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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

4,948 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.41/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 769 lb · 163 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.60/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 642 lb · 160 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.24/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 638 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,948 2,991 4,037
Feeder cattle 4,948 2,927 4,037
Slaughter cattle — 64 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1868, Heifers 2180, Bulls 900) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle steady to 10.00 higher. Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Culpeper, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Rockingham, Springlake, Springlake Weaned and Vaccinated, and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 160.00–165.00 $163.40 $544 —
362–385 374 13 149.00–167.00 $155.90 $583 -6.13
416–448 428 10 136.00–158.00 $144.10 $617 -11.73
450–496 463 78 120.00–162.00 $154.84 $717 -1.64
500–545 533 46 118.00–152.00 $138.47 $738 -8.05
551–580 559 150 126.00–152.50 $144.02 $805 +4.16
578 value added 578 2 146.00 $146.00 $844 —
600–648 640 119 118.00–133.00 $126.23 $808 -2.12
643 value added 643 7 132.00 $132.00 $849 —
651 651 6 142.25 $142.25 $926 +7.25
650–699 666 104 105.00–134.00 $130.07 $866 +2.60
705–740 value added 717 21 116.00–126.00 $123.47 $885 +1.06
705–745 724 40 115.00–120.00 $119.15 $863 -0.46
752 value added 752 21 125.00 $125.00 $940 —
761–785 765 21 110.00–122.00 $119.73 $916 +1.71
769–799 780 24 118.00–126.50 $123.24 $961 -7.76
810–823 815 17 100.00–119.00 $116.77 $952 +1.02
840–844 value added 843 15 117.00–123.50 $122.20 $1,030 +3.10
856 856 16 123.00 $123.00 $1,053 +4.39
857–881 value added 878 40 113.00–124.75 $123.32 $1,083 -0.93
931 931 4 101.00 $101.00 $940 —
940 value added 940 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,137 +9.44
943 943 10 115.00 $115.00 $1,084 —
953 953 4 95.00 $95.00 $905 -25.53
1055–1085 1066 12 82.00–105.00 $97.94 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 value added 427 6 151.00 $151.00 $645 —
453 453 7 149.00 $149.00 $675 —
464 value added 464 4 159.00 $159.00 $738 +4.00
513 513 19 150.00 $150.00 $770 -6.00
519–532 value added 524 40 126.00–158.00 $144.32 $756 —
571 571 5 144.00 $144.00 $822 +20.00
577–599 value added 587 105 132.50–142.00 $140.39 $824 -11.18
615–639 627 51 139.50–153.25 $146.38 $918 +14.38
623–648 value added 643 105 124.00–140.00 $132.80 $854 -1.81
669–698 value added 691 30 128.75–135.00 $130.16 $899 -1.99
705–746 value added 725 133 126.75–127.50 $127.12 $922 —
759–793 value added 769 163 119.00–127.00 $123.41 $949 -0.19
827 827 3 101.00 $101.00 $835 —
871 value added 871 58 123.00 $123.00 $1,071 —
925–945 value added 929 25 116.00–117.00 $116.20 $1,079 -3.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 110.00 $110.00 $328 —
308–330 319 8 158.00–169.00 $164.17 $524 —
361–380 369 15 140.00–176.00 $157.36 $581 -14.16
410–448 431 9 140.00–160.00 $153.05 $660 -0.62
450–487 459 59 102.50–162.75 $157.10 $721 +9.87
531–548 540 18 139.50–144.00 $141.71 $765 +3.10
550–593 560 50 97.50–142.25 $137.67 $771 +9.23
617–635 632 24 118.00–130.00 $123.42 $780 -2.79
