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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $384.00/cwt ≈ $2,127/hd at 554 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.00/cwt +124.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 546 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 642 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 150

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 ±0.00
454 454 10 420.00 $420.00 $1,907 -5.00
535 535 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 -20.00
554 554 27 384.00 $384.00 $2,127
642 642 14 349.00 $349.00 $2,241 -1.00
765 765 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,402
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–495 467 4 321.00–417.00 $391.57 $1,829 +4.57
525 525 2 379.00 $379.00 $1,990
572 572 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,870 -39.00
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 381.00 $381.00 $1,440 +11.00
456–485 458 13 324.00–355.00 $352.48 $1,614 +8.48
546 546 14 349.00 $349.00 $1,906 +124.00
569 569 7 351.00 $351.00 $1,997 ±0.00
675 675 3 298.00 $298.00 $2,012 -3.00
710 710 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,924 -20.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,550 +24.00
500–530 520 3 300.00–325.00 $316.99 $1,648 -29.48
560 560 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,814
660 660 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,769

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–490 469 5 330.00–400.00 $385.38 $1,807
572 572 3 362.00 $362.00 $2,071 +52.00
651 651 8 339.00 $339.00 $2,207
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 -86.00
565–573 570 3 315.00–358.00 $343.80 $1,960 +58.80
633–640 635 3 272.00–273.00 $272.66 $1,731

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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.