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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

48 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 48

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–473 462 6 310.00–330.50 $321.38 $1,485
545 545 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,703
595 595 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,630
673 673 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,790
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,526 +15.00
557 557 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,699 +11.00
635 635 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,676 -12.00
785 785 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,908

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,292 -10.50
540 540 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,485 -2.50
648 648 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,601 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,260
553 553 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,521

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,368
580 580 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,514 -31.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,477 -1.00

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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.