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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.98/cwt +17.98 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 538 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.04/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 554 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.55/cwt ≈ $624/hd at 457 lb · 24 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 40 243
Feeder cattle 343 40 243

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 135, Heifers 157, Bulls 51)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–495 469 17 140.00–166.00 $160.31 $752
551–561 554 25 152.00–161.00 $160.04 $887
618 618 6 146.00 $146.00 $902 +12.00
663–672 669 20 140.00–149.00 $146.33 $979
753 753 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,054
806–830 815 17 108.00–133.00 $118.10 $963
893 893 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,018
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 163.00 $163.00 $722 +7.00
453–472 467 8 151.00–166.00 $162.36 $758
525–545 543 12 140.00–155.00 $141.21 $767
610–620 615 2 121.00–129.00 $124.97 $769 -12.03
653–659 655 10 125.00 $125.00 $819
748 748 3 129.00 $129.00 $965 +12.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 +16.00
460–495 466 20 124.00–143.00 $133.92 $624
500–540 538 34 124.00–144.00 $142.98 $769 +17.98
553–583 560 9 129.00–143.00 $139.76 $783 +16.76
610–640 636 16 124.00–133.00 $128.46 $817 +24.46
788 788 6 124.00 $124.00 $977
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 138.00 $138.00 $527 +16.00
405–420 413 2 90.00–128.00 $109.35 $452 -18.96
451–495 457 24 74.00–146.00 $136.55 $624
505–541 538 21 100.00–143.50 $140.30 $755 +17.30
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684
635–639 637 12 129.00–132.00 $130.75 $833
658 658 3 104.00 $104.00 $684
700–745 723 2 74.00–125.00 $100.29 $725

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 8 153.00 $153.00 $690 +11.00
520–530 523 3 126.00–129.00 $127.99 $669 -12.01
550–555 550 17 126.00 $126.00 $693
610–636 632 6 114.00–124.00 $122.39 $774
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–438 431 8 120.00–137.00 $124.19 $535 -5.81
535 535 3 138.00 $138.00 $738
560 560 6 127.00 $127.00 $711 -13.00

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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.