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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

68 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 68 113 33
Feeder cattle 68 113 33

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 21, Bulls 20)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 177.00 $177.00 $782
530–545 543 8 170.00–172.00 $171.76 $933 +4.51
640 640 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,043 +1.16
656 656 4 159.50 $159.50 $1,046
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 180.00 $180.00 $790
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884
780 780 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,154

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 135.50 $135.50 $515 -22.50
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446
480 480 4 154.00 $154.00 $739 +12.00
563 563 6 148.00 $148.00 $833 -1.50
658 658 3 149.00 $149.00 $980 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 151.00 $151.00 $695 +13.00
520 520 1 151.00 $151.00 $785
695 695 1 107.00 $107.00 $744
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–446 433 8 133.00–143.00 $137.85 $597
539 539 4 153.00 $153.00 $825
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 155.00 $155.00 $713 -10.00
535 535 2 140.00 $140.00 $749 -19.00
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672
600 600 2 105.00 $105.00 $630 -45.00
670 670 1 139.00 $139.00 $931

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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.