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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

2,999 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (292)

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.76/cwt -11.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 561 lb · 170 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $423.50/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 464 lb · 138 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $438.36/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,448/hd at 558 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,999 1,728 2,925
Feeder cattle 2,999 1,711 2,925
Slaughter cattle — 17 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1035, Heifers 1392, Bulls 572) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle mostly 6.00 to 23.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —
305–323 319 5 490.00–515.00 $510.23 $1,628 +35.23
378–390 384 12 420.00–550.00 $495.15 $1,901 +20.15
405–438 418 15 367.00–475.00 $434.95 $1,818 —
455 455 10 455.00 $455.00 $2,070 +4.43
450–495 472 64 380.00–465.00 $441.90 $2,086 -8.67
515–545 533 23 325.00–465.00 $424.50 $2,263 -23.58
548 value added 548 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,124 -61.82
550–595 558 115 270.00–476.00 $438.23 $2,445 +6.64
564 564 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,482 +8.41
616–649 634 26 415.00–425.00 $418.60 $2,654 -5.40
613–648 640 69 350.00–415.00 $392.07 $2,509 -15.21
648 value added 648 16 440.00 $440.00 $2,851 +20.26
660 value added 660 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,607 -25.77
655–679 662 44 388.00–420.00 $411.56 $2,725 -17.03
713–714 714 8 385.00–400.00 $388.75 $2,776 +28.08
700–743 730 40 320.00–395.00 $363.08 $2,650 +2.41
765–784 value added 773 9 340.00–360.00 $350.99 $2,713 —
775 775 6 410.00 $410.00 $3,178 —
780–790 785 2 327.50–345.00 $336.19 $2,639 —
820–825 823 3 300.00–330.00 $320.04 $2,634 -4.96
861–868 value added 868 58 325.00–332.50 $325.51 $2,825 -15.49
870 870 4 357.50 $357.50 $3,110 —
1093 1093 2 282.50 $282.50 $3,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 7 385.00–450.00 $424.41 $1,350 -70.59
356–395 368 22 370.00–525.00 $483.90 $1,781 +12.51
393 value added 393 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,044 —
416–445 425 14 325.00–470.00 $442.22 $1,879 —
453–480 464 59 370.00–479.00 $463.33 $2,150 +20.01
476 476 26 460.00 $460.00 $2,190 +16.68
490 value added 490 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,132 -80.00
505–542 539 39 395.00–440.00 $432.80 $2,333 -4.69
561 561 12 480.00 $480.00 $2,693 +38.51
553–590 562 26 355.00–455.00 $422.97 $2,377 -18.52
630–634 631 18 416.00–420.00 $417.34 $2,633 +11.20
651 value added 651 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,376 -31.68
650–685 656 12 290.00–377.00 $364.39 $2,390 -16.99
705–740 722 10 300.00–368.00 $354.64 $2,561 +14.64
757–795 765 6 295.00–387.50 $352.81 $2,699 +9.81
803–830 820 6 307.50–340.00 $315.44 $2,587 +30.44
860 value added 860 7 367.50 $367.50 $3,160 +122.50
880 880 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 —
355–381 365 9 415.00–472.50 $459.49 $1,677 +6.99
435–437 437 11 422.00–425.00 $424.46 $1,855 -7.54
450–457 457 21 385.00–472.00 $465.20 $2,126 +28.45
510–534 529 23 360.00–436.00 $429.28 $2,271 +20.39
565–580 573 2 275.00–375.00 $324.34 $1,858 —
640 640 4 383.00 $383.00 $2,451 -7.00
665–675 667 6 340.00–407.50 $396.11 $2,642 —
667 value added 667 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,568 —
721 721 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,415 —
945 value added 945 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 12 535.00 $535.00 $1,910 —
534 value added 534 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,563 +5.65
563–595 value added 584 9 400.00–410.00 $406.79 $2,376 —
612 612 19 425.00 $425.00 $2,601 —
652 value added 652 31 420.00 $420.00 $2,738 +12.00
837 value added 837 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,653 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —
440 440 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,936 —
465 465 6 443.00 $443.00 $2,060 +20.50
523 value added 523 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,249 —
535–543 540 6 340.00–422.50 $395.27 $2,134 -4.73
632 632 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,307 —
665 665 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,394 —
710 710 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,378 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,276 —
334–348 339 8 380.00–455.00 $429.48 $1,456 +3.48
355–390 370 19 360.00–455.00 $434.85 $1,609 +15.24
418–445 428 17 362.00–452.50 $429.69 $1,839 +24.69
450–484 465 100 370.00–430.50 $420.61 $1,956 +6.36
468–483 value added 473 6 340.00–430.00 $370.63 $1,753 —
507 value added 507 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,028 -26.00
500–548 531 43 330.00–382.00 $360.73 $1,915 -10.71
531 531 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,805 -31.44
550–580 557 150 325.00–389.00 $371.26 $2,068 +17.91
573 value added 573 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,034 -34.74
593 593 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,016 -13.35
600–648 627 31 315.00–351.00 $336.62 $2,111 -8.28
650–675 654 78 315.00–351.50 $343.88 $2,249 +6.38
670 value added 670 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 —
