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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

1,341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.68/cwt +13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 456 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.09/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 538 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.50/cwt +32.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 795 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,341 953 2,343
Feeder cattle 1,341 819 2,343
Slaughter cattle — 134 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 469, Heifers 653, Bulls 219) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher in a light test. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
351–393 369 7 162.50–166.00 $164.65 $608 —
425–445 435 2 136.00–147.00 $141.37 $615 -4.19
450–485 461 25 136.00–177.00 $162.71 $750 +11.25
538 value added 538 5 163.00 $163.00 $877 +18.00
510–548 540 48 132.00–155.50 $147.22 $795 +7.61
546 546 4 155.00 $155.00 $846 +15.39
550–573 564 5 151.00–153.00 $151.78 $856 +3.74
587 value added 587 3 151.00 $151.00 $886 —
635 value added 635 25 157.00 $157.00 $997 —
630–646 642 18 113.00–144.00 $137.15 $881 +3.15
663–671 value added 667 9 133.00–149.50 $142.12 $948 —
668 668 2 141.00 $141.00 $942 +4.97
703–710 value added 704 27 139.00–142.50 $141.85 $999 —
727–743 732 13 111.00–128.50 $123.46 $904 +11.77
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 -10.83
830–832 831 6 110.00 $110.00 $914 -1.00
880 value added 880 1 102.00 $102.00 $898 —
905–915 908 4 97.00–109.00 $105.98 $962 —
1023 value added 1023 20 114.75 $114.75 $1,174 —
1092 value added 1092 10 112.50 $112.50 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 11 152.00 $152.00 $918 —
795 value added 795 63 132.50 $132.50 $1,053 —
893 value added 893 24 119.00 $119.00 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 100.00 $100.00 $340 —
350–386 376 7 143.00–167.00 $162.60 $611 +26.25
410–445 439 31 140.00–169.25 $163.80 $719 +17.23
450–480 467 3 104.00–147.50 $126.97 $593 -16.17
475 value added 475 1 173.00 $173.00 $822 —
505–543 536 25 134.00–154.00 $146.74 $787 -2.26
590 590 1 147.00 $147.00 $867 +16.00
628 628 7 133.00 $133.00 $835 +0.11
653 653 2 145.00 $145.00 $947 —
650–670 660 2 91.00–131.00 $111.30 $735 —
672–673 value added 673 14 138.50–145.00 $142.22 $957 —
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 -6.00
752 752 2 126.00 $126.00 $948 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 155.00 $155.00 $570 +17.50
465 465 3 142.00 $142.00 $660 +49.50
530–535 534 4 121.00–138.00 $125.22 $669 +3.72
641 value added 641 5 124.50 $124.50 $798 —
655 655 2 107.00 $107.00 $701 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 80.00 $80.00 $260 —
470 470 3 120.00 $120.00 $564 ±0.00
530 530 1 92.00 $92.00 $488 —
557 557 2 109.00 $109.00 $607 -20.00
635 635 2 99.00 $99.00 $629 +1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 +11.97
362–390 372 16 121.00–149.00 $136.83 $509 +20.83
415–448 446 50 125.00–136.00 $132.43 $591 +13.43
452–498 472 10 118.00–126.00 $120.91 $571 +1.33
500–543 541 45 100.00–126.00 $124.79 $675 +4.21
550–590 565 18 117.00–127.50 $123.87 $700 +3.99
598 value added 598 3 120.00 $120.00 $718 —
623 623 11 114.50 $114.50 $713 +0.87
650–675 658 44 112.00–117.75 $116.32 $765 +2.74
687 value added 687 6 122.50 $122.50 $842 +7.11
700–742 722 15 103.00–114.00 $108.94 $787 +6.44
703–747 value added 728 19 122.00–129.00 $126.16 $918 —
774–782 value added 777 27 107.00–124.00 $113.34 $881 —
770–795 778 4 100.00–112.00 $107.94 $840 +3.36
829 829 6 97.50 $97.50 $808 +13.50
844 value added 844 7 123.50 $123.50 $1,042 —
862 value added 862 12 110.00 $110.00 $948 —
1040 value added 1040 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 110.00–135.00 $122.41 $414 +16.41
357–373 362 35 123.00–144.00 $141.47 $512 +21.22
433 value added 433 3 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
415–445 435 7 88.00–129.00 $110.18 $479 -13.64
450–463 456 78 117.00–136.25 $133.68 $610 +13.33
521–545 538 72 123.00–126.75 $126.09 $678 +6.50
553–590 567 19 119.50–125.00 $121.27 $688 —
605–640 636 21 108.00–115.50 $114.92 $731 -0.24
665–672 670 4 100.00–105.00 $103.76 $695 —
715–748 732 12 92.00–108.00 $105.27 $771 +13.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 110.00–113.00 $111.57 $368 —
359–380 368 12 120.00–125.00 $122.85 $452 +16.62
415–447 441 10 114.00–118.00 $116.41 $513 +3.41
455–461 460 8 118.00–125.00 $124.13 $571 +14.37
535–540 536 7 104.00–108.00 $107.42 $576 -8.78
565–570 568 2 100.00–107.00 $103.52 $588 -0.98
625 625 4 101.00 $101.00 $631 —
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 -5.01
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 value added 571 5 125.50 $125.50 $717 —
658 value added 658 21 121.50 $121.50 $799 —
893 value added 893 3 82.00 $82.00 $732 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 96.00 $96.00 $470 +6.00
554–570 559 7 106.00–109.00 $106.87 $597 +7.36
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —
656–695 663 6 89.00 $89.00 $590 +11.00
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
845 845 1 71.00 $71.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 121.00–150.00 $135.05 $439 -2.68
361–393 371 9 144.00–168.00 $160.23 $594 +23.15
410–447 421 23 151.00–165.50 $160.40 $675 +25.45
480–494 487 18 77.00–150.00 $144.03 $701 +7.15
530 530 1 142.00 $142.00 $753 —
553–585 560 13 114.00–142.00 $131.44 $736 +3.88
615–645 632 18 101.00–124.00 $120.58 $762 -4.75
700–720 707 3 107.00–110.00 $108.98 $770 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 -12.00
800–830 815 2 86.00–104.00 $95.17 $776 +2.17
900 900 1 89.00 $89.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 331 12 171.00–179.50 $176.79 $585 +44.79
375–398 390 4 120.00–154.00 $137.34 $536 +18.47
400–423 410 14 150.00–168.50 $161.97 $664 +19.71
465–497 489 17 146.75–154.00 $147.51 $721 +13.28
510–547 536 7 115.00–136.00 $127.55 $684 -2.45
550–595 571 15 105.00–134.50 $123.95 $708 -10.74
600–645 620 6 118.00–124.00 $121.35 $752 -1.64
652 652 3 117.00 $117.00 $763 +2.50
712–740 718 5 92.00–105.00 $100.56 $722 -15.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 122.00 $122.00 $366 —
365 365 1 121.00 $121.00 $442 —
443 443 9 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
453–455 454 3 94.00–129.00 $105.70 $480 —
520–540 530 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $588 —
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 +24.50
750 750 1 99.00 $99.00 $742 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 110.00 $110.00 $482 —
505 505 4 114.00 $114.00 $576 —
553 553 6 110.50 $110.50 $611 —
735 735 1 91.00 $91.00 $669 —

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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.