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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.23/cwt +18.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 548 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.02/cwt -12.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 542 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $361.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 553 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 320

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 11 415.00 $415.00 $1,938 -5.00
520–549 548 42 350.00–379.25 $378.23 $2,073 +18.23
556–558 556 9 361.00–373.50 $363.79 $2,023 -20.21
620–632 630 20 316.00–352.00 $347.62 $2,190 -1.38
700–740 728 11 313.00–325.00 $317.25 $2,310
825 825 5 325.50 $325.50 $2,685
910–920 915 2 295.00–297.00 $296.01 $2,708
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 424.00 $424.00 $1,844
453 453 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,971 +43.43
535–536 535 19 366.00–400.00 $387.46 $2,073 +8.46
555 555 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,937 +22.00
620 620 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,021 +26.00
663 663 12 340.00 $340.00 $2,254
755 755 9 343.00 $343.00 $2,590
903 903 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,799

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 374.00 $374.00 $1,309 -7.00
435 435 4 303.00 $303.00 $1,318
465–488 482 4 315.00–339.00 $320.79 $1,546 -31.69
535–544 542 31 328.50–358.00 $336.02 $1,821 -12.98
563–569 568 8 300.00–336.00 $327.07 $1,858 -23.93
626–643 632 16 305.00–307.00 $305.76 $1,932
668 668 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,071 +12.00
715–740 728 4 299.00–308.00 $303.21 $2,207 +32.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 376.00 $376.00 $1,421
430 430 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,187
450–451 451 8 309.00–339.00 $324.02 $1,461 -15.98
525–533 532 6 330.00–358.00 $334.61 $1,780 +17.62
570–575 573 2 315.00–333.00 $324.04 $1,857 +0.04
615–623 620 3 282.00–307.00 $298.74 $1,852

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 354.00 $354.00 $1,533
455–478 460 15 386.00–390.00 $389.17 $1,790 +3.79
535 535 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,819
553 553 22 361.00 $361.00 $1,996 -1.00
615–640 633 10 270.00–337.00 $318.41 $2,016
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 379.00 $379.00 $1,535
485 485 2 368.00 $368.00 $1,785 +48.00
561 561 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,857 -12.80
650 650 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,060

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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.