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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

76 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $367.59/cwt -13.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,717/hd at 467 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 76

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–495 467 12 361.00–369.00 $367.59 $1,717 -13.91
543 543 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 -20.05
648 648 2 311.00 $311.00 $2,015 -52.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,730

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 +21.00
400–424 413 9 351.00–352.00 $351.57 $1,452
456 456 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,505 +26.55
541 541 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,618 -21.19
555–580 563 3 249.00–294.00 $278.56 $1,568
655–695 675 4 255.00–267.00 $261.18 $1,763
700 700 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,806
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 -99.00
455–490 467 3 260.00–325.00 $302.25 $1,412 -16.54
555 555 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,587 -14.15

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 393.00 $393.00 $1,580 +120.00
500 500 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,755 +9.00
588 588 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,970
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,760 -12.00

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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.