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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.50/cwt -10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 548 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 82 343 95
Feeder cattle 82 343 95

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 38, Bulls 27)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 153.00 $153.00 $750 -7.31
550–556 555 8 145.00–154.00 $152.89 $849 -7.15
644 644 4 139.00 $139.00 $895 -7.00
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 -11.33
740 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 156.00 $156.00 $835 +14.79
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 +10.03

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 8 135.00 $135.00 $621 +1.08
548 548 17 132.50 $132.50 $726 -10.48
640–645 644 7 124.00–124.50 $124.43 $801 -4.03
718 718 3 113.00 $113.00 $811
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 478 2 124.00–126.00 $125.03 $598 -11.52
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 +4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 151.00 $151.00 $664
525–539 537 9 130.00–147.50 $145.60 $782 +17.61
634 634 7 129.00 $129.00 $818 +6.61
655 655 1 96.00 $96.00 $629
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 150.00 $150.00 $687
585 585 2 90.00–118.00 $104.00 $608 -23.00
637 637 3 125.00 $125.00 $796

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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.