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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

5,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.12/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 564 lb · 225 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.01/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 530 lb · 175 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.82/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 445 lb · 173 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,699 5,845 1,639
Feeder cattle 5,633 5,845 1,600
Slaughter cattle 66 — 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1890, Holstein Steers 307, Heifers 2487, Bulls 949) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 25) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake, Winchester and Wythe County.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 321 16 181.00–183.00 $182.87 $587 +4.50
364–390 379 29 157.50–206.00 $186.00 $705 +11.88
415–448 428 15 132.50–181.00 $172.72 $739 +1.98
453–497 465 112 151.00–190.00 $163.90 $762 -0.10
482 482 5 167.00 $167.00 $805 -2.97
527 527 14 186.00 $186.00 $980 +21.61
503–549 540 100 131.00–172.50 $158.65 $857 -5.74
548 value added 548 2 151.00 $151.00 $827 —
551–593 563 210 140.00–163.50 $159.44 $898 +0.13
572 value added 572 11 173.50 $173.50 $992 +12.68
589 589 4 159.00 $159.00 $937 -3.00
605–645 633 112 121.00–158.00 $144.37 $914 -2.56
650–675 658 87 125.00–150.00 $146.71 $965 +0.68
683 value added 683 2 145.00 $145.00 $990 +4.91
710–723 value added 717 16 143.00–148.00 $145.48 $1,043 +4.23
728 728 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,019 +4.44
700–749 734 74 128.00–148.00 $137.64 $1,010 +2.08
758–762 value added 761 24 133.00–144.00 $136.65 $1,040 -2.58
750–788 763 28 122.00–136.00 $129.75 $990 +0.17
770–786 780 11 145.00–148.00 $146.08 $1,139 +16.50
800 value added 800 14 105.00 $105.00 $840 -22.75
821 821 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,018 -4.21
800–846 837 42 114.00–135.50 $125.51 $1,051 -2.70
872 value added 872 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,086 ±0.00
911 value added 911 10 116.00 $116.00 $1,057 —
913–935 914 22 110.00–124.50 $123.83 $1,132 +4.58
952 952 8 106.00 $106.00 $1,009 +6.50
963 963 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,136 +18.50
1140 1140 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,197 —
1185 value added 1185 2 68.00 $68.00 $806 —
1291 1291 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 336 12 159.00–179.00 $169.48 $569 -7.10
357–385 365 34 110.00–182.50 $174.34 $636 -0.34
390 value added 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
406 value added 406 5 171.00 $171.00 $694 —
420–445 433 45 147.00–178.00 $166.56 $721 +4.14
450–489 466 85 133.00–171.00 $163.63 $763 +7.19
510 value added 510 3 145.00 $145.00 $740 +22.00
505–545 529 36 117.00–167.00 $159.05 $841 -0.85
551–593 558 96 127.50–169.00 $159.55 $890 +2.23
551–570 value added 561 20 133.00–143.00 $137.42 $771 -8.58
620–647 643 51 130.00–155.00 $142.42 $916 -5.27
665 value added 665 7 141.00 $141.00 $938 +20.00
665–683 674 14 131.00–149.00 $144.31 $973 +2.55
700–749 738 26 126.00–139.00 $131.88 $973 -0.94
745 745 22 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 +17.18
768–795 774 5 110.00–132.00 $124.54 $964 -6.39
807–848 825 7 117.00–128.00 $121.48 $1,002 +5.71
958 958 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–433 value added 414 13 171.00–172.00 $171.40 $710 —
499 value added 499 10 180.00 $180.00 $898 +12.42
563–594 571 28 165.00–167.00 $166.48 $951 +11.48
597 value added 597 39 170.00 $170.00 $1,015 +6.28
616–632 value added 619 12 117.00–142.00 $137.74 $853 -20.37
619 619 6 149.00 $149.00 $922 -0.26
651–682 670 26 152.50–162.00 $156.05 $1,046 —
680–697 value added 684 71 157.50 $157.50 $1,077 +4.14
718 718 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,034 +13.00
743 value added 743 13 135.50 $135.50 $1,007 -3.67
842 value added 842 23 128.50 $128.50 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 1 130.00 $130.00 $360 —
330–336 333 2 130.00–150.00 $139.91 $466 +1.93
350–385 358 10 115.00–164.00 $153.97 $551 -7.93
417–444 437 22 122.50–153.00 $143.13 $625 -4.87
