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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $360.06/cwt ≈ $1,944/hd at 540 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $444.50/cwt +11.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 455 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.50/cwt ≈ $1,962/hd at 628 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 156

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810
586 586 6 376.00 $376.00 $2,203 -17.00
636 636 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,321
728 728 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,235
755–785 761 10 331.00–338.50 $336.95 $2,564
900 900 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,682
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 379.00 $379.00 $2,001
581 581 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,092
631 631 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,013 +63.00
655 655 2 347.00 $347.00 $2,273
718 718 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,204
873 873 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,602

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,248 -59.00
430 430 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,548
476 476 10 340.00 $340.00 $1,618 -37.00
525 525 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,496
555 555 8 346.00 $346.00 $1,920 -6.03
628 628 11 312.50 $312.50 $1,962
771 771 7 293.00 $293.00 $2,259
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,544
453 453 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,291
568 568 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,903
647 647 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,103
663 663 2 296.00 $296.00 $1,962
710 710 2 293.00 $293.00 $2,080

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 15 444.50 $444.50 $2,022 +11.61
530–542 540 18 345.00–363.00 $360.06 $1,944
645 645 8 332.00 $332.00 $2,141 -9.16
663 663 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,890 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 446 7 412.00–429.00 $424.21 $1,892
573 573 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,942 -17.18

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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.