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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $360.05/cwt +50.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 521 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.19/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 516 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.42/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 631 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 139

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 -40.00
466 466 10 381.50 $381.50 $1,778 +9.00
521–523 521 22 358.00–373.00 $360.05 $1,876 +50.05
613 613 3 363.00 $363.00 $2,225 +31.67
677–680 678 4 325.00–337.00 $333.99 $2,264 +43.73
708 708 2 299.00 $299.00 $2,117
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,724
530 530 3 373.00 $373.00 $1,977

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,189
379 379 5 359.00 $359.00 $1,361 +24.00
462–473 464 10 231.00–322.00 $303.45 $1,408 -34.04
501–527 516 17 307.00–340.00 $320.19 $1,652 +5.25
609–648 631 12 266.00–283.00 $276.42 $1,744 -2.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 364.00 $364.00 $1,394 +30.02
460–473 463 8 317.00–324.00 $318.79 $1,476 -32.05
553–565 555 5 289.00–303.00 $300.15 $1,666
600 600 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,674 +5.17

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,160 -59.00
456–493 469 9 218.00–351.00 $301.73 $1,415 -33.27
513 513 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,754
648 648 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,231 -120.00
650 650 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,970
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–470 456 5 251.00–362.00 $339.14 $1,546
535 535 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,840 +24.00
640 640 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,939 +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.