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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 2, 2025

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $396.03/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 461 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.78/cwt ≈ $2,203/hd at 580 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.00/cwt ≈ $1,626/hd at 470 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 119

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–468 461 18 390.00–409.00 $396.03 $1,826 -2.97
535 535 8 363.00 $363.00 $1,942 -15.00
560–593 580 17 378.00–381.00 $379.78 $2,203
613 613 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,299 +38.00
663 663 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,956
778 778 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,490
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,583
565 565 1 379.00 $379.00 $2,141
628 628 2 373.00 $373.00 $2,342 +73.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–495 470 11 346.00 $346.00 $1,626
525–534 533 9 326.00–331.00 $330.45 $1,761
655 655 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,880
745 745 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,885 +58.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,612 +17.00
544 544 4 334.00 $334.00 $1,817 ±0.00
558 558 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,847
625 625 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,662

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 369.00 $369.00 $1,587
470 470 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,734 -20.00
544 544 4 371.00 $371.00 $2,018 +39.00
633 633 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,038 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 399.50 $399.50 $1,738
563 563 3 336.00 $336.00 $1,892
650 650 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,989

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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.