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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.29/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 539 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.51/cwt ≈ $820/hd at 545 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.39/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 642 lb · 23 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 33 227
Feeder cattle 220 33 227

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 101, Bulls 38)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–476 475 8 152.00–157.00 $156.39 $743
528–549 545 27 146.00–151.50 $150.51 $820
580 580 1 144.00 $144.00 $835 -7.00
641–647 642 23 143.00–146.00 $143.39 $921
741 741 4 131.00 $131.00 $971
795 795 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,018
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 7 160.00 $160.00 $722
583 583 2 137.00 $137.00 $799 -7.00
635–645 643 4 116.00–137.00 $131.81 $848
710–735 727 3 128.00–134.00 $132.05 $960

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 134.00 $134.00 $511 +2.00
455 455 11 130.50 $130.50 $594
517–549 539 29 121.00–130.00 $127.29 $686 +3.29
568 568 2 126.00 $126.00 $716
636–638 637 17 110.00–121.00 $115.83 $738 -4.17
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–374 372 5 130.00–133.00 $132.41 $493 +0.41
446 446 14 128.50 $128.50 $573
455 455 1 124.00 $124.00 $564
538–544 540 10 126.00 $126.00 $680
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 +5.00
652–665 657 5 113.00–120.00 $117.17 $770
705 705 1 97.00 $97.00 $684

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–422 420 7 144.00–149.00 $148.31 $623
539 539 13 140.00 $140.00 $755 +3.00
665 665 1 106.00 $106.00 $705
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 156.00 $156.00 $694
536 536 11 138.00 $138.00 $740 -2.00

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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.