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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.80/cwt ≈ $2,641/hd at 669 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.27/cwt +30.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,439/hd at 643 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $384.81/cwt +22.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 532 lb · 27 head
Roanoke, AL 6-weight steers sold at $395/cwt, running $12/cwt below the AL average ($407) and $29/cwt under Arab, AL ($424). The class is down $20 from its early May peak of $415. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 475 812
Feeder cattle 594 381 536
Slaughter cattle 112 59 191
Replacement cattle 97 35 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 650.00 $650.00 $2,080 +71.63
410–420 414 5 555.00–560.00 $557.03 $2,306 —
455–460 456 4 520.00–525.00 $521.26 $2,377 —
525–535 529 5 460.00–465.00 $462.98 $2,449 +15.50
615–620 618 4 400.00–410.00 $405.02 $2,503 +7.50
665 value added 665 57 400.00 $400.00 $2,660 —
660–695 687 12 368.00–380.00 $370.10 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,094 +30.00
435–440 437 3 520.00–540.00 $526.72 $2,302 +55.74
465–490 482 7 470.00–480.00 $473.92 $2,284 +13.92
525–545 542 20 434.00–444.00 $435.91 $2,363 +2.23
555–580 566 7 428.00–432.00 $429.99 $2,434 +15.24
645 645 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 —
775–790 779 4 328.00–340.00 $336.96 $2,625 +4.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,292 +63.98
490 490 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,278 +26.69
535–545 538 4 428.00–430.00 $429.49 $2,311 +4.49
590 590 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,419 +20.97
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 ±0.00
755–790 767 3 314.00–318.00 $316.63 $2,429 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 3 575.00–590.00 $585.07 $1,422 —
280 fancy 280 2 630.00 $630.00 $1,764 —
320 320 3 555.00 $555.00 $1,776 +55.00
375–390 384 7 515.00–520.00 $517.09 $1,986 —
420–440 429 7 500.00–515.00 $508.50 $2,181 +75.65
455–460 458 4 445.00–450.00 $447.49 $2,050 +28.07
520 520 1 478.00 $478.00 $2,486 +79.97
515–530 522 8 435.00–445.00 $439.95 $2,297 +41.92
555–565 561 5 390.00–395.00 $393.02 $2,205 +19.11
615–646 643 27 370.00–380.00 $379.27 $2,439 +30.62
670–690 680 4 368.00–375.00 $371.45 $2,526 +36.45
710–730 722 5 345.00–355.00 $348.93 $2,519 —
770 770 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 4 565.00 $565.00 $1,243 —
295 295 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,593 —
330–345 339 5 520.00–525.00 $521.95 $1,769 —
355–390 370 7 500.00–510.00 $504.52 $1,867 +31.95
415–430 421 5 480.00–485.00 $482.96 $2,033 +63.03
460–475 469 8 418.00–424.00 $420.77 $1,973 +10.61
525–545 534 8 412.00–420.00 $416.18 $2,222 +31.84
565–590 575 10 370.00–380.00 $375.90 $2,161 +16.43
610–630 618 5 355.00–360.00 $357.96 $2,212 +22.22
660–665 663 4 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $2,337 —
730–745 738 6 330.00–340.00 $335.01 $2,472 +24.02
755–795 771 5 310.00–320.00 $315.88 $2,435 +10.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 +40.00
420–445 431 10 450.00–460.00 $454.99 $1,961 +49.64
490–495 493 4 405.00–410.00 $407.51 $2,009 +5.53
515–540 532 27 381.00–400.00 $384.81 $2,047 +22.31
575–595 588 6 356.00–365.00 $358.93 $2,111 —
615 615 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,122 —
655 655 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
715 715 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,345 +30.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 660.00–670.00 $664.86 $1,815 +94.86
320–335 328 4 650.00–660.00 $654.89 $2,148 +99.89
355–390 364 4 620.00–630.00 $622.68 $2,267 +118.87
415–440 433 5 525.00–540.00 $529.86 $2,294 +48.27
465–475 471 5 450.00–460.00 $453.95 $2,138 +4.00
505–515 512 3 410.00–420.00 $416.71 $2,134 —
555–590 578 6 380.00–385.00 $381.60 $2,206 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,320 —
265–280 275 3 600.00–610.00 $606.79 $1,669 +56.79
390 390 2 605.00 $605.00 $2,360 +120.10
420–440 433 3 505.00–510.00 $508.38 $2,201 +40.07
470–485 475 6 430.00–440.00 $437.30 $2,077 +0.54
515–535 526 8 400.00–406.00 $402.45 $2,117 -12.41
565 565 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,090 -5.46
740 740 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,457 +12.00
755 755 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,386 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 3 575.00–580.00 $578.29 $1,608 —
390 390 3 570.00 $570.00 $2,223 +97.62
415–440 425 5 480.00–490.00 $485.86 $2,065 +35.79
490–495 493 4 425.00–428.00 $426.49 $2,103 +7.61
520–530 525 4 390.00–396.00 $393.99 $2,068 -6.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1260 1139 80-85% 21 182.00–188.00 $184.32 $2,099 —
1080–1220 1171 80-85% 18 189.00–196.00 $191.98 $2,248 +1.33
1240–1365 1332 80-85% 5 203.00–208.00 $204.34 $2,722 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1040 991 85-90% 9 162.00–168.00 $165.13 $1,636 —
955–1220 1039 85-90% 9 178.00–182.00 $179.72 $1,867 —
940–1220 1056 85-90% 9 170.00–176.00 $171.35 $1,809 +0.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1480 1417 75-80% 3 199.00–202.00 $199.91 $2,833 +13.53
1430–1680 1488 75-80% 7 181.00–187.00 $184.62 $2,747 —
1230–1750 1500 75-80% 6 189.00–192.00 $190.34 $2,855 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,767 —
1875–1905 1890 2 217.00–224.00 $220.47 $4,167 —

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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 9 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,244.44
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 9 2,650.00–2,900.00 $2,783.33

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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) 4 3,600.00–3,800.00 $3,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 2,600.00–3,300.00 $2,825.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 2,650.00–3,300.00 $2,884.62
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,600.00 $4,600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,333.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,360.00

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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 4 3,700.00–4,500.00 $4,100.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 5,000.00–6,000.00 $5,533.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.