Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

1,075 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $433.66/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 474 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $317.15/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 575 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $334.37/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 542 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,075	1,294	1,053
Feeder cattle	868	1,058	809
Slaughter cattle	140	95	127
Replacement cattle	67	141	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

▲ Feeder bulls: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,980	-3.39
455–480	474	33	425.00–434.50	$433.66	$2,056	-6.89
530–545	537	6	385.00–395.00	$390.03	$2,094	+6.68
555–580	567	6	350.00–360.00	$353.98	$2,007	+2.87
605–640	621	10	334.00–342.00	$337.98	$2,099	+0.56
675–680	678	4	324.00–326.00	$325.00	$2,204	-7.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,115	-3.05
505–510	506	4	396.00–406.00	$400.49	$2,026	+8.34
555–565	561	5	370.00–378.00	$374.83	$2,103	+11.17
615–640	634	7	344.00–348.00	$346.58	$2,197	-1.05
655–690	669	9	330.00–338.00	$334.37	$2,237	+6.37
710–740	726	7	318.00–322.00	$319.14	$2,317	-6.86
755–765	762	3	316.00–318.00	$316.66	$2,413	-7.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–530	515	6	370.00–375.00	$371.72	$1,914	+6.93
575–595	590	11	341.00–348.00	$342.52	$2,021	+13.19
605–630	611	4	328.00–332.00	$330.97	$2,022	+7.00
775–795	787	3	290.00–298.00	$293.33	$2,309	-8.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	410.00–415.00	$412.44	$1,394	+10.60
370–390	381	7	390.00–400.00	$396.66	$1,511	+4.23
415–440	431	9	365.00–378.00	$371.59	$1,602	+6.15
470–490	486	5	350.00–356.00	$352.18	$1,712	+7.19
510–545	525	12	322.00–332.00	$326.36	$1,713	+2.27
555–590	575	22	312.00–320.00	$317.15	$1,824	-1.52
605–645	621	4	308.00–312.00	$310.45	$1,928	-7.73
655–690	673	11	300.00–306.00	$302.92	$2,039	-1.84
745	745	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,235	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	374	6	375.00–385.00	$380.77	$1,424	+4.25
405–440	428	3	358.00–360.00	$359.37	$1,538	+8.80
455–490	475	15	335.00–345.00	$340.73	$1,618	+8.27
520–540	533	10	310.00–320.00	$316.18	$1,685	+3.68
555–595	575	3	302.00–308.00	$304.74	$1,752	+0.66
610–645	632	8	300.00–304.00	$301.79	$1,907	-0.39
745	745	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,123	+7.99
790	790	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,228	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	430.00–435.00	$433.37	$1,244	-1.63
310–330	320	4	420.00–425.00	$422.58	$1,352	—
355–380	372	3	404.00–410.00	$405.91	$1,510	+3.41
405–440	431	6	380.00–390.00	$383.23	$1,652	+1.38
460–470	465	4	358.00–365.00	$360.77	$1,678	+3.68
515–520	518	3	334.00–340.00	$335.99	$1,740	-5.23
555–590	575	6	326.00–332.00	$329.39	$1,894	-7.36
655–690	673	5	310.00–316.00	$313.16	$2,108	—
705–720	715	5	305.00–310.00	$307.19	$2,196	—
765–790	774	4	300.00–310.00	$306.51	$2,372	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	535.00	$535.00	$1,819	+20.00
380	380	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,900	+5.00
440–445	443	6	450.00–460.00	$456.69	$2,023	+4.22
455–480	466	7	430.00–445.00	$438.37	$2,043	+14.00
515–545	533	5	345.00–352.00	$350.18	$1,866	+11.41
565–580	574	10	325.00–332.00	$329.51	$1,891	+2.57
605–640	620	13	314.00–326.00	$321.12	$1,991	-2.16
655–675	668	3	310.00–312.00	$311.35	$2,080	+1.97
705–745	724	4	308.00–312.00	$310.46	$2,248	+1.67
765	765	5	304.00	$304.00	$2,326	+15.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,444	—
330	330	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,700	—
370–395	378	3	485.00–490.00	$488.26	$1,846	—
405–410	408	6	440.00–442.00	$441.01	$1,799	+4.16
470–480	474	7	410.00–415.00	$412.83	$1,957	+14.56
520–545	542	21	330.00–340.00	$334.37	$1,812	+9.32
590	590	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	+5.95
690–695	693	5	300.00–302.00	$300.80	$2,085	—
790	790	2	292.00	$292.00	$2,307	+21.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,494	—
265	265	3	585.00	$585.00	$1,550	-5.00
320	320	3	555.00	$555.00	$1,776	—
365	365	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,971	—
420–440	434	10	465.00–475.00	$468.96	$2,035	-3.03
455–475	462	6	455.00–460.00	$458.29	$2,117	—
505–515	510	6	360.00–372.00	$367.29	$1,873	+9.62
585–590	588	4	338.00–342.00	$340.01	$1,999	-1.97
620–645	640	5	328.00–330.00	$329.61	$2,110	-1.79
655–680	674	7	320.00–326.00	$323.14	$2,178	-0.85
720–740	733	3	316.00–318.00	$316.65	$2,321	-4.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1245	1098	80-85%	22	126.00–132.00	$129.70	$1,424	—
990–1305	1166	80-85%	28	133.00–140.00	$135.91	$1,585	-9.51
1180–1305	1223	80-85%	5	141.00–144.00	$142.59	$1,744	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1120	973	85-90%	6	120.00–123.00	$120.93	$1,177	-3.57
890–1220	1016	85-90%	7	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$1,346	+1.22
880–1120	1028	85-90%	13	124.00–129.00	$126.90	$1,305	-4.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1545	1419	75-80%	14	136.00–141.00	$138.91	$1,971	-21.09
1330–1615	1434	75-80%	5	142.00–146.00	$143.39	$2,056	-16.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2260	1667	9	160.00–168.00	$164.12	$2,736	—
1715–1880	1798	2	170.00–174.00	$171.91	$3,091	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,300.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,300.00	$1,909.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,700.00–3,300.00	$3,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,400.00–3,150.00	$2,735.71

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,900.00–3,400.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.