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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

953 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.10/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 523 lb · 50 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.50/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 710 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.66/cwt ≈ $911/hd at 682 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 953 1,227 3,521
Feeder cattle 819 1,227 3,409
Slaughter cattle 134 — 112

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 379, Heifers 313, Bulls 127) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 27) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 8.00 lower to 5.00 higher in a light test due to inclement weather. Report includes sales from Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 150.00 $150.00 $526 —
425 425 2 152.00 $152.00 $646 —
517 517 14 140.00 $140.00 $724 —
521 value added 521 17 155.50 $155.50 $810 +0.50
520–546 528 19 130.00–152.00 $144.82 $765 —
559 559 6 151.00 $151.00 $844 —
564 564 8 143.00 $143.00 $807 —
654 654 8 132.50 $132.50 $867 —
672 value added 672 3 134.00 $134.00 $900 —
692 692 24 134.00 $134.00 $927 —
710 value added 710 41 139.50 $139.50 $990 —
774 774 9 100.00 $100.00 $774 —
847 value added 847 24 125.00 $125.00 $1,059 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1685 1479 15 118.50–131.50 $122.14 $1,806 —
1135–1765 1537 11 97.00–115.50 $108.37 $1,666 —
1540 1540 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,817 —
1240–1865 1565 80 114.00–125.00 $117.92 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 441 7 142.50–165.00 $145.56 $642 -3.98
458–489 472 9 151.00–152.00 $151.46 $715 -4.30
530 value added 530 8 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
529–545 532 12 138.50–145.00 $139.61 $743 -4.45
558–590 569 3 147.00–150.00 $148.04 $842 -4.46
623 623 2 134.00 $134.00 $835 -1.41
651–661 658 9 130.00–139.00 $136.03 $895 -2.08
683 683 6 141.50 $141.50 $966 +3.39
720–742 736 4 80.00–125.00 $111.69 $822 -11.80
775–786 783 17 123.00–126.00 $124.83 $977 -2.28
809–817 813 16 125.50–127.00 $126.34 $1,027 +7.34
815 815 1 111.00 $111.00 $905 -8.00
955 955 2 115.50 $115.50 $1,103 +1.50
1066 1066 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,066 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 367 4 121.00–142.00 $136.35 $500 -6.37
430–437 435 4 130.00–152.00 $146.57 $638 +14.57
450–493 464 9 135.00–158.00 $143.14 $664 -9.74
538 538 3 149.00 $149.00 $802 +5.35
538–546 539 6 107.50–144.00 $136.84 $738 -6.81
561 value added 561 10 141.00 $141.00 $791 -15.00
576 576 3 131.00 $131.00 $755 -17.14
605–630 626 20 129.00–133.50 $132.89 $832 +1.18
642 642 9 138.00 $138.00 $886 +6.29
701 701 9 131.00 $131.00 $918 +5.00
760 760 3 123.00 $123.00 $935 +5.00
840 840 2 116.00 $116.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 100.00 $100.00 $255 —
393 393 1 137.50 $137.50 $540 —
403 403 2 120.00 $120.00 $484 —
447 447 2 129.50 $129.50 $579 +24.50
450 450 1 92.50 $92.50 $416 -40.54
510 510 1 121.50 $121.50 $620 —
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
740 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 1 120.00 $120.00 $541 +6.00
570 570 1 129.00 $129.00 $735 +4.00
605 605 1 97.50 $97.50 $590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 332 10 109.00–133.00 $118.03 $392 -12.97
358 358 4 116.00 $116.00 $415 -0.52
448 448 4 119.00 $119.00 $533 +2.00
450–495 460 14 115.00–123.00 $119.58 $550 -6.32