452–473 459 8 130.00–149.00 $144.50 $663 -5.31
510–544 538 9 124.00–143.50 $139.72 $752 -1.40
552–590 575 10 114.00–142.00 $134.52 $773 +4.84
631–646 637 8 131.00–135.00 $133.48 $850 -2.52
675 675 1 93.00 $93.00 $628 —
710 710 2 126.00 $126.00 $895 +4.71
765–767 767 4 90.00–134.00 $123.02 $944 —
840 840 1 112.00 $112.00 $941 -4.00
872 872 1 86.00 $86.00 $750 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1140 1128 2 103.00–120.00 $111.41 $1,257 —
1375–1865 1624 39 126.00–139.75 $133.54 $2,169 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 -8.58
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —
453–490 464 6 116.00–135.50 $129.95 $603 +6.99
510–548 527 8 114.00–135.00 $130.39 $687 -0.03
575 575 1 128.00 $128.00 $736 +4.45
615–648 643 11 121.00–144.00 $125.57 $807 +20.63
695 695 1 105.00 $105.00 $730 -19.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 value added 705 16 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
871 value added 871 6 114.00 $114.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 4 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
408 value added 408 6 153.00 $153.00 $624 —
456 value added 456 10 150.00 $150.00 $684 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 2 110.00 $110.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 261 4 151.00–162.50 $159.25 $416 —
313–345 335 11 139.00–157.00 $154.32 $517 +11.05
353–393 378 33 132.00–155.00 $148.17 $560 +2.28
415–436 428 32 134.00–144.00 $139.24 $596 +1.37
450–495 461 170 125.00–144.50 $138.37 $638 -0.18
510–549 541 149 123.50–145.50 $136.60 $739 +1.46
548 value added 548 4 136.00 $136.00 $745 +2.00
553–590 561 114 120.00–143.00 $132.90 $746 +0.96
595 value added 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 -20.77
615–619 value added 618 15 110.00–131.50 $125.79 $777 +4.79
623–648 643 113 104.00–134.00 $125.03 $804 -2.09
644 644 21 133.00 $133.00 $857 +5.88
650–670 655 24 111.00–125.00 $123.40 $808 -0.42
650–669 value added 660 35 119.00–128.50 $127.86 $844 +0.20
702 value added 702 69 129.75 $129.75 $911 +8.75
708–724 719 14 118.00–126.00 $122.31 $879 -7.09
704–748 730 53 104.00–125.00 $115.41 $842 -5.37
766 766 30 120.00 $120.00 $919 +3.27
762–798 769 66 101.00–121.50 $118.26 $909 +1.53
800–835 806 8 105.00–113.50 $111.85 $902 +5.85
807–844 value added 832 6 109.00–114.00 $112.38 $935 -0.62
850–876 858 98 109.00–124.25 $120.00 $1,030 +10.01
901 value added 901 12 108.00 $108.00 $973 —
1010–1037 1036 26 95.00–112.00 $111.36 $1,154 +7.36
1068 value added 1068 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,143 —
1141 1141 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,221 —
1180 1180 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,156 —
1265 1265 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–344 335 16 142.00–159.00 $151.93 $509 +3.55
355–383 361 67 134.50–159.00 $151.77 $548 +6.46
405–448 445 173 110.00–144.50 $139.82 $622 +2.73
455–488 470 36 110.00–139.00 $134.49 $632 -7.10
518 value added 518 10 149.50 $149.50 $774 +12.00
500–545 531 165 95.00–146.00 $137.31 $729 -2.21
556 value added 556 11 139.00 $139.00 $773 —
550–599 565 71 91.00–136.50 $129.63 $732 -5.94
600–649 641 105 110.00–132.75 $125.13 $802 -1.41
660–685 664 6 109.00–120.00 $118.11 $784 -8.08
705–735 726 16 96.00–119.00 $113.16 $822 +7.04
750–760 753 4 91.00–111.50 $96.18 $724 -13.18
853 value added 853 4 117.00 $117.00 $998 —
855 855 1 93.00 $93.00 $795 -19.00
905 905 2 93.00 $93.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 140.00 $140.00 $518 +5.00
432 value added 432 3 139.00 $139.00 $600 -16.00
462 value added 462 7 142.00 $142.00 $656 -7.53
497 497 6 140.00 $140.00 $696 -2.00
518 518 8 140.00 $140.00 $725 -0.50
525 525 16 126.00 $126.00 $662 -14.50
515–546 value added 531 62 130.00–146.50 $144.32 $766 —
563–579 573 23 116.00–139.50 $130.46 $748 —
570–594 value added 579 21 121.00–144.00 $129.99 $753 -14.12
600 value added 600 9 146.00 $146.00 $876 —
613–633 624 27 124.00–129.00 $125.72 $784 -6.28
668 668 11 125.00 $125.00 $835 +1.06
670 670 20 128.75 $128.75 $863 +4.81
687–691 value added 688 34 124.00–126.00 $125.59 $864 -3.41
705 705 3 91.00 $91.00 $642 -30.16
755 755 36 125.50 $125.50 $948 +10.50
