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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $329.75/cwt ≈ $2,127/hd at 645 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $290.64/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 461 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $262.44/cwt ≈ $1,745/hd at 665 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 153

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–436 433 7 277.00–350.00 $340.00 $1,472 -20.00
520–533 526 9 330.00–340.00 $335.49 $1,765 +16.23
550 550 11 348.00 $348.00 $1,914 +12.36
735 735 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,904 -16.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,665
645 645 17 329.75 $329.75 $2,127
758 758 6 276.00 $276.00 $2,092
848 848 2 259.00 $259.00 $2,196

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 278.00–285.00 $281.52 $1,036 -23.48
445 445 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,117
457–464 461 15 284.00–295.00 $290.64 $1,340 +0.64
546 546 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,611 +25.61
593 593 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,447
665–670 665 15 200.00–269.00 $262.44 $1,745
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,154 -2.00
452–460 458 11 286.00–311.00 $292.73 $1,341 -7.35
626 626 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,675 +27.50
673 673 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,851 -1.77

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,508
453–455 454 4 310.00–323.00 $319.74 $1,452 -15.26
550–590 559 8 296.00–323.00 $315.01 $1,761
667 667 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,801 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,486
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 -34.00
528–548 541 6 204.00–320.00 $241.71 $1,308 -83.29

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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.