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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

3,761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.51/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 667 lb · 153 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.91/cwt ≈ $946/hd at 573 lb · 126 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.95/cwt +19.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 768 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,761 1,341 2,872
Feeder cattle 3,711 1,341 2,824
Slaughter cattle 50 — 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1600, Heifers 1369, Bulls 742) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 20) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah, 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
360–390 369 6 152.00–166.00 $162.81 $601 -1.84
425–448 444 14 148.00–170.00 $162.99 $724 +21.62
453–495 461 50 151.00–169.00 $163.86 $755 +1.15
500–549 536 80 142.00–168.50 $161.73 $867 +14.51
536–546 538 32 174.00–176.00 $174.38 $938 +27.16
557–560 value added 558 4 141.00–148.00 $142.76 $797 -8.24
553–580 564 58 144.50–165.00 $157.30 $887 +5.52
631–637 value added 635 30 133.00–155.00 $148.51 $943 -8.49
607–649 640 61 122.00–148.00 $144.63 $926 +7.48
645 645 17 154.00 $154.00 $993 +16.85
650–683 value added 663 13 140.00–155.00 $150.75 $999 +8.63
655–685 664 23 127.00–150.25 $143.11 $950 +2.11
653–698 666 47 138.50–164.00 $155.14 $1,033 +14.14
711–739 value added 719 26 117.00–139.00 $132.91 $956 -8.94
722–742 737 25 143.00–145.50 $143.77 $1,060 +20.31
700–748 738 50 124.00–139.00 $132.78 $980 +9.32
761–771 value added 766 70 130.50–134.50 $132.57 $1,015 —
755–795 768 9 111.00–136.00 $128.39 $986 +14.39
760–791 773 39 132.00–140.00 $137.72 $1,065 +23.72
805–840 823 43 131.00–132.50 $132.46 $1,090 +22.46
833 value added 833 6 110.00 $110.00 $916 —
815–841 834 8 109.00–120.00 $116.68 $973 +6.68
857–873 865 17 115.00–130.00 $122.13 $1,056 —
880 880 1 111.00 $111.00 $977 —
943 value added 943 20 124.00 $124.00 $1,169 —
955–985 968 3 90.00–109.00 $101.09 $979 —
973 973 14 129.00 $129.00 $1,255 —
1077 1077 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,228 —
1233 1233 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 167.00 $167.00 $735 —
467–482 471 26 165.00–182.00 $177.74 $837 —
478 value added 478 15 176.00 $176.00 $841 —
537 537 8 170.50 $170.50 $916 —
565–569 value added 568 47 165.00–172.00 $167.37 $951 —
564–588 576 74 147.00–174.00 $164.62 $948 —
585 585 5 146.00 $146.00 $854 —
601–630 value added 623 40 153.50–154.00 $153.62 $957 +1.62
614–647 627 23 164.00–165.00 $164.40 $1,031 —
669–687 676 70 144.00–160.00 $154.45 $1,044 —
676 value added 676 10 151.00 $151.00 $1,021 —
718 718 10 149.50 $149.50 $1,073 —
741 value added 741 70 133.00 $133.00 $986 —
750–782 756 40 140.00–144.00 $143.36 $1,084 —
837 value added 837 3 115.00 $115.00 $963 —
852 value added 852 18 121.50 $121.50 $1,035 —
905 value added 905 6 111.00 $111.00 $1,005 —
1046 1046 14 112.00 $112.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 134.00 $134.00 $362 —
357–393 368 14 149.00–172.00 $161.50 $594 -1.10
410–445 430 10 150.00–165.00 $159.95 $688 -3.85
464 464 6 155.00 $155.00 $719 +28.03
450–493 469 49 135.00–172.00 $164.91 $773 +37.94
520 value added 520 6 146.00 $146.00 $759 —
