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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.74/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 525 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.36/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 531 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 455 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 131 56 80
Feeder cattle 131 56 80

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 67, Bulls 28)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 175.00 $175.00 $794 +3.00
530–533 531 17 167.50–186.00 $178.36 $947 +5.42
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896
656 656 5 144.50 $144.50 $948 -10.00
778 778 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,058
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 102.00 $102.00 $500
577 577 3 168.00 $168.00 $969

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 121.00–135.00 $128.32 $485 +3.32
445 445 1 135.50 $135.50 $603
455 455 12 139.50 $139.50 $635 -0.50
505–532 525 22 136.50–144.50 $138.74 $728 +4.74
643 643 9 136.00 $136.00 $874 +16.00
695 695 1 124.00 $124.00 $862
705–720 713 2 90.00–127.00 $108.31 $772
780 780 2 87.50 $87.50 $682
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 132.00 $132.00 $506
439 439 6 142.00 $142.00 $623
543 543 7 137.50 $137.50 $747
665 665 1 89.00 $89.00 $592

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 6 169.00 $169.00 $760
515–533 530 6 150.00–158.00 $151.30 $802
558 558 2 142.50 $142.50 $795 -14.00
620–633 629 3 120.00–135.00 $130.07 $818
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 4 170.00 $170.00 $785
503–510 505 3 149.00–168.00 $161.61 $816 +6.61
590 590 1 150.00 $150.00 $885 -5.00
645 645 1 121.00 $121.00 $780
710 710 1 106.00 $106.00 $753

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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.