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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $374.49/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,116/hd at 565 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $335.31/cwt -27.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,146/hd at 640 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $382.00/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 460 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 142

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 8 396.00 $396.00 $1,794 +11.00
538–545 539 7 359.00–373.50 $371.41 $2,002 -4.13
550–574 565 16 371.00–376.50 $374.49 $2,116 -0.98
640–645 640 13 333.00–335.50 $335.31 $2,146 -27.80
655–665 656 8 340.00–341.00 $340.13 $2,231 -6.18
743 743 3 301.50 $301.50 $2,240 -6.79
780 780 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,958
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,864

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,244 -12.00
420 420 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,264 -33.02
462 462 9 303.50 $303.50 $1,402 -33.50
550 550 10 303.50 $303.50 $1,669 +4.64
656 656 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,738 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 379 3 314.00–335.00 $327.98 $1,243 +12.98
420–435 427 5 211.00–297.00 $279.49 $1,193 -54.51
555 555 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 -70.22
630 630 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,600
655 655 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,775 -17.42
735–741 740 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,976 -17.00
870 870 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,071

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 11 382.00 $382.00 $1,757 +12.50
552 552 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,904 -3.84
600–612 610 6 325.00–338.00 $327.13 $1,995
653 653 4 325.50 $325.50 $2,126 +9.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–493 486 5 300.00–330.00 $305.67 $1,486 +75.67
600 600 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,914
650 650 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,956

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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.