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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

78 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $367.01/cwt ≈ $2,052/hd at 559 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 559 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 78

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 +19.00
550–558 556 5 359.00–386.00 $380.66 $2,116
643 643 9 351.00 $351.00 $2,257 +1.00
720 720 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,362
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,862
515 515 1 401.00 $401.00 $2,065 +86.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 332.99 $332.99 $1,239 -35.63
440 440 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,456 +23.00
459 459 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,551 +10.00
559 559 10 323.00 $323.00 $1,806 +14.00
640 640 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,875
765 765 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,157 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,264 ±0.00
430 430 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,471 +20.00
640 640 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 -21.61

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,784
557–561 559 16 364.00–370.00 $367.01 $2,052
600 600 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,710 -38.11
658–660 659 3 308.00 $308.00 $2,030
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,601 -2.00
535 535 1 366.00 $366.00 $1,958
655 655 3 308.00 $308.00 $2,017 +32.00

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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.