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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.09/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 441 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $160.64/cwt +9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 471 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.43/cwt +16.64 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 623 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 123 155 188
Feeder cattle 123 155 188

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 10, Heifers 67, Bulls 46)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 6 147.00 $147.00 $882
710 710 1 131.00 $131.00 $930 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 +4.00
515 515 1 158.00 $158.00 $814
690 690 1 133.00 $133.00 $918 +13.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 142.00 $142.00 $491
355 355 1 108.00 $108.00 $383 -5.02
418–447 441 16 128.00–136.00 $134.09 $591 +5.09
512–544 534 10 130.00–130.50 $130.36 $696
630–640 638 4 105.00 $105.00 $670 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 +19.00
458 458 3 135.00 $135.00 $618
534 534 5 131.00 $131.00 $700
562–585 575 7 133.00 $133.00 $765 +13.00
621–628 623 11 118.00–131.00 $127.43 $794 +16.64
668 668 4 119.00 $119.00 $795 +19.00
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 154.00 $154.00 $636 +6.00
463–472 471 13 153.00–162.00 $160.64 $757 +9.64
510–530 514 9 119.00–137.00 $122.61 $630
562 562 5 140.00 $140.00 $787 -1.60
632 632 5 120.00 $120.00 $758 +4.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 150.00 $150.00 $672 +4.00
548 548 4 145.00 $145.00 $795
631 631 4 130.00 $130.00 $820 +9.00

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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.