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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.12/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 619 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.75/cwt ≈ $1,293/hd at 537 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.53/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 635 lb · 23 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 56 223
Feeder cattle 269 56 223

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 116, Bulls 31)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–488 471 10 283.00–285.00 $284.38 $1,339 -1.62
534–545 542 22 270.00–273.00 $272.06 $1,475 -3.94
568 568 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,522
620–644 635 23 254.00–260.00 $255.53 $1,623 +5.94
650 650 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,632
725–748 746 23 232.00–241.00 $234.78 $1,751
800–831 825 11 220.00–220.50 $220.41 $1,818
906 906 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,595
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–437 431 10 287.00–290.00 $289.09 $1,246
450 450 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,314
513–545 524 9 270.00–278.00 $275.22 $1,442
695 695 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,689

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 260.00 $260.00 $962
445 445 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,108 -7.00
460–467 465 16 258.00–269.00 $265.59 $1,235
537 537 26 240.75 $240.75 $1,293
558–564 560 12 238.00–243.50 $241.65 $1,353 -3.35
612–636 619 27 230.00–238.00 $232.12 $1,437 -3.88
710–747 738 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,491
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–395 382 6 251.00–258.00 $252.21 $963
415–440 428 2 227.00–231.00 $229.06 $980
465 465 11 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 +3.86
520–531 527 6 235.00–244.00 $237.96 $1,254 -2.43
652 652 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,369

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 10 278.00 $278.00 $1,204 -1.00
505–528 525 9 225.00–261.00 $256.25 $1,345 -12.75
648 648 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,497 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–445 444 8 200.00–270.00 $261.23 $1,160 -22.77

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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.