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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $492.17/cwt +27.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,810/hd at 571 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.55/cwt +88.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,257/hd at 572 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.26/cwt +64.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 460 lb · 25 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 158 101
Feeder cattle 248 158 101

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 101, Bulls 26)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 576.00 $576.00 $2,148
425–443 440 7 430.00–483.00 $475.69 $2,093
477 477 20 526.00 $526.00 $2,509 +56.00
569–584 571 33 444.00–501.00 $492.17 $2,810 +27.17
637 637 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,452 -24.00
664 664 20 442.50 $442.50 $2,938
719 719 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,768 +29.00
755–791 787 19 331.00–359.00 $356.17 $2,803
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 515.00 $515.00 $2,163 +11.00
515 515 1 451.00 $451.00 $2,323
725 725 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,400 -16.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–375 370 9 430.00–461.00 $454.02 $1,680 +103.01
458–461 460 25 415.00–455.00 $442.26 $2,034 +64.11
554–578 572 28 347.00–410.00 $394.55 $2,257 +88.02
643–647 646 16 353.00–363.00 $361.13 $2,333 +20.13
740–749 748 15 310.00–320.00 $319.34 $2,389
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 451 4 400.00–452.00 $438.89 $1,979
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 +113.00
620 620 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,046
710 710 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,236

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–292 272 10 588.00–598.00 $592.63 $1,612
461 461 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,074 -34.14
529 529 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,037 -40.11
635 635 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,084 +50.00
554 554 4 399.00 $399.00 $2,210 -1.00

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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.