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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

659 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $352.03/cwt -12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 628 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $432.96/cwt -19.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,615/hd at 373 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.99/cwt -35.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 533 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 659 736 895
Feeder cattle 524 616 717
Slaughter cattle 58 78 116
Replacement cattle 77 42 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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
265–290 270 5 580.00–590.00 $582.15 $1,572 —
305–320 315 6 554.00–555.00 $554.68 $1,747 +14.68
410–425 420 6 440.00–450.00 $446.75 $1,876 -23.20
460–490 474 7 430.00–444.00 $436.12 $2,067 -27.37
505–540 524 6 418.00–425.00 $419.79 $2,200 -16.09
570–575 574 4 384.00–394.00 $391.52 $2,247 -24.68
640–645 643 2 370.00–378.00 $374.02 $2,405 -15.98
665 665 1 366.00 $366.00 $2,434 -9.67
735 735 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,462 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,643 +39.91
335 335 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,910 —
430 430 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,978 -22.53
470 470 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,115 -30.00
555–565 558 3 408.00–410.00 $409.33 $2,284 -22.52
605–635 619 5 380.00–390.00 $385.27 $2,385 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,581 —
430 430 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 -36.54
535–545 538 4 408.00–410.00 $409.49 $2,203 -6.09
555–590 567 3 365.00–370.00 $368.26 $2,088 -36.92
610–640 620 3 358.00–360.00 $359.31 $2,228 —
675 675 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 -13.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 -30.00
310–330 323 6 460.00–475.00 $470.21 $1,519 —
355–390 373 11 425.00–440.00 $432.96 $1,615 -19.95
415–445 432 7 420.00–428.00 $424.40 $1,833 +10.45
465–495 476 10 370.00–382.00 $375.60 $1,788 -29.64
510–535 521 8 372.00–380.00 $377.29 $1,966 -16.45
555–565 559 5 360.00–370.00 $365.96 $2,046 -24.86
620–645 628 6 340.00–350.00 $343.42 $2,157 —
660 660 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 7 440.00–450.00 $446.09 $1,477 -53.91
355–385 375 7 413.00–420.00 $416.66 $1,562 -23.34
430–445 438 10 400.00–410.00 $403.41 $1,767 +3.41
455–470 465 6 362.00–368.00 $365.67 $1,700 -22.85
505–545 525 10 360.00–366.00 $362.86 $1,905 -18.43
560–580 572 6 350.00–358.00 $354.72 $2,029 -18.28
605–635 622 5 325.00–334.00 $331.03 $2,059 -36.45
675 675 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,470 -35.00
315 315 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,606 -10.00
365–370 367 7 455.00–460.00 $457.84 $1,680 -12.39
415–440 430 8 430.00–436.00 $433.37 $1,863 -0.63
455–490 475 6 398.00–410.00 $403.21 $1,915 -15.31
510–545 533 10 384.00–392.00 $387.99 $2,068 -28.97
575–580 578 4 386.00–390.00 $387.99 $2,243 -16.99
630 630 1 378.00 $378.00 $2,381 -23.34
660–675 668 4 345.00–350.00 $347.53 $2,322 —
710 710 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,378 -73.00
765 765 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,540 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,708 —
365 365 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —
410–445 429 7 440.00–446.00 $443.17 $1,901 -29.37
465–490 477 9 415.00–428.00 $422.23 $2,014 -24.52
505–545 534 7 390.00–400.00 $397.19 $2,121 -29.82
565–590 578 4 370.00–372.00 $371.02 $2,144 -23.36
615–645 628 11 350.00–358.00 $352.03 $2,211 -12.48
670–680 674 5 320.00–322.00 $320.81 $2,162 -19.19
730–740 735 2 305.00–308.00 $306.51 $2,253 -11.49
765 765 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,590 —
320 320 3 535.00 $535.00 $1,712 -10.00
415–440 428 4 450.00–460.00 $454.85 $1,947 -31.74
455–480 464 5 436.00–445.00 $440.36 $2,043 -19.60
530–540 536 5 410.00–412.00 $411.21 $2,204 -24.38
555–590 566 7 380.00–385.00 $381.75 $2,161 —
615–645 630 9 360.00–368.00 $363.49 $2,290 -13.20
715–720 718 2 318.00–320.00 $319.00 $2,290 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 370 6 450.00–470.00 $458.33 $1,696 -41.67
410–445 436 4 430.00–432.00 $431.53 $1,881 -31.97
490–495 491 4 400.00–410.00 $407.48 $2,001 -24.52
540 540 1 386.00 $386.00 $2,084 -4.00
595 595 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,082 -27.23
625 625 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 -15.98
665–695 680 2 300.00–310.00 $304.89 $2,073 —
755 755 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,190 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1280 1152 80-85% 15 190.00–195.00 $192.96 $2,223 +9.99
1080–1290 1165 80-85% 8 198.00–201.00 $199.44 $2,323 +8.96
1160–1390 1248 80-85% 6 186.00–189.00 $187.40 $2,339 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1230 983 85-90% 6 170.00–174.00 $171.97 $1,690 -6.16
910–1140 988 85-90% 4 164.00–165.00 $164.71 $1,627 -13.42
990–1270 1112 85-90% 5 175.00–178.00 $176.47 $1,962 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1390 1380 75-80% 6 190.00–194.00 $192.01 $2,650 +6.61
1490 1490 75-80% 2 202.00–203.00 $202.50 $3,017 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1305 1298 2 200.00–204.00 $201.99 $2,622 —
1480 1480 1 225.00 $225.00 $3,330 —
1415–1615 1491 4 209.00–213.00 $211.25 $3,150 —

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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) 2 3,100.00–3,300.00 $3,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 2,300.00–2,800.00 $2,558.82
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,900.00–3,200.00 $3,010.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 2,500.00–3,200.00 $2,835.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,300.00–3,500.00 $3,380.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,550.00–2,600.00 $2,583.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,900.00–2,100.00 $2,020.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,333.33

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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.