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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

3,339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.65/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 555 lb · 206 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.60/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 543 lb · 191 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.91/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 639 lb · 165 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,339 2,925 4,655
Feeder cattle 3,232 2,925 4,571
Slaughter cattle 107 — 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1210, Heifers 1474, Bulls 548) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 84, Heifers 23) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle mostly 2.00 to 12.00 lower Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
340–341 341 10 152.00–175.00 $170.41 $581 —
355–380 369 6 148.00–159.00 $152.70 $563 -8.05
400–447 429 6 147.00–160.00 $153.99 $661 +1.96
455–490 467 72 140.00–163.00 $154.92 $723 -1.76
530–540 540 32 118.00–140.00 $139.32 $752 -6.70
552–580 555 202 135.00–157.00 $150.66 $836 -1.46
556 value added 556 4 150.00 $150.00 $834 —
627 627 7 135.00 $135.00 $846 -11.80
607–648 640 158 130.00–146.00 $143.26 $917 -3.54
651–694 659 44 124.00–157.50 $144.14 $950 +3.60
688 value added 688 6 141.50 $141.50 $974 —
713 value added 713 9 140.00 $140.00 $998 —
715–740 736 49 123.00–139.75 $135.41 $997 -2.85
762–769 766 14 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $988 +1.49
815–847 826 63 123.00–137.25 $136.60 $1,128 +18.69
902–909 value added 907 15 124.00–127.50 $126.57 $1,148 -0.43
980 980 1 99.00 $99.00 $970 —
990 value added 990 12 128.25 $128.25 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 371 23 133.00–172.00 $158.45 $588 -3.78
427 value added 427 3 150.00 $150.00 $640 —
405–449 443 35 118.00–160.00 $148.94 $660 -4.85
450–476 457 53 131.00–156.00 $152.10 $695 -2.08
542–546 543 40 133.00–148.75 $145.88 $792 +2.89
550–580 557 33 135.00–150.00 $140.87 $785 -3.47
577 value added 577 6 152.00 $152.00 $877 —
605–637 634 37 119.00–137.00 $133.26 $845 -1.22
656 value added 656 6 129.00 $129.00 $846 —
664–685 666 11 125.00–137.00 $135.88 $905 -5.84
710–740 727 14 108.00–128.00 $124.64 $906 -0.30
825–840 833 2 101.00–126.00 $113.61 $946 -13.39
885 885 1 101.00 $101.00 $894 -14.18
1010 1010 1 78.00 $78.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 156.00 $156.00 $608 —
491 value added 491 9 160.00 $160.00 $786 —
500–545 534 12 127.00–147.00 $142.32 $760 —
551–567 556 31 160.00–161.00 $160.70 $893 —
616 value added 616 19 139.00 $139.00 $856 -8.00
646 646 7 146.50 $146.50 $946 —
755 value added 755 9 122.00 $122.00 $921 -16.00
868 value added 868 38 138.25 $138.25 $1,200 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1330 1249 7 110.00–116.00 $114.11 $1,425 —
1218–1785 1445 63 117.00–129.00 $121.06 $1,749 —
1335–1665 1537 14 118.00–141.00 $130.39 $2,004 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–370 367 9 144.00–156.00 $145.34 $533 +19.34
434–440 435 5 131.00–139.00 $137.38 $598 +2.28
450–490 456 17 115.00–140.00 $137.92 $629 +7.92
505–548 545 23 123.00–132.25 $130.67 $712 +3.17
657 657 2 122.00 $122.00 $802 ±0.00
731 731 3 116.00 $116.00 $848 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 +78.00
440 440 3 101.00–140.00 $127.00 $559 —
470 470 1 101.00 $101.00 $475 -29.61
545–548 548 6 81.00–127.00 $119.37 $654 -7.40
595 595 1 119.00 $119.00 $708 —
632 632 2 110.00 $110.00 $695 -12.00
735 735 1 103.50 $103.50 $761 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 14 138.00 $138.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 79.00 $79.00 $683 +36.00
1285 1285 1 69.00 $69.00 $887 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 139.00 $139.00 $438 +19.48
358–383 368 29 121.00–142.00 $137.77 $507 +2.85
428–449 442 34 121.50–138.00 $131.18 $580 +6.13
458–492 464 119 121.00–139.25 $130.92 $607 -1.59
516 value added 516 14 132.00 $132.00 $681 —
510–548 545 177 111.00–126.00 $124.02 $676 -1.52
550–592 565 119 119.00–131.00 $127.38 $720 +4.58
620–647 638 112 105.00–124.00 $119.55 $763 -2.76
653–665 656 10 117.00–123.00 $121.79 $799 +0.01
673 value added 673 5 125.00 $125.00 $841 +18.00
