Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.14/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 574 lb · 42 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.78/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 673 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.14/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 473 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	921	1,703	3,775
Feeder cattle	878	1,703	3,724
Slaughter cattle	43	—	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 308, Heifers 363, Bulls 207) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 8) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: No comparison due to light receipts as a result of inclement weather. Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Shenandoah and Springlake.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	161.00	$161.00	$580	+10.28
400–410	405	2	140.00–158.00	$149.11	$604	—
455–475	461	10	124.00–147.00	$142.35	$656	-15.74
500–532	505	17	129.00–152.00	$147.77	$746	—
562–580	563	40	128.00–148.50	$147.41	$830	+0.13
615–630	624	7	125.00–131.00	$129.02	$805	+1.16
643 value added	643	4	142.00	$142.00	$913	—
665–676	668	14	131.00–135.00	$132.16	$883	+1.57
671–690 value added	676	27	130.00–136.00	$131.59	$890	—
709–717	711	10	117.00–128.50	$125.13	$890	+1.03
754 value added	754	27	124.25	$124.25	$937	-0.25
758–765	760	9	113.00–127.00	$123.87	$941	+1.60
815	815	1	114.00	$114.00	$929	+2.78
880–895	885	3	95.00–107.00	$102.95	$911	—
928 value added	928	22	114.00	$114.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	150.00	$150.00	$450	—
368–376	374	10	150.00–161.00	$152.16	$569	-9.25
420–445	440	6	118.00–159.00	$149.46	$658	-6.54
452–478	463	22	147.50–153.50	$150.04	$695	-6.83
543	543	8	142.50	$142.50	$774	+11.86
552	552	4	145.00	$145.00	$800	+6.67
630	630	3	125.00	$125.00	$788	-1.56
655	655	3	135.00	$135.00	$884	+9.00
708	708	2	118.00	$118.00	$835	-3.00
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593 value added	593	36	142.50	$142.50	$845	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1555	1466	4	103.00–109.00	$107.08	$1,570	—
1270–1670	1493	10	115.00–131.50	$125.18	$1,869	—
1400–1750	1557	21	111.00–122.75	$118.94	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	2	120.00–127.00	$123.59	$585	+3.59
560	560	1	119.00	$119.00	$666	±0.00
635	635	1	117.00	$117.00	$743	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	139.00–144.50	$141.62	$460	+7.63
372–385	374	7	119.00–138.00	$132.78	$497	-0.04
426–436	429	19	120.00–127.50	$125.49	$538	-2.61
454–496	473	40	112.50–121.00	$119.14	$564	-6.37
520–538	534	5	100.00–112.50	$110.07	$588	-9.08
540 value added	540	6	116.50	$116.50	$629	—
550–588	574	42	111.00–116.00	$115.14	$661	-0.62
620–646	637	27	90.00–114.00	$110.81	$706	-1.48
675	675	3	108.00	$108.00	$729	-0.36
700–737	725	6	95.00–111.00	$101.90	$739	-4.42
790	790	1	101.00	$101.00	$798	—
805	805	1	99.00	$99.00	$797	—
872	872	2	86.00	$86.00	$750	-11.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–343	342	19	125.00–140.00	$135.17	$462	-1.83
362–380	372	5	104.00–124.00	$118.49	$441	-17.71
443 value added	443	8	124.50	$124.50	$552	—
400–449	446	20	117.00–118.00	$117.09	$522	-11.19
460 value added	460	10	122.50	$122.50	$564	—
455–490	483	17	113.50–123.50	$120.96	$584	+6.07
500–546	543	20	108.00–114.00	$111.61	$606	-7.76
580	580	12	109.00	$109.00	$632	-0.99
605–635	632	12	108.00–110.00	$109.84	$694	-3.01
681	681	4	109.00	$109.00	$742	-0.50
715	715	1	101.00	$101.00	$722	-4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530 value added	530	6	118.75	$118.75	$629	—
563 value added	563	24	122.00	$122.00	$687	—
700 value added	700	9	111.00	$111.00	$777	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	116.00	$116.00	$371	+0.74
395	395	1	118.00	$118.00	$466	-5.11
450–476	461	7	111.00–112.50	$111.84	$516	-6.11
522	522	3	107.00	$107.00	$559	-1.73
590	590	1	95.00	$95.00	$560	—
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	-9.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1425	1322	5	115.50–131.75	$120.91	$1,598	—
1290–1550	1412	3	119.00–123.25	$120.88	$1,707	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	92.00	$92.00	$409	-7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–336	334	9	160.00–165.00	$162.21	$542	+7.41
370–380	377	3	120.00–156.00	$144.21	$544	-19.35
417–443	426	23	127.00–157.00	$147.21	$627	-10.13
470–498	492	34	128.00–150.00	$142.27	$700	-5.31
543	543	2	110.00	$110.00	$597	-18.74
556–590	571	27	125.00–132.00	$128.55	$734	-4.12
630–640	635	2	100.00–111.00	$105.46	$670	-16.92
662–697	677	15	106.00–121.00	$114.40	$774	-2.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–345	339	14	144.00–160.50	$155.92	$529	-14.97
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	-24.34
400–437	427	17	129.00–158.00	$143.05	$611	-11.43
490	490	5	145.00	$145.00	$710	+5.52
503–540	513	11	100.00–147.00	$127.39	$654	+33.25
561–577	565	8	123.50–133.00	$125.93	$712	-3.48
610–638	632	5	105.00–127.00	$109.24	$690	-14.54
662	662	2	111.00	$111.00	$735	-12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	10	156.50	$156.50	$754	+20.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	4	126.50	$126.50	$582	+1.50
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	-3.48

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	117.00	$117.00	$491	-4.86
590	590	1	100.00	$100.00	$590	-4.50

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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.