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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

2,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.12/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 552 lb · 261 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.80/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 639 lb · 189 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.54/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 546 lb · 185 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,925 3,820 3,835
Feeder cattle 2,925 3,734 3,835
Slaughter cattle — 86 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1241, Heifers 1214, Bulls 470) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher with heavy cattle 11.00 to 15.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
355–378 374 8 140.00–166.00 $160.75 $601 +2.97
445–448 447 5 141.00–159.00 $152.03 $680 +0.91
456–495 464 95 149.00–159.50 $156.68 $727 +3.76
537–549 545 24 134.00–156.00 $146.02 $796 -3.65
550–565 552 261 147.00–160.50 $152.12 $840 -0.18
630–648 639 189 136.00–153.00 $146.80 $938 +0.42
653–678 660 47 135.00–148.00 $140.54 $928 -11.02
700–743 737 86 130.00–143.50 $138.26 $1,019 +2.26
750–765 760 12 121.00–138.00 $127.51 $969 +5.54
813–827 value added 817 24 119.00–135.25 $131.14 $1,071 —
815–840 824 4 109.00–128.00 $117.91 $972 -2.95
855 855 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 +2.00
909 value added 909 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,154 —
913 913 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,068 —
1135 1135 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,203 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 1 150.00 $150.00 $501 -11.59
355–382 365 32 142.00–173.00 $162.23 $592 +8.43
416–447 435 18 146.00–157.00 $153.79 $669 +4.47
450–471 454 55 121.00–156.50 $154.18 $700 +24.21
526–547 543 63 118.00–150.00 $142.99 $776 -6.00
553–595 560 38 125.00–151.00 $144.34 $808 +3.95
620–648 637 33 109.00–139.00 $134.48 $857 -4.04
651–690 655 14 125.00–144.50 $141.72 $928 +9.41
721 value added 721 4 125.00 $125.00 $901 —
710–745 733 15 95.00–131.75 $124.94 $916 -0.21
754–795 757 12 119.00–136.00 $130.46 $988 +17.46
805 805 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,022 -2.00
850–864 861 5 114.00–120.00 $115.18 $992 —
927 927 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
350 350 1 126.00 $126.00 $441 -12.39
405–446 433 29 102.50–140.00 $135.10 $585 -8.14
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
543 543 14 127.50 $127.50 $692 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -10.13
600–643 631 7 115.00–130.00 $125.67 $793 +7.69
689 689 4 122.00 $122.00 $841 +8.00
760–790 775 2 104.00–114.00 $108.90 $844 +8.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 value added 424 5 165.00 $165.00 $700 —
523 value added 523 6 162.00 $162.00 $847 —
560 value added 560 6 159.00 $159.00 $890 +14.00
614 value added 614 7 147.00 $147.00 $903 —
664 664 5 136.00 $136.00 $903 -12.56
668 value added 668 8 140.50 $140.50 $939 —
718 value added 718 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,012 —
755 value added 755 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 —
957 957 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,101 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 87.00 $87.00 $291 —
350–378 373 6 121.00–164.00 $157.28 $587 —
450–495 463 8 110.00–136.00 $130.61 $605 +1.61
515–537 534 8 124.00–147.00 $126.77 $677 +0.61
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 +13.09
660–690 675 2 100.00–118.00 $108.80 $734 -9.20
760 760 1 109.00 $109.00 $828 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
859 value added 859 7 110.00 $110.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
850 850 1 43.00 $43.00 $366 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–340 338 4 117.00–127.00 $119.52 $404 -6.05
365–387 379 10 124.00–140.00 $134.92 $511 -0.29
401–441 437 22 115.00–132.00 $125.05 $546 -1.90
452–480 461 150 119.00–136.00 $132.51 $611 +2.21
500–549 546 185 115.00–126.75 $125.54 $685 -3.96
550–597 565 34 102.00–127.50 $122.80 $694 -4.40
619–649 637 161 113.00–129.00 $122.31 $779 +4.49
