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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

5,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.34/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 541 lb · 254 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.45/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 462 lb · 215 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.57/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 540 lb · 205 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,182 5,699 3,636
Feeder cattle 5,131 5,633 3,611
Slaughter cattle 51 66 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1773, Heifers 2288, Bulls 1070) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 9) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Shenandoah, Staunton, 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
275 275 1 183.00 $183.00 $503 —
360–384 376 21 160.00–183.00 $172.33 $648 -13.67
410–449 433 43 149.00–180.00 $173.60 $752 +0.88
455–495 470 113 143.00–173.00 $164.92 $775 +1.02
471 value added 471 9 181.00 $181.00 $853 —
474 474 12 174.00 $174.00 $825 +7.00
501–549 540 193 141.00–162.00 $159.48 $861 +0.83
542 542 12 161.00 $161.00 $873 +2.35
561 561 29 172.00 $172.00 $965 +12.56
550–595 565 127 136.00–164.00 $154.34 $872 -5.10
583 value added 583 18 156.00 $156.00 $909 -17.50
626–648 636 166 139.00–166.00 $150.47 $957 +6.10
638 638 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,053 +20.63
650 value added 650 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,066 +19.00
655–695 667 24 125.00–144.00 $140.10 $934 -6.61
666–682 669 27 154.00 $154.00 $1,030 +7.29
700–743 736 93 122.00–150.00 $139.93 $1,030 +2.29
750–775 767 22 115.00–146.00 $140.61 $1,078 +10.86
750–798 777 7 127.00–140.00 $132.37 $1,029 -13.71
798 value added 798 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,069 —
830–838 837 8 110.00–133.00 $130.15 $1,089 +4.64
839 value added 839 9 117.00 $117.00 $982 —
851–883 880 55 117.00–134.50 $133.12 $1,171 —
952–965 955 4 100.00–109.00 $106.73 $1,019 +0.73
1045 1045 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 -4.48
350–372 355 28 158.00–175.00 $172.41 $612 -1.93
400–449 441 100 148.00–175.00 $164.99 $728 -1.57
475–495 483 20 150.00–175.00 $165.41 $799 +1.78
500–544 534 90 135.00–165.00 $157.15 $839 -1.90
540 value added 540 2 164.00 $164.00 $886 +19.00
560–573 568 13 162.00–164.00 $162.76 $924 +3.21
550–586 569 35 130.00–157.00 $143.19 $815 -16.36
604 value added 604 4 140.00 $140.00 $846 —
610 610 3 128.00 $128.00 $781 -14.42
624–644 635 52 124.00–145.00 $140.09 $890 -2.33
654 654 11 131.00 $131.00 $857 -13.31
667–695 679 6 123.00–140.00 $135.79 $922 -8.52
706 value added 706 8 136.00 $136.00 $960 —
702–748 729 38 110.00–144.00 $136.41 $994 +4.53
756–765 757 8 131.00–143.00 $141.48 $1,071 +16.94
815–828 826 6 120.00–124.00 $123.34 $1,019 +1.86
920 920 1 97.00 $97.00 $892 —
980 980 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,029 -3.00
1088 1088 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 172.00 $172.00 $817 —
539 value added 539 22 177.00 $177.00 $954 —
578 578 5 160.00 $160.00 $925 -6.48
581 value added 581 18 157.00 $157.00 $912 -13.00
630 630 3 146.00 $146.00 $920 -3.00
643 value added 643 17 151.00 $151.00 $971 +13.26
650–657 656 6 144.50–146.00 $144.75 $950 -11.30
668 668 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,009 -5.05
658–691 value added 673 36 139.00–151.00 $145.52 $979 -11.98
715 715 4 125.00 $125.00 $894 -19.00
758 758 3 110.00 $110.00 $834 —
793 value added 793 35 130.00 $130.00 $1,031 —
800–805 value added 801 16 110.00–131.00 $125.73 $1,007 —
