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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

73 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 $189.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 541 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 73 146 190
Feeder cattle 73 146 190

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 6, Heifers 56, Bulls 11)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 199.00 $199.00 $951 -7.00
645 645 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,219
740 740 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,221
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 221.00 $221.00 $990 -13.79

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 171.00 $171.00 $646
452–462 457 6 173.00–187.00 $180.08 $823 +9.08
541 541 16 189.00 $189.00 $1,022 +15.00
595 595 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,017 +9.59
607–648 623 5 164.00–175.00 $170.43 $1,062
657 657 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,077 +7.50
705 705 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,100
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 192.00 $192.00 $624
370 370 4 183.00 $183.00 $677 +7.22
457 457 3 184.00 $184.00 $841
561 561 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,004 +21.34
633 633 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,006

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 189.00 $189.00 $856
565 565 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,119 -0.58
630 630 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,109 -11.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 183.00 $183.00 $814
510 510 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,040

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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.