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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

68 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.00/cwt -26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 555 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $199.00/cwt -23.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 646 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 68 352 45
Feeder cattle 68 352 45

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 34, Bulls 13)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 200.00 $200.00 $990 -2.06
500 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900
646 646 11 199.00 $199.00 $1,286 -23.53
748 748 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,302 -36.00
795 795 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,264
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 203.00 $203.00 $914
515 515 1 177.00 $177.00 $912 -44.00
660 660 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,175 -23.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 208.00 $208.00 $863 +50.81
555 555 16 163.00 $163.00 $905 -26.00
638 638 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,110 -15.31
737 737 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,209 -20.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 168.00 $168.00 $664 +23.80
455 455 3 208.00 $208.00 $946 +20.00
510 510 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,015 -5.02
790 790 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,130

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 468 4 170.00–185.00 $181.31 $849 -47.69
571 571 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,028 -31.00
633 633 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,044 -29.00
680 680 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,034
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 169.00–177.00 $172.98 $740

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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.