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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.00/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 540 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.28/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 630 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.03/cwt ≈ $769/hd at 545 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 68 220
Feeder cattle 176 68 220

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 74, Bulls 28)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–485 482 5 166.00–170.00 $168.41 $812
540 540 16 174.00 $174.00 $940 +2.24
615–646 630 16 148.00–165.50 $158.28 $997 -4.72
721 721 5 131.00 $131.00 $945
768–785 771 10 144.00–157.00 $154.66 $1,192
825 825 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,221
958 958 6 144.50 $144.50 $1,384
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–481 480 8 166.00–173.50 $172.57 $828
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688
610–620 617 3 128.50–159.50 $149.28 $921
705 705 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,114
835 835 1 146.50 $146.50 $1,223

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 8 137.50 $137.50 $627 -16.50
518–549 545 15 124.00–143.50 $141.03 $769
631–647 641 10 102.50–128.00 $117.95 $756
705 705 1 139.00 $139.00 $980
775–785 779 4 110.00–136.00 $120.25 $937
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 150.00 $150.00 $554
436 436 14 138.50 $138.50 $604
532–540 534 4 134.00–141.00 $135.77 $725 -15.23
664–665 664 5 142.00–144.50 $144.00 $956 +37.00
760 760 6 141.50 $141.50 $1,075
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 148.00 $148.00 $662 +10.15
530 530 5 151.00 $151.00 $800 -2.00
640 640 4 144.00 $144.00 $922
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 147.00 $147.00 $666 -8.00
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -10.00
578 578 2 150.00 $150.00 $867 +30.00
648 648 3 150.00 $150.00 $972
701 701 4 123.00 $123.00 $862

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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.