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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $512.50/cwt ≈ $2,255/hd at 440 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $390.00/cwt ≈ $2,137/hd at 548 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.00/cwt ≈ $2,069/hd at 465 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 127 124 76
Feeder cattle 127 124 76

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 60, Bulls 27)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 18 512.50 $512.50 $2,255
538 538 8 463.00 $463.00 $2,491 -16.00
658 658 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,698 -16.00
725 725 1 386.00 $386.00 $2,798 -21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,197
475 475 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,304 +70.00
532–540 533 8 473.00–484.50 $483.04 $2,575 +59.04
620 620 1 421.00 $421.00 $2,610

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,736 +1.00
443–445 444 5 423.00–460.00 $445.24 $1,977 -18.76
465 465 11 445.00 $445.00 $2,069
553–570 558 6 300.00–350.00 $339.00 $1,892
648 648 3 346.00 $346.00 $2,242
671 671 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,261 +21.00
705–745 725 2 302.00–313.00 $307.35 $2,228 +9.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 452.00 $452.00 $1,550
365 365 1 441.00 $441.00 $1,610 -3.00
415–448 441 5 450.00–460.00 $458.12 $2,020 -17.88
480 480 1 376.00 $376.00 $1,805
548 548 16 390.00 $390.00 $2,137
560 560 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 -35.00
615–640 628 2 310.00–317.00 $313.57 $1,969

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–447 440 4 460.00–480.00 $464.77 $2,045 -1.17
452 452 9 501.00 $501.00 $2,265 +77.00
527 527 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,187 -23.00
610 610 2 387.00 $387.00 $2,361 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 463 4 464.00–470.00 $468.52 $2,169
515 515 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,318 +5.00
605 605 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,329

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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.