705–733 724 12 105.00–118.00 $113.99 $825 -2.83
754–798 777 12 98.00–112.00 $105.36 $819 -8.66
870 870 2 110.00 $110.00 $957 +23.00
993 993 3 90.00 $90.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 328 5 112.50–131.00 $122.60 $402 +2.23
359–388 363 52 108.00–147.50 $141.07 $512 +1.16
363 363 3 125.00 $125.00 $454 -14.91
433 433 6 130.00 $130.00 $563 +9.46
431–448 441 66 121.50–131.50 $127.82 $564 +7.28
451–494 458 105 110.00–131.50 $130.27 $597 -0.75
495 value added 495 2 135.00 $135.00 $668 —
520–548 542 90 110.00–128.00 $125.53 $680 -0.96
555–583 566 64 118.00–127.00 $125.62 $711 +4.56
625–645 640 48 101.00–125.00 $121.27 $776 -1.62
668 value added 668 2 128.50 $128.50 $858 —
668–690 669 15 110.00–122.00 $121.18 $811 +11.18
718–730 723 8 84.00–114.00 $109.77 $794 -3.53
761–763 762 11 111.00–118.00 $115.45 $880 +3.45
871 871 4 107.00 $107.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–396 369 23 96.00–139.50 $121.02 $447 -7.56
443 443 6 105.00 $105.00 $465 -18.98
450–465 454 64 110.00–128.25 $124.37 $565 +0.90
508–549 535 43 113.00–123.50 $119.80 $641 -2.26
550–575 556 4 94.00–116.00 $99.69 $554 -10.84
605–632 620 12 101.00–115.00 $108.56 $673 -0.68
655 655 3 111.00 $111.00 $727 —
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 +34.92
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 +25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 6 124.00 $124.00 $461 —
434 value added 434 6 134.50 $134.50 $584 —
457 457 11 135.00 $135.00 $617 —
535–544 537 29 130.00–138.00 $135.77 $729 —
559 value added 559 6 129.00 $129.00 $721 +2.68
606 value added 606 6 123.00 $123.00 $745 -0.86
747 value added 747 2 117.00 $117.00 $874 -1.00
797 797 10 117.00 $117.00 $932 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 106.00 $106.00 $355 —
354 354 6 139.50 $139.50 $494 +17.50
410 410 1 112.00 $112.00 $459 +1.00
452 452 15 123.50 $123.50 $558 -3.50
520–545 533 2 111.00–114.00 $112.46 $599 -5.98
553 553 18 122.00 $122.00 $675 +13.00
600–610 605 2 78.00–100.00 $89.09 $539 —
657 657 2 117.00 $117.00 $769 +31.51
731 731 3 103.00 $103.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 11 117.00 $117.00 $655 —
565 value added 565 14 121.00 $121.00 $684 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1535 1283 9 110.00–126.50 $119.10 $1,528 —
1260–1325 1293 2 115.00–123.00 $119.10 $1,540 —
1150–1600 1388 12 115.00–139.00 $129.45 $1,797 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–347 337 15 156.00–179.00 $166.46 $561 -0.11
385 385 7 157.00 $157.00 $604 +12.47
400–440 420 41 124.00–154.50 $144.64 $607 -4.87
466–493 490 66 116.00–146.00 $138.24 $677 +1.82
500–541 527 38 121.00–154.00 $140.99 $743 +10.61
559–576 568 63 120.00–135.00 $129.47 $735 -2.82
605–640 630 15 116.00–129.00 $127.34 $802 +1.23
657–680 663 27 104.00–130.50 $121.89 $808 +1.13
713–735 716 7 104.00–123.00 $120.21 $861 +15.21
750 750 2 107.00 $107.00 $802 +3.46
845 845 1 111.00 $111.00 $938 +8.00
875 875 1 93.00 $93.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–341 339 21 152.00–171.00 $165.41 $561 +1.51
355–395 379 7 131.00–153.00 $146.26 $554 +1.69
410–440 416 31 109.00–155.00 $147.29 $613 -0.62
450–494 483 51 121.00–140.75 $133.10 $643 -4.86
530–546 543 12 120.00–133.00 $129.29 $702 -4.70
550–593 568 41 109.00–133.50 $126.32 $717 -3.28
623–647 631 9 127.00–127.50 $127.33 $803 +6.45
653–662 656 9 112.00–124.00 $119.96 $787 -5.04
785 785 2 118.00 $118.00 $926 —
828 828 2 85.00 $85.00 $704 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 161.00 $161.00 $580 —
416 416 5 145.00 $145.00 $603 +8.33
484 484 12 129.00 $129.00 $624 +2.45
567 567 4 117.50 $117.50 $666 +3.35
655 655 1 103.00 $103.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 143.00 $143.00 $458 —
445 445 1 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
480–483 482 4 110.00–132.00 $126.53 $610 +10.79
508–525 515 4 91.00–119.00 $109.60 $564 -5.40
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 -9.00
645 645 1 116.00 $116.00 $748 —
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 153.00 $153.00 $722 —
675 value added 675 7 129.50 $129.50 $874 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 63.00 $63.00 $485 —

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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.