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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $528.65/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 467 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.45/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,177/hd at 616 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.45/cwt -14.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 464 lb · 25 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 248 159
Feeder cattle 242 248 159

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 110, Bulls 44)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–433 411 14 485.00–596.00 $573.24 $2,356 +97.55
454–495 467 41 441.00–559.00 $528.65 $2,469 +2.65
500–548 539 10 406.00–489.00 $470.31 $2,535
556 556 10 462.00 $462.00 $2,569 -30.17
631 631 5 417.00 $417.00 $2,631 +32.00
730 730 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,599 -29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 497.00 $497.00 $2,182 -18.00
530 530 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,597 +39.00
620 620 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,294

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–377 376 7 454.00–470.00 $465.46 $1,750 +11.44
405–438 427 3 415.00–437.00 $430.04 $1,836
450–498 464 25 400.00–437.00 $427.45 $1,983 -14.81
515–548 540 12 350.00–395.00 $369.15 $1,993
568 568 4 399.00 $399.00 $2,266 +4.45
604–643 616 29 288.00–379.00 $353.45 $2,177 -7.68
655 655 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,972
720 720 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 -44.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 476.00 $476.00 $1,761
458 458 10 444.25 $444.25 $2,035 +5.36
535–539 539 10 360.00–416.00 $410.44 $2,212 +110.44

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–415 409 5 415.00–452.00 $444.50 $1,818
460 460 12 467.00 $467.00 $2,148 +17.00
510–547 544 13 418.00–420.00 $419.86 $2,284 +34.86
555 555 4 428.00 $428.00 $2,375
638 638 2 353.00 $353.00 $2,252 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 441 4 471.00–488.00 $483.71 $2,133
485 485 1 432.00 $432.00 $2,095 -18.00
535 535 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,140
643 643 2 367.00 $367.00 $2,360

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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.