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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

5,845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.59/cwt +15.23 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 463 lb · 210 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.58/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 670 lb · 183 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.05/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 539 lb · 178 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,845 3,062 4,929
Feeder cattle 5,845 2,995 4,929
Slaughter cattle — 67 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2265, Heifers 2621, Bulls 959) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
295 295 2 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
306–344 329 16 159.00–187.00 $178.37 $587 +0.80
350–395 373 31 161.00–182.00 $174.12 $649 +16.08
411–447 426 75 140.00–182.00 $170.74 $727 +7.39
461 461 4 164.00 $164.00 $756 +4.00
453–495 470 162 136.00–186.00 $169.97 $799 +9.32
489–498 value added 494 10 157.00–165.00 $160.17 $791 —
505–545 537 119 140.00–174.50 $164.39 $883 +3.20
549 549 9 149.00 $149.00 $818 -12.19
550–598 564 127 131.00–172.00 $159.31 $899 -0.71
556–590 value added 569 35 153.00–167.00 $160.82 $915 —
588 588 8 162.00 $162.00 $953 +4.97
600–645 637 121 127.00–160.50 $146.93 $936 +3.07
641–648 value added 643 14 143.00–146.00 $143.86 $925 —
647–649 648 18 148.00–155.00 $151.49 $982 +7.63
652–664 659 46 135.00–153.00 $146.03 $962 +6.93
665–690 value added 674 137 99.00–156.00 $140.09 $944 —
713–719 value added 716 76 140.50–142.00 $141.25 $1,011 +6.25
705–745 736 51 130.00–140.00 $135.56 $998 +1.13
734–741 738 9 130.00–133.50 $131.55 $971 -2.88
751–760 value added 752 34 127.00–140.00 $139.23 $1,047 +8.66
753 753 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,035 —
750–771 765 7 129.00–130.00 $129.58 $991 +15.58
812–843 value added 820 82 110.00–129.50 $127.75 $1,048 +1.31
821–849 833 19 126.50–129.50 $128.21 $1,068 —
850 850 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 -1.00
860 860 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,049 +1.75
880 value added 880 14 124.50 $124.50 $1,096 +5.00
912 912 27 119.25 $119.25 $1,088 +3.59
960–963 962 4 99.00–100.00 $99.50 $957 -2.13
986 value added 986 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,154 +8.00
1045 1045 1 91.00 $91.00 $951 —
1055 value added 1055 1 89.00 $89.00 $939 —
1060 1060 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,092 —
1255 1255 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 163.00–174.00 $168.10 $462 —
325–335 333 5 162.50–180.00 $176.58 $588 +1.58
350–381 366 36 159.00–185.00 $174.68 $639 +6.79
408–447 441 64 130.00–171.00 $162.42 $716 +5.72
447 value added 447 7 171.00 $171.00 $764 —
450–496 470 67 132.00–172.50 $156.44 $735 -1.76
532 value added 532 2 123.00 $123.00 $654 -32.00
500–548 540 67 122.50–174.00 $159.90 $863 +3.77
550–587 566 73 132.00–169.00 $157.32 $890 +17.32
566 value added 566 6 146.00 $146.00 $826 -13.00
612 value added 612 4 112.00 $112.00 $685 —
603–643 633 49 136.00–159.00 $147.69 $935 +5.38
655–685 662 34 114.00–160.00 $141.76 $938 +10.61
666 value added 666 5 121.00 $121.00 $806 —
710–748 729 29 115.00–138.00 $132.82 $968 +1.84
743 value added 743 3 120.00 $120.00 $892 —
750–790 771 7 127.00–134.00 $130.93 $1,009 +10.93
800–825 818 9 115.00–119.00 $115.77 $947 +6.45
850 850 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 +23.05
926 926 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,102 —
1075 1075 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,096 —
1175 1175 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,069 —
1245 1245 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 value added 467 22 165.00–173.00 $167.58 $783 —
513 513 7 157.00 $157.00 $805 +8.00
512–542 value added 530 35 161.00–179.00 $171.40 $908 —
