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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.18/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 538 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $132.71/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 552 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 132 237 93
Feeder cattle 132 237 93

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 61, Bulls 37)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 5 147.00 $147.00 $681 -29.00
510 510 1 122.00 $122.00 $622 -41.76
554 554 4 148.75 $148.75 $824 -10.25
628 628 6 145.50 $145.50 $914 -2.50
747 747 3 132.00 $132.00 $986
869 869 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,017 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 5 140.00 $140.00 $742
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783
640 640 1 140.50 $140.50 $899 -0.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 130.00 $130.00 $576 ±0.00
520–548 538 25 133.00–145.00 $137.18 $738 +3.75
613 613 6 131.50 $131.50 $806 +15.86
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 -14.00
756 756 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,024 +15.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -15.00
442 442 6 136.00 $136.00 $601 +21.69
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631
561 561 5 125.00 $125.00 $701 -4.12
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 -18.00
725 725 1 68.00 $68.00 $493 -45.34
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 8 147.00 $147.00 $667 -22.50
551–558 552 15 110.00–136.25 $132.71 $733 +3.33
643 643 9 127.25 $127.25 $818 +4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 135.00 $135.00 $641 -21.05
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 -19.00

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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.