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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.86/cwt -20.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 553 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $363.11/cwt +31.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 640 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $348.84/cwt ≈ $1,943/hd at 557 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 258

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,817 +27.00
524–544 538 18 375.00–377.00 $375.54 $2,020 +6.54
550–590 570 2 361.00–391.00 $375.47 $2,140
639–642 640 25 354.00–366.00 $363.11 $2,324 +31.11
650–661 653 18 341.00–347.00 $346.31 $2,261
720–748 739 12 296.00–315.00 $308.29 $2,278 -23.71
945 945 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,890
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 484 4 377.00–385.00 $383.08 $1,854 +53.08
565 565 6 391.00 $391.00 $2,209
643 643 7 354.00 $354.00 $2,276
732 732 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,306

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 ±0.00
430–441 439 7 328.00–335.00 $334.02 $1,466 +16.02
478 478 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,611
530 530 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,670
551–556 553 31 250.00–330.00 $298.86 $1,653 -20.14
635 635 10 306.00 $306.00 $1,943
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 -36.00
444 444 13 334.00 $334.00 $1,483 +45.00
470 470 2 334.00 $334.00 $1,570
555–570 559 11 315.00–325.00 $322.22 $1,801 +4.22
650–662 659 4 250.00–301.00 $288.42 $1,901
733 733 3 284.00 $284.00 $2,082

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 16 369.50 $369.50 $1,707
550–557 557 19 346.00–349.00 $348.84 $1,943
655–683 659 13 314.00–316.00 $315.68 $2,080
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,312
485 485 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,116 -89.00
545 545 4 341.00 $341.00 $1,858 +11.00
637 637 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,045

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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.