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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

3,742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.59/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 544 lb · 239 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.38/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 560 lb · 213 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.30/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 458 lb · 181 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,742 5,067 2,635
Feeder cattle 3,720 5,067 2,582
Slaughter cattle 22 — 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1112, Heifers 1605, Bulls 1003) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 11) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle mostly 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 8 174.50–180.00 $175.88 $605 +7.88
379–388 380 10 117.50–164.00 $159.25 $605 -6.42
438 438 2 164.00 $164.00 $718 +1.00
452–480 463 78 129.00–166.00 $156.87 $726 -3.31
501–547 531 23 114.00–159.00 $137.32 $729 -9.02
550–593 558 193 125.00–155.50 $141.65 $790 -1.68
570 value added 570 3 140.00 $140.00 $798 -4.74
574–582 579 17 161.50–165.00 $163.57 $947 +20.24
602 value added 602 14 138.50 $138.50 $834 -1.30
635–637 635 29 131.00–136.00 $134.79 $856 +5.43
640–645 644 48 123.00–128.00 $123.44 $795 -5.92
651–678 655 98 125.00–136.00 $130.14 $852 -1.17
671–694 value added 679 12 127.00–131.50 $129.97 $882 -5.64
694 694 5 132.50 $132.50 $920 —
701–710 708 22 129.00–130.00 $129.27 $915 +7.65
712–744 726 54 103.00–127.00 $119.78 $870 -1.84
754–755 754 10 115.00–119.50 $115.90 $874 -5.23
765 765 23 120.00 $120.00 $918 -1.13
805–845 823 10 101.00–119.00 $114.35 $941 -8.58
825–831 value added 830 21 105.00–132.50 $127.29 $1,057 +5.33
860 860 2 91.00–104.00 $97.50 $838 -23.17
944 944 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,010 +19.00
970–997 981 3 86.00–108.00 $100.05 $981 +4.05
1115–1130 1120 3 106.00–107.00 $106.34 $1,191 —
1196 1196 1 111.50 $111.50 $1,334 +37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 4 131.00–171.00 $155.65 $511 -11.31
362–388 369 33 115.00–179.00 $163.69 $604 +0.49
405–428 425 13 112.00–171.00 $160.73 $683 +1.60
453–480 457 53 91.00–159.25 $153.76 $703 -0.49
500–547 542 55 120.00–136.25 $134.77 $730 -5.05
547 value added 547 12 146.00 $146.00 $799 +17.00
556–590 566 10 110.00–137.00 $132.99 $753 -2.75
615–637 627 22 118.00–126.00 $120.38 $755 +0.92
651 651 8 122.00 $122.00 $794 -5.36
708–730 714 6 90.00–122.00 $110.69 $790 -4.18
750 value added 750 7 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
750–798 775 6 101.00–108.00 $103.82 $805 -11.38
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 -4.05
860 860 1 54.00 $54.00 $464 —
1182 1182 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–475 473 10 150.00–165.00 $157.47 $745 +31.42
610 610 5 154.50 $154.50 $942 +23.50
628–629 629 23 131.00–136.00 $132.52 $834 -7.48
672 672 9 146.00 $146.00 $981 —
713–739 value added 734 27 120.50–132.00 $128.33 $942 -2.68
820 820 4 117.00 $117.00 $959 —
967–986 976 17 108.00–117.00 $112.15 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 336 8 110.00–159.00 $151.40 $509 +27.35
380 380 1 134.00 $134.00 $509 -21.91
446–447 446 11 124.00–151.50 $143.99 $642 +14.65
455 455 6 134.00 $134.00 $610 +0.18
504–543 518 11 90.00–125.00 $113.22 $586 -4.48
