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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.22/cwt ≈ $784/hd at 563 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.80/cwt ≈ $930/hd at 554 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 642 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 72 159
Feeder cattle 168 72 159

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 83, Bulls 19)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–470 469 5 178.00–180.00 $178.80 $839
550–566 554 22 166.00–168.50 $167.80 $930
650–658 655 18 160.00–160.50 $160.17 $1,049
720–738 735 13 143.00–143.50 $143.08 $1,052 +13.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 179.00 $179.00 $859
548 548 3 167.50 $167.50 $918
618–635 622 4 155.00–164.00 $161.70 $1,006

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594
450–459 458 7 135.00–140.00 $139.30 $638 +2.30
556–588 563 29 136.00–144.00 $139.22 $784
642 642 19 126.00 $126.00 $809 +6.00
730 730 11 123.50–124.00 $123.55 $902 +27.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–446 434 8 130.00–144.00 $136.80 $594 -1.16
530–540 537 4 130.00–170.00 $152.07 $817
615 615 2 124.50 $124.50 $766
735 735 1 108.00 $108.00 $794
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–435 408 7 178.00–182.00 $181.39 $740
461 461 6 179.00 $179.00 $825 +31.00
558–580 569 4 158.00–162.00 $159.96 $910
630–640 635 2 151.00–158.00 $154.47 $981 +17.47

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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.