USDA market reports from 20 Virginia auction
markets, most recently
Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Every report in full — prices
by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.
What cattle are bringing in Virginia
Head-weighted average across 2,572 head at the
14 Virginia markets that sold
these classes by the hundredweight,
Aug 3, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026.
Virginia cattle classes by head count, head-weighted $/cwt
Class
$/cwt
Avg wt (lb)
≈ $/hd est.
Head
Markets
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers
$347.97
670
$2,331
489
3
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers
$365.27
724
$2,645
448
6
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers
$324.52
767
$2,489
435
4
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers
$337.27
669
$2,256
418
13
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers
$374.19
571
$2,137
408
6
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers
$382.22
678
$2,591
374
5
Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such
as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd
column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.
Cattle Market