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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

3,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.28/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 467 lb · 139 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.37/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 536 lb · 132 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.80/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 560 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,285 3,720 3,330
Feeder cattle 3,285 3,638 3,330
Slaughter cattle — 82 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1219, Holstein Steers 7, Heifers 1483, Bulls 576) Value Added and most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, 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
288 288 1 150.00 $150.00 $432 —
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 -6.00
375–385 378 8 160.00–225.00 $176.57 $667 +16.95
405–438 435 24 127.00–170.00 $159.94 $696 -2.29
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 -13.44
450–498 462 74 110.00–170.00 $149.72 $692 +1.28
505–547 541 77 136.00–161.00 $149.29 $808 +5.41
530–543 value added 541 11 152.00–162.00 $160.22 $867 +19.22
547 547 9 156.00 $156.00 $853 +12.12
552–585 563 100 128.00–165.00 $153.22 $863 +4.89
586–593 value added 588 11 148.00–151.00 $150.17 $883 —
628–641 636 73 128.00–156.50 $143.02 $910 +0.49
650–690 659 40 115.00–143.00 $138.16 $910 +8.17
674–690 value added 676 29 137.00–140.00 $139.68 $944 —
703–713 value added 710 13 133.50–134.00 $133.65 $949 -9.35
710–746 733 41 109.00–133.50 $126.66 $928 -2.31
755–768 763 5 115.00–121.00 $117.61 $897 -14.11
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 -23.00
808–835 value added 826 12 117.00–121.00 $119.74 $989 —
890 890 2 103.00 $103.00 $917 -6.00
920 920 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,155 —
935 value added 935 27 120.75 $120.75 $1,129 —
960 value added 960 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,094 —
993 993 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,072 —
1015 1015 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,228 —
1022 value added 1022 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 140.00 $140.00 $501 —
443 value added 443 9 151.00 $151.00 $669 —
455–484 471 11 149.00–150.00 $149.44 $704 —
516 516 10 164.00 $164.00 $846 +5.00
539 value added 539 9 152.50 $152.50 $822 —
558 value added 558 12 148.00 $148.00 $826 —
619 619 6 143.00 $143.00 $885 +6.00
601–637 value added 633 58 139.00–153.50 $150.43 $952 —
653–677 value added 673 16 134.00–136.00 $135.64 $913 —
712–736 value added 728 32 115.00–133.75 $131.43 $957 —
774 value added 774 61 133.50 $133.50 $1,033 —
847 value added 847 36 125.25 $125.25 $1,061 —
853 value added 853 11 120.50 $120.50 $1,028 —
868 868 2 101.00 $101.00 $877 —
957 value added 957 52 117.25 $117.25 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 149.00 $149.00 $511 +5.54
358–375 369 24 143.00–202.50 $164.71 $608 +12.04
423–445 429 12 100.00–167.50 $146.32 $628 +2.84
455–483 465 57 131.00–160.00 $148.03 $688 +4.87
505 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 —
500–515 value added 514 11 144.00 $144.00 $740 -9.58
530–549 546 15 127.00–147.00 $142.49 $778 -0.26
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 -4.20
556–587 564 38 122.00–145.00 $138.33 $780 +0.13
600–646 633 21 126.00–133.00 $131.72 $834 -0.21
656 656 13 138.00 $138.00 $905 +7.22
690–691 value added 691 15 131.00–133.00 $131.93 $912 —
717–740 723 13 110.00–134.00 $125.36 $906 -5.17
748 value added 748 3 130.00 $130.00 $972 —
750–766 756 4 101.00–122.00 $113.70 $860 -7.30
827–830 829 3 115.00–123.00 $120.34 $998 —
887 887 3 108.00 $108.00 $958 -6.47
900–932 924 8 112.00–116.00 $112.97 $1,044 —
1175 1175 1 69.00 $69.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 1 125.00 $125.00 $398 —
370 370 3 146.00 $146.00 $540 +6.50
450–490 466 11 70.00–131.00 $123.01 $573 -3.48
510–548 527 14 85.00–132.00 $123.22 $649 -4.49
555 value added 555 1 119.00 $119.00 $660 —
620–647 639 8 114.00–127.00 $119.18 $762 +10.77
682 682 2 109.00 $109.00 $743 +44.00
716–725 721 4 100.00–108.00 $104.02 $750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 108.00 $108.00 $459 +8.00
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 +0.79
542 542 4 119.00 $119.00 $645 +1.55
610–635 623 4 105.00–122.00 $113.67 $708 —
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
905 905 1 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 value added 374 4 150.00 $150.00 $561 —
445 445 3 145.00 $145.00 $645 —
533 value added 533 2 132.00 $132.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 339 8 122.00–139.00 $127.83 $433 -13.17
358 358 8 128.50 $128.50 $460 -5.22
365–395 374 23 129.00–141.50 $137.36 $514 +3.64
410–449 441 40 124.50–137.00 $132.83 $586 +8.59
452–496 467 139 117.00–131.00 $128.28 $599 +0.98
505–536 528 24 129.00–138.00 $135.29 $714 +10.28
500–545 538 108 102.00–136.00 $125.61 $676 +0.60
550–590 560 118 111.00–129.00 $122.80 $688 +2.39
