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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

3,876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.21/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 465 lb · 214 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.31/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 559 lb · 209 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.48/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 655 lb · 180 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,876 6,569 5,854
Feeder cattle 3,817 6,569 5,781
Slaughter cattle 59 — 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1268, Heifers 1654, Bulls 895) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 13) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle uneven, ranging mostly 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Shenandoah, 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
310–345 342 10 158.00–178.00 $176.18 $603 +43.75
385–392 387 6 150.00–165.00 $154.48 $598 -1.93
415–443 439 12 137.00–158.00 $154.16 $677 +3.11
454–498 470 122 137.00–162.00 $155.55 $731 +2.36
505–519 515 10 150.00–155.50 $153.88 $792 +12.33
500–544 542 134 128.00–140.00 $138.77 $752 -2.78
564 value added 564 5 144.00 $144.00 $812 -7.02
551–593 567 135 128.00–152.00 $144.89 $822 +3.07
609–636 622 33 120.00–137.00 $130.85 $814 -5.55
630–649 value added 645 5 130.00–144.50 $141.67 $914 -4.83
650–698 654 170 105.00–134.00 $130.55 $854 -4.50
678–680 679 10 125.00–132.00 $129.20 $877 +12.70
724–728 value added 725 11 133.00 $133.00 $964 +3.68
710–742 732 58 114.00–128.50 $125.81 $921 -3.13
750–790 761 15 70.00–127.00 $117.09 $891 +1.27
759–773 value added 765 7 127.00–132.00 $129.83 $993 —
792 792 10 135.00 $135.00 $1,069 +16.12
827 value added 827 18 127.50 $127.50 $1,054 —
821–848 838 14 105.00–125.00 $120.75 $1,012 -3.30
862 862 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,043 +6.87
918 918 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,001 -11.20
950–995 982 6 104.00–114.50 $112.55 $1,105 +10.09
1185 1185 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 117.50 $117.50 $347 —
325–348 343 26 148.00–179.50 $173.42 $595 +23.42
354–373 362 7 150.00–164.00 $157.82 $571 -0.98
401–447 437 50 139.00–155.00 $152.18 $665 +5.26
455–490 468 33 135.00–159.50 $152.80 $715 +5.20
521–545 539 35 100.00–137.50 $134.01 $722 -4.79
550–578 565 29 123.00–139.00 $136.01 $768 -1.35
600–648 635 42 119.00–129.00 $125.05 $794 -2.35
651–690 657 7 101.00–124.00 $120.55 $792 -3.99
721 value added 721 6 122.00 $122.00 $880 +1.00
710–732 728 6 118.00–120.00 $118.32 $861 -12.49
750–775 762 6 109.00–124.00 $118.03 $899 +3.70
828–840 831 8 110.00–122.50 $119.34 $992 +8.21
870 870 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 +1.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–393 383 6 140.00–162.00 $154.48 $592 —
631–632 631 14 130.00–134.00 $132.57 $837 —
636 value added 636 4 110.00 $110.00 $700 -23.55
698 value added 698 20 129.00–133.00 $130.80 $913 -0.94
722 value added 722 13 131.00 $131.00 $946 +4.05
768 value added 768 16 126.00 $126.00 $968 -2.69
773 773 13 129.00 $129.00 $997 —
889 value added 889 30 128.00 $128.00 $1,138 +5.16
922 value added 922 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,014 -16.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1480 1370 2 99.00–102.00 $100.62 $1,378 —
1225–1705 1475 25 101.00–117.00 $112.08 $1,653 —
1215–1720 1512 19 107.00–115.50 $110.83 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 140.00–143.00 $142.40 $456 —
350–368 364 5 132.00–152.00 $144.74 $527 -7.04
420–425 423 2 127.00–135.00 $130.98 $554 +6.98
450–490 462 14 120.00–139.00 $135.26 $625 -10.49
510–540 537 10 69.00–126.00 $116.10 $623 -0.58
555 555 4 109.00 $109.00 $605 -14.40
665 665 2 108.00 $108.00 $718 —
760–795 778 2 102.00–106.00 $103.95 $809 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 119.00 $119.00 $369 -10.00
448 448 1 100.00 $100.00 $448 -26.38
455 455 3 118.00 $118.00 $537 +5.79
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631 +10.91
550–570 554 6 106.00–114.00 $110.64 $613 -1.67
640–642 642 4 92.00–115.00 $109.26 $701 +25.60
710 710 1 91.00 $91.00 $646 +1.72
778 778 2 108.00 $108.00 $840 +21.51
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 91.00 $91.00 $614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–340 326 12 121.00–137.00 $131.23 $428 +12.29
350–379 370 51 115.00–135.00 $131.43 $486 +0.48
428–439 435 33 95.00–125.00 $120.38 $524 -3.07
454–487 465 214 115.00–130.00 $124.21 $578 -2.88
521–544 539 111 102.00–121.50 $119.86 $646 +0.12
548 value added 548 17 129.50 $129.50 $710 +2.25