659 659 9 129.50 $129.50 $853 +3.29
732 732 7 122.00 $122.00 $893 +4.01
753–770 755 14 89.00–113.00 $108.83 $822 —
850 850 2 99.00 $99.00 $842 -4.71
935 935 1 86.00 $86.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 159.00 $159.00 $525 —
350–380 365 2 121.00–128.00 $124.36 $454 -13.64
410–446 440 6 128.00–149.50 $142.85 $629 +13.17
475 475 3 141.00 $141.00 $670 +29.34
541 541 3 138.00 $138.00 $747 —
552–570 557 4 103.00–123.00 $108.12 $602 -13.88
610–645 631 7 108.00–115.00 $112.96 $713 —
770 770 1 94.00 $94.00 $724 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 424 5 115.00–130.00 $122.49 $519 —
545 545 1 108.00 $108.00 $589 +6.50
555–565 558 4 92.00–136.00 $118.46 $661 +2.46
623–635 627 3 104.00–116.00 $108.05 $677 +7.05
650–660 655 2 90.00–111.00 $100.58 $659 +1.08
715–740 723 3 89.00–94.00 $90.71 $656 —
757 value added 757 3 82.00 $82.00 $621 —
1010 1010 1 98.00 $98.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 value added 469 7 155.50 $155.50 $729 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 98.00 $98.00 $206 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–348 341 27 128.00–147.00 $136.45 $465 +4.10
354–390 366 38 125.00–140.00 $135.62 $496 +3.11
425–449 442 53 94.00–128.50 $120.24 $531 -6.48
451–478 459 116 101.00–133.00 $124.12 $570 +1.30
500–549 541 116 102.50–120.00 $112.68 $610 -9.26
550–595 558 150 100.00–123.50 $117.76 $657 -1.83
632–647 642 160 99.00–118.00 $109.60 $704 -0.58
650–695 668 12 95.00–127.00 $114.08 $762 -2.06
671 value added 671 7 130.00 $130.00 $872 +8.00
701–749 726 43 75.00–112.75 $104.27 $757 +2.04
750–783 755 28 70.00–105.00 $97.00 $732 -2.43
771–787 value added 780 17 113.00–117.00 $115.37 $900 +1.37
824 value added 824 22 105.00 $105.00 $865 —
843–848 844 12 99.00–113.00 $109.48 $924 +15.48
863 value added 863 4 101.00 $101.00 $872 —
878 878 4 108.00 $108.00 $948 +20.00
952 value added 952 3 101.00 $101.00 $962 —
970–975 972 3 95.00–100.00 $96.67 $940 —
1055 1055 1 92.00 $92.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 85.00 $85.00 $378 —
460–486 value added 473 28 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $579 -6.57
511 value added 511 14 117.50 $117.50 $600 -10.50
551–559 557 16 112.00–118.00 $116.14 $647 -16.86
560–578 value added 573 130 116.00–129.00 $121.71 $697 —
590 590 9 124.00 $124.00 $732 +1.08
640 640 49 128.00 $128.00 $819 +16.00
647 value added 647 22 123.00 $123.00 $796 +6.00
651–652 value added 652 119 118.00–120.50 $119.64 $780 -2.08
690 690 5 119.00 $119.00 $821 —
717 value added 717 71 114.00 $114.00 $817 +8.00
738 738 31 114.00 $114.00 $841 —
755–782 value added 769 43 110.00–111.50 $110.78 $852 -3.72
803 value added 803 61 111.50 $111.50 $895 —
960 value added 960 2 86.00 $86.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 102.50–120.00 $111.02 $314 —
325–337 336 12 124.00–139.00 $125.21 $421 -1.64
355–383 367 67 95.00–146.00 $133.56 $490 -2.31
405–447 445 108 85.00–126.75 $125.03 $556 +0.50
450–482 459 99 100.00–128.00 $122.33 $561 -2.83
528–542 540 117 105.00–116.00 $114.47 $618 -5.03
550–561 555 63 101.00–117.00 $113.90 $632 -1.60
604 604 9 118.00 $118.00 $713 +6.91
620–638 634 10 92.00–118.00 $107.04 $679 -4.05
650–655 651 49 95.00–115.00 $110.35 $718 +8.50
718–739 733 14 94.00–109.00 $102.57 $752 +3.44
845 845 1 89.00 $89.00 $752 -8.01