503–545 539 28 114.00–166.00 $155.04 $836 +8.30
551–591 573 23 125.00–160.00 $150.13 $860 +3.13
614–641 623 11 120.00–160.00 $150.41 $937 +17.41
632 value added 632 4 147.00 $147.00 $929 —
651–685 656 46 111.00–152.00 $141.14 $926 -3.86
727–740 733 21 120.00–137.50 $133.53 $979 +8.53
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 -11.00
800–829 827 23 114.00–122.50 $121.53 $1,005 —
905 905 1 77.50 $77.50 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 436 10 134.50–149.50 $142.13 $620 —
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 -38.00
520–549 544 10 136.00–155.00 $151.33 $823 +26.11
555 value added 555 6 139.00 $139.00 $771 —
554–580 558 6 110.00–147.50 $141.01 $787 —
610–645 628 2 114.00–120.00 $117.08 $735 —
728 728 3 119.00 $119.00 $866 —
925 925 1 95.00 $95.00 $879 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,613 —
1395–1710 1549 29 113.00–126.00 $120.73 $1,870 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 102.00 $102.00 $388 —
415 415 2 118.00 $118.00 $490 —
455 455 1 119.00 $119.00 $541 -1.00
530 530 1 112.00 $112.00 $594 +20.00
557–595 566 6 119.00–133.00 $121.62 $688 +12.62
645 645 2 116.00 $116.00 $748 +17.00
655 655 1 112.50 $112.50 $737 —
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 —
735 735 1 106.00 $106.00 $779 —
790 790 1 82.00 $82.00 $648 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 value added 770 13 97.00 $97.00 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 13 145.50 $145.50 $503 —
354–397 374 23 125.00–134.00 $129.10 $483 -7.73
430–445 438 29 125.00–135.50 $132.23 $579 -0.20
455–497 464 84 125.00–138.50 $131.53 $610 +10.62
483 483 5 130.00 $130.00 $628 +9.09
517–547 545 94 114.00–129.00 $126.01 $687 +1.22
561 561 5 135.00 $135.00 $757 +11.13
565–580 569 48 90.00–127.00 $123.96 $705 +0.09
601 value added 601 12 119.50 $119.50 $718 —
622–647 639 44 108.00–120.00 $117.32 $750 +2.82
655–680 662 66 108.00–125.00 $120.83 $800 +4.51
662–680 670 72 122.50–128.75 $126.27 $846 +9.95
664–682 value added 675 15 104.00–117.00 $111.88 $755 -10.62
715–746 739 39 106.00–111.00 $108.39 $801 -0.55
735–743 value added 739 24 110.00 $110.00 $813 -16.16
761–796 772 17 100.00–108.00 $104.92 $810 -3.02
803 803 8 113.00 $113.00 $907 +15.50
835–847 840 7 96.00–119.00 $110.38 $927 +12.88
858 858 2 104.00 $104.00 $892 —
879 value added 879 5 95.00 $95.00 $835 -15.00
1000 1000 1 80.00 $80.00 $800 —
1110 1110 1 81.00 $81.00 $899 —
1230 1230 1 80.00 $80.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 116.00 $116.00 $325 —
345 345 1 138.00 $138.00 $476 +15.59
364–390 370 58 119.00–147.50 $136.62 $505 -4.85
400–448 444 102 111.00–140.00 $136.42 $606 +26.24
465–495 484 37 109.00–131.50 $127.52 $617 -6.16
507–545 538 85 112.00–130.00 $128.10 $689 +2.01
513–542 value added 539 20 99.00–125.00 $122.53 $660 —
540 540 1 101.00 $101.00 $545 -25.09
553–585 555 20 120.00–130.00 $125.78 $698 +4.51
563 563 2 133.00 $133.00 $749 +11.73
613–648 634 58 101.00–122.75 $116.68 $740 +1.76
657–680 661 6 118.00–120.50 $120.07 $794 +16.31
700–743 727 7 96.00–113.00 $108.33 $788 +3.06
753 753 3 108.00 $108.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 116.00 $116.00 $484 —
468 468 2 120.00 $120.00 $562 —
453–485 469 16 130.00–138.00 $134.14 $629 —
532 value added 532 18 131.50 $131.50 $700 —
536 536 5 124.00 $124.00 $665 —
