Name: Roanoke Hollins Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 136, Heifers 170, Bulls 30)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.84/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$139.84

170 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$5.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	144.05	684	46
Medium and Large 1	595	138.28	823	124

One grade step is worth $5.77/cwt here — about −$139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale170 hd

139.84

—

VA average8 barns · 1,624 hd

142.17

−2.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Roanoke, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	166.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,015	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	173.15/cwt	164.00–184.50	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.98/cwt	170.00–171.50	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	172.66/cwt	170.00–186.00	958	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	731	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.08/cwt	138.50–139.25	878	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	148.71/cwt	147.00–149.75	1,089	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	149.25/cwt	147.00–154.50	652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.45/cwt	136.50–138.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.50	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.73/cwt	146.00–154.50	671	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	132.75/cwt	132.00–133.50	867	4

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke-Hollins Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Roanoke, VA

Mon May 2, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 336Last week 131Year ago 122

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 136, Heifers 170, Bulls 30)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	138.00	138.00
4	—	656	134.00	134.00
5	—	534	144.00	144.00
8	—	445	150.50	150.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	155.00	155.00
6	—	423	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	162.00	162.00
10	—	454	164.00–184.50	173.15
3	—	747	145.00	145.00
5	—	520	179.00	179.00
2	—	583	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	125.00	125.00
41	—	611	160.00–167.00	166.09
12	—	465	170.00–171.50	170.98
16	—	555	170.00–186.00	172.66
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
35	—	732	147.00–149.75	148.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	143.50	143.50
10	—	778	118.00	118.00
21	—	525	136.00–145.00	139.26
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
53	—	631	138.50–139.25	139.08
3	—	723	127.75	127.75
17	—	575	142.75	142.75
12	—	457	146.00–154.50	146.73
4	—	653	132.00–133.50	132.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
4	—	573	143.50	143.50
20	—	437	147.00–154.50	149.25
11	—	530	136.50–138.00	137.45
7	—	368	147.00	147.00
3	—	652	132.00–133.50	132.50

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