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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

6,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.66/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 458 lb · 262 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.17/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 635 lb · 236 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.12/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 541 lb · 230 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,491 3,761 6,535
Feeder cattle 6,491 3,711 6,535
Slaughter cattle — 50 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2106, Heifers 2877, Bulls 1508) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, 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
330 330 1 173.00 $173.00 $571 —
334–345 336 6 155.00–180.00 $175.72 $590 —
360–392 366 24 162.00–178.00 $174.98 $640 +12.17
380 value added 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
405–433 429 7 145.00–165.00 $162.30 $696 -0.69
450–495 464 168 146.00–173.00 $168.06 $780 +4.20
522 522 7 166.00 $166.00 $867 +4.27
522–548 537 81 143.00–165.00 $157.29 $845 -4.44
552–598 556 181 123.00–169.50 $159.33 $886 +2.03
589 value added 589 12 155.25 $155.25 $914 +12.49
603–633 value added 606 28 153.00–158.50 $157.88 $957 +9.37
643 643 8 153.00 $153.00 $984 -1.00
600–649 645 164 124.00–153.00 $148.79 $960 -5.21
660–690 661 24 132.00–153.00 $133.72 $884 -9.39
653–693 668 25 145.00–152.00 $149.44 $998 -5.70
698 value added 698 2 133.00 $133.00 $928 -17.75
703–737 value added 711 53 135.00–141.00 $140.16 $997 +7.25
715–747 735 68 123.50–139.00 $131.33 $965 -12.44
755–767 757 41 97.50–134.00 $132.27 $1,001 +3.88
812 value added 812 64 129.00 $129.00 $1,047 +19.00
837 837 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,004 +3.32
845 845 13 124.00 $124.00 $1,048 +7.32
850–875 860 20 111.00–120.00 $117.86 $1,014 -4.27
900–933 927 13 100.00–117.50 $112.17 $1,040 —
941 941 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,129 —
987–995 989 4 70.00–118.00 $105.93 $1,048 -23.07
1096 1096 5 90.00 $90.00 $986 -24.00
1190 1190 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,000 —
1243 1243 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,181 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
324 324 1 170.00 $170.00 $551 —
360–393 364 27 166.00–181.50 $179.06 $652 +17.56
383–385 value added 384 4 167.00–170.50 $168.75 $648 —
407–444 434 37 156.00–174.00 $165.70 $719 +5.75
454 value added 454 4 174.00 $174.00 $790 —
454–485 461 97 135.00–174.00 $161.28 $744 +6.28
505–540 value added 507 16 130.00–137.50 $130.50 $662 -15.50
535 535 3 138.00 $138.00 $738 -17.04
513–547 537 77 139.00–169.00 $160.87 $864 +5.83
550 value added 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 —
559 559 6 140.00 $140.00 $783 -10.13
553–582 565 42 125.00–158.50 $151.74 $857 +1.61
615–648 637 61 91.00–150.00 $143.82 $916 -6.59
679 679 3 133.00 $133.00 $903 -8.14
650–691 680 29 127.00–139.00 $136.06 $925 -5.08
714 value added 714 4 110.00 $110.00 $785 —
705–743 729 17 100.00–132.00 $127.08 $926 -6.45
731 731 11 135.00 $135.00 $987 +1.47
750–785 764 16 122.00–124.50 $124.19 $949 +9.19
825–837 833 5 115.00–117.00 $116.60 $971 -4.93
857 857 2 109.00 $109.00 $934 —
959 959 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–442 value added 430 8 162.00–170.00 $164.86 $709 —
470 470 5 167.00 $167.00 $785 -10.74
490–498 value added 497 30 160.00–180.00 $170.89 $849 -5.11
500 500 3 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
508–543 value added 539 17 158.50–163.00 $162.50 $876 —
559–583 value added 568 11 164.00 $164.00 $932 -3.37
581 581 11 151.00 $151.00 $877 +5.00
615 615 2 154.50 $154.50 $950 -9.90
608–635 value added 625 62 150.50–156.00 $153.59 $960 -0.03
630 630 10 157.00 $157.00 $989 -7.40
654 654 8 153.00 $153.00 $1,001 -1.45
676–691 683 44 142.00–153.00 $149.61 $1,022 -4.84
651–698 value added 691 27 136.00–145.00 $143.74 $993 -7.26
