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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.78/cwt ≈ $794/hd at 537 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.43/cwt +12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 462 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.86/cwt ≈ $677/hd at 452 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 366 168 168
Feeder cattle 366 168 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 159, Bulls 58)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–459 459 11 170.00–184.00 $171.26 $786 -7.54
518–543 538 14 172.00–172.50 $172.40 $928 —
550–556 555 6 172.50–176.00 $175.42 $974 +7.62
617–648 636 20 165.00–169.50 $165.75 $1,054 —
650–680 675 12 158.00–163.00 $162.20 $1,095 +2.03
715–731 728 5 149.00–150.50 $149.29 $1,087 +6.21
752–768 753 22 147.00–150.50 $150.18 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 9 180.00 $180.00 $808 —
452 452 18 180.00–185.00 $184.17 $832 +5.17
539–540 539 11 172.00–178.00 $177.45 $956 +9.95
554 554 11 172.50 $172.50 $956 —
643 643 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,061 +3.30
668 668 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,122 —
795 795 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 155.00 $155.00 $564 —
410–440 433 4 145.00 $145.00 $628 +10.00
457–488 462 31 147.50–156.00 $151.43 $700 +12.13
508–546 537 34 145.00–148.50 $147.78 $794 —
570–598 593 6 140.00 $140.00 $830 +0.78
628 628 6 135.00 $135.00 $848 +9.00
693 693 2 121.00 $121.00 $839 —
708–740 719 3 121.00–128.00 $125.60 $903 +2.05
783 783 3 120.00 $120.00 $940 —
863 863 3 101.00 $101.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 9 165.00 $165.00 $615 —
410–438 429 3 131.00–140.00 $133.87 $574 -2.93
450–456 452 28 139.00–153.00 $149.86 $677 —
536 536 16 147.50 $147.50 $791 -4.57
550 550 2 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
670–695 683 2 121.00–126.50 $123.80 $846 —
718–730 722 3 126.50–127.00 $126.67 $915 +18.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 166.00 $166.00 $697 -15.39
463 463 14 180.00 $180.00 $833 +1.00
558 558 18 159.50 $159.50 $890 -0.46
656 656 10 140.50 $140.50 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–455 454 6 160.00–175.00 $171.83 $780 —
525–543 541 8 156.50–159.00 $158.70 $859 —
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 —

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Reading this report

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.