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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.00/cwt ≈ $571/hd at 439 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 555 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $88.00/cwt -25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $476/hd at 541 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 113 324 426
Feeder cattle 113 324 426

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 63, Bulls 29)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 6 157.00 $157.00 $721 +7.79
539 539 7 149.00 $149.00 $803 +4.00
625–633 630 3 131.00–134.00 $133.01 $838 -9.74
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 -0.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 159.00 $159.00 $719 +6.00
540 540 1 152.00 $152.00 $821 +8.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 122.00 $122.00 $455 -8.00
439 439 15 130.00 $130.00 $571
541 541 10 88.00 $88.00 $476 -25.00
630–635 631 4 109.00–114.00 $112.74 $711 +2.56
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 122.00 $122.00 $482 -7.00
440 440 7 133.50 $133.50 $587
515–545 530 2 93.00–122.00 $107.09 $568 -0.91
555 555 14 123.50 $123.50 $685 +5.86
625 625 5 120.00 $120.00 $750 +2.50
705 705 2 90.00 $90.00 $634

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 7 149.00 $149.00 $670
515–540 528 2 130.00–136.00 $133.07 $703
562 562 6 138.00 $138.00 $776 +4.00
641 641 5 116.00 $116.00 $744 -2.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 120.00 $120.00 $568
547 547 3 134.00 $134.00 $733 +8.00
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707

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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.