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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

91 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,273/hd at 551 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.00/cwt ≈ $1,402/hd at 640 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 91 55 100
Feeder cattle 91 55 100

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 43, Bulls 15)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,178
553 553 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,388 +11.50
621 621 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,484 +2.76
740 740 5 219.50 $219.50 $1,624
750–788 775 3 210.00–211.50 $211.02 $1,635 -22.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,205
500 500 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,175

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 471 8 235.00–240.00 $238.76 $1,125 -8.50
551 551 18 231.00 $231.00 $1,273
640 640 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,402
660 660 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,360 -16.01
703–745 717 3 157.00–188.00 $177.26 $1,271 -29.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,109
525 525 1 174.00 $174.00 $914

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,198 +28.00
547 547 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,340 +10.00
636 636 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,482 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,122
533 533 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,348

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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.