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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

48 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.51/cwt ≈ $676/hd at 530 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 48 45 90
Feeder cattle 48 45 90

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1, Heifers 34, Bulls 13)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 182.00 $182.00 $910 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 131.00 $131.00 $462
451 451 5 129.00 $129.00 $582 -7.00
508–548 530 13 125.00–129.50 $127.51 $676
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806
655–680 663 4 124.00–132.00 $129.45 $858
735–740 737 3 101.00–124.00 $108.70 $801 -24.05
767 767 3 123.00 $123.00 $943 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 -6.00
705 705 1 89.00 $89.00 $627
785 785 1 127.00 $127.00 $997

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 167.00 $167.00 $738
460 460 1 153.00 $153.00 $704 +4.00
554 554 4 161.00 $161.00 $892
675 675 1 122.00 $122.00 $824
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 462 3 140.00–148.00 $145.20 $671 +3.20
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -22.00

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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.