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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.12/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 463 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 550 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $237.00/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 471 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 59 137
Feeder cattle 178 59 137

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 77, Bulls 33)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,143
561 561 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,307 +1.00
644 644 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,410 -5.00
700–733 717 6 210.00–218.00 $213.91 $1,534 +9.91
813 813 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,220
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–465 463 10 246.50–250.00 $248.95 $1,153
540 540 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,307
566 566 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,415
625–626 626 5 193.00–229.00 $221.81 $1,389

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–490 463 19 200.00–209.75 $208.12 $964
525 525 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,071
550 550 17 199.00 $199.00 $1,094 -1.00
635–645 640 2 165.00–168.00 $166.51 $1,066 -23.49
703 703 2 132.00 $132.00 $928
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 245.00 $245.00 $938
445 445 13 214.50 $214.50 $955
464 464 7 193.00 $193.00 $896 -5.00
520 520 9 199.00–202.50 $200.17 $1,041
605–640 628 3 168.00–175.00 $170.25 $1,069

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 15 237.00 $237.00 $1,116
500 500 1 194.00 $194.00 $970
554 554 9 219.75 $219.75 $1,217 +15.75
633 633 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,342
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,107
548 548 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,140 +3.00

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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.