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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.41/cwt ≈ $1,248/hd at 481 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.50/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 541 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $322.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 463 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 100 96 73
Feeder cattle 100 96 73

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 47, Bulls 24)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 10 322.00 $322.00 $1,491 +8.00
564 564 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,686
626 626 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,728
660 660 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,492
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,405
548 548 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,639 ±0.00
555 555 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,482
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 257.00 $257.00 $938 -16.00
450–491 481 16 249.00–266.00 $259.41 $1,248
541 541 15 251.50 $251.50 $1,361 +11.43
700 700 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,519
773 773 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,616 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,007 -9.00
425 425 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,122
510 510 1 191.00 $191.00 $974 -70.00
690 690 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,484

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,338
480 480 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 -3.63
561 561 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,571 +17.00
645 645 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,535
749 749 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,670
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,430
595 595 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,464
675 675 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,647 +19.00

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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.