Name: Roanoke Hollins Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 161, Heifers 107, Bulls 29)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.63/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$219.63

161 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	223.82	1,215	77
Medium and Large 2	642	215.79	1,385	84

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale161 hd

219.63

—

VA average7 barns · 1,207 hd

217.51

+2.12

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

37 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	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	776	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	219.65/cwt	196.00–225.50	1,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,206	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	969	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	224.62/cwt	221.00–230.00	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	204.64/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,293	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,080	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,406	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	227.35/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	231.84/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,222	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	191.45/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,036	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	237.73/cwt	218.00–241.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	187.27/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	132.70/cwt	125.50–134.50	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	226.61/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,536	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	197.44/cwt	169.00–205.50	908	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	182.64/cwt	165.00–185.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	169.33/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	852	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	714	2

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Receipts 297Last week 73Year ago 267

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 161, Heifers 107, Bulls 29)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	180.00	180.00
6	—	450	228.00	228.00
3	—	552	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	524	210.00–215.00	211.70
5	—	776	161.00	161.00
4	—	634	207.00	207.00
6	—	438	235.00	235.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
18	—	536	225.00	225.00
1	—	770	179.00	179.00
19	—	632	200.00–211.00	204.64
25	—	448	241.00	241.00
2	—	708	180.00	180.00
3	—	467	227.00–228.00	227.35
8	—	568	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	196.00–225.50	219.65
5	—	969	155.00	155.00
8	—	442	221.00–230.00	224.62
14	—	762	184.50	184.50
1	—	715	189.00	189.00
16	—	527	215.00–239.00	231.84
7	—	568	218.00–241.00	237.73
23	—	678	225.00–232.50	226.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	541	176.00–195.00	191.45
12	—	430	203.00	203.00
5	—	655	169.50	169.50
10	—	460	169.00–205.50	197.44
1	—	740	131.00	131.00
13	—	374	165.00–185.00	182.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	169.00	169.00
7	—	556	177.00–189.00	187.27
5	—	754	125.50–134.50	132.70
9	—	646	160.00–170.50	169.33
19	—	445	191.50	191.50
1	—	455	204.00	204.00
2	—	380	188.00	188.00

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