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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.82/cwt +43.82 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 656 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.38/cwt ≈ $787/hd at 553 lb · 42 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.43/cwt ≈ $941/hd at 750 lb · 27 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 110 188
Feeder cattle 288 110 188

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 186, Bulls 18)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–485 479 4 160.00–166.00 $161.52 $774 +10.52
558 558 18 151.00 $151.00 $843 +2.50
644 644 8 149.00 $149.00 $960 +7.00
650–661 660 18 146.00–148.50 $148.36 $979
732 732 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,003 +12.00
758 758 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,076
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–548 547 6 148.00–151.00 $149.50 $818
633 633 3 125.00 $125.00 $791
858 858 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,150
901 901 12 132.00 $132.00 $1,189

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 132.00 $132.00 $582
460 460 4 136.00 $136.00 $626 +7.00
547 547 3 133.00 $133.00 $728 +5.29
550–555 553 42 134.00–147.00 $142.38 $787
634–640 635 7 128.00–141.50 $129.94 $825 +13.94
650–673 656 70 116.00–141.50 $137.82 $904 +43.82
739 739 4 112.00 $112.00 $828 +7.00
750–755 750 27 85.00–127.00 $125.43 $941
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 433 3 120.00–136.00 $125.42 $543
518–536 525 10 129.00–130.00 $129.59 $680 +43.59
585 585 1 147.00 $147.00 $860
626–648 639 10 116.00–126.00 $122.08 $780 +9.08

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 157.00–158.00 $157.52 $740 +10.78
542 542 6 145.00 $145.00 $786
631 631 4 120.00 $120.00 $757
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 161.00 $161.00 $692
475 475 1 153.00 $153.00 $727 +13.00
570 570 3 136.00 $136.00 $775
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 +3.88

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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.