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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

2,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.38/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 646 lb · 110 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.02/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 638 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.58/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 571 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,511 2,963 2,294
Feeder cattle 2,511 2,903 2,294
Slaughter cattle — 60 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1005, Heifers 1086, Bulls 420) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Lynchburg, Radiant, Springlake, Springlake Weaned and Vaccinated and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 151.00–164.00 $157.81 $581 -1.45
400–418 412 3 114.00–152.00 $126.30 $520 —
460–482 471 49 141.00–169.50 $164.44 $775 +10.12
485 value added 485 3 155.00 $155.00 $752 —
527–548 546 83 138.00–155.00 $153.21 $837 +6.29
552 552 9 154.00 $154.00 $850 +2.48
556–569 561 38 132.00–156.00 $151.99 $853 +0.47
591 value added 591 4 148.00 $148.00 $875 +1.00
641 641 11 145.00 $145.00 $929 +0.10
620–648 646 99 136.00–153.00 $152.09 $983 +7.19
650–695 662 30 131.50–151.00 $141.01 $933 -9.26
705–743 730 47 130.00–142.00 $136.27 $995 -0.30
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 -3.00
800–825 808 3 116.00–138.50 $130.85 $1,057 —
825–833 value added 830 8 132.00–134.00 $132.75 $1,102 —
853–895 864 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,028 —
934 934 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,270 —
953–975 967 8 118.00–127.00 $123.67 $1,196 —
1058 1058 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 value added 477 7 155.00 $155.00 $739 —
575–583 value added 583 84 140.00–159.50 $159.27 $929 +20.01
636 636 14 143.00 $143.00 $909 —
660–693 value added 661 80 145.00–162.00 $161.33 $1,066 +26.33
723–745 value added 726 90 129.00–158.50 $153.20 $1,112 +10.70
775 value added 775 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
838 value added 838 40 143.00 $143.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 367 12 141.00–174.50 $170.32 $625 +8.81
427–440 430 4 141.00–150.00 $147.70 $635 —
450–464 461 47 149.00–168.75 $165.45 $763 +15.52
518 value added 518 6 150.00 $150.00 $777 +19.00
500–548 542 60 134.00–150.00 $148.01 $802 +3.29
561–580 564 13 116.00–151.00 $143.20 $808 -3.18
600–635 618 2 115.00–132.00 $123.26 $762 -15.44
653–695 662 39 125.00–142.00 $136.37 $903 -1.42
705–730 725 8 114.00–133.00 $128.39 $931 -6.51
769–772 770 9 131.00–136.00 $132.67 $1,022 —
815 815 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,084 +23.98
875 875 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,111 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 +43.00
447 447 6 148.00 $148.00 $662 +24.00
455 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 +21.27
515–545 529 5 125.00–143.00 $129.91 $687 +8.30
559 559 5 125.50 $125.50 $702 +7.50
610–625 618 3 123.00–126.00 $124.35 $768 +18.35
760–775 768 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 169.00 $169.00 $561 +37.08
385 385 1 162.50 $162.50 $626 +26.46
443 443 9 163.00 $163.00 $722 +28.00
475 475 1 137.00 $137.00 $651 +5.99
530–535 533 3 127.00 $127.00 $677 +4.42
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 -3.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 value added 542 6 129.00 $129.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 value added 605 4 85.00 $85.00 $514 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 81.00 $81.00 $312 —
480 480 1 51.00 $51.00 $245 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–343 327 6 131.00–145.00 $138.35 $452 -13.73
355–390 371 7 122.00–147.00 $130.85 $485 -4.54
425 425 1 126.00 $126.00 $536 -0.16
451–487 464 55 121.00–136.50 $133.07 $617 +0.40
510–547 546 67 126.00–126.50 $126.49 $691 -3.35
550–581 562 49 100.00–132.00 $127.75 $718 +1.72