625 625 3 112.00 $112.00 $700 -6.56
723 723 2 101.00 $101.00 $730 -2.26
767 767 1 90.00 $90.00 $690 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 125.00–131.00 $127.90 $464 -28.10
469 469 6 116.50 $116.50 $546 -2.70
565 565 4 95.00–102.50 $100.63 $569 -0.28
623 623 1 80.00 $80.00 $498 -22.73
715 715 1 99.00 $99.00 $708 —
755–783 769 2 101.00–109.00 $104.93 $807 +12.66
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1411 1296 6 82.00–96.00 $88.38 $1,145 —
1206–1482 1316 5 108.00–110.00 $108.90 $1,433 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 4 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
825 825 1 70.00 $70.00 $578 -37.00
975 975 2 79.00 $79.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 89.00 $89.00 $383 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 1 142.00 $142.00 $420 —
315–334 329 6 97.00–129.00 $123.17 $405 -4.13
359–385 365 42 108.00–136.00 $129.54 $473 -2.46
437–448 441 11 87.00–119.00 $104.12 $459 -26.24
451–491 458 178 106.00–126.00 $122.24 $560 -2.34
463 463 3 126.00 $126.00 $583 +1.42
517–546 value added 531 16 116.00–123.00 $121.21 $644 -9.79
520–549 545 223 92.00–120.00 $116.26 $634 -3.35
574–588 582 5 106.00–110.00 $107.98 $628 -11.53
605 605 6 109.00 $109.00 $659 -18.50
615–642 639 118 102.00–115.00 $113.73 $727 +2.93
652–685 657 53 100.00–116.00 $113.56 $746 +5.32
713–744 737 47 97.00–112.00 $104.63 $771 -1.04
750 value added 750 8 116.00 $116.00 $870 -7.00
750–753 752 4 90.00–100.00 $97.51 $733 -0.76
835 835 1 102.00 $102.00 $852 -14.00
848 848 6 100.00 $100.00 $848 —
863 863 2 102.00 $102.00 $880 -6.00
921 921 2 95.00 $95.00 $875 -12.00
1045 1045 1 71.00 $71.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 3 120.00 $120.00 $259 —
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 +6.33
305–340 328 10 111.00–128.00 $115.18 $378 -14.26
350–378 360 90 102.00–133.00 $130.34 $469 -1.89
413–449 445 179 92.50–125.50 $121.62 $541 -7.78
452–485 value added 457 7 113.00–115.00 $113.30 $518 —
453–490 457 25 115.00–126.00 $124.54 $569 -5.03
502–546 542 120 90.00–121.00 $116.65 $632 +0.72
555–590 567 7 82.00–110.00 $91.47 $519 -27.54
615–641 637 37 91.00–114.00 $111.90 $713 +0.75
650–681 663 11 90.00–108.00 $105.96 $703 +1.30
711–736 722 12 57.00–103.50 $98.11 $708 -7.10
760–795 769 4 81.00–95.00 $87.92 $676 -9.07
813–836 828 6 79.00–97.00 $84.64 $701 +13.64
945 945 1 78.00 $78.00 $737 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 323 4 112.00–119.00 $113.63 $367 +14.63
353–395 366 30 100.00–123.00 $118.32 $433 -2.11
435–449 443 13 104.00–121.00 $113.59 $503 -1.60
450–482 455 34 72.00–118.50 $112.31 $511 -4.44
520–545 542 32 76.00–111.00 $107.68 $584 -0.92
556 value added 556 9 84.00 $84.00 $467 —
555–585 571 5 81.00–100.00 $94.08 $537 +9.08
630–644 636 13 91.00–104.00 $97.88 $623 -2.20
688 688 2 88.00 $88.00 $605 —
725–730 728 2 89.00–94.00 $91.51 $666 +4.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 130.00 $130.00 $567 +4.00
541 value added 541 7 120.00 $120.00 $649 —
573 value added 573 12 118.00 $118.00 $676 —
626 value added 626 29 114.00 $114.00 $714 -10.91
744 value added 744 4 114.00 $114.00 $848 -4.37
948 948 2 75.00 $75.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 2 75.00 $75.00 $296 —
499 value added 499 5 110.00 $110.00 $549 —
567 567 7 116.00 $116.00 $658 —
598 value added 598 8 111.00 $111.00 $664 —
603 603 4 109.00 $109.00 $657 —
662–688 value added 672 16 79.00–89.00 $82.84 $557 —
