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Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.77/cwt ≈ $2,376/hd at 655 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.00/cwt ≈ $2,695/hd at 651 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.40/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,119/hd at 560 lb · 17 head
Roanoke, VA 6-weight heifers sold at $356/cwt. The class is down $13 from its $366 early July peak. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 143 112 0
Feeder cattle 143 112 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 56, Bulls 19)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 429.00 $429.00 $1,900 -41.22
453–495 462 8 350.00–452.00 $430.61 $1,989 +55.61
535 535 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 -48.89
553–565 560 13 405.00–417.00 $412.45 $2,310 +1.22
648 648 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,320 -14.77
651 651 21 414.00 $414.00 $2,695
744 744 15 372.00 $372.00 $2,768 +38.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,600
405–448 431 5 353.00–411.00 $376.12 $1,621 -33.88
478 478 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,864 -19.46
540 540 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,895 -45.04
560–562 560 17 350.00–386.00 $378.40 $2,119 -1.60
605–640 633 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,089 -9.00
650–656 655 21 351.00–364.00 $362.77 $2,376
873 873 3 286.00 $286.00 $2,497

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 3 405.00–420.00 $409.96 $1,816 +38.96
483–488 486 4 367.00–385.00 $375.95 $1,827 -16.05
510 510 1 399.00 $399.00 $2,035 +9.96
561–580 563 9 297.00–387.00 $376.70 $2,121 +1.70
670 670 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 -19.00

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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.