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Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.00/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 567 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $314.16/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 528 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $450.23/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 426 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 858 1,135 939
Feeder cattle 713 990 783
Slaughter cattle 80 88 76
Replacement cattle 65 57 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
435–440 438 5 463.00–465.00 $463.79 $2,031 +6.25
475–490 481 7 450.00–456.00 $452.29 $2,176 +17.55
505–540 526 6 388.00–394.00 $391.39 $2,059 +5.05
570–590 582 5 364.00–374.00 $369.55 $2,151 +1.06
630–645 637 9 336.00–348.00 $343.29 $2,187 +5.82
655 655 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 +8.71
745 745 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,339 -4.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 418 3 472.00–475.00 $473.94 $1,981 —
470–485 479 5 460.00–465.00 $461.96 $2,213 -3.04
510–530 523 4 398.00–403.00 $400.26 $2,093 +1.80
565–595 581 7 380.00–386.00 $383.09 $2,226 +6.52
605–640 621 5 353.00–357.00 $354.96 $2,204 +11.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,868 +5.00
595 595 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,136 +9.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,058 —
310–340 322 5 434.00–435.00 $434.58 $1,399 +16.55
355–395 370 10 400.00–410.00 $405.89 $1,502 +3.30
405–420 411 6 400.00–409.00 $404.65 $1,663 +31.85
455–475 465 7 350.00–360.00 $355.45 $1,653 +4.50
510–525 516 12 322.00–332.00 $326.67 $1,686 +3.96
565–590 576 12 318.00–330.00 $323.13 $1,861 -1.85
625–645 636 9 308.00–320.00 $316.01 $2,010 -1.01
675 675 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,066 +1.62
720 720 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
785 785 1 296.00 $296.00 $2,324 +4.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,078 +15.00
285 285 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,297 +21.63
310–330 324 7 440.00–450.00 $445.73 $1,444 +18.67
355–390 373 7 414.00–422.00 $417.37 $1,557 +5.63
405–440 428 4 410.00–420.00 $413.43 $1,769 +27.99
455–470 465 3 366.00–370.00 $367.30 $1,708 +3.05
515–525 520 4 340.00–347.00 $343.53 $1,786 -5.13
567 value added 567 20 356.00 $356.00 $2,019 —
615–645 630 6 326.00–338.00 $331.86 $2,091 +0.55
715 715 6 316.00 $316.00 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 420.00–425.00 $422.42 $1,352 +22.42
360 360 1 394.00 $394.00 $1,418 +4.76
415–445 430 2 375.00–380.00 $377.41 $1,623 +18.36
470–480 474 9 330.00–345.00 $336.71 $1,596 +0.66
505–545 528 16 310.00–320.00 $314.16 $1,659 -0.34
555–590 574 8 304.00–316.00 $310.57 $1,783 -0.99
605–635 626 7 298.00–306.00 $302.89 $1,896 -0.82
660–680 674 7 295.00–298.00 $296.00 $1,995 +5.35
755–775 763 5 282.00–289.00 $284.84 $2,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 535.00–540.00 $536.89 $1,761 —
355–375 366 7 500.00–510.00 $506.38 $1,853 +43.95
415–440 426 14 443.00–456.00 $450.23 $1,918 +0.61
455–470 466 9 418.00–426.00 $422.02 $1,967 -1.75
515–525 520 8 356.00–364.00 $360.00 $1,872 +0.66
560–575 567 10 350.00–358.00 $354.02 $2,007 +13.16
610–640 626 13 314.00–324.00 $320.33 $2,005 -1.70
655–665 659 5 310.00–318.00 $314.00 $2,069 -4.99
765 765 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 7 555.00–560.00 $557.12 $1,577 —
315–330 324 5 545.00–550.00 $546.94 $1,772 -1.36
380–395 388 4 525.00–535.00 $529.90 $2,056 +4.90
405–440 430 10 460.00–465.00 $462.70 $1,990 -1.13
475–480 478 5 438.00–440.00 $438.79 $2,097 -2.26
535–545 540 4 370.00–372.00 $370.99 $2,003 -2.49
555–580 570 6 360.00–364.00 $362.02 $2,064 ±0.00
605–640 621 7 326.00–332.00 $328.88 $2,042 -1.78
660–675 668 4 320.00–330.00 $324.94 $2,171 -1.05
720–745 733 2 312.00–316.00 $313.97 $2,301 -2.01
755 755 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,356 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 315 4 525.00–530.00 $528.69 $1,665 —
380 380 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 +38.39
410–445 431 5 434.00–440.00 $437.72 $1,887 -2.28
465–480 469 9 402.00–410.00 $404.27 $1,896 +1.31
525–545 538 6 350.00–352.00 $350.65 $1,886 -0.13
565–595 583 8 342.00–346.00 $343.89 $2,005 +19.11
640 640 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 -13.00
765–770 768 3 290.00–295.00 $293.34 $2,253 +13.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1320 1122 80-85% 19 138.00–142.00 $140.27 $1,574 +0.32
970–1320 1125 80-85% 24 143.00–149.00 $146.52 $1,648 +6.57
1280–1290 1283 80-85% 4 150.00–155.00 $151.26 $1,941 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1420 1370 75-80% 4 151.00–152.00 $151.48 $2,075 —
1320–1480 1410 75-80% 5 138.00–143.00 $141.25 $1,992 -4.78
1320–1580 1528 75-80% 8 144.00–149.00 $145.80 $2,228 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1055 1012 85-90% 3 117.00–120.00 $118.96 $1,204 —
905–1155 1029 85-90% 8 126.00–132.00 $128.82 $1,326 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1535 1445 2 172.00–175.00 $173.41 $2,506 —
1220–1890 1555 2 161.00–162.00 $161.61 $2,513 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,900.00–2,250.00 $2,080.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,500.00 $3,200.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,114.29
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,300.00

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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 10 2,900.00–3,500.00 $3,180.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,150.00 $4,150.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.