865 865 3 92.00 $92.00 $796 —
920 920 1 83.00 $83.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–336 334 6 117.00–125.00 $122.37 $409 +1.70
352–390 367 29 92.50–133.00 $123.35 $453 +1.04
427 427 3 116.50 $116.50 $497 +3.19
456–469 461 25 110.00–122.00 $119.16 $549 +7.94
515–540 534 21 90.00–114.00 $108.51 $579 +5.59
565 value added 565 3 91.00 $91.00 $514 —
605–648 630 5 73.00–99.00 $87.54 $552 -7.46
658 658 4 90.50 $90.50 $595 -6.17
727 727 2 81.00 $81.00 $589 -5.95
760–781 777 6 81.00–94.00 $90.21 $701 —
853 853 2 89.00 $89.00 $759 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–349 343 5 101.00–110.00 $108.32 $372 —
355–385 359 7 91.00–105.00 $102.86 $369 +3.55
435–440 438 11 91.00–106.00 $103.55 $454 —
453–490 459 6 85.00–106.00 $102.26 $469 +5.91
536–545 538 5 85.00–100.00 $96.96 $522 -6.04
560 560 3 93.00–97.00 $95.67 $536 +25.67
615–649 641 9 60.00–91.00 $80.19 $514 -12.81
740 740 1 71.00 $71.00 $525 -8.00
755–780 763 3 80.00–90.00 $84.62 $646 —
785 value added 785 2 71.00 $71.00 $557 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 80.00 $80.00 $480 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 96.00 $96.00 $228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–349 347 21 160.00–165.50 $162.63 $564 -4.28
351–385 364 22 120.00–184.50 $166.86 $607 +0.41
413–446 421 86 133.00–171.50 $160.79 $677 +6.83
459–494 484 81 99.00–156.00 $138.76 $672 +0.77
500–546 529 57 116.00–143.00 $136.78 $724 -0.91
551–595 563 107 110.00–136.00 $125.03 $704 -2.76
625–645 631 25 109.00–118.50 $115.98 $732 -0.97
651–675 653 47 89.00–117.00 $115.07 $751 +6.47
710–740 734 19 93.00–107.00 $105.49 $774 +6.07
753–775 757 6 90.00–107.00 $93.51 $708 -14.46
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 +6.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–347 344 41 158.00–186.00 $175.38 $603 +13.98
360–395 376 11 50.00–160.00 $129.06 $485 -49.21
403–443 422 74 110.00–171.50 $156.71 $661 +0.20
454–490 482 49 96.00–140.00 $136.84 $660 -1.93
502–545 527 50 110.00–140.00 $131.13 $691 -6.64
550–581 566 37 117.50–130.00 $124.86 $707 -0.96
620–640 627 39 106.00–116.50 $115.11 $722 +0.42
650–680 664 4 96.00–110.00 $104.46 $694 +0.94
750–763 755 6 89.00–106.00 $96.56 $729 —
799 value added 799 4 78.00 $78.00 $623 —
800 800 1 91.00 $91.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 139.00 $139.00 $485 —
395 395 1 147.00 $147.00 $581 —
415–436 426 8 60.00–149.00 $126.37 $538 -6.63
530–543 537 7 112.00–119.00 $117.57 $631 +3.03
560 560 2 114.00 $114.00 $638 —
640 640 1 70.00 $70.00 $448 -34.00
685 685 1 89.00 $89.00 $610 —
785 785 2 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
815 815 1 59.00 $59.00 $481 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 83.00–110.00 $95.95 $350 +0.95
409–415 410 6 121.50–126.00 $122.26 $501 +36.26
450–485 462 3 104.00–137.00 $125.44 $580 +24.32
520–548 537 6 60.00–113.00 $89.78 $482 —
552–560 553 8 102.00–110.50 $109.42 $605 -3.58
615–645 630 2 83.00–112.00 $97.15 $612 —
685 685 1 60.00 $60.00 $411 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 90.00 $90.00 $518 —
642 642 9 117.00 $117.00 $751 -3.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 83.00 $83.00 $494 —
620 620 1 75.00 $75.00 $465 —
720 720 1 41.00 $41.00 $295 —

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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.