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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

5,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.53/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 562 lb · 293 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.37/cwt -12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 561 lb · 251 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.79/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 635 lb · 202 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,067 3,442 7,594
Feeder cattle 5,067 3,411 7,594
Slaughter cattle — 31 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1972, Heifers 2103, Bulls 992) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle uneven, ranging mostly 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Culpeper, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
340 340 2 168.00 $168.00 $571 +4.00
350–397 375 20 144.00–179.00 $165.67 $621 +6.86
410–448 444 9 128.00–167.00 $163.00 $724 +5.00
450–486 473 121 130.00–169.00 $160.18 $758 +4.98
510–547 536 41 130.00–153.00 $146.34 $784 -13.66
550–570 value added 556 7 120.00–155.00 $144.74 $805 -22.26
555–590 561 244 117.00–151.00 $143.33 $804 +6.42
617–645 value added 626 47 134.50–145.00 $139.80 $875 -10.20
600–649 638 155 110.00–136.00 $129.36 $825 -1.08
652–690 656 82 108.00–135.50 $131.31 $861 -12.73
666–677 value added 671 12 133.00–137.50 $135.61 $910 -8.51
719–747 733 98 115.00–125.00 $121.62 $891 -1.15
755–785 761 44 112.00–122.00 $121.13 $922 +16.73
786 value added 786 4 127.00 $127.00 $998 —
801–838 809 12 106.00–128.00 $122.93 $995 -19.07
807–817 value added 809 21 121.00–125.00 $121.96 $987 —
863–875 869 6 115.00–123.00 $120.67 $1,049 -10.50
910 910 1 88.00 $88.00 $801 -35.13
950 950 1 96.00 $96.00 $912 -37.00
1016 value added 1016 10 116.00 $116.00 $1,179 —
1060 1060 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 -13.19
1114 value added 1114 9 98.00 $98.00 $1,092 —
1165 1165 1 74.00 $74.00 $862 —
1210 1210 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,258 —
1450 1450 1 65.00 $65.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 value added 434 8 167.00 $167.00 $725 —
453 value added 453 3 153.00 $153.00 $693 —
455–478 467 6 103.00–148.00 $126.05 $589 -48.47
513–518 514 31 151.00–166.50 $163.48 $840 —
528 value added 528 18 160.00 $160.00 $845 +1.65
554–570 558 8 123.00–125.00 $124.49 $695 -33.07
560 560 13 149.50 $149.50 $837 -8.06
576 value added 576 21 128.00–151.00 $144.43 $832 -21.57
617 617 5 131.00 $131.00 $808 —
619 value added 619 6 130.00 $130.00 $805 -31.00
622 622 44 140.00 $140.00 $871 —
653–692 value added 678 60 103.00–139.50 $128.71 $873 —
712–749 value added 730 43 124.00–134.50 $131.01 $956 +5.45
738 738 31 135.00 $135.00 $996 +19.00
753 value added 753 33 130.50 $130.50 $983 —
841–843 value added 841 42 128.00–134.25 $133.36 $1,122 —
857–862 858 7 125.50–128.00 $126.22 $1,083 —
928–931 value added 929 57 120.50–124.00 $122.89 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–342 338 16 163.00–173.00 $166.96 $564 —
353–395 368 38 134.00–188.50 $163.20 $601 -7.10
397 397 3 167.00 $167.00 $663 -3.30
413–449 432 23 153.00–164.00 $159.13 $687 +6.79
455–495 468 111 130.00–160.50 $154.25 $722 -2.07
518 value added 518 9 129.00 $129.00 $668 +1.00
515–549 541 93 123.00–153.00 $139.82 $756 +1.91
556 value added 556 8 134.00 $134.00 $745 —
562–585 567 22 124.00–140.00 $135.74 $770 +7.66
600–640 627 25 103.00–128.00 $119.46 $749 -2.41
653–695 660 29 112.00–136.00 $127.36 $841 +13.84
700–740 722 21 108.00–126.00 $114.87 $829 -4.22
755–785 770 5 112.00–117.00 $115.20 $887 +11.22
821 value added 821 4 106.50 $106.50 $874 —
815–840 835 5 106.00–116.00 $114.05 $952 -0.95
