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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

61 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $393.00/cwt +18.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 555 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.00/cwt +40.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 452 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 61

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,991 +24.00
555 555 13 393.00 $393.00 $2,181 +18.51
645 645 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,006 -24.31
659 659 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,372 +19.87
710 710 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,300 +22.50
765 765 1 316.50 $316.50 $2,421 +65.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,953

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 8 366.00 $366.00 $1,545 +65.00
452 452 12 344.00 $344.00 $1,555 +40.50
547 547 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,805
572 572 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,899 +28.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 339.00 $339.00 $1,339 +11.02
510 510 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,637

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 416.00 $416.00 $1,797
515 515 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,854
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,800
580 580 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,757

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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.