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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

4,887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.46/cwt +8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 560 lb · 291 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.99/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 659 lb · 224 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.27/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 562 lb · 215 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,887 2,511 4,407
Feeder cattle 4,805 2,511 4,380
Slaughter cattle 82 — 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2048, Heifers 2018, Bulls 739) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 18) Value Added and most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 2.00 to 26.00 higher with largest increase coming from heavier, weaned and vaccinated cattle. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Radiant CVCA, Shenandoah, 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
305–348 334 3 141.00–160.00 $154.21 $515 —
365–385 377 15 151.00–179.00 $167.93 $633 +10.12
415–446 439 31 130.00–170.00 $161.37 $708 +35.07
455–495 475 58 150.00–166.00 $160.01 $760 -4.43
500–549 545 66 139.00–160.00 $153.69 $838 +0.48
552–580 561 190 135.00–160.50 $151.74 $851 -0.25
558–582 value added 564 21 145.00–160.50 $156.69 $884 +8.69
578 578 4 154.00 $154.00 $890 +2.01
604–638 value added 612 29 153.00–159.00 $157.49 $964 —
615–644 640 162 132.50–149.00 $146.39 $937 +1.39
656–662 value added 658 98 150.50–161.50 $156.91 $1,032 —
650–670 659 126 136.00–152.00 $144.60 $953 +3.59
721–727 725 25 142.00–147.00 $145.41 $1,054 +9.14
715–740 734 67 123.00–148.00 $137.32 $1,008 +1.05
721–740 value added 734 43 150.50–153.00 $151.24 $1,110 —
756–760 756 63 142.00–150.00 $144.10 $1,089 +4.10
755–796 771 59 147.00–165.00 $157.32 $1,213 +17.32
786 value added 786 11 144.50 $144.50 $1,136 —
820–840 839 31 134.00–141.00 $140.68 $1,180 +9.83
846–849 value added 849 36 134.00–145.00 $143.78 $1,221 +11.03
861–875 868 8 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $1,194 +18.52
890 890 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,184 +14.00
905–940 938 23 100.00–138.00 $136.01 $1,276 +0.01
994 value added 994 18 129.50 $129.50 $1,287 —
1000–1029 1027 15 120.00–129.50 $128.88 $1,324 —
1080 1080 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,274 +11.00
1095 value added 1095 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,106 —
1115 1115 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 7 141.00–191.00 $175.50 $591 —
367–395 373 16 123.00–180.50 $167.79 $626 -2.53
405–445 427 29 135.00–172.00 $155.11 $662 +7.41
450–492 469 91 140.00–164.00 $158.06 $741 -7.39
524–549 541 108 121.00–160.00 $148.72 $805 +0.71
560–572 568 34 120.00–147.00 $139.67 $793 -3.53
589 value added 589 16 149.00 $149.00 $878 —
600–648 636 53 119.00–142.50 $135.93 $865 +12.67
650–698 664 43 106.00–140.00 $132.18 $878 -4.19
700–745 734 16 101.00–146.00 $137.20 $1,007 +8.81
743 value added 743 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,055 —
750–762 761 8 132.00–134.00 $133.75 $1,018 +1.08
828 828 3 144.50 $144.50 $1,196 +11.50
858–870 861 11 130.00–136.00 $132.00 $1,137 +5.00
901–918 903 14 132.00–140.00 $133.16 $1,202 —
965 965 1 85.00 $85.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
