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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

3,820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.29/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 567 lb · 286 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.63/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 636 lb · 238 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.06/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 566 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,820 2,313 2,930
Feeder cattle 3,734 2,313 2,892
Slaughter cattle 86 — 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1687, Heifers 1479, Bulls 568) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 31) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven ranging from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, 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
345 345 2 175.00 $175.00 $604 —
375–390 383 3 147.00–163.00 $157.78 $604 +5.14
400–443 430 13 141.00–158.00 $151.12 $650 +6.16
458–495 468 71 131.00–160.00 $152.92 $716 +3.51
495 495 8 163.00 $163.00 $807 +13.59
522–548 533 55 122.00–153.00 $149.67 $798 +7.55
553–594 562 203 114.00–163.00 $152.30 $856 -2.31
558–598 578 72 155.00–167.00 $161.17 $932 +6.56
589 value added 589 11 146.00 $146.00 $860 -14.47
616 value added 616 16 147.00 $147.00 $906 +16.00
633–636 635 30 150.00–162.00 $155.99 $991 +9.92
610–647 638 192 114.00–157.00 $146.38 $934 +0.31
655–679 676 70 115.00–154.17 $151.56 $1,025 +15.34
660–699 685 89 106.00–156.50 $147.86 $1,013 +11.64
694 value added 694 13 140.00 $140.00 $972 —
701–748 718 26 101.00–147.00 $139.73 $1,003 +5.49
700–746 737 90 116.00–141.00 $136.00 $1,002 +1.76
751–772 759 13 101.00–129.00 $121.97 $926 -8.37
753–766 762 6 132.00–133.00 $132.67 $1,011 +2.33
768 value added 768 21 132.25 $132.25 $1,016 —
805–835 824 15 117.00–132.00 $120.86 $996 -3.14
853 853 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,024 +6.76
858–890 866 4 119.00–123.00 $120.03 $1,039 +6.79
960–965 962 3 110.00–123.00 $118.65 $1,141 +9.65
1105 1105 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,293 —
1260 1260 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,638 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–347 342 8 143.00–173.00 $161.59 $553 —
358–390 376 28 141.00–165.00 $153.80 $578 -2.34
425–449 444 52 130.00–153.00 $149.32 $663 +6.76
451–495 475 38 90.00–146.00 $129.97 $617 -19.31
507–543 535 58 129.00–156.00 $148.99 $797 +9.94
550–585 563 41 125.00–164.00 $140.39 $790 +20.59
618 618 6 125.00 $125.00 $772 -15.67
630 value added 630 8 133.50 $133.50 $841 —
615–647 643 28 131.00–144.00 $138.52 $891 -2.15
650–683 667 12 130.00–134.00 $132.31 $883 +2.23
708–736 726 11 110.00–131.50 $125.15 $909 -2.36
758 value added 758 6 128.50 $128.50 $974 —
763 763 8 113.00 $113.00 $862 -25.00
803 803 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,036 +26.00
901 value added 901 4 107.00 $107.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 22 167.00 $167.00 $718 —
477 value added 477 16 168.00 $168.00 $801 —
499 499 9 151.00 $151.00 $753 —
504–518 513 36 158.00–165.00 $162.48 $834 —
540 540 16 148.00 $148.00 $799 —
569 value added 569 10 145.00 $145.00 $825 -11.00
569–599 585 53 153.00–162.00 $156.73 $917 —
642–645 642 40 125.00–160.00 $157.36 $1,010 —
664–674 670 29 148.00–149.00 $148.56 $995 —
709 709 35 138.50 $138.50 $982 —
785 785 9 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1430 1319 5 91.00–105.00 $100.39 $1,324 —
1245–1875 1549 20 102.00–136.50 $116.23 $1,800 —
1440–2025 1669 30 87.00–121.00 $107.88 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 6 161.00 $161.00 $470 —
380–390 383 3 134.00–145.00 $138.39 $530 +3.28
415–435 432 6 134.00–145.00 $143.24 $619 -16.76
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 -8.45
560–570 566 8 124.00–131.00 $130.13 $737 -0.87
645–647 646 5 100.00–130.00 $117.98 $762 -12.02
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 -8.44
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 116.00–131.00 $123.63 $535 -8.37
453 453 3 129.00 $129.00 $584 +5.92
525–546 541 4 123.00–136.00 $126.16 $683 -0.50
605–645 638 6 85.00–121.00 $108.91 $695 -11.09
658 658 4 118.00 $118.00 $776 -0.29
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 -0.43
765 765 1 97.00 $97.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 6 165.00 $165.00 $888 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
750 750 2 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 339 8 118.00–136.00 $125.57 $426 -5.43
353–393 373 9 117.00–145.00 $135.21 $504 -0.65
410–443 434 7 120.00–134.00 $126.95 $551 +7.94
465–483 472 76 117.00–135.50 $130.30 $615 -0.20
477 477 13 129.00 $129.00 $615 -1.50
525 525 10 139.00 $139.00 $730 +13.76
500–546 534 121 85.00–137.00 $129.50 $692 +4.26
559 value added 559 22 130.00 $130.00 $727 —
552–580 564 132 91.00–134.50 $127.20 $717 +1.95
569–597 579 29 126.00–133.00 $130.51 $756 +5.26
601 601 22 128.00 $128.00 $769 +9.89
