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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.73/cwt ≈ $1,270/hd at 541 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $277.35/cwt ≈ $1,509/hd at 544 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.75/cwt ≈ $1,158/hd at 439 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 35 296
Feeder cattle 327 35 296

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 159, Bulls 47)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 463 11 262.00–319.00 $285.07 $1,320 +27.07
540–546 544 31 276.00–279.50 $277.35 $1,509
555–595 569 6 266.00–275.00 $269.07 $1,531 +24.07
620–629 623 18 230.00–257.00 $251.32 $1,566
660–669 668 19 243.00–256.50 $254.86 $1,702
726–744 736 9 231.00–233.00 $231.88 $1,707
763 763 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,808
843 843 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,804
985 985 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,940
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,430
515–547 539 4 256.00–276.00 $271.22 $1,462
675 675 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,694
713 713 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,697

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–398 383 8 231.00–255.00 $244.90 $938 +3.90
439 439 20 257.00–266.00 $263.75 $1,158
455 455 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,142 ±0.00
505–549 541 54 220.00–240.50 $234.73 $1,270
555 555 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,260 -5.00
642–647 645 17 223.50–229.25 $226.89 $1,463 +7.89
708–723 718 6 213.00–216.00 $213.99 $1,536 +23.99
753–755 754 3 193.00–205.00 $197.01 $1,485
833 833 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,649
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 249.00 $249.00 $929
405–438 433 6 246.00–257.00 $255.28 $1,105
465 465 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,218 +16.00
525–547 541 7 186.00–232.00 $223.91 $1,211
556 556 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,301
610–635 623 2 221.00–223.00 $222.02 $1,383 -3.98
655 655 2 211.00–215.00 $213.00 $1,395
715–735 725 2 195.00–203.00 $198.94 $1,442

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,263
458 458 16 278.00 $278.00 $1,273 +9.00
510–543 541 14 258.00–260.00 $259.87 $1,406 +10.87
643 643 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,537
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 425 3 261.00–276.00 $271.30 $1,153
531 531 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,375
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380

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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.