528 528 11 157.00 $157.00 $829 —
532 value added 532 3 153.00 $153.00 $814 —
552 value added 552 16 151.00 $151.00 $834 -8.27
562 562 11 141.00 $141.00 $792 —
569–571 569 24 157.00–160.00 $159.37 $907 —
603 603 8 149.00 $149.00 $898 +6.00
608–624 621 25 150.00–156.00 $151.18 $939 +8.18
653 653 7 159.00 $159.00 $1,038 —
654–674 value added 664 27 134.00–155.00 $144.73 $961 -16.60
726 726 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,067 —
776 value added 776 28 140.50 $140.50 $1,090 +4.50
810 value added 810 13 114.00 $114.00 $923 -29.00
874–883 value added 875 67 137.00–145.00 $143.80 $1,258 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1865 1601 55 120.00–143.00 $134.91 $2,160 —
1570–1925 1656 9 139.00–148.00 $142.98 $2,368 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
305 305 1 134.00 $134.00 $409 -35.00
367–385 376 5 127.00–166.00 $155.16 $583 -7.34
458–474 468 14 60.00–144.00 $136.00 $636 -1.00
510–549 546 12 138.75–142.00 $139.00 $759 +12.00
553–580 570 11 115.00–141.00 $132.24 $754 —
634–646 640 10 132.00–132.50 $132.25 $846 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -3.00
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
790 790 1 124.00 $124.00 $980 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 125.00 $125.00 $319 —
392 392 2 146.00 $146.00 $572 —
410–435 422 5 115.00–139.00 $133.86 $565 -14.14
459–493 468 8 129.00–138.00 $135.63 $635 -11.37
533–535 533 9 88.00–128.00 $123.54 $658 -6.37
615 615 2 117.00 $117.00 $720 -7.35
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,026 —
692 692 5 110.00 $110.00 $761 —
779 779 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,013 —
925 925 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,147 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 131.00–135.00 $132.97 $406 -5.38
350–388 373 24 125.00–149.00 $143.78 $536 +12.93
410–448 441 71 119.00–140.00 $136.29 $601 +10.29
452–490 466 77 125.00–137.00 $134.77 $628 +1.70
500–549 541 97 117.00–140.00 $128.67 $696 +2.18
550–598 559 265 121.00–147.00 $135.52 $758 +7.77
556–569 564 22 147.00–151.00 $148.43 $837 +20.68
589 value added 589 4 133.00 $133.00 $783 —
610–647 638 102 110.00–141.50 $123.89 $790 -1.13
650–694 660 125 116.00–141.50 $135.12 $892 +13.92
700–741 731 43 110.00–125.00 $119.94 $877 +3.36
727–739 732 11 130.00–132.50 $131.35 $961 +14.77
750–767 758 58 85.00–127.00 $124.00 $940 +19.00
814–841 821 12 116.00–128.00 $124.93 $1,026 +4.06
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 +8.00
980 980 2 100.00 $100.00 $980 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
310–342 338 17 132.00–159.00 $154.90 $524 +25.58
355–395 371 74 133.00–150.50 $146.02 $542 +2.98
431 value added 431 12 132.00 $132.00 $569 —
418–446 434 46 120.00–141.00 $136.06 $591 +0.92
461 value added 461 7 140.00 $140.00 $645 —
453–493 463 127 125.00–145.00 $139.14 $644 +11.55
505–547 535 137 113.00–148.00 $131.11 $701 +2.46
551–590 560 61 119.00–147.00 $130.70 $732 +7.96
571–595 value added 586 11 127.00–134.00 $131.52 $771 +33.52
605–648 634 88 111.00–130.25 $125.59 $796 +2.63
652–666 663 25 125.00–128.50 $125.79 $834 +12.61
703–730 714 4 112.00–119.00 $115.27 $823 ±0.00
745 745 2 124.00 $124.00 $924 +8.73
750–795 759 5 111.00–139.00 $125.62 $953 +17.02
805–835 820 2 124.00–128.00 $126.04 $1,034 +25.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 16 137.00 $137.00 $658 —
495 495 11 139.00 $139.00 $688 —