700–745 731 26 270.00–330.00 $319.58 $2,336 +3.74
755 755 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
760–778 768 7 300.00–340.00 $322.63 $2,478 —
815–835 820 4 305.00–327.50 $321.77 $2,639 —
843 value added 843 24 311.00 $311.00 $2,622 —
945 945 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,906 +57.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–295 269 11 350.00–460.00 $421.37 $1,133 -68.63
321 value added 321 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,380 —
305–340 329 13 270.00–435.00 $402.74 $1,325 —
355–380 368 46 370.00–452.50 $430.34 $1,584 +13.41
370 value added 370 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 —
381 381 9 445.00 $445.00 $1,695 +5.00
418–447 435 52 370.00–437.50 $415.74 $1,808 —
450–490 463 100 360.00–430.25 $420.21 $1,946 +2.59
465 465 32 441.00 $441.00 $2,051 +23.38
485 value added 485 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,867 —
523 523 12 397.50 $397.50 $2,079 +17.80
510–547 541 105 330.00–392.50 $376.54 $2,037 -3.16
542 value added 542 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,938 -8.50
555–563 560 15 335.00–369.00 $360.69 $2,020 +5.69
608 608 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,189 +18.83
605–648 631 31 295.00–356.50 $349.59 $2,206 +8.42
655–692 660 19 305.00–357.00 $347.78 $2,295 —
722 value added 722 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,274 —
725–745 735 15 305.00–337.50 $320.60 $2,356 -5.40
769 value added 769 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,442 -15.00
815–835 827 5 302.50–325.00 $315.53 $2,609 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 267 3 340.00–375.00 $362.31 $967 —
300–340 333 9 260.00–430.00 $409.27 $1,363 -53.80
350–390 360 22 350.00–427.50 $406.55 $1,464 -16.23
420–440 430 11 330.00–422.50 $409.21 $1,760 +0.81
450–479 459 43 350.00–423.00 $408.60 $1,875 -18.40
505–547 542 41 335.00–372.00 $366.75 $1,988 +10.28
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 —
633–648 641 23 275.00–346.00 $336.88 $2,159 +4.33
670 670 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,642 -90.00
705–727 720 3 300.00–315.00 $304.90 $2,195 -15.10
730 730 4 306.00 $306.00 $2,234 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,589 —
401 value added 401 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,704 —
416 416 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,664 -65.00
468 468 26 452.50 $452.50 $2,118 —
530 530 14 365.00 $365.00 $1,934 -42.50
606 606 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,333 —
617 value added 617 26 353.00 $353.00 $2,178 —
668–697 value added 684 20 330.00–332.00 $330.88 $2,263 -48.12
719 value added 719 15 343.00 $343.00 $2,466 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 300.00 $300.00 $690 —
360–390 373 8 390.00–417.50 $413.85 $1,544 -8.65
457 457 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,851 -10.00
541 541 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,894 -2.50
553–580 558 6 312.50–340.00 $317.27 $1,770 —
608 value added 608 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,022 —
633–640 635 4 255.00–339.00 $317.83 $2,018 —
671 671 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,543 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 8 407.50 $407.50 $1,952 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,379 —
305–336 331 16 384.00–502.50 $450.98 $1,493 -17.10
355–395 378 20 350.00–500.00 $453.71 $1,715 -26.29
405–440 421 57 295.00–477.50 $427.84 $1,801 -2.83
455–495 477 39 330.00–436.00 $416.58 $1,987 +2.96
508–548 521 21 330.00–412.00 $393.36 $2,049 +3.01
550–572 557 39 360.00–412.50 $400.20 $2,229 +18.01
601–649 634 32 337.50–370.00 $360.22 $2,284 -27.12
741 741 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,260 +10.00
785 785 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,159 -25.00
880 880 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,980 —
945 945 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,512 —
305–323 316 12 445.00–570.00 $528.45 $1,670 +43.45
355–381 373 23 400.00–530.00 $509.25 $1,900 +40.54
404–433 421 31 360.00–480.00 $454.07 $1,912 +18.70
453 value added 453 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,971 —
473–495 487 46 315.00–448.00 $423.58 $2,063 +2.56
505–545 529 9 335.00–395.00 $364.37 $1,928 -35.63
553–569 563 61 280.00–450.00 $400.72 $2,256 +9.72
624–648 633 21 337.50–370.00 $362.62 $2,295 -31.37
650–665 663 18 330.00–385.00 $355.56 $2,357 -6.94
710–746 742 8 320.00–335.00 $333.20 $2,472 —
820–829 828 8 232.50–330.00 $317.93 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,353 —
305–346 339 6 440.00–450.00 $448.50 $1,520 —
400–428 412 9 320.00–370.00 $344.88 $1,421 -65.12
450 450 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 —
513–538 523 6 270.00–370.00 $346.05 $1,810 -23.95
623–636 633 8 280.00–342.50 $327.12 $2,071 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,487 —
408–445 417 7 355.00–442.50 $416.10 $1,735 +26.10
489 489 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,103 +35.00
560–590 568 16 255.00–374.00 $362.97 $2,062 +16.71
605 605 2 335.00–350.00 $342.50 $2,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —

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Price trend

high 484.46 low 368.56 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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