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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.85/cwt -16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,836/hd at 669 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.54/cwt -6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 681 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $428.51/cwt -26.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 462 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 257 405
Feeder cattle 410 257 405

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 175, Bulls 66)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–483 479 10 454.00–477.00 $464.46 $2,225 -74.54
509–542 526 21 395.00–471.00 $436.00 $2,293 —
587 587 18 481.00 $481.00 $2,823 -12.00
605–629 612 21 360.00–450.00 $427.02 $2,613 -14.38
653–686 669 71 402.00–429.50 $423.85 $2,836 -16.15
700–710 705 2 350.00–402.00 $375.82 $2,650 -28.18
775 775 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,689 -38.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 433.00 $433.00 $1,884 —
451 451 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,210 -8.24
540 540 10 476.00 $476.00 $2,570 —
550–580 565 2 465.00–469.00 $466.95 $2,638 —
624–628 625 7 370.00–402.00 $392.82 $2,455 —
705 705 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,291 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 368 8 455.00–470.00 $468.01 $1,722 -23.18
418 418 2 404.00 $404.00 $1,689 -52.00
452–454 453 19 420.00–430.00 $422.64 $1,915 -50.56
529–534 532 23 395.00–404.00 $398.42 $2,120 -15.94
552–590 557 8 354.00–385.00 $380.89 $2,122 -70.11
632 632 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,275 -70.79
651–690 681 43 340.00–384.50 $377.54 $2,571 -6.07
715–735 725 2 310.00–315.00 $312.47 $2,265 -62.53
759 759 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–380 379 8 450.00–491.00 $485.86 $1,841 —
405–430 423 4 370.00–403.00 $380.33 $1,609 -115.67
455–474 462 27 402.00–444.00 $428.51 $1,980 -26.09
547–549 548 15 386.00–404.00 $391.99 $2,148 -8.01
613–635 619 4 360.00–368.00 $365.95 $2,265 +35.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 422 3 415.00–485.00 $462.04 $1,950 —
459 459 14 441.00 $441.00 $2,024 —
542 542 16 428.00 $428.00 $2,320 -75.76
620 620 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 12 450.00 $450.00 $1,980 —
545 545 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,316 —
550–560 555 2 360.00–395.00 $377.66 $2,096 +4.40
663 663 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,420 —

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Reading this report

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.