733 value added 733 3 91.00 $91.00 $667 -23.00
784 value added 784 7 75.00 $75.00 $588 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 51.00 $51.00 $173 -64.00
360 360 2 90.00–112.00 $101.00 $364 -16.00
437 437 11 106.50 $106.50 $465 -1.50
455–480 468 2 53.00–83.00 $67.60 $316 -39.57
556–573 561 6 87.50–111.00 $104.29 $585 -4.44
615–647 643 8 85.00–99.00 $97.33 $626 -5.42
705–735 725 3 85.00–90.00 $86.62 $628 -11.01
920 920 1 65.00 $65.00 $598 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 41.00 $41.00 $131 —
368 368 2 20.00 $20.00 $74 -75.00
410–435 418 3 51.00–86.00 $63.13 $264 -29.87
457 457 3 51.00 $51.00 $233 —
545 545 1 51.00 $51.00 $278 —
590 590 1 82.00 $82.00 $484 —
605–608 607 4 41.00–51.00 $43.49 $264 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1340 1218 2 100.00–105.00 $102.75 $1,251 —
1075–1535 1237 8 91.00–103.50 $98.61 $1,220 —
1350 1350 1 72.00 $72.00 $972 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 81.00 $81.00 $369 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 338 10 150.00–170.00 $168.20 $569 -4.32
350–370 353 20 76.00–177.00 $169.58 $599 +3.37
400–429 420 65 97.00–162.00 $157.93 $663 +1.01
451–499 488 113 87.00–145.00 $135.32 $660 -6.63
503–543 534 32 116.00–131.00 $127.38 $680 -11.96
550–578 564 122 105.00–139.00 $123.72 $698 -4.40
625–647 639 63 99.00–119.00 $115.68 $739 -2.49
653–699 662 17 95.00–119.00 $110.89 $734 -4.90
720–747 743 16 88.00–118.50 $111.38 $828 +5.88
754–791 756 15 95.00–97.00 $96.86 $732 -11.76
813–843 827 5 91.00–94.00 $92.22 $763 -8.40
853 853 2 91.00 $91.00 $776 —
909–947 928 2 73.00–83.00 $77.90 $723 —
996 996 4 91.00 $91.00 $906 —
1019–1039 1022 7 71.00–81.00 $78.12 $798 —
1030 1030 4 81.00 $81.00 $834 —
1199 1199 8 91.00 $91.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–291 273 2 110.00–127.50 $118.17 $323 —
310–344 342 59 120.00–178.00 $171.02 $585 -6.41
380–398 392 3 143.00–152.00 $145.91 $572 -20.12
413–444 421 96 116.00–164.00 $155.72 $656 -1.87
450–498 483 71 90.00–151.00 $132.21 $639 -7.14
508–542 525 21 90.00–126.00 $120.96 $635 -2.11
555–590 567 51 93.00–132.00 $120.83 $685 -7.71
602–643 626 17 102.00–114.00 $111.05 $695 -0.31
650–691 663 14 93.00–130.00 $113.25 $751 -0.06
724–747 733 9 97.00–113.00 $105.27 $772 +14.27
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 -19.00
800–805 803 2 90.00–105.00 $97.48 $783 —
871–895 876 5 85.00–92.00 $90.57 $793 -9.43
931 931 1 81.00 $81.00 $754 —
1023 1023 1 76.00 $76.00 $777 —
1110 1110 1 65.00 $65.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–440 433 7 121.00–130.00 $124.01 $537 -14.96
451 451 4 133.00 $133.00 $600 +16.50
537–545 539 11 96.00–114.00 $110.72 $597 -1.28
575 575 1 91.00 $91.00 $523 -19.62
670 670 2 70.00 $70.00 $469 —
759 759 1 95.00 $95.00 $721 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 90.00 $90.00 $248 —
360–370 363 4 115.00–120.00 $118.72 $431 -9.28
427 427 5 119.00 $119.00 $508 -1.50
480–494 492 7 90.00–117.00 $113.24 $557 +0.29
500–530 515 2 92.50–96.00 $94.20 $485 -0.16
570 570 3 91.00–113.00 $105.67 $602 -3.89
735 735 1 72.00 $72.00 $529 —
805 805 2 93.00 $93.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 85.00 $85.00 $323 —
440 440 2 111.00 $111.00 $488 —
455 455 3 65.00 $65.00 $296 —
595 595 3 85.00 $85.00 $506 +20.00

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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.