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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $490.91/cwt -10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,258/hd at 460 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $464.00/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 443 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $405.00/cwt -21.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 538 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 346 139
Feeder cattle 124 346 139

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 46, Bulls 35)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–475 460 24 400.00–495.00 $490.91 $2,258 -10.71
544 544 10 479.00 $479.00 $2,606 +16.03
555 555 1 454.00 $454.00 $2,520 -33.49
642 642 3 423.00 $423.00 $2,716 -9.30
655 655 1 426.00 $426.00 $2,790 -21.00
705 705 1 407.00 $407.00 $2,869 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,868
528 528 2 424.00 $424.00 $2,239 -73.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 444.00 $444.00 $1,621 -21.00
443 443 16 464.00 $464.00 $2,056 +0.25
538 538 10 405.00 $405.00 $2,179 -21.18
668 668 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,111 -57.34
708–715 710 3 220.00–337.00 $297.74 $2,114 -71.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 444.00 $444.00 $1,643 -21.02
446 446 7 476.00 $476.00 $2,123
558 558 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,065 -15.00
675 675 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,167

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–436 431 9 462.00–467.00 $465.94 $2,008 +19.38
477 477 3 424.00 $424.00 $2,022
530 530 4 438.00 $438.00 $2,321 +8.73
638 638 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,456 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,163
544 544 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,421
681 681 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,622 +14.00

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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.