702–728 value added 719 29 137.00–140.00 $138.99 $999 +5.99
724–728 726 30 131.00–145.00 $140.49 $1,020 -9.01
784 value added 784 16 123.00 $123.00 $964 —
776–795 790 28 136.00–140.50 $137.26 $1,084 -6.10
796–798 797 20 124.00–126.00 $124.90 $995 —
843 value added 843 5 117.00 $117.00 $986 +2.00
863–891 882 13 114.00–124.00 $120.99 $1,067 —
883 value added 883 39 121.00 $121.00 $1,068 -0.50
917 value added 917 29 113.50 $113.50 $1,041 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–390 380 7 120.00–161.50 $144.84 $550 —
405 value added 405 1 133.00 $133.00 $539 —
408–448 437 36 103.17–142.00 $136.59 $597 -5.54
460–480 467 3 125.00–139.00 $129.80 $606 +25.80
498 value added 498 2 140.00 $140.00 $697 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
523–542 539 22 128.00–138.50 $137.08 $739 -14.25
585 585 1 107.00 $107.00 $626 -34.01
610–632 625 3 105.00–124.00 $117.82 $736 +0.74
723–725 724 4 110.00–123.00 $119.74 $867 +0.74
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
865 865 1 102.00 $102.00 $882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 372 5 117.00–136.00 $128.59 $478 +26.59
400–449 445 11 105.00–123.00 $121.53 $541 +3.53
468–485 474 3 116.00–129.00 $124.56 $590 +5.56
500–535 526 11 105.00–137.50 $123.44 $649 +11.44
550–585 568 2 118.00 $118.00 $670 -3.62
610 610 1 112.00 $112.00 $683 -4.00
669–670 670 3 101.00–107.00 $104.33 $699 +9.33
763 763 3 75.00 $75.00 $572 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 value added 644 7 140.00 $140.00 $902 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–275 274 3 116.00–118.00 $117.33 $321 —
321–349 341 27 143.00–145.50 $143.58 $490 -1.92
350–388 362 56 110.00–141.00 $136.95 $496 +7.85
410–448 439 18 110.00–129.50 $125.14 $549 -7.09
450–490 458 262 121.00–141.00 $135.66 $621 +4.13
541–544 value added 543 28 125.00–134.00 $132.08 $717 —
500–549 545 183 122.50–131.00 $123.64 $674 -2.37
550–570 554 159 108.50–130.50 $127.86 $708 -7.14
607 607 11 130.00 $130.00 $789 +12.68
604–648 636 225 99.00–123.00 $117.59 $748 +0.27
654–693 660 20 105.00–118.50 $116.24 $767 -4.59
669–699 value added 688 27 109.00–120.00 $113.72 $782 +1.84
720 720 5 115.00 $115.00 $828 +6.61
705–748 734 67 65.00–115.50 $103.27 $758 -5.12
750–770 753 33 100.00–116.00 $111.14 $837 +6.22
778 value added 778 17 126.00 $126.00 $980 —
789 789 16 121.00 $121.00 $955 +16.08
805 value added 805 3 117.00 $117.00 $942 —
830 830 9 123.00 $123.00 $1,021 +12.62
820–849 837 15 108.00–119.00 $112.85 $945 +2.47
856–860 value added 859 32 96.00–120.50 $116.46 $1,000 +21.46
922 922 5 102.00 $102.00 $940 —
1069 1069 5 87.00 $87.00 $930 —
1153 1153 2 74.00 $74.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 1 140.00 $140.00 $368 +24.00
333 333 4 132.50 $132.50 $441 -5.50
315–345 334 14 121.00–145.50 $139.56 $466 +1.56
353–385 360 122 128.00–145.00 $141.10 $508 +4.48
420–448 446 148 99.00–142.00 $140.39 $626 +3.97
450–490 458 179 110.00–134.50 $132.17 $605 +4.65
535 value added 535 17 129.50 $129.50 $693 +6.97
510–549 542 213 118.00–131.25 $125.85 $682 +24.85
550–580 556 31 88.00–130.00 $126.57 $704 +0.79
600–649 630 83 104.00–121.00 $117.09 $738 +0.41
650–673 669 13 107.00–115.00 $114.02 $763 -6.05
680 value added 680 11 110.50 $110.50 $751 —
715 value added 715 4 118.00 $118.00 $844 —
715–739 730 8 91.00–107.50 $104.55 $763 -3.78
750–790 759 15 82.00–113.00 $103.86 $788 -4.14
815–820 818 2 86.00–121.00 $103.45 $846 —
885 885 1 82.00 $82.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 8 146.50 $146.50 $532 —
370 370 3 126.00 $126.00 $466 —
417 value added 417 12 144.50 $144.50 $603 —
428 428 9 128.00 $128.00 $548 +12.00
452–467 value added 458 31 139.50–142.50 $140.60 $644 —
481 481 4 130.00 $130.00 $625 -4.14
522 522 3 120.50 $120.50 $629 -3.50
523–546 value added 535 10 131.00–134.00 $132.47 $709 +0.97
552 552 5 118.00 $118.00 $651 -18.38
575 575 22 132.00 $132.00 $759 -4.38
573–596 value added 587 24 123.50–134.00 $128.73 $756 —
615 615 2 121.00 $121.00 $744 +4.00
607–637 value added 626 47 125.50–126.00 $125.82 $788 —
