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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

1,855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.52/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 558 lb · 184 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.72/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 552 lb · 159 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.88/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 644 lb · 158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,855 2,319 2,298
Feeder cattle 1,855 2,319 2,298

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 770, Heifers 784, Bulls 301) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 139.00 $139.00 $424 -15.00
425 425 2 157.50 $157.50 $669 +13.50
472–490 473 27 150.00–153.00 $152.88 $723 -1.01
510–540 521 7 127.00–158.00 $151.15 $787 +19.16
550–579 558 184 140.00–159.00 $153.52 $857 +3.78
600–649 644 158 103.00–154.00 $148.88 $959 +2.83
675–680 676 18 136.00–147.00 $145.77 $985 +2.84
700–733 731 36 126.00–142.75 $140.70 $1,029 +4.56
762 762 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,067 -1.52
868 868 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,085 —
1090 1090 1 85.00 $85.00 $926 -17.00
1165 1165 1 80.00 $80.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 122.50 $122.50 $398 -18.61
355–390 358 18 141.50–169.00 $166.24 $595 +7.40
408–447 431 5 142.50–154.00 $149.65 $645 +2.65
460–470 461 54 140.00–155.00 $152.26 $702 -2.17
538–543 543 74 132.00–148.00 $144.28 $783 +0.59
580 580 2 129.00 $129.00 $748 -5.47
620–633 631 47 115.00–147.00 $144.36 $911 +4.13
655 655 3 124.00–130.00 $126.00 $825 —
700–735 723 6 120.00–134.00 $123.87 $896 -4.70
855 855 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 +10.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 145.00 $145.00 $486 -15.00
357–360 357 10 131.00–142.00 $140.89 $503 +10.39
440 440 12 124.00–134.00 $133.17 $586 -4.48
460–465 462 3 127.00–131.00 $129.66 $599 +42.66
515–538 527 14 114.00–145.00 $125.14 $659 -5.09
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -13.00
638–641 640 6 111.00–121.00 $116.01 $742 -4.99
720 value added 720 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 value added 541 8 150.00 $150.00 $812 —
615 value added 615 19 148.00 $148.00 $910 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 —
420–437 434 5 125.00–130.00 $129.03 $560 —
473 473 2 108.00 $108.00 $511 -20.52
543 543 3 112.00 $112.00 $608 -6.65
580 580 1 113.00 $113.00 $655 —
645 645 2 106.00 $106.00 $684 +1.00
670–690 677 3 114.00–124.00 $120.60 $816 +4.60
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 153.00 $153.00 $705 —
563 563 9 151.00 $151.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 61.00 $61.00 $207 —
450 450 1 97.00 $97.00 $436 —
570 570 1 98.00 $98.00 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 100.00–127.50 $113.75 $353 -14.76
356–395 362 14 105.00–137.00 $129.48 $469 -2.98
432 432 9 128.00 $128.00 $553 +5.00
450–478 466 45 114.00–130.00 $126.84 $591 -4.33
540–549 543 15 122.00–128.00 $126.13 $685 +0.78
550–576 552 159 116.00–132.00 $126.72 $699 +0.67
630–646 639 76 117.00–124.75 $122.65 $784 +3.89
650–663 655 8 109.00–123.00 $117.68 $771 -1.82
726–736 729 15 111.00–112.00 $111.73 $815 -0.05
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —
310–343 332 4 102.00–131.00 $115.94 $385 -11.06
361 361 24 139.50 $139.50 $504 +10.58
439–448 441 11 122.50–127.00 $123.75 $546 +3.22
456–490 458 74 119.00–129.50 $128.81 $590 -0.91
530–547 543 19 111.00–124.50 $118.24 $642 -7.42
550–559 551 89 120.00–128.50 $127.28 $701 +7.72
600–640 637 36 103.00–126.00 $123.41 $786 +2.07
660–678 666 7 101.00–111.00 $109.57 $730 -8.68
710–749 743 7 103.00–112.00 $110.77 $823 -7.81
766–770 767 6 101.00–107.00 $106.00 $813 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 341 4 122.50–130.00 $128.21 $437 +14.29
358–388 370 8 95.00–124.00 $111.84 $414 -14.33
454–476 458 38 105.00–121.00 $117.58 $539 +0.58
524 value added 524 7 125.00 $125.00 $655 —
510–537 536 34 110.00–123.50 $122.73 $658 +3.44
575 575 3 108.00 $108.00 $621 -8.00
608–637 620 7 97.00–111.00 $103.16 $640 -9.88
663 663 2 108.00 $108.00 $716 —
710 710 1 97.00 $97.00 $689 -9.00
750 750 2 100.00 $100.00 $750 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
381 381 4 129.00 $129.00 $491 +16.00
415–420 418 3 105.00–122.00 $116.38 $486 +0.59
452–482 457 13 112.00–123.50 $121.63 $556 +19.63
561 561 4 112.00 $112.00 $628 —
605–611 610 6 100.00–105.00 $104.17 $635 —
742 742 2 94.00 $94.00 $697 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 value added 610 20 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 97.00 $97.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 114.00 $114.00 $285 —
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 -36.86
350–395 362 7 140.00–157.00 $152.50 $552 +7.36
415–435 419 19 129.00–149.50 $146.46 $614 -1.63
470–495 482 27 131.00–147.00 $138.64 $668 +1.83
505–525 507 20 101.00–149.50 $143.92 $730 +17.84
550–595 567 30 119.00–141.00 $130.94 $742 -2.23
610–648 632 14 111.00–130.00 $123.36 $780 +3.91
650–680 658 7 95.00–129.00 $115.93 $763 -11.21
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 -7.18
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–345 337 16 152.00–162.00 $161.36 $544 +4.71
385 385 3 122.00–147.50 $139.00 $535 -1.00
412–427 423 23 132.00–149.50 $144.81 $613 +0.08
450–483 481 34 130.00–144.00 $137.33 $661 +3.47
513–545 523 4 111.00–140.00 $129.66 $678 -5.23
550–563 557 27 116.00–136.00 $131.44 $732 +1.08
619–643 625 8 120.00–122.00 $120.51 $753 -2.26
650–680 660 3 121.00–123.00 $122.31 $807 —
740 740 2 89.00 $89.00 $659 +10.00
853 853 2 110.00 $110.00 $938 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 138.00 $138.00 $453 -12.00
415–421 421 14 120.00–130.00 $129.30 $544 -4.70
493 493 11 116.00 $116.00 $572 -3.44
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 -7.00
564 564 8 115.00 $115.00 $649 -20.00
605 605 1 107.00 $107.00 $647 -7.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–344 338 5 140.00–145.00 $144.07 $487 —
405 405 2 130.00 $130.00 $526 -2.00
540 540 1 123.00 $123.00 $664 +1.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 2 100.00 $100.00 $718 —

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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.