565–580 572 61 133.50–139.75 $136.38 $780 —
646 646 10 117.00 $117.00 $756 —
659 659 12 124.00 $124.00 $817 —
664 value added 664 20 115.00 $115.00 $764 -6.50
824 value added 824 11 109.00 $109.00 $898 —
833 833 5 103.00 $103.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–349 346 16 128.00–137.00 $131.40 $455 +19.83
350–385 368 6 115.00–128.00 $122.84 $452 -0.01
430–447 442 35 102.00–132.50 $130.35 $576 +13.94
460–498 477 5 108.00–127.00 $119.28 $569 -4.85
520–546 536 33 90.00–122.00 $117.37 $629 +9.95
565 565 1 72.00 $72.00 $407 -31.52
630–632 631 5 108.00–111.00 $109.20 $689 +8.20
740 740 2 99.00 $99.00 $733 —
775 775 2 96.00 $96.00 $744 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 105.00–120.00 $112.55 $409 —
476–480 478 6 99.00–108.00 $103.48 $495 +7.48
515–548 540 14 96.00–113.50 $109.85 $593 —
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 +3.13
605–615 613 5 82.00–104.00 $99.66 $611 +9.66
635 value added 635 2 92.50 $92.50 $587 —
655–685 675 3 90.00–94.00 $92.71 $626 +3.71
715–745 730 2 84.00–92.00 $87.92 $642 —
792 792 3 109.00 $109.00 $863 +9.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1635 1368 20 111.00–125.50 $120.82 $1,653 —

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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 2 140.00–162.00 $151.34 $492 +16.29
353–385 364 22 130.00–184.50 $170.66 $621 +10.43
410–442 427 41 130.00–171.00 $158.08 $675 -2.32
455–495 487 84 130.00–160.00 $156.01 $760 +11.98
513–546 535 18 128.00–151.00 $139.45 $746 -2.55
555–577 568 69 128.00–143.00 $139.48 $792 +8.04
600–645 632 40 114.00–127.00 $125.46 $793 +4.88
650–670 658 43 112.00–131.50 $129.83 $854 —
735–742 740 4 108.00–120.00 $110.98 $821 +2.00
756–785 760 12 114.00–118.00 $117.66 $894 +17.66
823 823 2 107.00 $107.00 $881 +11.83
850 850 1 87.00 $87.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–341 336 16 130.00–177.00 $166.74 $560 -10.05
350–398 362 20 110.00–187.50 $173.69 $629 +36.35
420–440 424 61 128.00–174.00 $160.86 $682 -1.11
455–493 485 40 127.00–159.00 $152.85 $741 +5.34
503–549 512 30 125.00–162.00 $154.40 $791 +26.85
555–595 569 51 121.00–144.00 $138.42 $788 +14.47
620–640 632 14 115.00–130.00 $124.11 $784 +2.76
650–698 661 23 109.00–130.00 $123.41 $816 +6.41
715–720 719 4 91.00–112.00 $106.78 $768 +6.22
1082 1082 8 73.00 $73.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 95.00 $95.00 $299 -27.00
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 +29.00
442–445 442 7 107.50–136.00 $131.90 $583 -2.10
470–485 475 3 65.00–100.00 $88.09 $418 -17.61
532–544 539 7 129.00–133.00 $130.69 $704 +19.67
550–565 558 4 96.00–131.00 $113.26 $632 —
684 684 6 109.00 $109.00 $746 -3.00
714 714 4 95.00 $95.00 $678 —
916 916 17 93.00 $93.00 $852 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 115.00 $115.00 $351 —
352 352 2 133.00 $133.00 $468 —
405–438 426 8 124.00–129.00 $124.59 $531 +14.59
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
504 504 5 124.50 $124.50 $627 +10.50
562 562 2 120.00 $120.00 $674 +9.50
680 680 1 114.00 $114.00 $775 —
810 810 1 84.00 $84.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 8 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
741 741 5 110.00 $110.00 $815 —

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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.