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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

2,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.84/cwt -6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 545 lb · 155 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.44/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 553 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.42/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 636 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,963 4,105 1,840
Feeder cattle 2,903 4,005 1,782
Slaughter cattle 60 100 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1125, Heifers 1282, Bulls 496) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 8) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 7.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, 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
372–379 377 7 157.00–165.00 $159.26 $600 +6.49
450–495 473 40 136.00–159.50 $154.32 $730 -0.24
520–548 545 15 134.00–152.00 $146.92 $801 -7.80
551–563 553 118 148.50–159.00 $151.52 $838 -1.88
570 value added 570 2 147.00 $147.00 $838 -5.00
600–644 641 112 124.00–147.00 $144.90 $929 +2.70
650–680 656 26 115.00–142.00 $139.76 $917 -4.76
652–674 662 45 150.00–150.50 $150.27 $995 +5.75
718–738 735 36 125.00–137.50 $136.57 $1,004 +1.88
776 776 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,110 +1.34
775–785 784 7 130.00–142.00 $140.30 $1,100 -1.36
926 value added 926 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,167 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 value added 447 9 139.00 $139.00 $621 —
481 481 11 158.00 $158.00 $760 +4.00
564 564 26 156.00 $156.00 $880 +41.00
557–581 571 26 160.00–161.00 $160.59 $917 +45.59
572–592 value added 578 19 122.00–147.50 $139.26 $805 -18.67
624 value added 624 10 154.50 $154.50 $964 —
660 660 23 152.00 $152.00 $1,003 +1.12
672 value added 672 5 135.00 $135.00 $907 —
747 value added 747 12 142.50 $142.50 $1,064 +11.50
754 754 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,003 —
767 767 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,074 —
867 867 23 142.50 $142.50 $1,235 —
907 value added 907 55 135.25 $135.25 $1,227 —
967 967 52 141.75 $141.75 $1,371 +12.25
971 value added 971 50 139.00 $139.00 $1,350 —
1130 value added 1130 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 3 150.00–173.00 $157.98 $517 +21.10
358–370 365 14 110.00–174.00 $161.51 $590 +8.59
453–495 456 58 118.00–154.25 $149.93 $684 +4.84
528–542 540 48 118.00–150.00 $144.72 $781 +3.28
543 value added 543 4 131.00 $131.00 $711 —
550–559 554 32 136.50–155.00 $146.38 $811 +0.35
605–640 631 26 110.00–150.00 $138.70 $875 +4.81
650–680 653 15 132.00–141.00 $137.79 $900 -3.70
706–745 729 26 120.00–144.50 $134.90 $983 +3.87
815–820 818 2 104.00–114.00 $109.02 $892 -17.44
900 900 1 104.00 $104.00 $936 +14.00
953 953 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 127.00–137.00 $131.92 $409 —
381–390 383 4 134.00–142.00 $136.04 $521 +5.13
440 440 3 135.00 $135.00 $594 +5.90
453–488 462 18 126.00–136.00 $131.01 $605 +6.58
513–545 533 16 120.00–129.00 $122.58 $653 +0.91
550–575 562 6 129.00–142.00 $133.41 $750 +15.06
663–685 671 5 103.00–138.00 $126.80 $851 +22.31
717 717 2 114.00 $114.00 $817 +15.63
795 795 1 123.00 $123.00 $978 +10.53
940 940 7 75.00 $75.00 $705 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1655 1382 3 110.00–116.50 $113.18 $1,564 —
1439 1439 8 131.00 $131.00 $1,885 —
1282–1620 1445 41 123.00–126.50 $124.66 $1,801 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
370 370 1 117.00 $117.00 $433 —
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 -2.00
452–478 459 7 123.50–131.00 $125.73 $577 -11.40
468 value added 468 2 123.50 $123.50 $578 —
505–527 520 3 119.50–126.00 $121.61 $632 +0.76
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 -7.00
622 622 2 106.00 $106.00 $659 —
720 720 2 111.00 $111.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 value added 501 6 131.00 $131.00 $656 —
540 540 10 136.00 $136.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 101.00 $101.00 $444 —
580 580 1 91.00 $91.00 $528 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 value added 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 3 136.00–160.00 $152.08 $484 +27.08
354–395 360 12 86.00–142.00 $135.39 $487 +2.50