762 762 7 118.00 $118.00 $899 +3.00
770 value added 770 6 121.00 $121.00 $932 +7.00
903 903 4 103.00 $103.00 $930 —
940 940 39 116.00 $116.00 $1,090 —
1042 1042 16 106.00 $106.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 130.00 $130.00 $320 —
305–348 334 9 140.00–149.00 $142.74 $477 +23.64
353–360 358 42 138.00–150.00 $145.65 $521 +11.46
430–443 441 61 120.00–136.75 $134.89 $595 —
450–490 458 19 120.00–135.00 $132.76 $608 +1.57
521–542 537 40 125.00–136.25 $131.43 $706 -3.04
553–575 560 16 113.00–125.00 $122.80 $688 +0.98
620–644 636 12 109.00–123.00 $119.18 $758 +3.35
657 657 5 117.00 $117.00 $769 -2.98
730–735 733 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $737 -6.29
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 371 10 126.00–145.50 $140.46 $521 +8.46
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 +11.53
450–480 456 23 109.00–134.25 $127.77 $583 +3.84
500–542 526 21 113.00–128.00 $122.53 $645 -3.21
553–598 562 10 85.00–120.00 $110.76 $622 +15.76
600–648 632 12 55.00–122.00 $105.07 $664 +3.46
705 705 1 88.00 $88.00 $620 +1.00
793 793 2 95.00 $95.00 $753 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1225 1122 5 105.00–110.00 $107.38 $1,205 —
1170–1570 1384 20 121.00–138.50 $132.53 $1,834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206–248 227 2 165.00–186.00 $174.53 $396 —
332–347 341 27 152.00–184.00 $177.84 $606 -1.33
355–383 366 22 150.00–179.50 $175.39 $642 +12.70
414–445 420 78 130.00–167.00 $162.31 $682 +0.31
457–495 485 91 139.00–162.00 $151.33 $734 -1.19
500–546 530 68 132.00–157.00 $141.26 $749 +0.94
555–574 568 96 116.00–150.00 $139.31 $791 +0.17
605–642 631 26 118.00–136.00 $132.65 $837 -0.90
654–673 659 27 110.00–134.00 $131.00 $863 -0.51
710–739 735 14 91.00–121.00 $114.52 $842 -1.94
795 795 1 94.00 $94.00 $747 -10.00
818–830 822 3 100.00 $100.00 $822 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 1 180.00 $180.00 $445 +5.00
335–348 341 38 150.00–186.00 $179.10 $611 -1.08
355–395 370 16 135.00–167.50 $156.89 $580 +2.52
405–435 421 66 118.00–169.50 $164.44 $692 +2.10
450–498 486 93 136.00–165.00 $150.35 $731 +1.87
500–542 527 23 129.00–154.50 $141.60 $746 +7.92
552–595 564 66 119.00–158.00 $142.70 $805 +2.07
620–645 635 30 125.00–145.50 $133.95 $851 +3.60
663–685 667 5 109.00–131.00 $126.48 $844 -1.40
700–720 713 5 103.00–125.00 $117.88 $840 +7.25
750–786 755 8 120.00–121.00 $120.87 $913 +10.87
850 850 2 91.00 $91.00 $774 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 -29.00
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 +10.00
410–412 411 13 120.00–145.00 $141.70 $582 -27.80
460–490 484 22 124.00–138.00 $133.98 $648 -5.57
505–533 526 4 119.00–126.00 $124.32 $654 +4.17
563–590 571 22 116.00–131.00 $127.99 $731 -1.61
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 444 18 135.00–143.00 $140.07 $622 -13.93
457–463 459 7 129.00–140.00 $136.83 $628 +5.22
504–543 529 11 105.00–132.00 $124.22 $657 -14.37
575 575 4 136.00 $136.00 $782 +6.26
728 728 2 76.00 $76.00 $553 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 130.00–140.00 $134.82 $377 —
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
361 361 14 144.00 $144.00 $520 —
445 445 33 138.00 $138.00 $614 —
560 560 35 126.00 $126.00 $706 —
656–677 658 36 114.00–116.00 $115.83 $762 —
741 741 8 102.50 $102.50 $760 —
757 757 33 107.00 $107.00 $810 —
852–853 853 19 86.00–104.00 $101.16 $863 —
948 948 15 93.50 $93.50 $886 —
990 990 1 81.00 $81.00 $802 —
1044 1044 7 80.00 $80.00 $835 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 127.00 $127.00 $343 —
374 374 9 152.00 $152.00 $568 —
452 452 17 126.00 $126.00 $570 —
551 551 23 135.00 $135.00 $744 —
632 632 5 104.00 $104.00 $657 —
651 651 19 116.50 $116.50 $758 —
740 740 2 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
761 761 9 108.00 $108.00 $822 —
833 833 7 105.50 $105.50 $879 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 126.00 $126.00 $334 —
344 344 4 127.00 $127.00 $437 —
693 693 2 100.50 $100.50 $696 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
850 850 1 51.00 $51.00 $434 —
955 955 1 80.00 $80.00 $764 —

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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.