620–649 643 156 87.00–123.00 $117.82 $758 -0.29
656 value added 656 4 124.00 $124.00 $813 —
651–695 662 31 101.00–122.00 $119.83 $793 +8.03
703–746 733 52 105.00–119.50 $115.14 $844 +6.98
755–758 757 3 96.00–108.00 $104.01 $787 —
825 825 1 91.00 $91.00 $751 -15.80
850–855 852 3 107.00–110.00 $108.00 $920 +9.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 145.00 $145.00 $402 —
325–348 329 13 123.00–149.00 $141.44 $465 +11.44
353–390 366 43 100.00–144.00 $130.71 $478 -4.67
417 417 7 141.00 $141.00 $588 +12.74
422–445 427 22 88.00–160.00 $143.77 $614 +15.51
451–491 465 115 119.00–135.25 $129.55 $602 -1.22
477–498 482 9 127.00–139.00 $136.24 $657 +5.47
507 value added 507 7 136.00 $136.00 $690 —
505–548 541 93 116.00–128.00 $125.01 $676 +0.98
564 value added 564 8 123.00 $123.00 $694 —
558–580 571 33 100.00–125.00 $121.98 $697 +5.84
578 578 7 130.00 $130.00 $751 +13.86
617–630 628 25 118.00–124.00 $122.96 $772 +6.21
650–665 654 28 112.00–121.50 $116.29 $761 +7.54
710–740 721 19 71.00–114.00 $106.31 $766 -8.55
813 813 2 101.00 $101.00 $821 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 9 152.00 $152.00 $529 —
433–436 435 10 121.00–124.00 $123.10 $535 —
488–497 493 21 128.50–131.00 $129.82 $640 —
517 517 16 128.00 $128.00 $662 -0.50
558–572 564 49 130.00–139.00 $136.38 $769 —
584 value added 584 6 125.00 $125.00 $730 —
659 659 11 133.00 $133.00 $876 —
685 value added 685 22 127.00 $127.00 $870 —
800 value added 800 6 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
8612 value added 8612 12 98.00 $98.00 $8,440 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 119.00 $119.00 $401 —
353–368 356 21 110.00–141.00 $134.64 $479 +1.84
400–448 439 17 100.00–133.00 $124.66 $547 -4.56
455–485 458 14 120.00–130.00 $128.89 $590 +18.47
515–544 536 21 108.00–119.00 $114.21 $612 +2.16
552–595 571 23 95.00–127.00 $110.17 $629 -5.83
597 597 3 114.00 $114.00 $681 —
625–630 629 9 51.00–120.00 $111.55 $702 +7.42
652–680 656 10 85.00–120.00 $110.02 $722 —
683 value added 683 3 89.00 $89.00 $608 —
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 +12.00
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —
810 810 1 91.00 $91.00 $737 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1295 1193 2 96.00–108.00 $101.48 $1,211 —
1230–1590 1391 21 104.00–133.50 $120.90 $1,682 —
1440 1440 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,498 —
1330–1630 1444 7 100.00–113.00 $106.30 $1,535 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 +2.00
425 425 1 101.00 $101.00 $429 -29.71
467–495 472 6 107.00–123.00 $118.42 $559 +20.42
533 533 3 120.00 $120.00 $640 -0.50
576 576 7 106.00 $106.00 $611 +6.00
613–617 614 6 100.00–116.00 $105.36 $647 +5.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 value added 653 5 109.00 $109.00 $712 —
683 683 16 123.00 $123.00 $840 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 81.00 $81.00 $279 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 86.00 $86.00 $396 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–347 330 4 156.00–157.00 $156.53 $517 +13.47
350–390 371 12 131.00–171.00 $154.94 $575 +4.55
400–434 420 35 138.00–152.00 $143.15 $601 +1.64
455–495 485 64 110.00–147.50 $135.53 $657 -2.20
508–545 539 23 131.00–143.00 $136.97 $738 +2.93
557–598 574 76 112.00–134.00 $126.84 $728 -3.73
610–649 637 36 119.00–128.00 $124.15 $791 -2.72
650–666 658 17 106.00–131.00 $126.29 $831 +8.29
710–745 729 7 110.00–123.00 $117.47 $856 +13.09
760 760 2 114.00 $114.00 $866 +24.00
800–830 815 2 86.00–114.00 $99.74 $813 +18.07
865 865 2 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 339 19 142.00–175.00 $163.80 $555 +6.96
350–395 378 20 131.00–159.50 $149.61 $566 +20.13
411–436 423 40 130.00–150.50 $146.16 $618 -1.30
470–489 486 50 120.00–140.50 $133.76 $650 -2.91
506–533 517 5 130.00–142.00 $137.05 $709 +19.71
555–590 564 48 90.00–136.00 $128.56 $725 -1.39
600–645 631 14 81.00–125.00 $117.20 $740 -7.69
650–690 662 15 110.00–124.00 $120.20 $796 -1.80
767–770 768 8 110.00–117.00 $114.37 $878 +7.37
830 830 1 86.00 $86.00 $714 +7.00
850 850 2 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 3 110.00 $110.00 $421 -6.00
425 425 1 106.00 $106.00 $450 -14.00
457–490 465 6 105.00–131.00 $121.18 $563 -13.82
520–540 530 2 99.00–110.00 $104.40 $553 -4.04
552 552 3 120.00 $120.00 $662 +5.00
625 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 +9.52
650 650 2 68.00 $68.00 $442 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 —
405 405 2 144.00 $144.00 $583 +7.29
490 490 2 127.00 $127.00 $622 -2.00
520–535 528 2 117.00–123.00 $120.04 $634 -5.96
570 570 3 110.00 $110.00 $627 -17.32
608–630 615 3 92.50–113.00 $106.00 $652 +6.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 120.00 $120.00 $646 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 88.00 $88.00 $317 —
637 637 3 86.00 $86.00 $548 —
685 685 1 61.00 $61.00 $418 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 82.00 $82.00 $414 —

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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.