528 528 2 121.00 $121.00 $639 +6.97
520–547 536 18 114.00–124.00 $120.58 $646 +6.55
560–584 571 21 117.50–121.00 $119.88 $685 -2.23
603–648 628 11 110.00–116.00 $113.63 $714 -2.78
650–688 662 23 109.00–115.00 $113.58 $752 -0.51
655–692 value added 677 5 115.00–116.00 $115.39 $781 +0.39
725 725 1 102.50 $102.50 $743 -10.85
753–795 770 4 94.00–113.00 $104.58 $805 -2.42
825 825 1 84.00 $84.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 120.00 $120.00 $514 —
459 459 4 116.00 $116.00 $532 —
497 value added 497 10 124.50 $124.50 $619 —
535 535 2 122.00 $122.00 $653 +4.00
575 575 12 118.00 $118.00 $678 -6.00
589 589 6 103.00 $103.00 $607 -21.00
645 645 2 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
719 value added 719 21 117.00 $117.00 $841 —
855 value added 855 18 118.00 $118.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 109.00 $109.00 $292 +9.00
345 345 1 106.00 $106.00 $366 -16.26
350–390 360 23 105.00–130.00 $120.25 $433 -0.91
425–445 441 17 120.00–126.00 $123.82 $546 +0.91
455–470 457 10 119.00–120.50 $120.35 $550 +1.02
483 483 2 121.00 $121.00 $584 +1.67
530–544 536 14 113.00–120.25 $119.59 $641 +8.58
623–641 636 7 113.00–116.00 $115.16 $732 +6.51
736 736 1 92.00 $92.00 $677 -15.00
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 -6.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,374 —
1286–1515 1378 13 108.00–121.00 $115.72 $1,595 —
1240–1625 1392 11 117.00–129.50 $123.35 $1,717 —
1355–1565 1460 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,635 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 105.00 $105.00 $220 —
350–375 358 3 101.00–116.00 $106.23 $380 -16.43
442 442 3 113.00 $113.00 $499 -3.58
485–490 486 4 109.00–112.00 $109.76 $533 -3.24
532–535 533 5 115.00–117.00 $116.20 $619 +3.47
580 580 1 104.50 $104.50 $606 -9.50
665–670 668 3 99.00–108.00 $105.01 $701 —
745 745 1 87.00 $87.00 $648 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 101.50 $101.50 $350 -5.50
400–443 422 2 75.00–104.00 $88.76 $375 —
465 465 2 90.00 $90.00 $418 -10.00
565–570 568 2 97.00–102.00 $99.51 $565 —
653 653 1 78.00 $78.00 $509 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–343 330 6 132.00–143.00 $137.73 $455 -5.79
350–375 368 5 115.00–146.00 $137.08 $504 -6.45
418–430 421 9 132.00–145.00 $134.95 $568 -7.82
483–494 489 9 136.00–138.00 $136.88 $669 -7.44
560–595 584 5 122.00–130.00 $127.56 $745 -1.73
630–649 646 12 101.00–129.00 $125.33 $810 +2.31
658–665 660 3 95.00–119.50 $111.28 $734 -28.72
753 753 6 112.00 $112.00 $843 —
833 833 2 93.00 $93.00 $775 —
888–890 889 4 81.00–105.00 $98.99 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 132.00 $132.00 $437 —
370–375 373 2 100.00–138.00 $118.87 $443 -14.01
414–430 418 19 136.00–150.00 $142.26 $595 +9.37
468–495 479 7 125.00–136.50 $134.23 $643 -14.48
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 -4.31
564–585 570 10 129.50–137.00 $134.69 $768 +7.69
621–630 623 5 119.00–124.00 $122.99 $766 -8.52
683 683 2 114.50 $114.50 $782 +2.33
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 +12.05
895 895 1 85.00 $85.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 131.00 $131.00 $616 —
538 538 4 133.00 $133.00 $716 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 105.00 $105.00 $417 -4.00
855 855 1 87.00 $87.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 118.00 $118.00 $407 —
690 690 1 87.50 $87.50 $604 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059 1059 1 79.00 $79.00 $837 —

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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.