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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.81/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 663 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $131.55/cwt ≈ $845/hd at 642 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.52/cwt +3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 538 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 58 398
Feeder cattle 426 58 398

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 249, Heifers 124, Bulls 53)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–445 434 5 127.00–146.00 $138.68 $602 —
479 479 5 151.00 $151.00 $723 +19.00
525–549 538 34 122.00–143.00 $140.52 $756 +3.52
550–565 563 8 130.00–136.00 $135.27 $762 —
640–648 645 30 130.00–138.50 $135.41 $873 +9.41
660–663 663 37 130.00–137.00 $136.81 $907 —
745 745 31 136.50 $136.50 $1,017 +1.50
833 833 6 121.00 $121.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–483 474 7 141.00–145.00 $143.33 $679 +3.33
515–535 525 4 127.00–138.00 $132.40 $695 +3.40
559–590 561 17 132.00–139.00 $138.57 $777 —
640–649 642 36 128.00–132.00 $131.55 $845 —
732 732 18 136.50 $136.50 $999 —
750–795 768 3 94.00–122.00 $111.69 $858 —
800 800 1 121.00 $121.00 $968 —
930 930 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,060 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 118.50 $118.50 $437 +1.50
460 460 19 119.00 $119.00 $547 —
510–546 539 25 110.00–120.00 $118.39 $638 +14.39
629–637 633 12 107.00–114.00 $110.52 $700 —
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 116.00 $116.00 $435 —
430 430 1 111.00 $111.00 $477 +1.00
457 457 15 119.50 $119.50 $546 —
501–548 516 8 102.00–115.00 $107.63 $555 +4.63
556–588 560 18 117.00–119.00 $118.77 $665 —
623 623 11 107.50 $107.50 $670 +7.50
653 653 4 109.00 $109.00 $712 —
800 800 1 97.00 $97.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 113.00 $113.00 $486 —
478 478 5 129.00 $129.00 $617 —
525–535 534 14 121.00–123.00 $122.86 $656 —
551–565 554 14 121.00–123.50 $122.95 $681 -0.05
605–643 630 3 105.00 $105.00 $662 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–470 469 9 119.00–125.00 $123.67 $580 —
553 553 3 119.00 $119.00 $658 —
643 643 3 103.00 $103.00 $662 —

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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.