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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

3,379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.13/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 540 lb · 131 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.28/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 539 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.24/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 537 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,379 7,387 2,477
Feeder cattle 3,379 7,298 2,477
Slaughter cattle — 89 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1129, Holstein Steers 170, Heifers 1393, Bulls 687) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, 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
363–393 381 13 164.00–178.00 $171.82 $655 +8.43
429 value added 429 5 155.00 $155.00 $665 —
415–438 436 19 160.00–169.00 $166.66 $727 +3.91
450–484 465 75 142.00–181.00 $166.73 $775 +5.33
469 value added 469 5 167.00 $167.00 $783 —
500 value added 500 6 168.00 $168.00 $840 +5.71
535–545 542 125 144.00–165.00 $162.90 $883 +3.29
555–585 561 36 147.50–162.00 $156.58 $878 +0.27
568 568 4 162.00 $162.00 $920 +5.69
591 value added 591 15 160.00 $160.00 $946 -9.02
600–645 636 66 134.00–158.00 $144.45 $919 -2.27
642 642 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,014 +11.28
644 value added 644 10 152.50 $152.50 $982 -2.26
655–695 659 39 120.00–150.00 $145.58 $959 +2.28
661–669 value added 664 11 150.00–156.00 $153.80 $1,021 +4.22
704 704 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,056 +3.38
705–745 722 12 122.00–131.00 $129.46 $935 -17.16
752–785 759 48 110.00–137.00 $133.26 $1,011 +4.67
763 763 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,068 +11.41
763 value added 763 15 137.00 $137.00 $1,045 +0.43
804 value added 804 10 120.00 $120.00 $965 -3.16
811–845 831 16 115.00–130.50 $120.86 $1,004 -8.64
922 value added 922 8 112.00 $112.00 $1,033 -3.40
945 945 1 91.00 $91.00 $860 —
955 955 6 110.50 $110.50 $1,055 -0.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 1 165.00 $165.00 $432 —
315–348 341 10 151.00–179.00 $167.54 $571 -6.53
350–376 366 23 168.00–177.50 $175.49 $642 +15.45
405–448 445 55 150.00–164.00 $160.59 $715 +4.28
470–475 474 9 143.00–158.00 $148.56 $704 -29.44
515–546 539 73 133.00–165.25 $162.60 $876 -11.90
553–588 558 17 118.00–155.00 $151.52 $845 +2.59
623–644 642 56 110.00–142.75 $141.08 $906 +0.88
658–690 669 3 133.00–134.00 $133.66 $894 -2.12
725–748 736 17 116.00–130.50 $126.27 $929 -3.16
761 value added 761 24 135.00 $135.00 $1,027 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 -26.42
868 868 2 115.00 $115.00 $998 +2.50
915 915 1 91.00 $91.00 $833 -11.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 154.00 $154.00 $605 —
477 477 10 165.00 $165.00 $787 -11.00
507 value added 507 11 138.00 $138.00 $700 -33.35
517 517 6 125.00 $125.00 $646 —
583 583 22 161.00 $161.00 $939 -6.20
639 value added 639 25 158.00 $158.00 $1,010 -0.27
640 640 2 138.00 $138.00 $883 -19.01
672 value added 672 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,035 +1.29
713 713 7 139.00 $139.00 $991 -14.00
704–738 value added 724 19 134.00–138.00 $136.36 $987 +4.83
805 value added 805 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -7.50
985 985 35 110.25 $110.25 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 169.00 $169.00 $595 +22.95
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
