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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

2,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.75/cwt ≈ $1,012/hd at 667 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.43/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 543 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.74/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 657 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,194 1,855 2,803
Feeder cattle 2,194 1,855 2,803

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1006, Heifers 891, Bulls 297) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: No trend due to light holiday receipts. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Springlake.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–380 372 6 138.00–158.00 $152.54 $567 —
428–437 435 16 141.00–153.00 $150.79 $656 -6.71
457–495 475 16 142.00–160.00 $151.77 $721 -1.11
517–545 540 27 146.00–163.00 $154.83 $836 +3.68
550–585 562 53 133.00–163.00 $154.82 $870 +1.30
604–649 632 61 123.00–146.50 $140.01 $885 -8.87
649 value added 649 6 147.50 $147.50 $957 —
650–661 654 61 139.50–153.50 $149.32 $977 +3.55
658–671 value added 667 18 132.00–147.50 $142.40 $950 —
715 value added 715 12 144.50 $144.50 $1,033 —
712–745 722 30 136.00–148.00 $143.53 $1,036 +2.83
773–775 773 28 138.00–139.50 $139.45 $1,078 -0.55
855 855 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,154 +10.00
894 value added 894 59 135.00 $135.00 $1,207 —
1029 1029 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,255 —
1070 1070 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,284 +35.00
1080 value added 1080 29 126.00 $126.00 $1,361 —
1124 1124 1 124.50 $124.50 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 value added 458 2 160.50 $160.50 $735 —
543–548 value added 545 23 157.00–161.00 $158.92 $866 —
593 value added 593 2 133.00 $133.00 $789 —
604–629 value added 612 20 149.50–156.50 $154.34 $945 —
648 648 30 149.50 $149.50 $969 —
663–683 value added 666 82 137.00–154.50 $151.98 $1,012 —
671 671 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,006 —
710–721 value added 720 34 125.00–144.50 $143.37 $1,032 —
824 value added 824 61 144.00 $144.00 $1,187 —
825 825 14 119.00 $119.00 $982 —
877 value added 877 16 134.00 $134.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 373 11 105.00–154.00 $144.25 $538 -21.99
415–446 441 14 140.00–148.00 $145.19 $640 -4.46
452–491 461 24 107.50–162.00 $146.58 $676 -5.68
504 504 7 160.00 $160.00 $806 —
509–549 543 18 106.00–151.00 $144.39 $784 +0.11
550–575 558 39 125.00–155.00 $148.13 $827 +19.13
605–647 630 30 125.00–152.25 $141.38 $891 -2.98
648 value added 648 16 149.00 $149.00 $966 —
654 value added 654 5 124.00 $124.00 $811 —
655–674 672 8 138.00–141.00 $140.63 $945 +14.63
713–736 733 46 134.00–149.50 $141.14 $1,035 +17.27
783 783 1 123.00 $123.00 $963 —
785 value added 785 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —
850–865 860 3 131.00–134.00 $133.01 $1,144 +12.01
915–919 917 2 112.00–117.50 $114.76 $1,052 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 -2.00
460–488 474 2 118.00–122.50 $120.32 $570 +12.32
537–549 545 6 121.00–135.00 $130.40 $711 +18.40
602 value added 602 5 118.00 $118.00 $710 —
658 value added 658 7 133.00 $133.00 $875 —
710–742 731 3 102.00–125.00 $117.56 $859 +17.56
855 855 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 -5.89
436 436 6 134.00 $134.00 $584 +0.83
460–498 465 8 111.00–134.00 $130.92 $609 +1.26
547 547 4 128.00 $128.00 $700 +2.86
563 563 2 120.00 $120.00 $676 +10.00
632 632 2 130.00 $130.00 $822 +13.99
715–740 728 2 112.50–114.00 $113.24 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–397 363 29 127.00–149.50 $139.85 $508 +10.37
417–435 420 18 116.00–144.00 $139.30 $585 +11.30
450–495 464 49 120.00–137.00 $132.36 $614 +5.52
