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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.54/cwt +16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 553 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $417.51/cwt +16.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 538 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.64/cwt -14.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 633 lb · 23 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 269

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–485 456 14 390.00–450.00 $439.69 $2,005 +59.69
503–548 538 29 402.25–473.00 $417.51 $2,246 +16.68
565 565 1 387.00 $387.00 $2,187 +8.00
617–646 633 23 360.00–361.50 $360.64 $2,283 -14.36
715–747 736 6 312.00–344.00 $322.90 $2,377
750 750 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,168
945 945 8 328.00 $328.00 $3,100
972 972 7 311.00 $311.00 $3,023
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,900
523–538 534 10 400.00–422.00 $415.53 $2,219
590 590 2 383.00 $383.00 $2,260

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 457 14 361.00–367.00 $366.12 $1,673 +0.71
530–547 543 4 324.00–344.00 $339.12 $1,841
552–561 553 34 349.00–353.50 $349.54 $1,933 +16.67
610–648 646 21 311.00–326.00 $311.94 $2,015 +26.94
665 665 2 304.00 $304.00 $2,022 -5.00
732 732 3 298.00 $298.00 $2,181
754 754 8 311.00 $311.00 $2,345
800 800 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,408
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 388.00 $388.00 $1,455
429 429 7 364.00 $364.00 $1,562
477 477 3 361.00 $361.00 $1,722
536–545 537 13 325.00–358.00 $352.66 $1,894
635 635 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 -53.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 444.00 $444.00 $1,980 +63.00
485 485 1 439.00 $439.00 $2,129
544 544 18 391.00 $391.00 $2,127
575 575 1 391.00 $391.00 $2,248 +25.00
639 639 17 347.50 $347.50 $2,221
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 439.00 $439.00 $2,033
525 525 5 399.50 $399.50 $2,097
695 695 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,120

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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.