925 925 1 79.00 $79.00 $731 —
1020 1020 1 96.00 $96.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 109.00–131.00 $124.05 $399 -17.95
370–380 378 4 131.00–164.00 $155.91 $589 +16.21
440–445 443 9 119.00–131.00 $129.34 $573 -0.37
452–473 463 21 121.00–141.25 $133.82 $620 +0.67
515–538 531 7 85.00–130.00 $117.70 $625 +2.63
558–590 568 11 115.00–130.00 $123.03 $699 +7.43
620–638 629 4 114.00–123.00 $118.56 $746 +18.56
658–685 664 6 110.50–114.00 $111.93 $743 +2.14
720–735 730 4 99.00–108.00 $103.26 $754 +0.26
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 156.00 $156.00 $574 —
431 431 4 126.00 $126.00 $543 —
470–475 472 5 114.00–125.00 $119.20 $563 -24.22
510–546 538 9 94.00–126.00 $119.07 $641 +2.89
560–577 574 6 85.00–104.00 $100.91 $579 —
615–635 621 7 91.00–107.00 $102.73 $638 —
651–675 655 6 99.00–111.00 $108.94 $714 -13.06
695 value added 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
750–758 756 4 84.00–95.00 $92.27 $698 +1.27
845 845 2 102.00 $102.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 7 99.00 $99.00 $1,037 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–845 838 2 107.00 $107.00 $897 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 35.00 $35.00 $201 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 118.00–133.00 $127.30 $418 +1.44
360–385 372 48 109.00–141.00 $132.00 $491 -1.38
400–449 438 70 119.00–133.75 $130.36 $571 -0.19
450–495 466 174 105.00–138.00 $124.58 $581 -1.42
500–548 543 136 100.00–124.50 $119.61 $649 +1.23
547 value added 547 15 131.00 $131.00 $717 +5.00
550–593 560 255 105.00–133.00 $119.51 $669 +2.21
561–593 value added 579 38 93.00–126.00 $119.68 $693 —
614 614 11 127.50 $127.50 $783 +17.50
620–647 639 167 97.00–116.50 $110.80 $708 -2.60
643–644 value added 643 16 106.00–120.00 $115.12 $740 —
650–697 656 38 92.00–111.00 $108.24 $710 -13.76
714–747 732 43 91.00–116.00 $105.67 $774 -2.90
751–793 767 10 72.00–111.00 $98.27 $754 -13.56
782 value added 782 6 123.00 $123.00 $962 —
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
852 852 3 108.00 $108.00 $920 +7.78
923 923 2 107.00 $107.00 $988 —
947 value added 947 10 108.00 $108.00 $1,023 —
970 970 1 86.00 $86.00 $834 -2.50
1168 1168 2 74.00 $74.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 278 3 121.00–132.50 $128.67 $358 -19.33
310–325 315 3 115.00–138.00 $130.09 $410 +0.09
325–340 331 26 70.00–133.50 $129.44 $428 -0.56
352–395 367 65 111.00–140.00 $132.23 $485 +3.61
370 370 1 124.00 $124.00 $459 -4.62
406–448 431 89 119.00–140.00 $129.40 $558 -3.11
451–490 466 159 90.00–134.75 $129.57 $604 +11.90
513–549 540 94 78.00–120.50 $115.93 $626 -3.16
550–566 563 44 110.00–125.00 $119.01 $670 +1.81
606–649 633 56 93.00–115.00 $111.15 $704 +1.56
658–695 666 13 83.00–110.00 $104.66 $697 -13.65
718–740 728 10 98.00–110.50 $105.21 $766 +4.34
780–785 783 2 94.00–100.00 $96.99 $759 —
830 830 1 71.00 $71.00 $589 -13.74
885 885 1 103.00 $103.00 $912 —
910 910 2 61.00–72.00 $66.50 $605 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 145.00 $145.00 $486 ±0.00
447 value added 447 6 139.00 $139.00 $621 —
448 448 34 126.00 $126.00 $564 -5.00
462 value added 462 12 129.00 $129.00 $596 —
487 487 5 116.00 $116.00 $565 -4.63
518–543 529 24 123.00–129.00 $126.18 $667 +11.67
568 568 12 119.50 $119.50 $679 -1.50
609 609 7 115.00 $115.00 $700 —
620–629 value added 622 56 124.50–125.00 $124.91 $777 —
656–677 value added 664 40 112.00–125.25 $123.00 $817 —
716–727 value added 724 26 112.00–120.25 $118.37 $857 —
725–735 733 22 112.00–114.00 $112.45 $824 —
761 value added 761 11 118.50 $118.50 $902 —
849 849 5 113.50 $113.50 $964 —
928–945 value added 941 17 95.00–114.00 $109.59 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 99.00 $99.00 $337 -15.14
