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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

93 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.57/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 573 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt ≈ $661/hd at 546 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 93 98 82
Feeder cattle 93 98 82

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 39, Bulls 24)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 151.00 $151.00 $710 ±0.00
558–576 573 20 144.00–150.50 $149.57 $857 -2.93
630 630 4 135.00 $135.00 $850 -3.57
773 773 4 125.00 $125.00 $966
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 124.50 $124.50 $548 +6.50
546 546 12 121.00 $121.00 $661
639 639 7 120.00 $120.00 $767 +4.57
710 710 1 113.00 $113.00 $802 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 118.00 $118.00 $437 +6.00
445 445 2 70.00 $70.00 $312 -48.00
505–538 528 9 105.00–126.00 $115.00 $607 +28.00
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565
645 645 1 83.00 $83.00 $535

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 153.00 $153.00 $710 +8.00
560 560 7 141.00 $141.00 $790 +11.00
668 668 2 116.00 $116.00 $775
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 145.00 $145.00 $644 +6.00
460 460 2 126.00–150.00 $138.00 $635 +12.56
510–545 533 3 110.00–115.00 $113.41 $604

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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.