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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

55 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $254.50/cwt ≈ $1,120/hd at 440 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 55 405 254
Feeder cattle 55 405 254

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2, Heifers 23, Bulls, 30)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,124 -66.27
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 -60.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 224.00 $224.00 $885 -44.00
436 436 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,042
473 473 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,121 -11.98
534 534 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,271 -0.34
583 583 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,318 -16.82
650 650 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,164 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 157.00–227.00 $192.00 $1,008 -45.91
640 640 2 94.00 $94.00 $602 -118.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 11 254.50 $254.50 $1,120
488 488 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,259 -16.00
536 536 8 251.50 $251.50 $1,348
645 645 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,464 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,077

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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.