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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

47 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.00/cwt ≈ $1,074/hd at 590 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.00/cwt +32.00 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 492 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 47 392 51
Feeder cattle 47 392 51

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 9, Heifers 33, Bulls 5)

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,237 +53.00
625 625 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 -21.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 -94.24
730 730 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,153 -30.82
773 773 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,098 -43.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 13 196.00 $196.00 $964 +32.00
590 590 14 182.00 $182.00 $1,074
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 133.00 $133.00 $532 -40.00
460 460 4 181.00 $181.00 $833 +2.61
540 540 1 173.00 $173.00 $934 +2.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 184.00 $184.00 $788 -6.00
508 508 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,003 -1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 139.00 $139.00 $924

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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.