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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

996 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $355.13/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,365/hd at 666 lb · 61 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $342.47/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,497/hd at 729 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.28/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,378/hd at 644 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 996 781 1,206
Feeder cattle 877 606 941
Slaughter cattle 69 83 114
Replacement cattle 50 92 151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. 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
310 310 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,705 —
420–430 425 4 455.00–460.00 $457.53 $1,945 —
455–475 468 3 444.00–450.00 $445.94 $2,087 -9.65
505–510 509 4 390.00–395.00 $391.24 $1,991 -12.49
555–590 560 22 370.00–379.00 $377.66 $2,115 -5.52
605–645 644 53 357.00–369.50 $369.28 $2,378 +2.81
660–685 666 61 353.00–362.00 $355.13 $2,365 +11.01
727–735 729 54 335.00–344.50 $342.47 $2,497 +3.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 390 6 450.00–460.00 $457.38 $1,784 —
410–440 418 4 440.00–450.00 $442.63 $1,850 -11.46
465–480 476 4 423.00–430.00 $428.29 $2,039 -7.81
520–545 538 7 378.00–389.00 $385.60 $2,075 -1.03
565–595 582 6 354.00–365.00 $358.89 $2,089 -12.91
605–645 620 12 346.00–355.00 $350.82 $2,175 -1.50
660–685 673 3 338.00–345.00 $340.97 $2,295 +11.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 -14.51
455–490 481 5 414.00–418.00 $415.18 $1,997 -14.82
530 530 1 368.00 $368.00 $1,950 -7.00
590–595 592 3 350.00–353.00 $351.67 $2,082 +1.67
660–690 670 3 320.00–330.00 $326.57 $2,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,522 —
310–340 325 8 470.00–480.00 $474.83 $1,543 —
355–380 368 4 430.00–440.00 $434.83 $1,600 -40.53
405–440 431 7 410.00–415.00 $412.38 $1,777 -12.04
465–480 470 3 368.00–370.00 $369.32 $1,736 -15.28
535 535 6 364.00 $364.00 $1,947 -8.25
565–570 570 36 349.50–350.00 $349.53 $1,992 -2.83
615 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 -5.32
710–720 715 2 318.00–320.00 $318.99 $2,281 —
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 -22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,400 +15.00
315–330 323 4 460.00–465.00 $462.56 $1,494 +2.56
415–435 422 12 400.00–406.00 $401.84 $1,696 -7.35
455–480 463 3 360.00–365.00 $363.27 $1,682 -10.33
505–545 523 11 343.00–353.00 $348.97 $1,825 -9.99
555–575 565 10 330.00–340.00 $335.08 $1,893 -1.15
605–640 621 6 316.00–322.00 $319.66 $1,985 -7.21
665–690 676 4 312.00–320.00 $315.52 $2,133 +5.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,198 —
320–335 329 5 440.00–450.00 $443.89 $1,460 -4.11
380 380 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 -32.00
410–445 437 6 395.00–398.00 $396.85 $1,734 +8.53
465–495 473 9 350.00–355.00 $351.61 $1,663 -10.38
510–515 512 8 338.00–342.00 $340.25 $1,742 -7.35
555–590 567 3 310.00–320.00 $316.53 $1,795 -8.40
725 725 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,160 —
790 790 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,259 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 —
320–340 333 3 510.00–515.00 $513.40 $1,710 +13.40
380 380 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,824 -0.16
420–425 423 5 444.00–445.00 $444.60 $1,881 +3.61
455–490 476 5 380.00–385.00 $383.09 $1,824 -39.53
505–540 521 6 360.00–370.00 $365.32 $1,903 -16.30
555–590 576 4 330.00–344.00 $335.87 $1,935 -24.13
630–640 637 3 320.00–324.00 $321.32 $2,047 -20.50
685 685 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,192 —
715 715 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,231 +12.00
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,512 —
305–335 315 3 495.00–500.00 $498.23 $1,569 +8.23
365–370 368 2 455.00–460.00 $457.52 $1,684 -8.04
410–425 419 4 420.00–430.00 $427.06 $1,789 +7.06
480–490 485 2 370.00–375.00 $372.53 $1,807 -19.19
515–535 530 4 350.00–358.00 $351.94 $1,865 -18.06
615–630 620 5 300.00–312.00 $304.45 $1,888 -24.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,334 +32.44
280 280 4 590.00–600.00 $595.00 $1,666 -15.00
315–320 318 5 535.00–540.00 $536.98 $1,708 -20.54
365 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 +1.21
430 430 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,956 -0.30
515–520 517 3 375.00–381.00 $377.01 $1,949 -18.62
570 570 1 354.00 $354.00 $2,018 -13.29
765 765 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,402 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,994 -3.10
1080–1340 1181 80-85% 15 167.00–172.00 $169.49 $2,002 -6.40
1105–1320 1209 80-85% 9 162.00–166.00 $164.19 $1,985 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1635 1510 75-80% 4 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $2,582 -2.71
1375–1830 1540 75-80% 10 162.00–167.00 $163.94 $2,525 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1140 1033 85-90% 3 145.00–151.00 $148.88 $1,538 -20.84
970–1120 1037 85-90% 3 159.00–161.00 $160.02 $1,659 -9.70
1020–1080 1054 85-90% 5 153.00–157.00 $154.18 $1,625 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 2 178.00 $178.00 $2,982 —
1390–2105 1850 11 185.00–192.00 $188.32 $3,484 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 16 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,381.25
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 1,850.00–2,150.00 $1,983.33

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,550.00–2,800.00 $2,633.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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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 16 2,900.00–3,500.00 $3,212.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,600.00–2,800.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.