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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.77/cwt +43.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 658 lb · 50 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.61/cwt +51.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 768 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $275.44/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 743 lb · 35 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 292

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,613
500–538 529 8 315.00–333.00 $319.26 $1,689 -6.69
556–565 562 11 335.00–336.00 $335.64 $1,886 +22.47
658 658 15 313.00 $313.00 $2,060 +3.30
708–745 743 35 275.00–283.00 $275.44 $2,047 +8.48
805–835 833 17 253.00–256.00 $255.83 $2,131
912 912 5 241.50 $241.50 $2,202
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,733 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,080 +6.00
437 437 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,294 +18.50
454–470 463 14 299.00–301.00 $300.08 $1,389 +25.79
540–549 547 18 271.50–285.50 $276.60 $1,513 +13.60
557 557 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,571 +16.73
630 630 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 +8.94
652–666 658 50 276.50–277.00 $276.77 $1,821 +43.77
761–769 768 36 242.00–246.00 $245.61 $1,886 +51.61
839 839 11 241.25 $241.25 $2,024 +91.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,113 +16.00
458 458 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,328
535–540 539 4 264.50–271.00 $269.39 $1,452 +5.39

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 13 335.00 $335.00 $1,518 +26.07
544–545 544 9 260.00–323.00 $315.99 $1,719 +56.96
654 654 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,851 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 6 334.00 $334.00 $1,533
545 545 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,771 +30.59
648 648 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,581 -19.00

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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.