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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

49 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 49 27 44
Feeder cattle 49 27 44

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 7, Heifers 30, Bulls 12)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 -1.00
563 563 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,340 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,026 +56.00
555 555 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,315

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 185.00–196.00 $190.61 $740 +11.61
440 440 1 192.00 $192.00 $845 +10.00
539 539 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,197 -2.00
569 569 4 150.00 $150.00 $854
664–667 665 7 143.00–196.00 $173.23 $1,152
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 203.00 $203.00 $757 +53.00
420 420 2 146.00 $146.00 $613 -4.00
460 460 1 172.00 $172.00 $791
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 -25.00
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,012
470 470 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,015
555 555 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,227
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,124
557 557 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,242
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396

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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.