668–691 676 26 117.50–128.00 $123.46 $835 -0.54
675–680 value added 679 15 109.50–115.00 $110.96 $753 -4.04
714 714 18 125.50 $125.50 $896 —
705–746 value added 729 31 114.00–116.50 $115.49 $842 —
783 value added 783 36 106.00 $106.00 $830 —
962 value added 962 3 81.00 $81.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 364 58 115.00–140.00 $132.56 $483 +9.72
415–448 446 72 99.00–127.00 $124.85 $557 -5.50
451–495 457 39 115.00–130.00 $127.12 $581 +7.84
510–547 544 66 114.00–126.00 $117.95 $642 +0.58
565–580 577 15 107.00–120.00 $116.78 $674 +44.78
625–645 629 22 91.00–107.00 $103.29 $650 -5.91
660 660 1 99.00 $99.00 $653 —
743 743 2 90.00 $90.00 $669 -9.00
765 765 3 91.00 $91.00 $696 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 124.00 $124.00 $391 —
350–381 365 15 85.00–126.50 $116.93 $427 +4.38
435–445 438 20 115.00–132.00 $128.11 $561 —
452–475 462 6 85.00–115.00 $108.05 $499 +4.57
515–547 542 26 89.00–119.50 $116.40 $631 +6.55
578–580 578 7 110.00–114.00 $110.57 $639 +0.57
605–643 637 11 70.00–97.00 $91.38 $582 -8.28
661 661 4 108.00 $108.00 $714 +15.29
717–732 730 8 75.00–99.00 $96.05 $701 +8.13
760–765 762 3 85.00–90.00 $86.67 $660 -22.33
878 878 3 100.00 $100.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 5 124.00 $124.00 $446 —
400 value added 400 10 148.25 $148.25 $593 —
484 value added 484 12 139.50 $139.50 $675 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 101.00 $101.00 $596 —
790 790 1 81.00 $81.00 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 344 29 159.00–184.00 $173.02 $595 +21.68
351–386 365 38 121.00–174.00 $163.43 $597 -7.23
404–445 424 146 122.00–168.25 $159.42 $676 +1.34
458–494 485 170 125.00–160.25 $151.39 $734 -4.62
504–548 540 38 120.00–156.50 $145.04 $783 +5.59
555–590 563 168 130.00–145.00 $137.54 $774 -1.94
605–645 635 81 118.00–133.25 $129.26 $821 +3.80
657–683 660 35 122.00–125.00 $123.55 $815 -6.28
704–738 716 11 115.50–116.00 $115.69 $828 +4.71
751–765 752 29 105.00–116.50 $115.01 $865 -2.65
814–841 833 7 94.00–100.00 $98.44 $820 -8.56
875–895 879 5 86.00–90.00 $86.81 $763 -0.19
923–935 929 2 79.00–89.00 $83.97 $780 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 342 59 126.00–175.00 $171.01 $585 +4.27
370–390 379 11 105.00–156.00 $139.37 $528 -34.32
403–445 420 125 122.00–167.00 $160.59 $674 -0.27
453–493 486 118 131.50–157.00 $150.52 $732 -2.33
535–546 543 14 130.00–145.00 $139.22 $756 -15.18
553–574 564 111 127.00–143.25 $137.13 $773 -1.29
620–648 628 40 110.00–131.00 $127.04 $798 +2.93
652–673 660 9 113.00–126.00 $117.93 $778 -5.48
715–746 742 11 109.00–122.00 $110.59 $821 +3.81
825–849 841 3 95.00–96.00 $95.67 $805 —
875 875 1 80.00 $80.00 $700 —
925 925 1 89.00 $89.00 $823 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 134.50 $134.50 $467 —
404–430 411 18 104.00–135.00 $129.10 $531 +4.51
453–486 479 31 119.00–124.00 $121.45 $582 +1.45
500–545 523 3 101.00–109.00 $104.94 $549 -19.56
555–570 566 18 102.00–130.50 $124.41 $704 +4.41
605 605 1 95.00 $95.00 $575 —
653–690 662 4 103.00–114.00 $111.13 $736 -2.87
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 120.00 $120.00 $438 -30.00
438 438 16 149.00 $149.00 $653 +17.10
453–480 463 7 120.00–141.00 $131.18 $607 +43.09
536 536 7 130.00 $130.00 $697 -0.69
563–597 577 8 118.50–122.00 $120.26 $694 +7.00
645 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 —
669 669 4 122.00 $122.00 $816 +13.00
708 708 1 100.00 $100.00 $708 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 3 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
547 value added 547 5 158.00 $158.00 $864 —
587 587 5 122.00 $122.00 $716 —
605 value added 605 3 134.00 $134.00 $811 —
620 620 5 131.00 $131.00 $812 —
660–680 666 13 119.00–127.00 $124.49 $829 -0.51
739 739 6 121.50 $121.50 $898 +11.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 81.00 $81.00 $749 —
1105 1105 1 71.00 $71.00 $785 —

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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.