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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

64 head sold ·Official USDA report

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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
425 425 2 400.00–403.00 $401.50 $1,706
549 549 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,169
570 570 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,177 +5.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,949 +60.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 403.00 $403.00 $1,475 +91.00
447 447 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,676
490 490 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,622 -4.00
540 540 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,750 +2.00
580 580 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,879 -10.00
638 638 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,850 +4.00
718 718 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,996 +9.00
953 953 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,240
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 403.00 $403.00 $1,511 +55.00
466 466 4 371.00 $371.00 $1,729 +22.00
545 545 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,690 -10.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 6 413.00 $413.00 $1,759
490 490 1 391.00 $391.00 $1,916 +20.00
567–590 573 4 371.00–386.00 $382.14 $2,190
635 635 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,210
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 403.00 $403.00 $1,846 +32.00
618 618 3 367.00 $367.00 $2,268 +57.00

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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.