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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.28/cwt -7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 545 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.50/cwt ≈ $1,177/hd at 747 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 461 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 91 113
Feeder cattle 172 91 113

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 80, Bulls 16)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 8 175.00 $175.00 $793 +3.00
520–533 530 11 166.00–169.00 $168.18 $891 -2.82
595 595 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,012
626 626 7 154.50 $154.50 $967 +10.50
666–670 667 8 151.00–159.00 $157.99 $1,054
747 747 19 157.50 $157.50 $1,177
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 152.00 $152.00 $676
457 457 6 175.00 $175.00 $800 +3.00
523–527 526 9 160.00–166.00 $164.67 $866 +3.67
590 590 1 160.00 $160.00 $944
600–635 618 2 156.00–157.00 $156.51 $967
730 730 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,132

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 123.00 $123.00 $471 -1.00
447 447 12 134.00 $134.00 $599
461 461 16 134.00 $134.00 $618 -0.50
520–547 545 22 125.00–127.50 $127.28 $694 -7.72
563 563 2 120.00 $120.00 $676
639 639 10 120.50 $120.50 $770 -8.96
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 -18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 119.00 $119.00 $458
465 465 2 110.00 $110.00 $512
513–527 524 10 110.00–124.75 $121.86 $639
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 130.00–152.00 $140.88 $620 -16.62
531 531 4 148.50 $148.50 $789
638 638 4 130.00 $130.00 $829 +8.00
665 665 1 96.00 $96.00 $638
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 140.00 $140.00 $634 -15.00
558 558 2 142.00 $142.00 $792 -8.00
620 620 1 139.00 $139.00 $862 +7.00

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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.