535–546 543 88 121.00–134.50 $130.43 $708 +4.30
552–597 587 43 119.00–132.00 $130.69 $767 +3.97
612 value added 612 1 127.00 $127.00 $777 —
605–643 634 31 123.00–133.00 $125.38 $795 +2.73
650–685 656 35 112.00–129.00 $124.60 $817 +6.92
675 value added 675 10 135.50 $135.50 $915 —
705–738 729 15 112.00–124.00 $118.80 $866 +7.07
795 795 10 125.00 $125.00 $994 —
867 867 2 102.00 $102.00 $884 —
1006 1006 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 1 144.00 $144.00 $413 +44.00
334 334 6 148.00 $148.00 $494 +32.06
350–378 371 33 121.00–141.00 $133.12 $494 -6.38
425–433 428 13 120.00–144.00 $135.16 $578 +11.41
448 value added 448 2 112.00 $112.00 $502 —
456–490 464 70 110.00–139.00 $134.02 $622 +5.21
512–545 539 61 118.00–136.00 $129.65 $699 +11.41
560–585 574 22 106.00–135.00 $131.83 $757 +4.55
601–639 628 17 100.00–128.00 $118.65 $745 -4.76
650–659 656 12 123.50–128.00 $124.99 $820 +15.42
728 728 2 110.00 $110.00 $801 -0.77
757 757 2 112.00 $112.00 $848 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 value added 441 4 122.00 $122.00 $538 —
508–544 value added 538 42 135.00–141.00 $138.50 $745 —
576 576 11 132.00 $132.00 $760 —
589 589 5 138.00 $138.00 $813 —
633 value added 633 6 138.50 $138.50 $877 —
649 649 18 135.00 $135.00 $876 —
667 667 22 137.00 $137.00 $914 —
656–688 value added 669 43 135.25–137.50 $136.47 $913 —
765 value added 765 28 132.50 $132.50 $1,014 —
780 780 5 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
903 value added 903 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 15 125.00 $125.00 $436 -3.21
355–395 371 9 113.00–133.00 $126.96 $471 +15.12
447 447 13 116.50 $116.50 $521 —
456–485 459 14 105.00–137.50 $130.68 $600 +13.10
505–534 532 15 105.00–129.00 $121.07 $644 -1.66
557–567 561 12 124.00–127.50 $125.47 $704 +17.47
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 +18.84
653 653 9 96.00–124.00 $114.67 $749 +6.67
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 4 134.00 $134.00 $502 —
370–385 377 3 118.00–120.00 $119.32 $450 -9.68
454–480 460 8 95.00–115.50 $112.01 $515 -9.62
505–525 515 4 106.00–115.00 $110.41 $569 —
618 618 3 107.00 $107.00 $661 +2.83
785 value added 785 4 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 value added 823 14 114.00 $114.00 $938 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–336 333 6 144.00–175.00 $159.36 $531 +39.36
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 +1.50
400–427 418 33 129.00–157.00 $143.83 $601 -2.63
475–494 489 25 135.50–162.00 $143.41 $701 +4.77
503–532 505 18 140.00–146.00 $145.20 $733 +1.28
550–595 573 27 119.00–145.00 $136.56 $782 +5.62
605–646 636 33 120.00–134.00 $125.74 $800 +2.38
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 +4.00
714 value added 714 1 113.00 $113.00 $807 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
859 859 1 108.00 $108.00 $928 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–345 337 14 145.00–168.00 $162.90 $549 +1.54
365–397 381 3 131.00–139.00 $135.06 $515 -3.94
414–433 423 29 115.00–144.00 $140.92 $596 -3.89
481–491 487 27 135.50–148.00 $142.60 $694 +5.27
501–535 507 11 136.00–145.00 $138.08 $700 +8.42
560–580 570 19 100.00–136.50 $128.45 $732 -2.99
600–625 618 6 112.00–123.50 $121.09 $748 +0.58
618 618 1 123.00 $123.00 $760 +2.49
651–695 658 8 123.00–127.00 $124.99 $822 +2.68
760–785 773 2 111.00–112.00 $111.51 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 128.00 $128.00 $584 —
530 530 2 95.00 $95.00 $504 -28.00
565–570 569 9 116.00–126.00 $123.79 $704 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 -23.00
403–430 410 8 112.00–126.00 $123.06 $505 -6.24
475 475 1 126.00 $126.00 $598 +10.00
543 543 3 115.00 $115.00 $624 +5.00
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +25.00

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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.