550–571 559 208 105.00–125.50 $122.34 $684 +1.01
580 value added 580 1 116.00 $116.00 $673 —
615–649 641 129 100.00–117.00 $114.38 $733 +2.27
653 value added 653 2 108.00 $108.00 $705 -8.40
650–682 661 47 102.00–116.50 $111.52 $737 -2.45
667 667 6 116.00 $116.00 $774 +2.03
710–748 741 41 100.00–114.00 $107.67 $798 +1.61
758 758 6 108.00 $108.00 $819 -2.11
810–847 826 7 89.00–106.00 $98.53 $814 -6.98
856–881 862 8 97.00–109.00 $105.93 $913 +0.93
869 value added 869 8 104.00 $104.00 $904 —
973–995 980 3 83.00–87.00 $85.65 $839 +5.65
1110 1110 1 74.00 $74.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 289 3 121.00–129.00 $126.41 $365 —
320–348 329 40 86.00–135.00 $130.20 $428 +6.06
350–382 356 60 114.00–133.50 $131.30 $467 -0.50
400–448 441 129 107.00–129.75 $126.82 $559 +1.03
451–485 468 46 106.00–126.50 $119.70 $560 -1.22
500–548 542 129 90.00–127.00 $120.76 $655 +2.50
555–580 562 8 97.00–118.00 $114.16 $642 -4.54
610–645 638 49 85.00–114.75 $113.25 $723 +1.37
669 669 1 75.00 $75.00 $502 -31.74
708–745 729 10 101.00–106.00 $104.88 $765 -4.66
758 758 6 101.00–103.00 $101.67 $771 +11.67
905 905 1 87.00 $87.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 106.00 $106.00 $334 -5.06
350–385 365 12 101.00–118.00 $115.79 $423 -5.77
420–445 442 35 91.00–120.50 $119.03 $526 -3.18
460–470 465 2 107.50–117.00 $112.20 $522 +8.04
510–548 541 39 97.50–115.00 $111.61 $604 -1.39
615–647 641 10 91.00–100.00 $96.17 $616 -3.37
655–675 660 4 85.00–99.00 $95.42 $630 -10.12
720–745 726 7 83.00–93.00 $91.11 $661 +1.10
900 900 1 70.00 $70.00 $630 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–339 322 2 87.50–100.00 $93.42 $301 —
373 373 3 105.00 $105.00 $392 -11.00
465–471 468 29 81.00–108.00 $102.61 $480 -6.30
525–543 534 10 92.00–105.00 $98.78 $527 +18.78
573–594 583 13 61.00–99.50 $91.76 $535 -6.12
600 600 2 95.00 $95.00 $570 +10.51
655–666 664 9 63.00–108.00 $97.07 $645 +7.40
720–730 728 4 87.00–91.00 $87.99 $641 +5.34
840 840 1 86.00 $86.00 $722 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 143.00 $143.00 $472 —
492 492 5 127.00 $127.00 $625 +5.00
549 value added 549 9 111.00 $111.00 $609 -12.00
690 690 9 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
692 value added 692 20 125.00 $125.00 $865 +14.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1102–1380 1172 4 106.00–110.00 $107.18 $1,256 —
1270–1535 1368 9 103.00–116.00 $112.68 $1,541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 336 20 153.00–178.00 $169.36 $569 +5.12
352–390 373 23 150.00–165.00 $155.00 $578 +6.25
410–440 425 71 89.00–155.00 $149.60 $636 +1.37
458–498 487 80 129.00–151.00 $139.80 $681 -4.06
500–541 532 77 108.00–140.50 $132.60 $705 +5.05
551–574 562 108 120.00–143.00 $129.74 $729 +1.13
621–640 630 57 101.00–124.00 $120.90 $762 +6.38
650–690 657 43 89.00–125.00 $117.59 $773 +1.85
680 680 5 111.00 $111.00 $755 -4.74
730–749 741 37 87.00–119.50 $113.85 $844 +7.18
767 767 5 104.00 $104.00 $798 +8.35
825 825 6 103.00 $103.00 $850 +2.62
852 852 3 99.00 $99.00 $843 —
862 862 3 98.00 $98.00 $845 +27.00
990 990 1 90.00 $90.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 328 7 169.00–169.50 $169.43 $556 +3.50
350–393 357 32 105.00–180.00 $167.14 $597 +26.36
402–445 420 67 135.00–155.75 $150.55 $632 +2.58
460–490 484 64 117.00–141.00 $136.22 $659 -4.60
525–533 529 4 119.00–123.00 $121.02 $640 +1.84
550–583 564 46 110.00–127.00 $125.47 $708 +0.06
631–649 636 19 110.00–122.50 $115.68 $736 -1.95
665 665 3 120.00 $120.00 $798 -0.77
738 738 2 104.00 $104.00 $768 +0.42
864–865 865 3 93.00–96.50 $95.33 $825 —
1055 1055 1 69.00 $69.00 $728 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 138.00 $138.00 $490 +14.73
430 430 3 98.00 $98.00 $421 -8.01
450–482 479 12 116.00–119.00 $116.23 $557 +1.43
538 538 2 105.00 $105.00 $565 +9.26
565–585 572 6 86.00–117.00 $109.08 $624 +6.26
640 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 -9.48
670–688 683 4 75.00–104.00 $93.12 $636 —
810 810 2 98.00 $98.00 $794 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 153.00 $153.00 $474 +35.06
465 465 4 101.00 $101.00 $470 -13.00
500–545 515 3 84.00–125.00 $106.09 $546 -4.91
553 553 2 111.00 $111.00 $614 —
610–620 615 2 85.00–102.00 $93.57 $575 —
690 690 1 91.00 $91.00 $628 —
733–735 734 4 91.00–102.00 $96.49 $708 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 148.00 $148.00 $562 —
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
758 758 3 106.00 $106.00 $803 —
886 886 7 92.00 $92.00 $815 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 863 3 74.50 $74.50 $643 —
926 926 4 75.50 $75.50 $699 —

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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.