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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.71/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 540 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 552 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.00/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 640 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 242 38
Feeder cattle 110 242 38

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 37, Heifers 49, Bulls 24)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 151.00 $151.00 $711 +0.21
552 552 17 148.50 $148.50 $820 -3.50
636 636 11 142.00 $142.00 $903 -5.35
718 718 2 125.00 $125.00 $898 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 153.00 $153.00 $757
680 680 1 138.00 $138.00 $938

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 133.00 $133.00 $525
465 465 2 129.00 $129.00 $600 -3.08
540 540 19 121.00–128.50 $127.71 $690 -5.29
613–645 640 12 116.00 $116.00 $742 -2.53
675 675 1 94.00 $94.00 $634
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 134.00 $134.00 $502 +24.00
465 465 6 84.00 $84.00 $391 -44.83
533 533 3 86.00 $86.00 $458 -38.00
620 620 3 113.00 $113.00 $701 -13.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–470 465 8 138.00–148.00 $146.74 $682 +6.26
563 563 6 129.00 $129.00 $726
650 650 7 107.00 $107.00 $696
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 -7.00
600–625 613 2 105.00–117.00 $111.12 $681

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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.