Virginia Feeder Cattle Tel-O-Auction Market Report

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.50/cwt +29.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 775 lb · 63 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.50/cwt ≈ $2,180/hd at 850 lb · 59 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.75/cwt ≈ $2,346/hd at 860 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	233	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860 value added	860	58	272.75	$272.75	$2,346	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950 value added	950	53	264.50	$264.50	$2,513	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775 value added	775	63	274.50	$274.50	$2,127	+29.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850 value added	850	59	256.50	$256.50	$2,180	—

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Reading this report

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.