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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $331.33/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 623 lb · 43 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $277.47/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 767 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.94/cwt -7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 541 lb · 19 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 298

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,499 -10.50
471 471 8 372.50 $372.50 $1,754 +7.50
537 537 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,665 -50.00
556–561 559 8 369.00–390.00 $379.55 $2,122 +35.55
606–645 623 43 299.00–370.00 $331.33 $2,064 -1.84
665–668 667 3 265.00–341.00 $290.26 $1,936
756–776 767 31 252.00–280.50 $277.47 $2,128 +5.47
863–865 864 3 262.00–264.00 $263.33 $2,275 -0.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–463 458 10 340.00–365.00 $354.90 $1,625 -10.10
565–590 574 5 325.00–357.00 $334.53 $1,920
633 633 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,121
662 662 3 352.00 $352.00 $2,330

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,266 +13.00
456–457 457 16 330.00–345.00 $337.49 $1,542 -17.50
541–543 541 19 289.00–318.00 $314.94 $1,704 -7.12
570 570 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,676 +38.77
636–645 639 10 268.00–283.00 $278.46 $1,779 -2.99
710–711 711 5 264.00–267.00 $266.40 $1,894
835 835 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,987 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 379 10 318.00–341.00 $333.98 $1,266 +56.98
441 441 10 358.00 $358.00 $1,579 +38.00
456–480 458 16 320.00–353.00 $350.84 $1,607
540–546 544 12 297.00–311.50 $301.80 $1,642 +13.80
615–645 627 3 263.00–283.00 $273.83 $1,717 -7.17

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,361
456 456 13 335.00 $335.00 $1,528 -57.59
555–585 558 9 285.00–312.00 $308.86 $1,723 -9.14
636 636 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,972 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 9 353.00 $353.00 $1,585
537 537 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,718 -5.00
643 643 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,942 +7.00

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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.