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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

1,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.89/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 554 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.90/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 463 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.11/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 785 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,227 921 3,153
Feeder cattle 1,227 878 3,153
Slaughter cattle — 43 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 494, Heifers 532, Bulls 201) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 7.00 to 18.00 higher in a light test due to inclement weather. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, 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
365–377 374 4 140.00–156.00 $152.10 $569 -8.90
420–445 436 4 129.00–165.00 $149.54 $652 +0.43
450–490 470 42 131.00–163.00 $155.76 $732 +13.41
536–540 537 21 128.00–147.50 $144.06 $774 -3.71
552–590 561 53 136.00–160.50 $152.50 $856 +5.09
581 value added 581 4 150.00 $150.00 $872 —
606–644 631 34 126.00–142.00 $135.41 $854 +6.39
643 value added 643 5 136.00 $136.00 $874 -6.00
651–671 value added 654 24 134.00–146.75 $144.57 $945 +12.98
650–680 664 33 126.00–140.50 $138.11 $917 +5.95
700–740 726 13 116.00–127.00 $123.49 $897 -1.64
736 value added 736 9 128.00 $128.00 $942 —
754–798 785 66 126.00–128.25 $127.11 $998 +3.24
808–810 809 3 119.00 $119.00 $963 +5.00
870 value added 870 19 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
870–894 890 6 100.00–116.50 $113.81 $1,013 +10.86
978 978 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,115 —
1020 1020 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,183 —
1070 1070 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 4 139.00–144.00 $142.72 $518 -9.44
410 410 1 132.00 $132.00 $541 -17.46
450–495 470 31 143.00–159.50 $152.88 $719 +2.84
510–545 542 29 117.50–146.00 $143.65 $779 +1.15
561 value added 561 5 156.00 $156.00 $875 —
556–570 564 20 140.00–155.00 $148.14 $836 +3.14
618–643 635 10 126.00–140.50 $131.71 $836 +6.71
658 658 4 140.50 $140.50 $924 +5.50
720 720 1 126.00 $126.00 $907 +8.00
773 773 2 118.00 $118.00 $912 +6.00
963 963 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 value added 537 5 155.00 $155.00 $832 —
619 619 15 138.00 $138.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 105.00 $105.00 $462 —
460–465 463 2 126.00–140.00 $133.04 $616 +9.45
615–640 632 3 111.00–113.00 $112.35 $710 -4.65
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 114.00 $114.00 $519 —
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 131.00 $131.00 $427 -10.62
350–395 375 5 112.00–122.00 $116.52 $437 -16.26
420 420 4 117.00 $117.00 $491 -8.49
458–491 463 67 111.00–132.00 $125.90 $583 +6.76
505–540 530 10 108.00–119.00 $114.03 $604 +3.96
550–563 553 71 109.00–125.00 $122.11 $675 +6.97
569 value added 569 4 118.00 $118.00 $671 —
600–644 636 34 100.00–125.00 $116.41 $740 +5.60
667 value added 667 3 115.00 $115.00 $767 —
666–678 668 15 110.50–115.00 $114.09 $762 +6.09
719–744 731 15 94.00–116.50 $113.35 $829 +11.45
767 767 4 107.00 $107.00 $821 +6.00
875 875 2 96.00 $96.00 $840 +10.00
913 913 2 104.00 $104.00 $950 —
1003 1003 4 102.00 $102.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —
335–345 343 9 116.00–124.00 $122.26 $419 -12.91
375–390 382 7 104.00–132.00 $121.16 $463 +2.67
405–448 445 32 110.00–128.00 $122.91 $547 +5.82
450–495 468 25 108.00–125.00 $119.33 $558 -1.63
536–545 538 6 110.00–116.00 $111.01 $597 -0.60
550–580 555 53 104.00–122.00 $119.15 $661 +10.15
624–644 637 16 103.00–117.00 $108.65 $692 -1.19
657 657 6 112.50 $112.50 $739 +3.50
727 727 2 107.00 $107.00 $778 +6.00
795 795 1 87.50 $87.50 $696 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 value added 526 6 120.00 $120.00 $631 +1.25
543 543 4 118.00 $118.00 $641 —
574 574 6 124.00 $124.00 $712 —
610–636 value added 624 42 126.25–130.75 $128.24 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 115.00 $115.00 $383 -1.00
365–395 369 8 114.00–124.00 $122.66 $453 +4.66
410–449 445 11 101.00–118.00 $116.58 $519 —
483 483 4 113.00 $113.00 $546 +1.16
534–544 540 16 111.00–115.00 $112.73 $609 +5.73
559 559 4 114.00 $114.00 $637 +19.00
615–645 634 5 99.00–105.00 $103.64 $657 +3.64
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 107.00 $107.00 $364 —
365 365 3 105.00 $105.00 $383 —
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
535 535 2 96.00 $96.00 $514 —
610–645 628 2 87.00–95.00 $90.89 $571 —
765 765 2 89.00 $89.00 $681 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 90.00 $90.00 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 339 9 126.00–150.00 $143.52 $487 -18.69
380–395 388 2 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $557 -0.68
400–443 422 17 121.00–164.00 $142.77 $602 -4.44
460–490 486 37 125.00–164.00 $144.32 $701 +2.05
500–547 520 8 115.00–147.00 $127.35 $662 +17.35
553–593 565 33 106.00–140.00 $129.29 $730 +0.74
620–647 630 15 113.50–129.00 $123.02 $775 +17.56
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 +25.60
720–732 729 4 98.00–130.00 $122.10 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 118.00 $118.00 $324 —
360–390 367 6 121.00–140.00 $132.88 $488 +12.88
405–440 411 17 111.00–153.00 $132.89 $546 -10.16
455–485 459 9 140.00–155.00 $148.71 $683 +3.71
505–542 537 12 120.00–140.00 $134.31 $721 +6.92
557 557 2 127.00 $127.00 $707 +1.07
605–612 611 6 124.00–133.00 $131.51 $804 +22.27
650–655 651 7 107.00–125.00 $112.17 $730 +1.17
728–740 734 4 98.00–110.00 $103.95 $763 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 109.00 $109.00 $414 —
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 —
530–535 533 3 110.00–112.00 $111.34 $593 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
715 715 1 88.00 $88.00 $629 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 —
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 -4.00
640 640 2 113.00 $113.00 $723 —

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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.