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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.43/cwt -8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 537 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.75/cwt ≈ $782/hd at 548 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.50/cwt +28.50 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 461 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 237 158 98
Feeder cattle 237 158 98

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 130, Bulls 55)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 176.00 $176.00 $818 -1.00
505–549 545 10 156.50–164.50 $163.76 $892 -11.74
573 573 2 159.00 $159.00 $911 -9.50
621 621 7 148.00 $148.00 $919 -7.91
655–659 658 9 140.00–154.00 $150.90 $993
775 775 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,077 -7.00
868 868 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,189
930 930 8 88.00 $88.00 $818
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–423 417 4 179.00–188.00 $185.84 $775
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 -19.00
725 725 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,044

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–393 369 7 148.00–154.00 $152.17 $562 +14.67
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533
462–485 464 10 135.00–144.00 $143.06 $664 +5.06
501–545 537 48 119.50–136.00 $133.43 $717 -8.57
581 581 9 142.50 $142.50 $828
601–640 619 11 110.00–122.00 $115.64 $716 -18.36
656 656 6 129.00 $129.00 $846 +9.00
749 749 7 125.25 $125.25 $938 +1.48
750 750 2 120.00 $120.00 $900
853 853 3 114.50 $114.50 $977
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 +6.50
405–440 434 6 114.00–116.00 $114.31 $496 -24.19
463 463 3 148.00 $148.00 $685
542–545 543 4 122.00–137.00 $133.23 $723 -5.77
560–570 565 4 115.00–143.00 $129.12 $730
628 628 3 128.00 $128.00 $804 +1.50
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795
700–735 717 3 92.00–125.25 $113.34 $813 -7.66
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 165.00 $165.00 $710
461 461 11 169.50 $169.50 $781 +28.50
548 548 20 142.75 $142.75 $782
553–560 556 5 125.50–132.00 $129.38 $719 -32.62
626 626 7 123.00 $123.00 $770 -18.00
690 690 1 116.00 $116.00 $800
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–482 476 7 130.00–166.00 $156.05 $743 +45.05
505 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 +18.41
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 -6.50

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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.