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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

86 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.00/cwt ≈ $1,708/hd at 700 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $294.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 446 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 86 228 56
Feeder cattle 86 228 56

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 34, Bulls 28)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,394 -9.00
470 470 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,518 -6.14
548 548 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,611 -14.00
558 558 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,735 +7.01
625–645 630 8 277.00–286.00 $279.30 $1,760 -9.74
655 655 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,814 -11.00
701 701 5 273.75 $273.75 $1,919

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–377 368 5 257.00–267.00 $263.14 $968 -22.86
456 456 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,176
555–583 564 6 230.00–259.00 $249.01 $1,404 -17.52
610 610 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,470 -15.39
660 660 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,610 -13.50
700 700 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,708

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 10 294.00 $294.00 $1,311 -16.00
490–495 493 2 174.00–196.00 $185.06 $912
510–543 538 6 275.00–302.00 $279.27 $1,502 -10.61
600 600 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,614
652 652 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,356 -54.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,348 -8.50

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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.