439–443 442 17 123.00–132.00 $126.16 $558 -8.03
453–485 465 76 123.00–134.00 $132.67 $617 +2.52
530–549 545 155 93.00–139.00 $129.84 $708 -2.40
554–590 563 33 119.00–128.00 $126.03 $710 -0.22
569 569 6 137.00 $137.00 $780 +10.75
600–648 636 115 116.00–125.75 $123.42 $785 +1.99
650–675 653 14 94.00–124.00 $120.92 $790 +1.56
696 696 7 130.00 $130.00 $905 ±0.00
720–740 732 28 105.00–122.00 $115.57 $846 -0.91
753–798 780 7 107.00–125.00 $119.16 $929 +5.34
813 813 13 135.00 $135.00 $1,098 +23.05
800–828 819 3 101.00–114.00 $105.23 $862 -6.72
855 855 1 115.00 $115.00 $983 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–347 340 7 127.00–129.00 $128.12 $436 -2.48
353–390 360 47 111.00–146.00 $142.59 $513 +10.77
405–448 445 99 120.00–137.00 $135.83 $604 -5.10
451–480 462 15 84.00–123.00 $105.36 $487 -24.08
500–547 543 83 86.00–136.00 $127.64 $693 -0.62
550–593 563 25 116.00–128.00 $120.93 $681 +5.94
615–635 631 36 111.00–126.50 $122.05 $770 +2.39
650–667 660 12 119.00–121.00 $120.18 $793 +4.05
664 value added 664 7 110.00 $110.00 $730 —
718–743 736 29 102.00–133.00 $114.48 $843 +6.98
910 910 1 69.00 $69.00 $628 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 124.00 $124.00 $476 —
473 473 17 134.00 $134.00 $634 +7.00
573 value added 573 9 132.00 $132.00 $756 +2.00
577–588 581 15 131.50–140.00 $134.94 $784 -4.94
584 584 16 133.00 $133.00 $777 -6.88
645 645 7 124.00 $124.00 $800 -11.00
671–673 value added 672 79 132.75–135.50 $133.76 $899 +4.26
699 699 33 130.00 $130.00 $909 —
776 value added 776 12 128.00 $128.00 $993 —
860 value added 860 23 119.00 $119.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 100.00 $100.00 $290 —
353–395 364 18 116.00–132.00 $124.81 $454 -0.99
439–442 440 17 112.00–133.50 $124.61 $548 -1.07
450–475 452 34 111.00–129.00 $127.87 $578 +8.63
468 value added 468 2 116.00 $116.00 $543 —
469 469 4 100.00 $100.00 $469 -19.24
532–549 542 36 112.00–132.00 $124.69 $676 +0.38
553–594 587 16 114.00–128.00 $126.69 $744 +24.21
605–638 628 20 108.00–121.50 $113.97 $716 +4.87
660 660 2 115.00 $115.00 $759 +8.45
880 880 1 110.00 $110.00 $968 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 118.00 $118.00 $440 -9.00
434 434 10 121.00 $121.00 $525 -1.99
465 465 1 91.00 $91.00 $423 -15.10
523–535 527 3 100.00–114.00 $104.74 $552 -9.74
552 552 7 119.50 $119.50 $660 +9.50
770 770 2 96.00 $96.00 $739 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,050 —
1325–1426 1409 6 122.00–124.00 $122.31 $1,723 —
1410 1410 1 126.50 $126.50 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 value added 458 4 111.00 $111.00 $508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 334 10 129.00–185.00 $162.39 $542 +4.33
362–395 374 6 129.00–153.00 $139.96 $523 -5.19
409–445 412 53 135.00–154.00 $151.38 $624 +4.32
450–488 477 43 113.00–148.00 $135.79 $648 -0.60
500–535 501 35 124.00–151.50 $144.68 $725 +4.82
559–590 568 66 121.00–145.00 $132.11 $750 -4.61
627–629 628 15 125.00 $125.00 $785 +1.73
650–680 659 23 107.00–129.00 $121.10 $798 -0.40
700–733 725 6 105.00–121.00 $117.76 $854 +5.76
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 +4.95
810 810 4 114.50–115.00 $114.63 $929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 185.00 $185.00 $622 +25.54
350–378 354 24 138.00–169.50 $161.78 $573 +24.35
410–446 423 55 120.00–154.75 $145.47 $615 -0.05
465–480 469 5 121.00–140.00 $129.47 $607 -5.02
500–501 501 23 130.50–144.00 $135.78 $680 +12.86
555–595 573 32 125.00–137.50 $133.37 $764 -1.05
600–625 621 8 105.00–137.00 $121.82 $757 +0.55
654–680 659 6 110.00–135.00 $123.24 $812 +3.24
725–742 740 7 110.00–121.00 $115.71 $856 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 ±0.00
843 843 2 104.00 $104.00 $877 +14.03
850 850 1 91.00 $91.00 $774 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 116.00–126.00 $120.93 $453 —
424 424 5 122.00 $122.00 $517 -7.34
460–497 492 14 116.00–120.00 $119.30 $587 +2.45
520 520 1 113.00 $113.00 $588 +5.62
560 560 3 117.00 $117.00 $655 +2.01
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 121.00 $121.00 $538 -5.38
455 455 3 140.00 $140.00 $637 +40.39
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 —
550 550 1 116.00 $116.00 $638 —
680 680 2 102.00–105.00 $103.50 $704 -5.50

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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.