833 833 17 129.00–137.00 $134.18 $1,118 —
899 value added 899 11 126.50 $126.50 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 362 11 131.00–161.00 $153.34 $555 -0.63
403–449 436 12 147.00–157.00 $154.69 $674 +11.56
450–498 460 23 130.00–164.00 $152.67 $702 +8.17
544–545 544 17 139.00–157.00 $150.88 $821 +11.16
605–645 633 4 107.00–128.00 $118.14 $748 -15.34
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 +32.00
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 -16.00
770–785 778 2 92.00–110.00 $101.09 $786 -21.93
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,156 —
1358–1760 1473 39 120.00–125.25 $123.68 $1,822 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 136.00 $136.00 $479 —
441 441 3 144.00 $144.00 $635 —
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 -4.95
530–535 533 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $738 +8.12
595 595 1 119.00 $119.00 $708 -9.00
622 622 2 124.00 $124.00 $771 -1.57
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 +5.00
743 743 2 120.00 $120.00 $892 —
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —
810 810 1 113.00 $113.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 124.00 $124.00 $590 —
533 533 6 139.00 $139.00 $741 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —
465 465 1 111.00 $111.00 $516 —
743 743 2 101.00 $101.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–330 324 19 131.00–146.00 $143.61 $465 -10.71
365–390 376 44 125.00–145.00 $137.50 $517 -10.67
408–448 428 32 120.00–144.00 $138.95 $595 -0.29
450–482 461 200 121.00–140.50 $136.33 $628 -2.04
477 477 15 138.00 $138.00 $658 -0.37
505–549 541 240 119.00–146.00 $135.84 $735 -0.76
541 541 14 145.00 $145.00 $784 +8.40
553–580 557 50 119.00–130.00 $127.08 $708 -5.82
564–580 565 16 128.00–142.00 $141.10 $797 +8.20
570–575 value added 574 27 136.50–138.50 $137.09 $787 +22.09
624–625 624 5 130.00–135.00 $134.00 $836 +8.97
615–646 642 123 115.00–131.50 $125.29 $804 +0.26
650–680 658 40 108.00–127.00 $118.19 $778 -5.21
650–690 value added 670 2 109.00–127.00 $117.73 $789 -10.13
669–691 678 27 132.00–136.00 $134.43 $911 +11.03
710–749 736 63 100.00–132.00 $117.48 $865 +2.07
751–760 753 4 107.00–111.00 $108.01 $813 -11.99
761 value added 761 21 129.00 $129.00 $982 —
768 768 8 116.50 $116.50 $895 -1.76
809–840 815 5 96.00–111.00 $107.91 $879 -3.94
814–841 831 33 110.50–115.00 $113.36 $942 +1.51
855–862 860 4 100.00–115.50 $111.65 $960 -8.35
903 value added 903 3 104.00 $104.00 $939 -4.00
945 945 2 93.00 $93.00 $879 —
1100 value added 1100 3 81.00 $81.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 137.00 $137.00 $364 —
330 value added 330 2 129.00 $129.00 $426 —
310–345 333 18 130.00–142.00 $139.29 $464 -12.64
350–395 368 97 121.00–148.00 $143.12 $527 -8.65
405–448 442 72 128.00–150.00 $139.30 $616 -0.52
450–493 456 190 115.00–140.00 $138.52 $632 +4.03
488 value added 488 3 124.00 $124.00 $605 —
511 value added 511 14 149.50 $149.50 $764 ±0.00
515–545 538 180 109.00–139.00 $134.80 $725 -2.51
550–590 562 45 113.00–136.50 $129.17 $726 -0.46
566 566 17 140.00 $140.00 $792 +10.37
608 value added 608 15 135.00 $135.00 $821 —
600–648 640 86 109.00–130.00 $124.25 $795 -0.88
650–665 659 15 116.00–126.00 $117.19 $772 -0.92
671–691 value added 681 16 127.00–129.50 $128.27 $874 —
715–736 726 22 91.00–122.00 $114.22 $829 +1.06
748 748 2 112.00 $112.00 $838 -1.16
765–788 780 6 98.50–105.00 $101.21 $789 +5.03
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 —
1085 1085 1 90.00 $90.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 81.00 $81.00 $223 —
325–347 346 41 86.00–142.50 $140.75 $487 -1.99
