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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

89 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $341.16/cwt -6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 637 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.03/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 555 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 89

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 444 4 432.00–450.00 $445.54 $1,978
540 540 1 378.00 $378.00 $2,041 -39.51
556 556 8 393.00 $393.00 $2,185 +6.00
652 652 3 362.00 $362.00 $2,360
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 419.00 $419.00 $2,041
605 605 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,549

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 401.00 $401.00 $1,464
453 453 9 377.00 $377.00 $1,708 +10.88
551–558 555 10 347.00–357.00 $352.03 $1,954 +2.49
658 658 3 336.00 $336.00 $2,211 +32.00
710–743 735 4 276.00–319.00 $308.61 $2,268 +10.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,528 -51.00
515 515 4 358.00 $358.00 $1,844 +5.34
610 610 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,104 +95.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–468 463 7 430.00–434.00 $432.89 $2,004 -6.11
556 556 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,113 -11.00
635–643 637 10 330.00–346.00 $341.16 $2,173 -6.34
660 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914
706 706 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,167
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,058 -19.00
558–575 564 3 341.00–364.00 $356.18 $2,009

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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.