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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $484.14/cwt +43.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 472 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.15/cwt -44.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 461 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.00/cwt -25.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 544 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 158 410 292
Feeder cattle 158 410 292

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 66, Bulls 71)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 470.00 $470.00 $2,120 +5.54
562 562 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,613 -16.00
637 637 3 409.00 $409.00 $2,605 -18.02
710 710 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,528 -19.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 504.00 $504.00 $2,228 +71.00
485 485 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,376 ±0.00
573 573 2 451.00 $451.00 $2,584 -15.95
720 720 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,498 +22.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 429.00 $429.00 $1,480
365–395 380 2 298.00–400.00 $351.01 $1,334 -117.00
450–480 461 17 341.00–397.00 $378.15 $1,743 -44.49
544 544 12 373.00 $373.00 $2,029 -25.42
555–565 560 2 254.00–360.00 $306.53 $1,717 -74.36
640 640 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,182 -19.00
669 669 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,342 -27.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 383 5 385.00–414.00 $408.48 $1,564 -77.38
448 448 10 409.00 $409.00 $1,832 +28.67
523 523 2 187.00 $187.00 $978 -204.99
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 9 520.00 $520.00 $2,090 +57.96
461–476 472 37 465.00–491.00 $484.14 $2,285 +43.14
520–523 523 9 425.00–426.00 $425.11 $2,223 -2.89
640 640 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 449.00 $449.00 $1,998 -1.00
458 458 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,832
550 550 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 +22.34
633 633 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,405

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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.