540 540 13 139.00 $139.00 $751 —
557 value added 557 26 135.50 $135.50 $755 -6.08
570 570 35 151.50 $151.50 $864 —
581 581 23 138.00 $138.00 $802 —
616–638 633 28 144.00–149.50 $148.16 $938 —
650 650 22 146.00 $146.00 $949 +20.50
656 value added 656 24 140.50 $140.50 $922 +3.00
666 666 7 129.50 $129.50 $862 +4.00
729 value added 729 20 136.00 $136.00 $991 +10.00
864 value added 864 16 120.00 $120.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 119.00 $119.00 $268 —
347 347 7 133.00 $133.00 $462 +7.39
365–380 367 12 118.00–136.00 $123.34 $453 -5.68
433–435 434 4 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $560 +8.14
450–499 463 58 105.00–135.00 $126.49 $586 -3.57
520–545 539 32 115.00–127.75 $126.92 $684 +1.92
550–581 568 32 111.00–136.00 $128.10 $728 +6.31
610–633 627 8 100.00–125.00 $117.47 $737 -1.03
700–705 702 3 81.00–112.00 $101.62 $713 +3.62
783 783 2 105.00 $105.00 $822 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 —
350–366 365 11 99.00–140.00 $136.42 $498 +5.92
430 430 8 130.00 $130.00 $559 +5.50
551–575 553 13 114.00–119.00 $118.60 $656 +10.60
625–645 633 11 112.00–123.50 $122.08 $773 +15.08
690–695 693 2 80.00–122.00 $100.92 $699 —
780 780 1 99.00 $99.00 $772 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1550 1316 14 125.00–140.00 $133.37 $1,755 —
1410–1555 1470 4 140.00–147.00 $144.82 $2,129 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 177.00 $177.00 $469 —
313–330 322 5 159.00–187.50 $168.09 $541 +3.91
355–395 371 25 147.00–196.50 $172.48 $640 +10.86
415–442 430 72 127.00–169.00 $161.25 $693 -3.45
450–490 480 69 141.00–158.00 $149.77 $719 +7.09
509–545 530 42 122.00–145.00 $142.18 $754 +5.96
553–595 569 61 115.00–143.00 $133.28 $758 -1.99
628–647 636 41 120.00–131.25 $127.15 $809 +0.76
650–695 665 10 115.00–128.00 $120.06 $798 -3.44
710–740 733 8 112.50–123.00 $114.66 $840 -2.08
767–790 776 5 110.00–115.00 $112.96 $877 +7.96
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 +19.00
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 138.00 $138.00 $290 —
260 260 1 125.00 $125.00 $325 —
333–340 338 20 182.50–199.00 $187.10 $632 +18.83
365–395 379 17 144.00–169.00 $160.08 $607 +27.48
413–440 422 89 139.00–172.00 $159.27 $672 -1.83
465–495 488 53 137.00–155.00 $147.81 $721 +2.90
515–520 518 2 120.00–123.00 $121.49 $629 -3.51
565–593 573 37 124.00–145.00 $135.31 $775 +2.13
610–635 618 6 115.00–130.00 $127.02 $785 +3.57
664–687 676 41 100.00–128.00 $120.45 $814 +9.38
715–733 724 4 111.00–114.00 $112.48 $814 +15.48
768 768 2 90.00 $90.00 $691 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 140.00 $140.00 $508 —
438–439 439 8 134.00–138.00 $135.50 $595 —
455–460 458 3 129.00 $129.00 $591 +6.33
523–543 528 11 121.00–136.00 $132.64 $700 +27.35
555 555 5 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
600–640 613 4 97.00–115.00 $105.14 $645 —
665 665 9 111.00 $111.00 $738 —
725 725 2 113.00 $113.00 $819 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 362 5 157.00–169.00 $166.55 $603 +16.55
410–418 417 10 121.00–159.00 $155.27 $647 +18.27
450–495 483 6 101.00–132.00 $123.72 $598 -4.28
518 518 2 123.00 $123.00 $637 -17.00
565–575 567 8 116.00–126.00 $123.98 $703 -0.02
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 137.00 $137.00 $634 -5.00
564 564 6 129.00 $129.00 $728 —

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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.