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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

4,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.34/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 563 lb · 263 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.74/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 556 lb · 247 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.37/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 637 lb · 230 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,105 2,194 3,420
Feeder cattle 4,005 2,194 3,372
Slaughter cattle 100 — 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1635, Holstein Steers 31, Heifers 1723, Bulls 616) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 36) Value Added and most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: In a light test, feeder cattle steady to 11.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Dublin, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, 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
350–395 369 17 128.00–163.00 $152.77 $564 +0.23
435–445 440 2 144.00–150.00 $146.97 $647 -3.82
452–495 468 110 144.00–162.00 $154.56 $723 +2.79
510–545 537 44 144.00–157.50 $154.72 $831 -0.11
551–589 562 252 136.00–161.00 $153.40 $862 -1.42
577 value added 577 11 152.00 $152.00 $877 —
620–644 633 9 140.00–154.00 $146.09 $925 +6.08
600–648 641 196 135.00–153.00 $142.20 $912 +2.19
652–697 673 124 132.00–152.00 $144.52 $973 -4.80
673–685 683 30 146.00–148.50 $148.01 $1,011 -1.31
680–689 value added 683 13 143.00–144.00 $143.39 $979 +0.99
705–723 value added 720 29 141.00–142.50 $142.25 $1,024 -2.25
719–736 725 11 129.00–136.00 $133.42 $967 -10.11
709–747 732 126 127.50–149.00 $134.69 $986 -8.84
765 value added 765 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
750–780 768 53 123.00–149.00 $141.66 $1,088 +2.21
802 value added 802 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,083 —
804 804 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,037 —
806–848 829 20 121.00–134.00 $129.26 $1,072 —
851–899 867 25 121.00–137.50 $128.39 $1,113 -6.61
903–933 920 6 90.00–129.00 $109.49 $1,007 —
960 960 1 94.00 $94.00 $902 —
1075 1075 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,000 -27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 3 110.00–153.00 $136.88 $445 —
356–395 364 21 131.00–164.50 $152.92 $557 +8.67
410–447 445 35 103.00–151.50 $147.30 $655 +2.11
470 value added 470 5 152.00 $152.00 $714 —
450–495 473 33 120.00–160.00 $145.09 $686 -1.49
505–549 535 21 110.00–156.00 $141.44 $757 -2.95
553–595 560 64 81.00–154.00 $146.03 $818 -2.10
600–649 644 53 111.00–143.00 $133.89 $862 -7.49
650–675 656 15 130.00–143.00 $141.49 $928 +0.86
700–722 719 8 106.00–134.50 $131.03 $942 -10.11
760–780 770 3 109.00–130.00 $117.58 $905 -5.42
817–830 820 4 116.00–130.00 $126.46 $1,037 —
865 865 3 113.00–115.00 $113.67 $983 -19.34
920 920 1 90.00 $90.00 $828 -24.76
990 990 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 151.00 $151.00 $672 —
467 467 6 154.00 $154.00 $719 —
504 504 8 152.00 $152.00 $766 —
565 565 4 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
554–593 value added 574 16 156.00–160.00 $157.93 $907 +24.93
571–584 578 64 155.00–165.00 $161.22 $932 —
605–609 607 16 149.00–153.00 $151.01 $917 —
670–695 677 29 143.00–154.00 $150.88 $1,021 +0.88
730 value added 730 4 131.00 $131.00 $956 -12.37
997 997 26 129.50 $129.50 $1,291 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1465 1336 7 115.00–122.00 $117.75 $1,573 —
1275–1785 1549 17 125.00–145.50 $136.43 $2,113 —
1380–1920 1636 40 124.50–140.00 $132.97 $2,175 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 368 5 110.00–136.00 $130.91 $482 -4.09
413–448 431 4 122.00–133.00 $129.10 $556 -4.90
456–480 459 13 95.00–128.00 $124.43 $571 -6.49
500–535 526 6 101.00–130.00 $121.67 $640 -6.33
550–568 562 3 117.00–119.00 $118.35 $665 -1.65
610–630 617 4 109.00–129.00 $117.92 $728 -12.08
660–680 673 3 69.00–123.00 $104.49 $703 —
700–715 710 4 73.00–110.00 $98.37 $698 -14.87
755–785 770 2 111.00–114.00 $112.47 $866 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
452–453 453 9 121.00–150.00 $137.13 $621 +16.81
525–533 532 7 120.00–126.00 $120.85 $643 -9.55
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 99.00 $99.00 $465 —
520 520 1 85.00 $85.00 $442 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 21.00 $21.00 $45 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 125.00 $125.00 $409 —
363–395 375 24 124.00–139.00 $132.89 $498 -6.96
431 value added 431 5 142.00 $142.00 $612 —
425–448 446 26 123.00–135.50 $134.19 $598 -5.11
450–485 461 113 122.00–137.50 $130.15 $600 -2.21
505–522 515 23 140.00–148.00 $144.59 $745 +14.16
505–548 536 50 124.00–135.00 $132.24 $709 +1.81
550–595 555 232 101.00–130.00 $126.25 $701 -4.44
565–586 value added 575 15 148.00–151.00 $150.80 $867 —
613–632 618 11 138.00–141.00 $140.16 $866 +14.78
600–646 638 218 112.00–127.00 $121.43 $775 -3.95
640 value added 640 1 131.00 $131.00 $838 +4.00
650–676 664 21 107.00–122.00 $119.36 $793 -5.24
