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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

80 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.75/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 540 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 80 208 168
Feeder cattle 80 208 168

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 38, Bulls 31)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 161.00 $161.00 $724
510 510 1 168.00 $168.00 $857 -4.00
629 629 4 154.50 $154.50 $972 -2.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 171.00 $171.00 $710 -14.00
595 595 1 160.00 $160.00 $952 -18.00
675 675 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,026
713 713 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,077

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 6 147.50 $147.50 $690 +24.40
540 540 13 146.75 $146.75 $792 +3.14
671 671 4 132.00 $132.00 $886
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 138.00 $138.00 $524 +42.50
466 466 5 149.00 $149.00 $694 +93.00
522 522 6 148.00 $148.00 $773 +8.08
623 623 2 133.50 $133.50 $832 +13.14

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 161.00 $161.00 $757 +6.00
546 546 6 166.50 $166.50 $909 +6.86
595 595 1 146.00 $146.00 $869 +1.00
635 635 1 143.00 $143.00 $908 -5.00
656 656 7 142.50 $142.50 $935 +22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 173.00 $173.00 $765
531 531 9 172.00 $172.00 $913
672 672 3 142.50 $142.50 $958 +4.50

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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.