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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.71/cwt +21.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 711 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $343.89/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 613 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $322.71/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 523 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,135 1,075 1,043
Feeder cattle 990 868 803
Slaughter cattle 88 140 130
Replacement cattle 57 67 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. 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 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,690 —
465 465 7 465.00 $465.00 $2,162 +15.00
510–520 515 4 394.00–403.00 $398.46 $2,052 -2.03
555–590 572 6 372.00–382.00 $376.57 $2,154 +1.74
609–645 613 43 343.00–350.00 $343.89 $2,108 -2.69
655–680 666 9 340.00–350.00 $345.75 $2,303 +11.38
709 value added 709 71 342.00 $342.00 $2,425 —
705–740 725 8 326.00–334.00 $329.23 $2,387 +10.09
760–790 786 20 324.00–330.00 $329.20 $2,588 +12.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 5 455.00–460.00 $457.54 $1,958 +7.54
470–490 480 6 430.00–440.00 $434.74 $2,087 +1.08
515–540 524 5 380.00–390.00 $386.34 $2,024 -3.69
565–595 576 20 360.00–370.00 $368.49 $2,123 +14.51
615–645 632 19 332.00–342.00 $337.47 $2,133 -0.51
655–690 672 17 328.00–338.00 $331.29 $2,226 +6.29
710–730 723 7 315.00–322.00 $318.99 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,869 —
515–530 523 4 370.00–378.00 $373.94 $1,956 +2.22
565–590 578 8 346.00–352.00 $349.01 $2,017 +6.49
615–640 622 6 320.00–329.00 $324.86 $2,021 -6.11
655–690 679 8 318.00–326.00 $321.48 $2,183 —
720 720 1 308.00 $308.00 $2,218 —
765 765 2 296.00 $296.00 $2,264 +2.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 6 416.00–420.00 $418.03 $1,400 +5.59
355–380 368 4 400.00–405.00 $402.59 $1,482 +5.93
410–440 425 10 368.00–378.00 $372.80 $1,584 +1.21
455–495 473 10 348.00–354.00 $350.95 $1,660 -1.23
510–540 523 20 320.00–330.00 $322.71 $1,688 -3.65
555–590 564 6 320.00–330.00 $324.98 $1,833 +7.83
615–630 624 4 310.00–320.00 $317.02 $1,978 +6.57
655–670 662 6 300.00–310.00 $304.38 $2,015 +1.46
775–790 785 3 290.00–292.00 $291.34 $2,287 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 475.00 $475.00 $974 —
280–290 287 6 430.00–435.00 $433.37 $1,244 ±0.00
315–330 321 5 425.00–430.00 $427.06 $1,371 +4.48
355–380 363 6 410.00–415.00 $411.74 $1,495 +5.83
415–440 424 11 380.00–390.00 $385.44 $1,634 +2.21
480–490 486 7 360.00–370.00 $364.25 $1,770 +3.48
505–545 522 9 345.00–352.00 $348.66 $1,820 +12.67
560–580 568 6 340.00–350.00 $345.94 $1,965 +16.55
615–645 625 3 330.00–332.00 $331.31 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 —
380–390 386 5 385.00–392.00 $389.24 $1,502 +8.47
405–445 425 4 358.00–360.00 $359.05 $1,526 -0.32
455–490 474 6 330.00–338.00 $336.05 $1,593 -4.68
505–545 524 13 310.00–318.00 $314.50 $1,648 -1.68
555–595 580 12 305.00–316.00 $311.56 $1,807 +6.82
605–630 614 4 300.00–306.00 $303.71 $1,865 +1.92
655–670 660 3 288.00–292.00 $290.65 $1,918 —
730–745 738 2 284.00–286.00 $285.01 $2,103 +0.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,580 —
365–380 376 4 460.00–470.00 $462.43 $1,739 -37.57
425–440 430 9 445.00–458.00 $449.62 $1,933 -7.07
460–480 473 9 420.00–430.00 $423.77 $2,004 -14.60
530–545 538 9 354.00–366.00 $359.34 $1,933 +9.16
555–595 580 12 336.00–346.00 $340.86 $1,977 +11.35
605–645 627 12 318.00–326.00 $322.03 $2,019 +0.91
655–670 663 2 318.00–320.00 $318.99 $2,115 +7.64
705–720 708 6 300.00–310.00 $304.68 $2,157 -5.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 323 3 545.00–550.00 $548.30 $1,771 -6.70
355 355 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,864 -15.00
415–445 433 5 460.00–470.00 $463.83 $2,008 -5.13
460–475 467 6 435.00–448.00 $441.05 $2,060 -17.24
505–545 523 12 368.00–378.00 $373.48 $1,953 +6.19
555–565 559 8 358.00–368.00 $362.02 $2,024 +22.01
605–645 624 10 327.00–336.00 $330.66 $2,063 +1.05
660–670 666 5 324.00–328.00 $325.99 $2,171 +2.85
705–720 713 2 314.00–318.00 $315.98 $2,253 -0.67
790 790 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,417 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 6 450.00–455.00 $451.61 $1,685 -36.65
415 415 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 -1.01
455–480 468 7 400.00–415.00 $402.96 $1,886 -9.87
520–545 535 5 350.00–352.00 $350.78 $1,877 +16.41
570–595 586 9 320.00–330.00 $324.78 $1,903 +4.78
630–640 635 4 310.00–315.00 $313.00 $1,988 —
665–675 669 5 302.00–304.00 $302.81 $2,026 +2.01
795 795 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1330 1110 80-85% 13 138.00–143.00 $139.95 $1,553 —
990–1320 1178 80-85% 9 152.00–156.00 $153.64 $1,810 +17.73
1010–1320 1192 80-85% 15 144.00–150.00 $146.85 $1,750 +10.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,112 —
1355–1520 1414 75-80% 12 144.00–150.00 $146.03 $2,065 +7.12
1430 1430 75-80% 2 141.00 $141.00 $2,016 -2.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1080 971 85-90% 9 127.00–133.00 $128.91 $1,252 +7.98
920–1130 1053 85-90% 4 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $1,301 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1880 1727 3 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $2,805 —
1580–2260 1917 7 168.00–172.00 $170.33 $3,265 —

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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 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,146.15
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,950.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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 6 3,000.00–3,400.00 $3,166.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,650.00–2,700.00 $2,675.00 —

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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.