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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $136.60/cwt ≈ $736/hd at 539 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.51/cwt ≈ $598/hd at 541 lb · 12 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $118.00/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 813 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 159 52 197
Feeder cattle 159 52 197

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 62, Bulls 19)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 4 140.00 $140.00 $582
458 458 10 140.00 $140.00 $641 -13.00
524–545 539 26 136.00–138.00 $136.60 $736
558 558 2 138.00 $138.00 $770 -8.00
648 648 4 131.00 $131.00 $849 +2.98
668 668 10 132.00 $132.00 $882
727 727 6 119.00 $119.00 $865
813 813 12 118.00 $118.00 $959
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 151.00 $151.00 $676
628 628 2 128.00 $128.00 $804

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 130.00 $130.00 $485
449 449 7 120.00 $120.00 $539
454 454 4 125.00 $125.00 $568 +11.02
536–545 541 12 107.00–115.50 $110.51 $598
595 595 6 100.00 $100.00 $595 -13.52
632 632 9 113.50 $113.50 $717 +33.50
745 745 2 91.00 $91.00 $678
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–383 383 7 131.50 $131.50 $504
405 405 1 112.00 $112.00 $454 -8.00
458 458 9 123.00 $123.00 $563
528 528 2 114.00 $114.00 $602 -4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 133.00 $133.00 $593
563 563 6 123.00 $123.00 $692 +1.00
655 655 1 89.00 $89.00 $583
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 137.00 $137.00 $569
550 550 3 126.00 $126.00 $693
650 650 1 102.00 $102.00 $663

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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.