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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

50 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 50 296 49
Feeder cattle 50 296 49

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 20, Bulls 5)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,115 +38.47
515 515 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,308 +0.93
600–649 642 7 225.00–231.00 $225.80 $1,450 -21.67
688 688 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,692
735 735 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,624 -11.81
753–780 762 3 211.00–225.00 $220.22 $1,678
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 -37.93
615 615 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,359 -15.86

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 192.00 $192.00 $739
465–495 475 3 200.00–208.00 $205.22 $975 +11.77
543 543 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,129 +28.00
585 585 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,106 -39.43
628 628 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,137 -21.44
753 753 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,258
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 220.00 $220.00 $825 -5.00
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 -50.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 212.00 $212.00 $954 -28.00
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 +16.00
615 615 3 204.50 $204.50 $1,258

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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.