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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $135.00/cwt ≈ $1,289/hd at 955 lb · 28 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.25/cwt ≈ $1,190/hd at 861 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.50/cwt +38.50 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 444 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 148 89
Feeder cattle 190 148 89

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 53, Bulls 28)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 179.00 $179.00 $832 +19.00
550 550 10 168.00 $168.00 $924 -8.00
616–645 625 9 155.00–160.00 $158.31 $989 -7.69
673 673 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,043 -5.00
749 749 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,094
774–780 775 7 136.00–144.50 $143.28 $1,110 -2.22
861 861 23 138.25 $138.25 $1,190
955 955 28 135.00 $135.00 $1,289
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 9 180.00 $180.00 $781
527 527 6 175.00 $175.00 $922 -1.00
605 605 1 161.00 $161.00 $974 -1.00
670 670 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,065

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 7 150.00 $150.00 $558 +1.00
444 444 17 153.50 $153.50 $682
457 457 3 144.00 $144.00 $658 -10.50
523 523 5 125.00 $125.00 $654 -10.00
646 646 4 127.00 $127.00 $820 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 +11.00
464–490 469 5 135.00–143.00 $141.33 $663 +0.33
545 545 5 133.50 $133.50 $728 -0.50
643 643 3 124.00 $124.00 $797 +1.00
998 998 2 95.00 $95.00 $948

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 8 163.00 $163.00 $769 -14.40
539 539 6 156.50 $156.50 $844 -3.50
632 632 3 140.00 $140.00 $885 +5.00
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 162.50 $162.50 $720
561 561 5 155.00 $155.00 $870
650 650 2 131.50 $131.50 $855

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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.