352–380 375 17 122.00–137.00 $128.95 $484 -16.70
432–447 438 71 112.00–133.25 $129.94 $569 -4.95
450–490 464 10 101.00–126.00 $117.64 $546 -15.12
504–546 534 58 94.00–130.75 $121.11 $647 -10.32
573 573 4 130.00 $130.00 $745 +7.20
624–635 630 16 96.00–117.50 $110.40 $696 -8.78
675–680 678 3 95.00–111.00 $105.69 $717 -11.31
732 732 4 104.00 $104.00 $761 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 133.00 $133.00 $676 -7.00
524 524 5 141.00 $141.00 $739 +15.00
552 552 3 110.00 $110.00 $607 -20.46
558–572 564 14 133.00–136.00 $134.70 $760 +4.24
567–589 value added 582 24 138.00–149.50 $145.76 $848 +15.77
638–639 638 69 138.00–140.00 $139.48 $890 +13.76
671 671 18 133.50 $133.50 $896 +4.75
701 value added 701 14 120.00 $120.00 $841 —
759 value added 759 8 110.00 $110.00 $835 -11.00
848 848 4 97.00 $97.00 $823 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 363 7 119.00–135.00 $132.57 $481 -7.89
425 425 1 111.00 $111.00 $472 -14.00
453–470 455 10 120.50–123.00 $120.76 $549 -7.01
545 545 7 117.00 $117.00 $638 -5.53
550–565 555 3 94.00–106.00 $101.93 $566 -8.83
615–644 639 6 106.00–108.00 $107.68 $688 +2.61
700–745 717 4 87.00–100.00 $96.14 $689 +8.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 8 133.00 $133.00 $669 —
570 value added 570 14 131.00 $131.00 $747 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248–1453 1391 9 122.00–124.75 $123.16 $1,713 -9.37
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 125.00 $125.00 $448 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–346 342 57 148.00–186.50 $178.39 $610 -0.71
365–398 379 12 135.00–160.00 $149.21 $566 -7.68
418–448 422 111 137.00–171.25 $163.39 $690 -1.05
458–493 485 111 134.00–158.00 $150.38 $729 +0.03
500–545 541 33 135.00–159.00 $148.42 $803 +6.82
554–592 563 75 111.50–142.50 $136.28 $767 -6.42
610–648 635 61 101.00–145.00 $132.80 $843 -1.15
650–668 664 4 117.00–125.00 $118.96 $790 -7.52
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 -12.88
763 763 6 98.00 $98.00 $748 -22.87
805–840 823 2 89.00–111.00 $99.77 $821 —
880 880 1 111.00 $111.00 $977 +20.00
1080 1080 1 84.00 $84.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 184.00 $184.00 $534 —
324–338 335 20 160.00–183.50 $177.99 $596 +0.15
351–390 362 8 150.00–173.00 $163.18 $591 -12.21
400–444 424 90 110.00–161.00 $153.97 $653 -8.34
469–498 491 98 135.00–150.00 $142.77 $701 -8.56
500–543 531 17 128.00–144.00 $136.32 $724 -4.94
551–590 563 137 120.00–152.00 $141.55 $797 +2.24
610–643 631 27 120.00–142.00 $128.27 $809 -4.38
650–667 653 39 110.00–143.00 $137.75 $900 +6.75
740–748 742 20 104.00–125.00 $112.23 $833 -2.29
760–775 768 2 108.00–109.00 $108.50 $833 +14.50
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 —
350 350 1 152.00 $152.00 $532 —
410–449 442 11 110.00–144.00 $134.49 $594 -5.58
450–480 458 4 131.00–136.00 $134.69 $617 -2.14
530–547 536 9 117.50–124.00 $119.71 $642 -4.51
555–575 557 11 123.00–127.00 $126.62 $705 -9.38
638 638 2 101.00 $101.00 $644 —
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 +37.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 118.00 $118.00 $384 -13.00
354–395 379 16 118.00–145.00 $131.48 $498 -8.52
484 484 11 140.50 $140.50 $680 +6.52
538–545 540 3 115.00–116.00 $115.34 $623 -8.98
571 571 6 134.50 $134.50 $768 +6.51
655–660 658 2 83.00–116.00 $99.56 $655 -14.44
785 785 2 85.00–95.00 $90.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 9 147.00 $147.00 $688 —
688 688 5 117.00 $117.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 6 123.50 $123.50 $726 —

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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.