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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

64 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 461 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 64

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 8 381.00 $381.00 $1,707
564 564 4 336.00 $336.00 $1,895
667 667 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,008
748 748 2 273.00 $273.00 $2,042
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 381.00 $381.00 $1,646

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,267 -28.00
461 461 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,498 -5.00
515 515 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,478 -12.00
557 557 9 314.00 $314.00 $1,749 +35.44
630 630 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,764
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,214
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 -65.00
425–435 433 5 308.00–311.00 $310.41 $1,344
575 575 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 -1.00
625 625 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,750

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,647
535 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 -21.00
565 565 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,672 -39.00
650 650 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,814
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,732

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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.