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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 steers $415.58/cwt -19.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,140/hd at 515 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $413.95/cwt -11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 434 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $404.98/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,349/hd at 580 lb · 18 head
Roanoke, AL 5-weight heifers sold at $402/cwt, among the strongest in the state—$17/cwt above the AL average ($385) and $9/cwt under Cullman, AL ($411). With 736 head through the ring, these heifers are commanding solid regional prices. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 736 1,035 978
Feeder cattle 616 812 772
Slaughter cattle 78 152 130
Replacement cattle 42 71 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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
335 335 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,809 —
410–440 424 7 465.00–475.00 $469.95 $1,993 -20.05
455–475 466 7 460.00–470.00 $463.49 $2,160 —
505–545 525 15 430.00–445.00 $435.88 $2,288 -13.25
555–590 566 8 410.00–420.00 $416.20 $2,356 -19.77
615–629 626 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,441 -17.81
660–695 677 7 370.00–380.00 $375.67 $2,543 —
735 735 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,572 -2.00
770 770 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,541 -8.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,930 -5.00
415–440 423 3 450.00–460.00 $456.54 $1,931 -18.46
460–475 469 5 448.00–458.00 $451.92 $2,120 —
505–530 515 21 410.00–425.00 $415.58 $2,140 -19.42
575–595 585 5 400.00–407.00 $405.18 $2,370 -8.91
655–680 674 4 360.00–365.00 $363.78 $2,452 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 575.00–585.00 $580.09 $1,653 —
360 360 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,926 -10.00
430–440 435 2 480.00–485.00 $482.53 $2,099 —
475 475 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,280 -5.85
515–530 523 4 450.00–452.00 $450.99 $2,359 —
555–580 566 12 430.00–435.00 $431.85 $2,444 -13.15
665 665 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,627 +5.43
720 720 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,624 —
340 340 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,768 —
355–390 373 6 465.00–475.00 $470.23 $1,754 +15.17
415 415 2 434.00 $434.00 $1,801 -13.53
455–490 478 8 417.00–420.00 $418.52 $2,001 -1.66
525 525 7 427.00 $427.00 $2,242 —
515–545 538 4 416.00–420.00 $416.96 $2,243 —
565–590 580 18 400.00–416.00 $404.98 $2,349 +3.30
605–645 623 3 398.00–406.00 $401.34 $2,500 +5.74
710 710 1 408.00 $408.00 $2,897 +61.37
775 775 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 -10.00
810 810 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,560 —
880 880 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,404 +20.00
355–395 377 9 450.00–455.00 $452.91 $1,707 +14.72
405–445 434 19 410.00–420.00 $413.95 $1,797 -11.77
460–495 476 10 400.00–412.00 $405.24 $1,929 —
525–545 536 9 390.00–400.00 $393.74 $2,110 +5.01
555–590 574 5 388.00–392.00 $390.82 $2,243 +2.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,675 —
390 390 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 +10.00
430 430 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 -10.00
455–480 461 8 388.00–390.00 $388.52 $1,791 -14.84
505–525 510 4 380.00–385.00 $381.29 $1,945 +1.50
560 560 2 373.00 $373.00 $2,089 -3.82
605–615 610 2 365.00–370.00 $367.48 $2,242 +17.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 535.00–540.00 $538.37 $1,491 -51.63
430–445 438 4 470.00–475.00 $472.54 $2,070 -1.42
470–495 486 12 440.00–454.00 $446.75 $2,171 +4.08
515–525 522 3 425.00–428.00 $427.01 $2,229 +12.25
575–590 580 5 390.00–396.00 $394.38 $2,287 -2.37
610–630 623 4 360.00–370.00 $364.51 $2,271 -4.50
675 675 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 -15.02
715 715 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,274 -7.04
790 790 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,449 -7.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 500.00–505.00 $501.62 $1,655 —
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 +5.17
435–440 439 8 462.00–465.00 $463.50 $2,035 +9.38
475–490 485 6 430.00–434.00 $432.00 $2,095 +7.97
515 515 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 -15.42
555–590 578 6 372.00–384.00 $377.23 $2,180 -6.72
630–640 635 2 354.00–358.00 $355.98 $2,260 -4.02
705 705 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,771 -27.89
360–380 373 3 535.00–545.00 $538.21 $2,008 +8.82
415–430 420 3 480.00–490.00 $486.59 $2,044 -3.96
455–490 470 6 458.00–462.00 $459.96 $2,162 +2.04
515–540 526 6 430.00–440.00 $435.59 $2,291 +5.03
620–645 635 3 374.00–380.00 $376.69 $2,392 -11.31
680 680 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,482 -3.30
790 790 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,528 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1310 1153 80-85% 8 180.00–186.00 $182.97 $2,110 -2.09
930–1380 1166 80-85% 17 187.00–194.00 $190.48 $2,221 +5.42
1090–1205 1178 80-85% 6 196.00–203.00 $199.47 $2,350 +14.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1030 977 85-90% 3 161.00–167.00 $164.78 $1,610 -8.93
930–1030 988 85-90% 5 176.00–183.00 $178.13 $1,760 +4.42
930–1290 1084 85-90% 7 168.00–175.00 $170.87 $1,852 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1480 1365 75-80% 6 191.00–194.00 $193.30 $2,639 -3.68
1315–1430 1373 75-80% 2 183.00–188.00 $185.40 $2,546 -11.58
1655 1655 75-80% 2 197.00 $197.00 $3,260 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1640 1559 4 200.00–205.00 $203.14 $3,167 —
1535–1990 1730 11 208.00–218.00 $212.44 $3,675 —

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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 6 1,800.00–2,500.00 $2,116.67

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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) 11 2,700.00–3,300.00 $2,959.09
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,900.00 $2,566.67

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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 4 3,100.00–3,450.00 $3,275.00 —

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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.