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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $358.96/cwt +21.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 520 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $366.47/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,338/hd at 638 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $371.80/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,153/hd at 579 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 604 1,453
Feeder cattle 606 484 1,255
Slaughter cattle 83 50 106
Replacement cattle 92 70 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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
320 320 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,680 —
415–435 425 4 450.00–458.00 $454.09 $1,930 +15.95
455–475 461 11 435.00–438.00 $436.10 $2,010 +36.10
510–545 523 6 382.00–390.00 $386.63 $2,022 +2.42
555–590 579 13 366.00–375.00 $371.80 $2,153 -0.64
620–640 630 6 350.00–355.00 $352.32 $2,220 +5.46
665–670 668 2 326.00–332.00 $328.99 $2,198 -10.96
715–745 736 6 320.00–328.00 $325.52 $2,396 -7.82
765 765 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,433 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,711 +30.00
455–475 461 9 452.00–462.00 $455.59 $2,100 +35.59
515–530 524 7 400.00–408.00 $403.73 $2,116 +10.51
555–595 582 3 380.00–390.00 $383.18 $2,230 —
615–645 638 13 360.00–370.00 $366.47 $2,338 +3.72
655–675 663 10 343.00–348.00 $344.12 $2,282 -7.13
705–710 707 3 338.00–340.00 $338.67 $2,394 -3.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 444.00–445.00 $444.51 $1,867 —
460 460 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 —
540 540 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 +5.00
565 565 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 —
630 630 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,406 —
320 320 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,472 +7.58
365 365 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 —
415–445 431 6 400.00–418.00 $409.19 $1,764 +22.15
465–485 474 7 370.00–376.00 $373.60 $1,771 +32.81
505–530 520 16 354.00–366.00 $358.96 $1,867 +21.86
565–570 568 4 330.00–340.00 $336.23 $1,910 +4.97
605–645 629 9 320.00–330.00 $326.87 $2,056 +1.87
680 680 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 -3.98
705–720 714 4 300.00–310.00 $305.27 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,348 —
355–380 366 4 470.00–480.00 $475.36 $1,740 +25.36
420–440 430 10 420.00–430.00 $424.42 $1,825 +14.42
455–470 463 6 380.00–390.00 $384.60 $1,781 +33.88
505–545 522 12 368.00–378.00 $372.25 $1,943 +24.97
555–580 570 3 350.00–355.00 $352.36 $2,008 +6.35
605–630 622 3 335.00–336.00 $335.32 $2,086 -32.07
655–675 657 10 322.00–330.00 $323.82 $2,127 -16.18
765 765 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 448.00 $448.00 $1,478 +11.41
370 370 2 442.00 $442.00 $1,635 +46.34
415–420 417 3 385.00–390.00 $388.32 $1,619 +14.30
480–485 483 5 360.00–365.00 $361.99 $1,748 +31.99
505–545 520 3 345.00–350.00 $347.60 $1,808 +20.40
560–595 584 7 320.00–328.00 $324.93 $1,898 +0.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 4 600.00–605.00 $602.56 $1,356 -77.44
255 255 3 610.00 $610.00 $1,556 —
320–325 323 6 555.00–560.00 $557.52 $1,801 +45.82
390–395 393 5 498.00–500.00 $498.79 $1,960 +23.79
405–445 420 11 450.00–460.00 $455.30 $1,912 +9.13
455–470 463 8 438.00–450.00 $443.69 $2,054 +20.39
515–540 530 8 390.00–405.00 $395.63 $2,097 +23.70
565–580 573 6 362.00–374.00 $367.29 $2,105 +18.27
605–645 616 7 350.00–360.00 $354.57 $2,184 +20.57
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 +12.99
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 +7.91
785 785 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,473 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 ±0.00
360–390 373 7 475.00–488.00 $480.16 $1,791 +26.68
420–445 429 7 436.00–448.00 $440.99 $1,892 +12.53
455–480 463 3 420.00–424.00 $422.62 $1,957 +20.70
520–530 523 3 375.00–385.00 $381.62 $1,996 +21.72
555 555 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 +26.92
615–640 633 12 336.00–348.00 $341.82 $2,164 +16.51
735 735 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,544 +15.00
355–380 366 7 462.00–470.00 $465.56 $1,704 +25.56
440 440 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,848 +1.52
470–475 472 7 390.00–394.00 $391.72 $1,849 +14.85
545 545 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,016 +21.00
570–580 573 3 336.00–340.00 $338.65 $1,940 —
605–630 618 4 328.00–330.00 $328.98 $2,033 —
675–695 682 3 308.00–310.00 $309.32 $2,110 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1320 1145 80-85% 26 179.00–186.00 $181.10 $2,074 -4.44
1010–1440 1198 80-85% 13 172.00–178.00 $175.89 $2,107 -19.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1605 1440 75-80% 13 177.00–184.00 $179.43 $2,584 -18.60
1305–1680 1500 75-80% 3 172.00–176.00 $173.72 $2,606 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1005 962 85-90% 3 151.00–153.00 $151.99 $1,462 -18.01
930–1120 1021 85-90% 4 159.00–166.00 $163.92 $1,674 —
1010–1090 1035 85-90% 4 168.00–171.00 $169.72 $1,757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1980 1748 5 205.00–211.00 $208.29 $3,641 —
1890–2050 1970 2 219.00–222.00 $220.44 $4,343 —

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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) 10 2,800.00–3,300.00 $3,020.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 3,300.00–3,600.00 $3,450.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,512.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 4,500.00–4,700.00 $4,550.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 4,200.00 $4,200.00

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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 28 3,350.00–3,800.00 $3,607.14 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 4,250.00–4,400.00 $4,325.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,800.00–3,100.00 $2,933.33 —

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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.