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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Roanoke, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

308 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (246)

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.58/cwt -52.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 553 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $340.68/cwt -17.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,174/hd at 638 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $382.25/cwt -30.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 556 lb · 22 head
Roanoke, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $325/cwt. VA 5-weight heifers were down $11 from the week before and still $51 under the early August peak of $376. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 143 89
Feeder cattle 308 143 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 97, Heifers 153, Bulls 58)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–490 461 13 375.00–399.00 $397.16 $1,831 -33.45
540–545 542 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,005 +70.00
552–558 556 22 379.00–387.00 $382.25 $2,125 -30.20
637–643 638 25 300.00–346.00 $340.68 $2,174 -17.32
710–742 734 8 315.00–325.00 $322.58 $2,368 -49.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,764 —
465 465 8 421.00 $421.00 $1,958 —
520–546 539 11 386.00–387.00 $386.74 $2,085 —
650–658 655 3 216.00–346.00 $303.02 $1,985 —
755 755 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,190 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,296 -48.00
469–478 471 18 348.00–356.00 $354.65 $1,670 -35.35
520 520 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,628 -38.00
552–553 553 51 318.00–342.00 $325.58 $1,800 -52.82
625–641 638 21 277.00–320.00 $303.96 $1,939 -26.04
735 735 6 281.50 $281.50 $2,069 —
790 790 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,220 —
860 860 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,150 -36.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–385 383 6 346.00–352.00 $351.00 $1,344 —
456 456 17 346.00–348.00 $346.59 $1,580 —
535–541 538 21 320.00–342.00 $329.49 $1,773 —
625 625 6 283.00–320.00 $313.83 $1,961 —
710 710 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 9 380.00 $380.00 $1,740 +4.05
544 544 17 346.50 $346.50 $1,885 -52.50
595 595 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,833 -68.70
640 640 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 10 382.00 $382.00 $1,715 —
465 465 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,744 —
530 530 11 356.00 $356.00 $1,887 —
658 658 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,902 —

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Price trend

high 493.00 low 363.79 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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