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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.64/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 555 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.75/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 641 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.00/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 542 lb · 24 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 93 58
Feeder cattle 324 93 58

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 109, Bulls 52)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622
452–490 458 13 131.00–155.50 $149.21 $683 -1.79
542 542 24 145.00 $145.00 $786
555–564 561 7 134.00–145.00 $141.89 $796 -7.68
622–647 641 31 137.50–144.50 $142.75 $915 +7.75
684 684 7 144.00 $144.00 $985
706–719 714 13 131.00–133.00 $131.76 $941
775 775 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +15.00
830–837 834 15 125.00–130.00 $127.68 $1,065
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531
460–483 466 14 153.00 $153.00 $713
539 539 8 144.00 $144.00 $776
567 567 5 147.00 $147.00 $833
625–637 632 9 131.00–144.00 $138.28 $874
705–715 710 2 129.00–132.00 $130.49 $926

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 129.00 $129.00 $490
454 454 12 127.50 $127.50 $579
500 500 1 108.00 $108.00 $540
552–568 555 32 114.00–118.50 $117.64 $653
644 644 14 117.50 $117.50 $757 -2.50
756 756 7 114.50 $114.50 $866
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 130.00 $130.00 $490 +12.00
454 454 17 128.50 $128.50 $583
530 530 1 113.00 $113.00 $599 -2.00
552 552 7 113.00 $113.00 $624 +13.00
630–640 638 6 106.00–111.00 $110.18 $703 +27.18
775 775 1 114.50 $114.50 $887

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 12 144.00 $144.00 $641
562 562 12 134.00 $134.00 $753 -7.00
625–628 628 11 115.00–119.00 $118.64 $745
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 8 144.00 $144.00 $628 -1.00
536 536 8 126.00 $126.00 $675 +12.59

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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.