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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

55 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 55 203 27
Feeder cattle 55 203 27

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 20, Bulls 14)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–540 536 8 269.00–277.00 $271.97 $1,458 -1.53
636 636 8 254.00 $254.00 $1,615 -13.53
745 745 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,632 -34.50
750 750 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,748

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,206 +20.37
531–542 536 7 236.00–237.00 $236.57 $1,268 -21.44
643 643 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,472 -18.06
718 718 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,529 -13.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,143
515 515 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,169 -3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 +27.00
554 554 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,451 +4.00
660 660 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,591
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,317
508 508 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,372

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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.