618–649 638 107 106.00–126.25 $125.02 $798 +1.60
653–665 661 34 117.00–126.00 $121.20 $801 +0.28
720–747 730 25 111.00–118.00 $116.58 $851 +1.01
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 -14.16
800–843 822 4 116.00–126.00 $120.87 $994 +15.64
863 863 4 110.00 $110.00 $949 -5.00
970 970 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 338 8 121.00–141.00 $129.32 $437 +1.20
352–385 364 34 117.00–148.00 $143.04 $521 +0.45
425–448 446 80 117.50–138.25 $135.14 $603 -0.69
451–482 459 39 119.50–130.00 $127.59 $586 +22.23
527–547 545 88 120.00–130.00 $128.65 $701 +1.01
550–590 558 12 121.00–124.50 $122.74 $685 +1.81
567 value added 567 3 98.00 $98.00 $556 —
605–647 644 37 121.00–129.00 $122.96 $792 +0.91
659–667 661 10 109.00–115.00 $113.18 $748 -7.00
720–735 725 11 110.00–122.00 $115.27 $836 +0.79
750–755 753 5 91.00–118.00 $108.60 $818 —
810–825 820 3 91.00–120.00 $100.55 $825 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 1 138.00 $138.00 $524 —
453 value added 453 12 140.00 $140.00 $634 —
501 value added 501 13 122.00 $122.00 $611 —
553–572 value added 571 90 129.00–142.00 $141.58 $808 +9.58
677 677 7 125.50 $125.50 $850 -4.50
677 value added 677 37 137.50 $137.50 $931 +3.74
702 value added 702 3 126.00 $126.00 $885 —
787 value added 787 31 131.00 $131.00 $1,031 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 329 3 125.00–127.00 $125.61 $413 —
353–388 367 15 115.00–136.00 $129.02 $474 +4.21
443–445 443 7 120.00–126.00 $120.86 $535 -3.75
452–477 455 37 120.50–131.50 $130.06 $592 +2.19
505–548 544 27 111.50–126.25 $125.00 $680 +0.31
551–565 553 23 111.50–129.00 $121.79 $673 -4.90
630–635 631 12 118.50 $118.50 $748 +4.53
720 720 1 98.00 $98.00 $706 —
770 770 1 89.00 $89.00 $685 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 130.50 $130.50 $509 +12.50
449 449 9 124.50 $124.50 $559 +3.50
478–495 484 3 117.00–118.00 $117.66 $569 +26.66
540–547 546 11 112.00–121.50 $120.65 $659 +15.91
550 550 3 108.00 $108.00 $594 -11.50
621 621 3 107.00 $107.00 $664 —
655 655 1 111.00 $111.00 $727 —
720–745 733 2 100.00–106.00 $103.05 $755 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 45.00 $45.00 $124 —
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 —
540 540 1 47.00 $47.00 $254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 9 145.00–178.00 $164.18 $557 +1.79
360–390 372 14 158.00–169.00 $161.62 $601 +21.66
403–426 421 46 147.00–169.25 $164.70 $693 +13.32
469–493 490 46 121.00–149.00 $142.68 $699 +6.89
505–542 534 7 135.00–144.00 $136.22 $727 -8.46
558–597 566 41 126.00–142.00 $135.27 $766 +3.16
603–635 624 18 118.00–129.25 $126.39 $789 +1.39
660–685 663 11 111.00–126.00 $123.50 $819 +2.40
725–745 737 3 110.00–130.00 $116.74 $860 -1.02
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 -9.00
820 820 1 95.00 $95.00 $779 -19.63
855 855 1 88.00 $88.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 335 25 135.00–182.50 $168.27 $564 -16.73
360–370 365 2 125.00–140.00 $132.60 $484 -29.18
400–428 415 43 121.00–167.00 $161.10 $669 +15.63
478–489 487 41 116.00–151.25 $144.91 $706 +15.44
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
555–580 562 41 105.00–139.00 $133.18 $748 -0.19
622–648 630 10 107.00–130.00 $123.45 $778 +1.63
665–691 686 5 107.00–128.00 $111.07 $762 -12.17
710–745 728 2 97.00 $97.00 $706 -18.71
870 870 1 85.00 $85.00 $740 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 +29.07
408 408 5 137.00 $137.00 $559 +15.00
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 +8.70
503 503 3 140.00 $140.00 $704 +27.00
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 +7.00
695 695 1 113.00 $113.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 4 105.00–138.00 $122.67 $580 -17.33
505–535 520 2 95.00–115.00 $105.29 $548 -24.71
890 890 1 80.00 $80.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 142.00 $142.00 $667 —
735 735 2 107.00 $107.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 91.00 $91.00 $396 —

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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.