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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

51 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 581 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 51 391 155
Feeder cattle 51 391 155

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 13, Bulls 14)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 153.00 $153.00 $658
460 460 2 186.00 $186.00 $856 +4.45
581 581 14 179.00 $179.00 $1,040 -7.23
688 688 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,176 -3.00
835 835 2 113.50 $113.50 $948 -26.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 175.00 $175.00 $840 +10.00
585 585 1 169.00 $169.00 $989

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $411 -41.49
405 405 1 136.00 $136.00 $551 -6.34
453 453 2 124.00 $124.00 $562 -20.71
505 505 1 124.00 $124.00 $626 -7.96
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 +4.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 124.00 $124.00 $549
535 535 3 130.00 $130.00 $696 -13.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 182.00 $182.00 $852 -1.50
537 537 6 166.00 $166.00 $891
673 673 2 116.50 $116.50 $784
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 185.00 $185.00 $820 +12.14
535 535 1 166.00 $166.00 $888 +14.50

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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.