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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.56/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 452 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 540 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $136.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 465 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 82 168 116
Feeder cattle 82 168 116

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 36, Bulls 22)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 10 136.00 $136.00 $632 -11.00
515 515 1 131.00 $131.00 $675
561 561 8 135.00 $135.00 $757 -6.00
650 650 2 126.00 $126.00 $819
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–465 452 14 110.00–116.00 $115.56 $522 -2.44
540 540 11 116.00 $116.00 $626 -5.00
638 638 4 110.00 $110.00 $702 -8.00
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 91.00 $91.00 $419 -15.00
550 550 2 86.00 $86.00 $473
638 638 2 100.00 $100.00 $638
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 123.00 $123.00 $582 -14.00
555 555 9 124.50 $124.50 $691 -9.50
620–646 642 7 111.50 $111.50 $716 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545

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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.