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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $480.74/cwt -40.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 479 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $396.79/cwt +16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,528/hd at 637 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $497.43/cwt -59.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 421 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 803 0
Feeder cattle 660 594 0
Slaughter cattle 153 112 0
Replacement cattle 85 97 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle 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 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,888 -60.00
365–390 378 2 570.00–585.00 $577.25 $2,182 —
405–426 421 11 485.00–502.00 $497.43 $2,094 -59.60
450–490 479 15 475.00–485.00 $480.74 $2,303 -40.52
515–520 518 2 470.00–478.00 $474.02 $2,455 +11.04
555–565 560 2 462.00–465.00 $463.49 $2,596 —
605–620 614 6 412.00–416.00 $413.83 $2,541 +8.81
655 655 2 387.00–397.00 $392.00 $2,568 +21.90
705 705 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,680 —
305–335 320 2 575.00–580.00 $577.38 $1,848 —
430–445 436 4 465.00–475.00 $469.96 $2,049 -56.76
460–495 480 9 458.00–470.00 $463.00 $2,222 -10.92
505–530 522 3 454.00–458.00 $455.29 $2,377 +19.38
565–580 570 3 435.00–440.00 $436.70 $2,489 +6.71
610–645 637 14 394.00–405.00 $396.79 $2,528 +16.79
670–680 675 2 375.00–378.00 $376.49 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,425 —
353 353 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,800 —
415–420 417 3 450.00–460.00 $453.36 $1,891 -61.64
510–535 523 2 440.00–448.00 $444.10 $2,323 +14.61
570–575 574 8 414.00–430.00 $418.74 $2,404 +8.74
610 610 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,430 +10.00
320 320 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,632 -11.95
355–390 367 3 475.00–480.00 $478.23 $1,755 -26.29
410–420 416 6 430.00–445.00 $437.83 $1,821 -45.13
450–485 466 8 415.00–432.00 $423.14 $1,972 +2.37
505–530 520 6 405.00–420.00 $411.29 $2,139 -4.89
570–590 583 5 380.00–390.00 $383.15 $2,234 +7.25
605–630 618 5 342.00–355.00 $348.05 $2,151 -9.91
660–675 668 2 320.00–330.00 $325.06 $2,171 -27.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,428 —
315–335 325 2 485.00–490.00 $487.42 $1,584 —
375–380 378 4 465.00–470.00 $467.52 $1,767 -22.48
410–430 421 7 420.00–430.00 $424.92 $1,789 -30.07
480–490 485 4 406.00–410.00 $407.98 $1,979 +0.47
510–545 538 10 387.00–390.00 $387.38 $2,084 +2.57
575–580 578 2 325.00–370.00 $347.40 $2,008 -11.53
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 -5.00
670 670 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,131 -22.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,506 —
325–330 328 2 515.00–520.00 $517.52 $1,697 -37.48
510 510 1 438.00 $438.00 $2,234 -40.00
555–575 565 3 400.00–405.00 $402.32 $2,273 +9.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,512 -66.79
310–330 325 4 505.00–515.00 $512.62 $1,666 —
380 380 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 -105.00
405–435 419 4 462.00–475.00 $470.34 $1,971 -38.04
455–475 467 6 430.00–450.00 $440.02 $2,055 +2.72
505–530 521 6 410.00–425.00 $414.14 $2,158 +11.69
570–585 578 3 364.00–370.00 $366.68 $2,119 -3.32
625–630 626 5 360.00–362.00 $360.40 $2,256 —
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 —
730 730 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,336 -12.00
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 276 5 550.00–560.00 $553.70 $1,528 -111.16
315–325 323 5 530.00–540.00 $531.95 $1,718 -122.94
460–490 475 4 455.00–466.00 $459.76 $2,184 +5.81
515–520 518 2 430.00–440.00 $434.98 $2,253 +18.27
560–590 566 6 380.00–385.00 $381.66 $2,160 +0.06
625–630 628 2 370.00–380.00 $375.02 $2,355 —
675–680 678 3 350.00–360.00 $356.68 $2,418 —
715–735 723 3 330.00–340.00 $333.96 $2,415 —
765 765 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,532 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 —
375–390 386 4 480.00–485.00 $483.79 $1,867 -86.21
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 -55.86
510–530 520 8 400.00–408.00 $402.98 $2,095 +8.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1125 1015 85-90% 6 164.00–169.00 $166.55 $1,690 -13.17
890–1140 1030 85-90% 17 171.00–178.00 $174.66 $1,799 -5.06
1000–1220 1089 85-90% 7 179.00–184.00 $180.63 $1,967 +9.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1110 1068 80-85% 3 201.00–204.00 $202.65 $2,164 —
1000–1545 1179 80-85% 12 185.00–190.00 $186.82 $2,203 -5.16
1040–1340 1182 80-85% 9 191.00–198.00 $194.31 $2,297 +2.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,972 —
1325–1605 1459 75-80% 10 182.00–189.00 $185.93 $2,713 +1.31
1380–1550 1478 75-80% 7 191.00–197.00 $194.52 $2,875 +9.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1780 1529 4 205.00–212.00 $208.73 $3,191 —
1580 1580 1 229.00 $229.00 $3,618 —
1525–1980 1740 3 220.00–224.00 $221.61 $3,856 —

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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 3,200.00 $3,200.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,100.00 $1,962.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,500.00–3,200.00 $2,802.78
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,200.00–2,600.00 $2,358.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,300.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,650.00–2,850.00 $2,780.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,200.00–3,800.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.