577–583 value added 582 14 162.00–164.00 $163.72 $953 —
595 595 3 155.00 $155.00 $922 +4.00
604–639 value added 626 67 152.00–162.00 $158.11 $990 —
636–642 640 20 146.00–151.00 $149.26 $955 —
658–689 value added 680 44 135.00–160.00 $153.36 $1,043 +8.36
720–732 value added 723 13 138.00–143.00 $139.17 $1,006 +19.17
723 723 3 131.00 $131.00 $947 -20.50
772–781 value added 776 39 130.25–137.00 $133.04 $1,032 +5.04
807 807 39 135.00 $135.00 $1,089 —
810 810 2 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
876 value added 876 26 129.00 $129.00 $1,130 —
1021 1021 12 106.00 $106.00 $1,082 —
1237 1237 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 value added 293 5 140.00 $140.00 $410 —
330–348 342 3 137.50–139.00 $137.98 $472 -33.02
350–381 373 4 142.00–168.00 $161.90 $604 +15.61
417–428 421 5 129.00–161.00 $148.00 $623 +3.10
461–495 465 15 66.00–161.50 $149.81 $697 -3.87
508 508 5 160.00 $160.00 $813 +18.92
505–540 530 12 126.00–144.50 $141.12 $748 +0.04
560–575 563 9 100.00–136.00 $129.68 $730 +8.68
573 value added 573 9 153.00 $153.00 $877 —
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 —
715–745 728 4 110.00–130.00 $121.29 $883 —
808 808 2 116.00 $116.00 $937 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
352–395 366 3 129.00–158.00 $147.58 $540 +66.58
452–490 467 6 113.00–135.00 $122.96 $574 -15.04
510–547 538 8 121.00–134.00 $130.42 $702 +3.42
553–567 561 5 120.00–129.00 $123.55 $693 +2.55
615–630 623 2 100.00–110.00 $104.94 $654 -9.06
625–633 value added 631 8 113.00–120.00 $118.27 $746 —
655–685 665 3 124.00 $124.00 $825 —
668 value added 668 2 140.00 $140.00 $935 —
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 +4.00
775–795 785 2 109.00–120.00 $114.57 $899 +6.57
955 955 1 101.00 $101.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 +29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 149.00 $149.00 $365 —
308–337 322 23 136.00–153.00 $143.27 $461 +3.27
356–395 366 69 125.00–154.00 $145.89 $534 +10.21
405–448 439 89 127.50–142.00 $137.87 $605 +5.13
455–497 468 153 113.00–144.00 $138.55 $648 +1.69
471 471 10 140.00 $140.00 $659 +3.14
514–528 value added 521 14 122.00–140.00 $134.00 $698 -5.00
500–548 540 164 75.00–142.75 $135.14 $730 +3.86
557–575 566 120 123.00–134.00 $131.94 $747 +1.37
561–571 566 14 129.50–140.00 $134.70 $762 +4.13
586–597 value added 592 15 133.00–139.00 $135.77 $804 —
605–645 634 65 110.00–134.50 $127.12 $806 +7.44
647 value added 647 5 121.00 $121.00 $783 +3.07
652–656 value added 654 89 122.50–128.50 $127.66 $835 +2.13
651–690 656 69 122.00–127.00 $123.82 $812 +1.60
692 692 13 126.50 $126.50 $875 —
705–738 719 72 115.00–148.00 $129.40 $930 +18.03
705–745 726 17 110.00–135.00 $120.78 $877 +9.41
735 value added 735 29 121.00 $121.00 $889 +9.00
750–785 767 12 97.00–121.50 $116.73 $895 +8.83
756–782 value added 776 54 117.25–124.00 $122.60 $951 +10.06
792 792 5 120.00 $120.00 $950 —
810–820 815 3 102.00–109.00 $106.00 $864 -11.00
842 value added 842 6 113.00 $113.00 $951 —
855–882 value added 876 32 102.00–115.00 $106.13 $930 —
890–895 893 3 106.00–118.00 $109.99 $982 —
925 925 1 87.00 $87.00 $805 -19.00
1045 1045 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 147.50 $147.50 $406 +18.50
332–345 335 9 99.00–158.00 $148.38 $497 +6.05
355 value added 355 1 133.00 $133.00 $472 —
350–385 361 85 139.00–151.50 $145.31 $525 +6.62
406–449 441 100 104.00–145.00 $137.09 $605 -2.00
450–492 463 210 101.00–146.00 $141.59 $656 +15.23
508 value added 508 16 137.50 $137.50 $698 —
530–548 541 149 100.00–144.00 $139.52 $755 +4.79
550–593 568 106 122.00–138.50 $135.57 $770 +11.38
630–645 639 31 118.00–128.00 $126.54 $809 +6.83
653 653 6 126.00 $126.00 $823 +31.76
653–685 660 52 120.00–129.00 $126.19 $833 +31.95
700–710 703 7 90.00–121.00 $106.12 $746 +1.23
769–783 774 6 107.00–114.00 $109.36 $846 +14.36
825–830 828 3 101.00–110.00 $103.99 $861 +8.99
854 854 7 112.00 $112.00 $956 +12.00
