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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

89 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt ≈ $588/hd at 439 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt ≈ $829/hd at 535 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 89 123 130
Feeder cattle 89 123 130

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 52, Bulls 16)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 164.00 $164.00 $725
535 535 10 155.00 $155.00 $829
667 667 3 135.00 $135.00 $900
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604
625 625 2 136.00 $136.00 $850

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 135.00 $135.00 $521 -4.00
439 439 11 134.00 $134.00 $588
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 -5.00
542 542 7 129.00 $129.00 $699 -2.00
608–627 616 7 106.00–110.00 $107.74 $664 -19.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 153.00 $153.00 $569 +45.00
439 439 8 138.50 $138.50 $608 +4.41
488 488 3 106.00 $106.00 $517
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -10.36
635 635 5 100.00 $100.00 $635 -5.00
680 680 1 65.00 $65.00 $442
740 740 1 75.00 $75.00 $555

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 150.00 $150.00 $652 ±0.00
532 532 3 145.00 $145.00 $771 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 138.00–151.00 $144.43 $635 -9.57
605 605 2 135.00 $135.00 $817 +15.00
650 650 4 134.00 $134.00 $871

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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.