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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 546 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 472 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.00/cwt ≈ $737/hd at 550 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 18 53
Feeder cattle 168 18 53

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 89, Bulls 38)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 9 147.00 $147.00 $675
550 550 11 141.00 $141.00 $776
647 647 11 129.00 $129.00 $835
698 698 2 106.00 $106.00 $740
755 755 1 117.00 $117.00 $883
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 145.00 $145.00 $634
563 563 2 139.00 $139.00 $783
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 115.00 $115.00 $439
462 462 7 118.00 $118.00 $545
546 546 33 121.00 $121.00 $661 +9.00
590 590 1 109.00 $109.00 $643
640 640 11 118.00 $118.00 $755 +6.00
695 695 2 100.00 $100.00 $695
705 705 1 90.00 $90.00 $634
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–390 380 5 111.00–116.00 $114.97 $437
446 446 11 117.00 $117.00 $522
480 480 1 106.00 $106.00 $509
543 543 11 123.00 $123.00 $668 +12.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 121.00 $121.00 $508
472 472 11 137.00 $137.00 $647 +18.00
550 550 11 134.00 $134.00 $737
645 645 11 118.00 $118.00 $761 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 121.00 $121.00 $520
490 490 1 119.00 $119.00 $583
655 655 2 109.00 $109.00 $714

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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.