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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.05/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 561 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.50/cwt +43.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 540 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.50/cwt ≈ $1,642/hd at 640 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 101 405
Feeder cattle 358 101 405

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 139, Heifers 134, Bulls 85)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,545
453–490 466 18 323.00–346.00 $338.63 $1,578 +30.94
550–586 561 46 271.00–324.50 $310.05 $1,739 +7.21
618–619 619 19 286.00–293.00 $292.26 $1,809 +10.31
690 690 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,987
728–736 734 10 263.00–268.00 $263.99 $1,938 +15.30
790 790 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,943
849 849 10 255.00 $255.00 $2,165
850 850 5 247.50 $247.50 $2,104
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 333.00 $333.00 $1,449 +24.00
450 450 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,462
553–560 554 7 308.00–315.00 $313.99 $1,740
625 625 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,831
662 662 3 256.50 $256.50 $1,698

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–383 376 8 264.00–300.00 $288.57 $1,085 +44.57
439 439 12 276.00 $276.00 $1,212
466–495 470 8 270.00–290.00 $287.36 $1,351 +34.96
535–543 540 30 277.50–281.00 $279.50 $1,509 +43.50
640 640 21 256.50 $256.50 $1,642
670 670 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,702
730 730 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,810
768 768 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,859
800 800 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,576 -14.00
850 850 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,292
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 463 18 273.00–290.00 $288.02 $1,334
532–546 542 16 275.00–281.00 $279.16 $1,513
560 560 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,546
654 654 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,635

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,373
474–483 476 12 321.00–323.00 $322.49 $1,535 +47.49
563 563 17 302.00 $302.00 $1,700
635 635 11 275.50 $275.50 $1,749 +24.50
654 654 12 258.00 $258.00 $1,687
776–785 778 6 181.00–219.00 $212.61 $1,654
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 7 323.00 $323.00 $1,473
561 561 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,655
629 629 8 267.50 $267.50 $1,683 +24.50

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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.