655–685 668 29 94.00–126.00 $121.78 $813 +1.95
668 value added 668 2 107.00 $107.00 $715 -17.00
703–745 727 23 100.00–125.00 $116.82 $849 +1.68
750–753 751 9 108.00–115.75 $114.02 $856 +10.01
773–778 value added 775 11 118.00–123.00 $120.72 $936 —
815 815 2 116.00 $116.00 $945 +25.00
890 890 1 87.00 $87.00 $774 —
988 value added 988 3 85.00 $85.00 $840 —
1115 1115 1 80.00 $80.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 342 11 102.00–130.00 $120.37 $412 -21.07
353–373 358 51 120.00–144.00 $139.91 $501 +9.20
418–445 437 22 118.00–132.00 $120.54 $527 -23.23
450–490 458 43 115.00–136.00 $131.02 $600 +1.47
500–547 543 102 108.00–128.25 $126.49 $687 +1.48
550–571 563 32 115.00–126.50 $121.06 $682 -0.92
620–644 637 45 114.00–126.00 $122.89 $783 -0.07
650 650 5 110.00 $110.00 $715 -6.29
715–740 732 7 104.00–118.75 $113.30 $829 +6.99
753 753 3 112.00 $112.00 $843 —
830 830 1 70.00 $70.00 $581 -31.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 114.00 $114.00 $380 -5.00
360–376 370 24 114.00–139.75 $128.58 $476 -6.06
420–445 441 29 91.00–129.75 $123.98 $547 -0.68
453–485 456 10 119.00–124.00 $123.47 $563 -5.42
520–533 532 17 89.00–128.00 $122.06 $649 +7.85
550–575 553 9 97.00–116.00 $110.53 $611 +0.36
635–640 639 5 86.00–115.00 $109.24 $698 -2.31
710–730 723 3 41.00–108.00 $86.08 $622 -14.92
780 780 1 75.00 $75.00 $585 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–476 value added 461 15 128.00–134.00 $131.93 $608 —
550–552 value added 552 22 124.00–127.00 $126.32 $697 +1.32
630–635 value added 634 27 121.00–124.50 $123.86 $785 —
714 value added 714 6 118.00 $118.00 $843 —
764 764 14 118.50 $118.50 $905 —
869 value added 869 4 111.00 $111.00 $965 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 122.00 $122.00 $427 -8.00
410 410 1 111.00 $111.00 $455 +10.00
453 453 8 127.00 $127.00 $575 +8.58
508–540 529 13 106.00–122.50 $118.44 $627 -1.56
555 555 1 109.00 $109.00 $605 +3.00
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 +3.64
685–690 688 2 84.00–87.00 $85.49 $588 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 109.00 $109.00 $398 —
485 485 1 95.00 $95.00 $461 —
610 610 1 41.00 $41.00 $250 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 75.00 $75.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 330 11 149.00–172.00 $166.57 $550 +10.04
350–380 359 5 142.00–155.00 $144.53 $519 -10.41
408–430 417 44 139.00–154.50 $149.51 $623 +6.36
455–495 486 65 113.00–142.00 $136.42 $663 +0.89
525–540 537 6 119.00–138.00 $130.38 $700 -6.59
557–574 563 50 128.00–140.50 $132.29 $745 +5.45
600–643 628 29 117.00–129.50 $126.11 $792 +1.96
657–695 665 13 114.00–125.00 $120.76 $803 -5.53
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 -12.47
750–775 763 4 101.00–106.00 $103.54 $790 -10.46
845 845 3 103.00 $103.00 $870 +3.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–327 324 11 149.00–170.00 $163.90 $531 +0.10
360–391 369 8 97.50–160.00 $144.57 $533 -5.04
419–445 421 44 121.00–154.50 $147.91 $623 +1.75
458–495 482 30 129.00–143.00 $137.96 $665 +4.20
508–535 515 17 92.00–141.50 $133.99 $690 -3.06
551–584 565 32 120.00–134.50 $129.60 $732 +1.04
610–643 632 15 113.00–127.00 $120.88 $764 +3.68
658 658 4 125.00 $125.00 $822 +4.80
720 720 2 95.00 $95.00 $684 —
805 805 2 100.00 $100.00 $805 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 155.00 $155.00 $530 —
414–445 417 11 115.00–139.00 $136.67 $570 -7.33
470–484 483 13 121.00–127.00 $126.55 $611 -0.45
500 500 1 118.00 $118.00 $590 -2.04
550–585 560 4 107.00–120.00 $114.15 $639 +4.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 463 6 95.00–128.00 $115.74 $536 -5.44
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 +10.60
550 550 3 124.00 $124.00 $682 +4.00
765 765 1 85.00 $85.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 125.00 $125.00 $422 —
640 640 4 124.00 $124.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 87.00 $87.00 $405 —
555 555 1 98.00 $98.00 $544 —
785 785 1 41.00 $41.00 $322 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 61.00 $61.00 $265 —

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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.