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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $334.87/cwt -25.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 586 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $314.68/cwt -15.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 617 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $303.59/cwt -14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 515 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 879 1,203
Feeder cattle 493 692 876
Slaughter cattle 54 100 147
Replacement cattle 66 87 180

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 3.00 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
355 355 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,526 -53.38
415–430 423 4 400.00–405.00 $402.46 $1,702 -44.04
465–475 471 5 380.00–390.00 $386.05 $1,818 -30.07
505–545 531 9 350.00–365.00 $356.05 $1,891 -32.10
570–590 586 19 332.00–340.00 $334.87 $1,962 -25.98
605–640 619 5 310.00–320.00 $315.37 $1,952 -19.63
655–680 665 3 307.00–314.00 $311.04 $2,068 -21.52
730 730 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 -16.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 525 5 374.00–380.00 $375.57 $1,972 -33.42
570–590 580 4 345.00–354.00 $349.42 $2,027 -16.56
625–640 633 7 328.00–332.00 $330.30 $2,091 -16.71
665–675 666 11 320.00–330.00 $320.91 $2,137 -24.27
705–745 726 7 304.00–310.00 $307.11 $2,230 -26.89
765–770 768 4 300.00–308.00 $303.99 $2,335 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 486 5 370.00–375.00 $373.02 $1,813 -46.86
505–520 514 4 330.00–340.00 $336.28 $1,728 -31.97
595 595 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,928 -15.02
610–630 623 3 300.00–302.00 $300.65 $1,873 —
675–680 678 2 290.00–300.00 $294.98 $2,000 —
745 745 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 387 3 370.00–375.00 $373.36 $1,445 -46.60
415–440 427 7 350.00–360.00 $355.02 $1,516 -17.93
465–480 471 6 330.00–340.00 $336.17 $1,583 -11.74
515–535 527 10 318.00–324.00 $322.63 $1,700 -13.05
565–590 571 4 318.00–320.00 $318.52 $1,819 -10.84
605–630 617 17 310.00–320.00 $314.68 $1,942 -15.32
720 720 4 302.00 $302.00 $2,174 ±0.00
765–770 767 7 275.00–280.00 $277.85 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 -47.89
420–445 428 3 330.00–345.00 $339.81 $1,454 -40.19
460–480 471 9 318.00–322.00 $319.79 $1,506 -8.21
505–530 515 12 300.00–310.00 $303.59 $1,563 -14.37
555–570 564 7 300.00–308.00 $303.69 $1,713 -11.63
610–645 631 5 300.00–305.00 $301.93 $1,905 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 7 400.00–405.00 $401.40 $1,313 -61.95
415–440 430 7 370.00–375.00 $371.43 $1,597 —
475–480 478 4 345.00–350.00 $347.49 $1,661 -20.41
510–525 520 4 330.00–340.00 $334.98 $1,742 -16.99
570–590 582 7 325.00–335.00 $328.41 $1,911 -36.59
605–620 613 2 330.00–332.00 $331.01 $2,029 -63.99
675 675 2 334.00 $334.00 $2,254 +6.00
715 715 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,395 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,274 -70.00
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 -46.96
330–340 335 4 465.00–475.00 $470.07 $1,575 -59.93
370–395 379 5 430.00–445.00 $439.11 $1,664 -5.82
405–445 435 4 415.00–420.00 $418.84 $1,822 -22.91
465–475 469 5 395.00–400.00 $397.03 $1,862 -11.36
505–545 533 5 330.00–336.00 $331.56 $1,767 -33.38
555 555 6 310.00–320.00 $313.33 $1,739 -23.40
610–640 629 7 295.00–315.00 $302.25 $1,901 -22.17
710–715 712 3 275.00–284.00 $278.01 $1,979 —
770–790 780 4 270.00–272.00 $270.99 $2,114 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,292 +15.00
280 280 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,470 -80.00
310–330 322 5 480.00–485.00 $483.07 $1,555 —
365–370 367 3 450.00–455.00 $453.32 $1,664 -6.81
415–440 431 4 430.00–435.00 $431.73 $1,861 -20.28
455–480 469 6 385.00–420.00 $400.46 $1,878 -33.49
505–535 520 6 340.00–350.00 $342.99 $1,784 —
560–595 578 8 322.00–332.00 $326.80 $1,889 —
615–645 634 8 310.00–320.00 $314.71 $1,995 -18.30
660–665 663 2 308.00–310.00 $309.00 $2,049 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 439 5 400.00–405.00 $401.96 $1,765 -18.04
470–490 477 3 370.00–375.00 $373.29 $1,781 -6.71
505–510 507 3 318.00–320.00 $319.33 $1,619 -35.67
565–590 573 3 300.00–302.00 $300.69 $1,723 -15.31
605–635 619 5 275.00–285.00 $279.01 $1,727 —
675–690 680 3 265.00–275.00 $271.62 $1,847 —
730–740 737 3 260.00–262.00 $260.66 $1,921 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1290 1122 80-85% 11 158.00–162.00 $160.01 $1,795 —
990–1340 1179 80-85% 10 163.00–169.00 $166.11 $1,958 +1.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1490 1448 75-80% 6 166.00–172.00 $168.14 $2,435 —
1390–1620 1488 75-80% 6 157.00–162.00 $159.71 $2,376 -2.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1080 973 85-90% 4 144.00–149.00 $147.26 $1,433 —
920–1220 1066 85-90% 7 150.00–156.00 $153.28 $1,634 +8.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,637 —
1425–2045 1667 5 183.00–190.00 $187.33 $3,123 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,366.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,493.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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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 8 3,400.00–3,900.00 $3,625.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,700.00–3,250.00 $2,916.67 —

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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.