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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.50/cwt ≈ $858/hd at 545 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.35/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 637 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.67/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 556 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 71 59
Feeder cattle 242 71 59

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 137, Bulls 10)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 128.00 $128.00 $448
465–476 474 5 150.00–154.00 $150.79 $715
545 545 27 157.50 $157.50 $858
573 573 2 152.00 $152.00 $871 +4.98
627–641 637 24 145.00–148.50 $147.35 $939
728–736 735 17 130.00 $130.00 $956 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–463 459 4 140.00–160.00 $150.09 $689
505–543 536 11 144.00–156.00 $149.98 $804 +1.98
626 626 4 139.00 $139.00 $870 +13.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 135.00 $135.00 $440
373 373 10 110.00 $110.00 $410
459–460 459 12 128.00–130.00 $128.83 $591 +7.83
540 540 11 124.00 $124.00 $670
551–590 576 20 80.00–131.00 $103.58 $597 -16.42
608 608 6 126.00 $126.00 $766 ±0.00
657 657 3 110.00 $110.00 $723
702–714 707 12 110.00–112.00 $110.84 $784
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–473 469 6 122.00–134.00 $132.08 $619 +8.08
548 548 3 133.00 $133.00 $729 +8.49
555–585 556 22 120.00–126.00 $125.67 $699 +7.98
600–642 639 19 114.00–119.00 $118.53 $757 -1.47
730 730 5 109.00 $109.00 $796
773 773 3 97.00 $97.00 $750

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 139.00–142.00 $140.48 $681
649 649 4 124.00 $124.00 $805 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 147.00 $147.00 $710 +3.00
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810

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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.