665–673 670 5 130.00 $130.00 $871 +5.40
696 value added 696 4 130.00 $130.00 $905 -5.50
700 value added 700 2 129.00 $129.00 $903 —
720–747 735 55 104.00–122.00 $116.48 $856 -2.32
754 value added 754 4 128.00 $128.00 $965 —
763–774 770 28 97.00–118.00 $113.82 $876 -11.18
800–840 815 12 99.00–121.00 $111.95 $912 —
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–343 333 20 110.00–137.00 $130.60 $435 -17.40
353–398 363 55 110.00–141.50 $131.82 $479 -1.30
427–445 444 94 119.00–142.50 $140.93 $626 +5.77
450–489 465 57 109.00–137.00 $129.44 $602 -4.58
479 479 7 139.00 $139.00 $666 +4.98
497 value added 497 5 140.00 $140.00 $696 —
508 value added 508 4 139.00 $139.00 $706 —
520–548 542 115 101.00–138.00 $128.26 $695 -1.39
551–595 566 51 80.00–131.00 $114.99 $651 -16.84
600–647 635 52 107.00–126.00 $119.66 $760 +1.01
650–685 658 12 109.00–122.00 $116.13 $764 -8.86
711 value added 711 4 130.50 $130.50 $928 —
700–735 715 26 95.00–112.00 $107.50 $769 -2.50
755–780 763 3 114.00–120.00 $117.96 $900 +5.96
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–385 357 28 51.00–130.50 $125.80 $449 -1.16
402–425 417 15 125.00–126.00 $125.68 $524 +9.18
452–475 458 33 81.00–124.50 $119.24 $546 -11.44
515–541 537 52 111.00–136.00 $124.31 $668 +3.24
552–575 558 5 89.00–112.00 $102.48 $572 -22.99
610–645 641 14 107.00–116.00 $109.10 $699 -12.90
650–670 660 2 103.00–110.00 $106.55 $703 -8.12
727 727 2 107.00 $107.00 $778 +2.00
790–795 792 3 93.00–114.00 $100.03 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 5 127.00 $127.00 $606 —
453–493 486 27 135.00–139.00 $138.31 $672 —
541 541 16 148.00 $148.00 $801 —
565–567 566 17 139.00–142.00 $139.88 $792 +7.88
586 value added 586 9 130.00 $130.00 $762 —
618 618 8 135.00 $135.00 $834 ±0.00
623 value added 623 9 141.00 $141.00 $878 +2.50
658 value added 658 5 129.50 $129.50 $852 -6.97
663 663 4 134.00 $134.00 $888 -3.00
704–717 value added 713 32 132.50–133.00 $132.64 $946 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 127.00 $127.00 $457 +7.68
425–448 444 9 110.00–128.50 $122.99 $546 —
450–485 462 3 97.00–111.00 $106.10 $490 -5.91
515–540 518 8 111.00–115.00 $114.48 $593 +4.07
550 550 2 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
633 633 6 102.00 $102.00 $646 -5.00
650–660 653 4 101.00–113.00 $104.03 $679 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1325 1167 9 110.00–124.00 $118.80 $1,386 —
1195–1270 1223 3 117.00–123.00 $119.08 $1,456 —
1230–1590 1366 8 126.00–145.00 $136.82 $1,869 —
1240–1535 1380 16 125.00–133.00 $130.25 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 445 3 71.00–94.00 $86.43 $385 —
595 595 1 81.00 $81.00 $482 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
755 755 1 104.00 $104.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 121.00 $121.00 $188 —
215 215 1 135.00 $135.00 $290 —
310–344 330 15 150.00–162.00 $158.06 $522 -1.30
357–395 371 34 125.00–157.50 $145.15 $539 -8.85
415–430 424 44 139.00–154.00 $147.06 $624 +3.23
460–495 486 51 133.00–142.00 $136.39 $663 -7.02
500–549 513 32 111.00–145.00 $139.86 $717 -5.34
561–572 565 83 130.00–138.50 $136.72 $772 +0.16
600–649 635 51 112.00–126.00 $123.27 $783 -2.47
661 661 5 121.50 $121.50 $803 —
739–740 739 6 107.00–113.00 $112.00 $828 —
755–780 768 2 106.00–112.00 $109.05 $838 +9.05
868 868 2 91.00 $91.00 $790 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–341 333 15 158.50–162.00 $159.46 $531 -3.44
365–391 386 5 135.00–138.00 $137.43 $530 +2.37
405–446 425 45 124.00–149.50 $145.52 $618 +4.60
465–499 493 44 110.00–147.00 $134.49 $663 -8.11
523–536 533 15 120.00–136.00 $122.92 $655 -15.16
550–587 564 29 115.00–138.00 $134.42 $758 +5.97
610–649 633 27 71.00–130.00 $121.27 $768 +0.18
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -4.99
750 750 3 105.00 $105.00 $788 -6.51
805–843 830 3 89.00–92.00 $89.97 $747 —
980 980 1 83.00 $83.00 $813 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 121.00 $121.00 $411 +6.00
414–445 420 12 110.00–134.00 $129.34 $543 +6.28
460–491 482 10 109.00–124.00 $116.85 $563 -9.15
515–535 523 3 98.00–115.00 $107.38 $562 -7.62
567–590 569 12 99.00–116.50 $114.99 $654 -25.01
895 895 1 86.00 $86.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
400–440 420 2 114.00–140.00 $126.38 $531 —
468–475 470 3 89.00–105.00 $99.61 $468 -28.39
548 548 3 110.00 $110.00 $603 +15.00
630 630 1 107.00 $107.00 $674 —
650 650 2 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
830 830 1 74.00 $74.00 $614 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 85.00 $85.00 $348 —
699 699 4 80.00 $80.00 $559 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 2 94.00 $94.00 $682 —
873 873 2 61.00 $61.00 $533 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 7 91.00 $91.00 $597 —
875 875 14 90.00 $90.00 $788 —
1098 1098 3 84.00 $84.00 $922 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
994 994 7 85.00 $85.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 72.00 $72.00 $547 —

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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.