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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

80 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 80 116 123
Feeder cattle 80 116 123

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 16, Heifers 43, Bulls 21)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 165.00 $165.00 $784 +3.00
535 535 1 143.00 $143.00 $765 -16.59
575 575 1 151.00 $151.00 $868 +0.15
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774
720 720 6 135.00 $135.00 $972
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652
510–525 518 2 142.00–147.00 $144.46 $748 -12.54
618 618 2 139.00 $139.00 $859 -4.00
690 690 1 136.00 $136.00 $938

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 141.00 $141.00 $529
490 490 3 131.00 $131.00 $642 ±0.00
536 536 6 128.00 $128.00 $686 -15.20
630 630 2 114.00 $114.00 $718
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 -17.00
714 714 8 114.50 $114.50 $818
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 367 5 133.00–136.00 $134.81 $495 +4.81
450 450 7 133.00 $133.00 $598
515–543 533 7 121.00–131.00 $127.67 $680 -8.33
660 660 2 109.50 $109.50 $723

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 7 149.00 $149.00 $676
551 551 4 130.00 $130.00 $716
649 649 4 121.00 $121.00 $785 -1.00
653 653 2 113.00 $113.00 $738
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 139.00 $139.00 $584
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 -34.00
595 595 2 123.00–131.00 $127.00 $756

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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.