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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

91 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.00/cwt ≈ $1,069/hd at 440 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $296.20/cwt ≈ $1,265/hd at 427 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 91 90 232
Feeder cattle 91 90 232

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 35, Bulls 34)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–428 427 10 296.00–298.00 $296.20 $1,265
526 526 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,515 -13.61
650 650 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 -21.00
925 925 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,610
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,390 -1.54

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,026 +5.00
440 440 12 243.00 $243.00 $1,069
535 535 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,204 -24.00
559 559 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,342
763–765 764 7 196.00–201.00 $198.15 $1,514
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 +15.00
420 420 1 230.00 $230.00 $966
453 453 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,173 -10.00
565 565 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,175
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,095 +6.00
453 453 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,241 -16.00
503–545 536 9 240.00–261.00 $244.38 $1,310 -31.62
658 658 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,513
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,229
455–460 458 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,278 -22.00
540 540 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,372
580 580 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,479 -20.00

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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.