890 value added 890 2 100.00 $100.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 147.00 $147.00 $391 —
328 328 10 149.50 $149.50 $490 —
383 383 5 135.00 $135.00 $517 —
420 value added 420 7 155.00 $155.00 $651 —
462–469 value added 463 26 147.00–150.00 $149.53 $692 —
495 495 9 142.00 $142.00 $703 +17.00
502 502 5 140.50 $140.50 $705 —
558–593 value added 564 88 141.00–146.50 $144.11 $813 +7.11
601 601 9 132.00 $132.00 $793 +2.00
637–640 value added 639 24 116.00–125.00 $123.13 $787 —
653 value added 653 44 129.00 $129.00 $842 —
686–693 689 15 123.00–125.00 $123.94 $854 —
704–720 710 11 118.00–123.00 $121.16 $860 —
741 value added 741 61 121.00 $121.00 $897 —
764 764 5 115.00 $115.00 $879 +5.50
798 value added 798 3 114.00 $114.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 value added 223 4 128.00 $128.00 $285 —
331 value added 331 5 133.00 $133.00 $440 —
335–348 344 3 110.00–138.00 $119.10 $410 -8.90
350–393 357 39 120.00–140.00 $134.19 $479 -1.72
450–484 459 68 86.00–135.00 $131.19 $602 +2.79
528 528 10 141.00 $141.00 $744 +14.42
517–546 533 45 81.00–147.00 $134.47 $717 +7.89
562–576 570 23 106.00–127.00 $121.82 $694 -2.51
605–645 624 16 99.00–125.00 $115.83 $723 +4.44
665–685 672 3 118.00–121.00 $119.98 $806 +19.14
717–745 732 5 88.00–112.00 $106.79 $782 -2.21
753–790 765 3 84.00–112.00 $102.37 $783 -4.63
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 105.00 $105.00 $357 —
387 387 4 132.00 $132.00 $511 -5.27
410–415 413 2 108.00–119.00 $113.47 $469 +2.47
455–459 458 11 110.00–127.00 $123.93 $568 -0.60
510–536 534 18 116.00–126.50 $125.74 $671 +12.43
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 -21.00
605–638 622 13 89.00–115.00 $101.61 $632 -5.12
658 658 3 89.00 $89.00 $586 —
733 733 2 87.00 $87.00 $638 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 value added 377 8 134.50 $134.50 $507 —
465 465 7 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
466 value added 466 13 136.00 $136.00 $634 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 341 21 150.00–185.00 $179.17 $611 +17.25
364–385 376 23 150.00–169.00 $162.69 $612 +10.55
407–431 423 80 142.00–168.00 $162.00 $685 +6.91
460–490 482 107 134.00–158.00 $152.52 $735 +5.79
506–546 532 38 120.00–147.00 $140.32 $747 +1.89
553–580 566 100 93.00–147.00 $139.14 $788 +3.11
623–644 630 38 126.00–137.00 $133.55 $841 +2.65
650–662 658 20 130.00–132.00 $131.51 $865 +5.16
721 value added 721 6 120.00 $120.00 $865 —
723–747 739 13 109.00–123.00 $116.46 $861 +6.08
765 765 2 104.00 $104.00 $796 -1.00
818–838 825 6 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 175.00 $175.00 $390 —
312–347 341 52 153.00–185.50 $180.18 $614 +11.22
370–390 381 8 132.50–161.00 $154.37 $588 -8.36
411–449 422 70 140.00–172.25 $162.34 $685 -0.10
455–494 482 98 130.00–154.50 $148.48 $716 +3.09
513–546 533 24 124.00–140.00 $133.68 $713 -1.35
559–595 565 84 118.00–144.00 $140.63 $795 +2.47
600–648 626 19 121.00–138.00 $130.35 $816 -0.93
661–685 667 18 125.00–129.50 $127.88 $853 -2.58
710–720 713 3 102.00–115.00 $110.63 $789 +3.89
770 770 2 110.00 $110.00 $847 +28.00
840 840 1 91.00 $91.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 65.00 $65.00 $202 -61.16
375–385 382 5 130.00–137.00 $131.38 $502 +1.21
441 441 5 154.00 $154.00 $679 +5.19
457–475 461 9 122.50–136.00 $131.61 $607 -8.39
500–547 543 11 138.00–145.00 $138.59 $753 +13.15
561–593 571 8 129.00–130.00 $129.74 $741 -1.26
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 160.00 $160.00 $530 +57.05
363 363 2 130.00 $130.00 $472 -7.76
405 405 9 169.50 $169.50 $686 +30.21
485–495 493 5 127.50–142.50 $139.55 $688 +4.79
513–545 529 4 115.00–125.00 $120.15 $636 -7.85
562–570 565 8 124.00–133.00 $129.60 $732 -2.08
625 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 +10.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 8 127.00 $127.00 $795 -7.00

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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.