456–488 462 25 140.00–156.00 $151.70 $701 +24.09
523–533 527 14 130.00–145.00 $140.65 $741 +0.93
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 —
601 value added 601 4 93.00 $93.00 $559 —
620–640 625 4 125.00–134.00 $127.30 $796 +3.24
712–725 719 2 85.00–116.00 $100.64 $724 -15.36
784 784 1 112.50 $112.50 $882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 +2.00
364–380 366 8 136.00–160.00 $156.89 $574 —
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 +6.50
457 457 2 150.00 $150.00 $686 +22.62
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 +2.49
562–595 567 7 112.00–130.00 $127.30 $722 +10.30
600–645 623 2 101.00–107.50 $104.37 $650 -5.63
685 685 1 75.00 $75.00 $514 -46.76
700–716 708 2 87.50–102.00 $94.67 $670 —
780 780 1 67.00 $67.00 $523 -27.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 2 116.00 $116.00 $800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 1 132.50 $132.50 $360 —
330–347 339 9 141.00–144.00 $143.01 $485 -3.13
360–390 369 32 125.00–140.00 $136.78 $505 +3.22
425–444 442 49 120.00–134.00 $131.42 $581 -1.25
456–495 463 89 112.00–137.00 $135.64 $628 +5.52
500 value added 500 5 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
505–548 541 125 109.00–132.50 $129.05 $698 +11.02
550–585 562 28 115.00–133.00 $125.73 $707 +2.01
622–647 value added 632 12 120.00–126.00 $123.44 $780 -1.56
621–648 633 89 107.00–131.00 $117.99 $747 +2.38
655–668 660 21 111.00–119.00 $116.82 $771 -0.49
670 670 3 121.00 $121.00 $811 +3.69
678 value added 678 6 122.00 $122.00 $827 +0.38
714 714 18 115.00 $115.00 $821 +2.34
713–738 730 60 90.00–113.50 $110.22 $805 -2.44
750–798 774 5 89.00–114.00 $101.36 $785 -4.69
769–792 value added 779 12 110.00–117.00 $113.15 $881 +1.54
791 791 6 112.00 $112.00 $886 +5.95
827–832 830 17 98.00–123.50 $120.98 $1,004 +4.48
878 value added 878 3 98.00 $98.00 $860 —
932 value added 932 3 105.00 $105.00 $979 —
945 945 1 95.00 $95.00 $898 -8.50
1008 1008 9 101.00 $101.00 $1,018 —
1009 value added 1009 1 75.00 $75.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 338 10 130.00–142.00 $137.17 $464 +1.65
352–390 362 59 108.00–147.00 $141.42 $512 +8.73
403 403 4 125.00 $125.00 $504 —
400–448 444 98 127.00–136.00 $133.72 $594 +4.34
453–461 458 44 134.50–139.00 $137.18 $628 +8.19
512–545 537 127 111.00–141.50 $130.24 $699 -11.26
550–566 561 7 120.00–125.00 $121.40 $681 +3.37
630–640 636 51 91.00–122.75 $119.02 $757 +2.40
651–667 655 13 116.00–121.00 $117.18 $768 +4.99
703–733 726 11 91.00–112.00 $106.31 $772 -2.25
790 790 1 89.00 $89.00 $703 -15.36
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
853–868 858 3 95.00 $95.00 $815 +1.00
966 value added 966 1 77.50 $77.50 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–285 284 3 116.00–119.00 $117.00 $332 +2.00
357–395 360 35 115.00–141.00 $132.14 $476 +8.90
441–449 446 59 123.00–132.00 $128.26 $572 +8.87
456–485 465 15 114.00–124.00 $119.42 $555 -6.28
480 480 1 92.00 $92.00 $442 -33.70
503 value added 503 9 93.00 $93.00 $468 —
505–545 535 31 110.00–122.50 $118.39 $633 -1.19
573–575 574 5 108.00–116.00 $111.21 $638 -2.70
628–635 630 6 97.00–109.00 $100.86 $635 -5.14
637 value added 637 3 89.00 $89.00 $567 —
654–680 659 5 97.00–108.00 $105.73 $697 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 131.00 $131.00 $426 —
507–525 511 53 130.00–145.00 $141.22 $722 +7.22
562 562 16 129.50 $129.50 $728 -11.67
565 value added 565 12 133.00 $133.00 $751 +8.00
626 626 5 125.00 $125.00 $782 -3.77
