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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

87 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 bulls $223.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 543 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 87 100 68
Feeder cattle 87 100 68

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 36, Bulls 22)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,163 -1.00
505 505 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,096 -33.00
552 552 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,283 +40.46
663 663 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,412 -8.00
738 738 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,535
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,145 +46.00
559 559 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,291

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 215.00 $215.00 $838 -12.00
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 -14.00
461 461 8 211.00 $211.00 $973
552 552 9 214.50 $214.50 $1,184 +7.44
653 653 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,322
735 735 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,066 -47.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 226.00 $226.00 $868 -1.00
431 431 5 219.50 $219.50 $946 +2.50
520 520 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,123

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 210.00 $210.00 $960 -10.30
543 543 10 223.00 $223.00 $1,211 +11.00
565 565 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,068
621 621 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,304
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,029 +5.00
510 510 1 182.00 $182.00 $928 -28.00
675 675 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,336

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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.