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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 625 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 449 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.00/cwt ≈ $683/hd at 481 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 102 90 50
Feeder cattle 102 90 50

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 52, Bulls 28)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 143.00 $143.00 $579
460 460 1 141.00 $141.00 $649 -13.00
650 650 7 137.00 $137.00 $890
705 705 1 126.00 $126.00 $888
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 151.00 $151.00 $687
515–532 528 4 132.00–142.00 $139.56 $737
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 121.00 $121.00 $559 -3.00
541 541 7 123.00 $123.00 $665 +1.37
625 625 12 119.00 $119.00 $744 +5.00
748 748 2 96.00 $96.00 $718
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 11 121.00 $121.00 $543
546 546 10 123.00 $123.00 $672
630 630 3 115.00 $115.00 $724
690 690 1 94.00 $94.00 $649
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 10 142.00 $142.00 $683
545 545 7 134.00 $134.00 $730 +36.08
660 660 2 118.00 $118.00 $779
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 143.00 $143.00 $629 +3.00
578 578 3 130.00 $130.00 $751
660 660 4 90.00 $90.00 $594

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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.