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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $103.36/cwt -48.15 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 734 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.23/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 569 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.92/cwt +10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 540 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 365 0
Feeder cattle 208 365 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 87, Bulls 21)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 182.00 $182.00 $783 -27.00
538 538 4 172.00 $172.00 $925
554–576 569 23 174.00–185.00 $181.23 $1,031 +0.04
600–646 640 14 150.00–158.00 $157.04 $1,005 -1.11
651 651 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,042 +10.11
724–738 734 24 80.00–125.00 $103.36 $759 -48.15
811 811 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,006 -31.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 7 185.00 $185.00 $814 -15.72
480 480 2 189.00 $189.00 $907 -20.00
520 520 1 178.00 $178.00 $926 -16.00
563 563 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,002 +13.76
628–634 632 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,005 +22.74
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 92.00–99.00 $95.50 $368 -35.73
433–449 446 11 111.00–143.25 $137.56 $614 -1.44
465 465 2 56.00 $56.00 $260 -85.87
538–545 540 22 115.00–141.50 $139.92 $756 +10.13
623–635 628 5 110.00–130.50 $120.36 $756 -15.80
720 720 1 111.00 $111.00 $799
775 775 1 70.00 $70.00 $542 -47.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 117.00 $117.00 $439 -19.00
453–470 455 8 117.00–124.00 $123.10 $560 -31.29
502–544 534 16 142.50–147.00 $143.61 $767 +12.17
633 633 7 131.50 $131.50 $832 -8.41
735–748 740 8 113.00–127.50 $122.00 $903 -11.15
860 860 1 78.00 $78.00 $671 +0.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 155.00 $155.00 $718
535–543 541 7 159.50–160.00 $159.64 $864 +39.64
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 -8.50
634 634 4 148.00 $148.00 $938 +10.62
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 458 3 124.00–150.00 $141.02 $646 +5.45
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892
658 658 2 138.00 $138.00 $908 -1.00

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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.