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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.10/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 552 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.97/cwt ≈ $977/hd at 647 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.95/cwt +13.31 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 466 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 401 168 107
Feeder cattle 401 168 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 162, Bulls 58)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–487 471 8 169.00–170.00 $169.39 $798 +14.46
534 534 9 161.00 $161.00 $860 —
560–562 562 13 147.00–169.50 $167.77 $943 +15.66
640–648 647 25 143.00–153.00 $150.97 $977 —
734 734 9 137.50 $137.50 $1,009 —
755 755 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,012 +7.86
855 855 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–444 443 12 156.00–174.00 $172.53 $764 —
461–480 462 19 155.00–174.00 $172.96 $799 +22.35
513–543 536 16 160.00–166.00 $164.56 $882 +18.56
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 -13.33
620–648 641 13 141.00–150.00 $146.97 $942 +6.47
743 743 6 132.00 $132.00 $981 +6.00
825 825 1 117.00 $117.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 167.00 $167.00 $785 —
630 630 10 157.00 $157.00 $989 —
654 654 8 153.00 $153.00 $1,001 —
796–798 797 20 124.00–126.00 $124.90 $995 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–372 371 9 137.00 $137.00 $508 +5.00
420 420 1 127.00 $127.00 $533 -1.00
456–480 466 22 110.00–132.50 $129.95 $606 +13.31
510–542 538 8 127.00–129.00 $127.24 $685 —
553–580 554 20 123.00–130.00 $129.63 $718 +10.24
600–649 640 16 118.00–121.00 $120.82 $773 +17.32
725 725 2 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
770 770 2 82.00 $82.00 $631 —
820 820 1 86.00 $86.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 135.00 $135.00 $493 —
435 435 2 128.00 $128.00 $557 —
459–485 462 10 125.00–131.00 $128.97 $596 +4.38
515 515 1 127.00 $127.00 $654 +12.00
551–553 552 32 126.00–130.50 $129.10 $713 +4.10
610–631 628 18 116.00–122.50 $118.81 $746 +15.31
748 748 7 65.00 $65.00 $486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 130.00 $130.00 $625 —
552 552 5 118.00 $118.00 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 -8.00
471 471 6 154.00 $154.00 $725 —
548 548 16 154.00 $154.00 $844 —
629–635 630 8 127.50–129.00 $127.69 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 157.00 $157.00 $697 —
453 453 2 157.00 $157.00 $711 +9.12
544 544 8 145.00 $145.00 $789 +6.00
640 640 3 128.00 $128.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 5 131.00 $131.00 $812 —
680 680 4 119.00 $119.00 $809 —

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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.