655 value added 655 10 123.00 $123.00 $806 +5.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 116.00 $116.00 $313 +55.00
377–390 384 4 104.00–129.00 $119.34 $458 -5.00
430 430 1 118.00 $118.00 $507 -4.00
460–469 466 9 115.00–124.00 $121.04 $564 +5.61
515–540 537 13 110.00–118.50 $117.39 $630 +0.73
558 558 2 108.00 $108.00 $603 +4.77
618 618 4 101.00 $101.00 $624 +2.45
650 650 3 85.00 $85.00 $552 -7.67
725 725 1 83.00 $83.00 $602 -7.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 3 105.00 $105.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 172.50 $172.50 $500 —
300–345 337 11 142.50–179.50 $175.55 $592 +7.74
351–392 361 17 130.00–167.00 $163.50 $590 +6.48
404–422 416 58 154.00–167.50 $161.54 $672 +11.33
453–492 482 94 138.00–162.00 $147.91 $713 +6.49
510–546 537 32 119.00–137.00 $132.13 $710 -2.02
555–562 561 35 133.25–143.00 $135.72 $761 +1.65
622–648 638 25 120.00–128.00 $124.87 $797 +3.84
652 652 5 130.00 $130.00 $848 +3.77
715–740 725 6 92.00–113.00 $108.09 $784 +2.14
865–881 878 5 93.00–95.00 $93.39 $820 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 170.00 $170.00 $486 +30.00
340–345 342 8 154.00–173.00 $166.40 $569 +4.01
350–395 359 12 150.00–178.00 $170.12 $611 +20.14
410–448 425 41 148.00–162.50 $159.67 $679 +8.44
456–495 486 60 138.50–157.00 $146.75 $713 +2.35
503–548 541 48 119.00–154.00 $139.88 $757 -0.13
556–583 568 43 129.25–141.00 $132.98 $755 +1.86
610–649 638 34 117.00–130.00 $127.85 $816 +0.93
665–678 667 7 124.00–127.00 $126.56 $844 +2.43
700–744 733 10 75.00–115.00 $109.68 $804 +4.68
750 750 4 110.00 $110.00 $825 -4.44
821 821 1 94.00 $94.00 $772 -1.12
878 878 4 95.00 $95.00 $834 -5.14
938 938 1 75.00 $75.00 $704 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 336 5 128.00–160.00 $147.25 $495 -15.75
368 368 1 100.00 $100.00 $368 -40.00
468–495 475 18 143.00–150.00 $147.83 $702 +28.83
500–545 528 6 113.00–130.00 $126.46 $668 +4.22
568 568 2 123.00 $123.00 $699 +8.00
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 -14.05
722 722 3 98.00 $98.00 $708 —
750 750 2 101.00 $101.00 $758 +11.00
820 820 1 75.00 $75.00 $615 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 414 10 120.00–157.00 $148.27 $614 +18.67
493 493 9 134.50 $134.50 $663 +8.17
530 530 1 125.00 $125.00 $662 +17.50
562 562 6 128.75 $128.75 $724 +4.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 6 130.50 $130.50 $857 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 71.00 $71.00 $540 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 5 68.25 $68.25 $730 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 118.00 $118.00 $544 -3.41
723 723 14 103.00 $103.00 $745 -4.00
819 819 24 99.50 $99.50 $815 —
908 908 54 99.00 $99.00 $899 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 4 111.00 $111.00 $587 —
550 550 5 114.00 $114.00 $627 —
625–632 630 13 110.00–114.00 $113.08 $712 —
655–656 656 9 74.00–121.00 $115.78 $760 —
785 785 1 84.00 $84.00 $659 —
970 970 3 90.00 $90.00 $873 —
1025 1025 4 83.00 $83.00 $851 —
1055 1055 1 75.00 $75.00 $791 —
1265 1265 1 74.00 $74.00 $936 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 6 112.00 $112.00 $330 —
390 390 1 90.00 $90.00 $351 —
469 469 7 116.00 $116.00 $544 —
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
638 638 8 119.00 $119.00 $759 +48.00
690 690 1 94.00 $94.00 $649 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 6 104.00 $104.00 $738 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —

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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.