615–648 629 41 115.00–122.25 $119.50 $752 +0.85
652–675 657 43 112.00–134.00 $116.15 $763 +6.91
683 value added 683 4 117.00 $117.00 $799 —
709–731 718 13 94.00–110.00 $99.33 $713 -6.59
753–795 757 13 100.00–104.00 $103.68 $785 +1.17
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 -2.31
838 value added 838 2 100.00 $100.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 1 127.50 $127.50 $367 +5.50
350–390 360 48 113.00–143.25 $134.88 $486 +1.87
363 363 6 129.00 $129.00 $468 -4.01
404–449 435 88 106.00–139.00 $128.77 $560 -0.78
453–499 468 65 114.00–133.00 $129.52 $606 +2.18
500 value added 500 3 116.50 $116.50 $582 —
505–540 532 79 101.00–128.00 $124.44 $662 +0.48
559 value added 559 27 125.50 $125.50 $702 +10.50
559–599 575 51 112.00–135.00 $124.33 $715 +11.46
600–647 640 17 104.00–118.00 $113.32 $725 -1.11
625–644 value added 641 24 121.00–131.00 $122.06 $782 —
659–683 662 18 113.00–119.00 $113.69 $753 +1.68
716 value added 716 11 115.00 $115.00 $823 —
702–743 727 23 91.00–109.00 $97.42 $708 -0.98
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 -5.00
850 850 2 113.00 $113.00 $960 —
868 868 2 84.00 $84.00 $729 —
880 value added 880 3 109.00 $109.00 $959 —
1174 1174 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–459 457 14 129.00–137.50 $134.45 $614 —
457 value added 457 8 136.50 $136.50 $624 —
481 481 10 131.00 $131.00 $630 —
549 value added 549 7 125.00 $125.00 $686 —
556–558 value added 557 38 128.50–135.00 $130.89 $729 —
580 580 11 128.00 $128.00 $742 —
621–638 value added 629 51 125.25–132.75 $128.83 $810 —
665 value added 665 5 116.00 $116.00 $771 -3.00
740 value added 740 10 111.50 $111.50 $825 —
786 value added 786 57 114.50 $114.50 $900 —
872 872 11 95.00 $95.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 377 19 113.00–132.00 $126.72 $478 -3.74
436–447 444 26 106.00–130.00 $126.26 $561 +0.50
461–491 468 20 106.00–131.00 $123.67 $579 -0.40
501–544 534 38 96.00–125.00 $120.47 $643 -1.97
570–594 586 11 91.00–119.00 $113.27 $664 +3.27
606–625 619 6 85.00–106.00 $92.37 $572 -16.08
648 648 2 103.00 $103.00 $667 -5.45
650–680 670 6 105.00–115.00 $111.77 $749 +9.77
720 720 1 92.50 $92.50 $666 —
840 value added 840 3 113.00 $113.00 $949 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 100.00 $100.00 $286 —
428 428 2 113.00 $113.00 $484 +3.00
453–460 457 8 104.00–127.00 $118.46 $541 -6.04
500–536 532 10 111.00–116.00 $115.53 $615 +1.80
565–568 567 4 90.00–91.00 $90.50 $513 -17.09
615–626 624 5 80.00–102.00 $97.66 $609 -5.34
695 695 1 99.00 $99.00 $688 —
760 760 1 92.00 $92.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 9 133.00 $133.00 $649 —
611 value added 611 19 128.50 $128.50 $785 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 108.00 $108.00 $416 —
421 value added 421 4 120.00 $120.00 $505 —
528 value added 528 3 129.00 $129.00 $681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 338 6 150.00–176.00 $162.66 $550 +6.17
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 +17.66
410–445 421 35 120.00–150.00 $140.85 $593 -3.74
450–493 489 45 134.00–142.50 $135.42 $662 +1.93
491 491 6 145.00 $145.00 $712 +11.51
502–547 521 44 119.00–138.00 $133.41 $695 -6.44
556–595 569 46 110.00–135.00 $126.73 $721 -0.39
617–646 632 25 106.00–133.50 $123.25 $779 +1.72
650–683 673 28 101.00–125.00 $119.98 $807 +7.25
710–742 737 13 101.00–120.00 $107.57 $793 +26.57
755–783 776 5 81.00–104.00 $93.90 $729 -4.45
860 860 2 86.00 $86.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 341 15 110.00–160.00 $153.49 $523 -5.83
355–395 373 12 123.00–157.50 $151.80 $566 +8.02
418–445 424 38 128.00–157.50 $143.20 $607 +0.53
455–490 484 51 120.50–138.00 $131.88 $638 -0.12
515–545 519 7 123.00–143.00 $140.00 $727 +12.71
556–585 569 29 105.00–128.00 $124.59 $709 +8.59
621–640 633 20 110.00–126.00 $119.25 $755 +11.16
655–680 670 8 75.00–121.00 $111.54 $747 -19.46
715–735 725 12 75.00–120.00 $110.54 $801 +12.81
775–796 791 4 77.00–97.00 $81.90 $648 -14.10
819 819 8 85.00 $85.00 $696 —
855 855 1 81.00 $81.00 $693 -6.98
910 910 1 73.00 $73.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 8 135.00 $135.00 $514 -3.00
422–438 433 9 121.00–144.00 $137.38 $595 +25.46
500–548 523 22 108.00–117.00 $113.74 $595 +2.16
588 588 2 119.00 $119.00 $700 +19.00
631 631 4 110.00 $110.00 $694 +9.00
669 669 5 75.00 $75.00 $502 —
720 720 2 90.00 $90.00 $648 —
834 834 2 71.00 $71.00 $592 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 154.00 $154.00 $524 +26.50
424 424 5 132.00 $132.00 $560 -5.08
470–490 483 3 90.00–117.00 $99.12 $479 -25.78
505 505 2 124.00 $124.00 $626 —
572–575 573 3 117.00–117.50 $117.33 $672 —
605–645 637 5 91.00–108.00 $104.77 $667 —
735 735 3 83.00 $83.00 $610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 150.00 $150.00 $580 —
445 445 3 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
538 538 5 126.00 $126.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 131.00 $131.00 $485 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1089 1089 7 81.00 $81.00 $882 —

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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.