050.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,520.00

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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 4,900.00 $4,900.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,700.00–4,200.00 $3,950.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.