352–380 360 23 114.00–122.50 $120.43 $434 -2.08
415–443 437 10 95.00–126.00 $115.19 $503 -3.00
455–475 457 18 97.00–118.50 $116.75 $534 +6.16
527–548 541 23 97.00–115.00 $108.60 $588 +3.99
580 580 1 85.00 $85.00 $493 -16.11
620–648 632 7 88.00–105.00 $100.08 $633 +1.28
700–745 727 6 45.00–97.00 $86.64 $630 -3.36
791 791 7 84.00 $84.00 $664 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 115.00 $115.00 $374 —
365 365 2 117.00 $117.00 $427 +3.90
440 440 1 108.00 $108.00 $475 -9.07
452–470 458 16 99.00–111.00 $107.17 $491 +4.10
535 value added 535 1 113.00 $113.00 $605 —
530–545 537 13 89.00–115.00 $100.20 $538 -10.80
558–570 561 4 105.00–110.00 $108.73 $610 +8.01
616–635 620 5 94.00–105.00 $102.75 $637 +9.09
659–690 666 11 84.00–87.00 $84.82 $565 -0.69
717–735 724 5 81.00–109.00 $97.63 $707 +21.58
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 -7.00
815 815 1 61.00 $61.00 $497 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 95.00 $95.00 $341 —
445 445 1 93.00 $93.00 $414 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 value added 744 4 114.00 $114.00 $848 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 51.00 $51.00 $84 —
795 795 1 41.00 $41.00 $326 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 91.00 $91.00 $623 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–345 332 25 167.50–183.00 $172.52 $573 +13.00
353–395 379 17 149.00–168.00 $166.21 $630 +8.75
420–445 427 64 145.00–163.00 $156.92 $670 +3.51
450–494 484 63 124.00–149.50 $141.95 $687 +3.57
500–532 516 60 103.00–144.00 $139.34 $719 +16.79
550–590 566 112 121.00–140.00 $128.12 $725 +0.77
603–646 631 64 112.00–130.50 $118.17 $746 -7.53
650–697 672 40 108.00–120.00 $115.79 $778 -1.43
710–732 724 6 102.00–108.00 $105.50 $764 -0.71
753–785 761 8 96.00–113.00 $108.62 $827 +8.62
810–830 819 20 87.00–105.00 $100.62 $824 -2.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 336 40 154.00–185.00 $177.43 $596 +11.50
351–397 383 55 145.00–170.00 $166.03 $636 +13.34
400–447 423 85 126.00–165.50 $157.59 $667 +6.37
460–495 484 54 110.00–142.00 $139.35 $674 +5.98
503–538 515 7 100.00–128.00 $123.07 $634 +5.93
553–573 563 54 120.00–138.00 $128.54 $724 +7.02
632–648 635 16 109.00–112.00 $111.36 $707 -4.23
661–675 664 14 110.00–125.00 $113.31 $752 +1.15
725 725 1 91.00 $91.00 $660 -1.17
775 775 2 99.00 $99.00 $767 +8.00
875 875 3 100.00 $100.00 $875 +6.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 40 143.00 $143.00 $758 —
669 669 23 118.00 $118.00 $789 —
749 749 11 109.00 $109.00 $816 —
829 829 8 103.00 $103.00 $854 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 85.00 $85.00 $280 -25.00
370 370 1 128.00 $128.00 $474 —
410 410 6 120.50 $120.50 $494 +1.10
470–488 486 11 110.00–120.00 $112.95 $549 +4.51
520–545 533 4 85.00–108.00 $94.36 $503 +1.09
554–585 558 7 90.00–113.00 $109.56 $611 -3.83
860 860 1 75.00 $75.00 $645 —
990 990 1 79.00 $79.00 $782 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 120.00 $120.00 $306 —
325 325 1 119.00 $119.00 $387 —
423–443 430 6 137.00–140.00 $138.97 $598 —
450 450 2 108.00–125.00 $116.50 $524 +1.50
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 +9.78
555–595 568 3 95.00–119.00 $110.62 $628 +21.98
750 750 3 96.00 $96.00 $720 —
820 820 1 40.00 $40.00 $328 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 4 104.00 $104.00 $269 —
495 495 2 97.00 $97.00 $480 —
595 595 1 65.00 $65.00 $387 —
613 613 2 98.00 $98.00 $601 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 41.00 $41.00 $72 —
285 285 1 98.00 $98.00 $279 —
450 450 1 41.00 $41.00 $184 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 7 84.00 $84.00 $545 —

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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.