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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.50/cwt ≈ $827/hd at 553 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.84/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 632 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 537 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 113 49 137
Feeder cattle 113 49 137

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 50, Bulls 31)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 178.00 $178.00 $863 +1.00
500–523 509 6 160.00–174.00 $167.25 $851
627–635 632 14 159.50–165.00 $161.84 $1,023 +2.99
721 721 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,190 +25.00
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 93.00 $93.00 $493 -67.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 158.00 $158.00 $600 -2.00
464 464 9 142.00 $142.00 $659 +33.00
553 553 16 149.50 $149.50 $827
647 647 10 149.00 $149.00 $964 +16.00
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 378 5 151.00–161.00 $159.04 $601
452 452 6 138.00 $138.00 $624 -12.00
610 610 1 125.50 $125.50 $766 -0.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 165.00 $165.00 $752
537 537 13 159.00 $159.00 $854 +8.00
626 626 7 150.00 $150.00 $939 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 141.00 $141.00 $670
563 563 2 138.00 $138.00 $777

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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.