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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

1,779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.67/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 544 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.44/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 564 lb · 103 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.90/cwt +6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 635 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,779 2,619 2,524
Feeder cattle 1,779 2,619 2,524

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 626, Heifers 770, Bulls 383) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle steady to 6.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, 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
325–330 328 2 156.00–170.00 $163.05 $535 +12.05
357 357 4 179.00 $179.00 $639 +14.84
405–448 442 12 146.00–164.00 $160.05 $707 -0.59
457–488 468 32 144.00–170.50 $162.59 $761 +3.82
520–545 542 45 145.00–157.00 $154.49 $837 +2.94
569 569 8 159.00 $159.00 $905 -15.74
568–571 570 22 128.00–155.00 $151.92 $866 -22.82
625–645 635 49 133.00–148.00 $145.21 $922 +1.88
657–690 666 11 138.00–146.00 $143.35 $955 -3.80
695 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
730 value added 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 -10.00
715–740 731 22 139.00–143.00 $141.36 $1,033 +5.46
805–830 818 4 128.00–139.00 $130.95 $1,071 -0.92
868 868 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,154 —
895 value added 895 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,235 —
918–927 922 7 119.00–129.00 $123.31 $1,137 —
1030 1030 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 7 186.50 $186.50 $640 +91.50
355–369 367 7 163.00–166.00 $165.59 $608 +6.55
405–445 433 8 128.00–156.00 $150.75 $653 -8.13
452–478 462 26 137.00–171.00 $162.59 $751 +2.79
510–545 541 41 133.00–158.00 $152.81 $827 +5.47
551–595 568 11 132.00–153.00 $147.42 $837 +11.95
585 value added 585 1 132.00 $132.00 $772 —
600–646 637 35 137.00–153.00 $147.23 $938 +4.16
654–675 656 11 140.00–147.00 $146.35 $960 +10.37
725–738 732 11 117.00–146.00 $139.29 $1,020 -0.60
755–773 764 6 87.50–137.00 $128.50 $982 —
812 812 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,023 -4.00
885 value added 885 2 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
1037 1037 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,338 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 10 160.50 $160.50 $934 —
602 value added 602 10 148.00 $148.00 $891 +5.45
678–679 679 9 136.00–143.00 $141.45 $960 -5.55
717 value added 717 23 153.50 $153.50 $1,101 -3.36
806 value added 806 20 141.00 $141.00 $1,136 —
874 value added 874 34 143.50 $143.50 $1,254 -4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
571 571 14 156.00 $156.00 $891 —
655 value added 655 9 152.00 $152.00 $996 —
678 678 7 129.00 $129.00 $875 —
704 704 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 167.00 $167.00 $603 +36.00
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
450–480 462 10 120.00–151.00 $140.45 $649 +8.00
528–532 530 8 125.00–126.00 $125.88 $667 -5.41
610–635 618 6 105.00–135.00 $127.23 $786 +5.16
670 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 ±0.00
715–740 728 4 129.00–133.00 $131.03 $954 +7.03
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 —
443 443 2 134.00 $134.00 $594 ±0.00
450–471 469 9 130.00–149.50 $147.42 $691 -16.26
551 551 10 130.00 $130.00 $716 +0.31
600 600 2 116.00 $116.00 $696 -3.50
652 652 5 132.50 $132.50 $864 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
870 870 1 65.00 $65.00 $566 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 value added 483 2 107.00 $107.00 $517 —
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
665 665 1 109.00 $109.00 $725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 8 148.00 $148.00 $503 +6.00
374–389 382 12 119.00–159.50 $153.76 $587 +6.95
405–448 444 24 125.00–146.00 $138.74 $616 +0.08
451–480 461 45 127.00–148.25 $141.01 $650 +6.15
510–548 537 37 122.00–134.50 $132.09 $709 +1.59
554–585 556 78 123.00–135.00 $133.94 $745 +2.71
590 value added 590 17 136.50 $136.50 $805 —
592 592 8 135.00 $135.00 $799 +4.00
615–646 635 51 104.00–135.50 $131.90 $838 +6.78
650–670 655 9 114.00–128.00 $124.21 $814 +4.12
703 value added 703 10 133.50 $133.50 $939 —
705–744 733 13 94.00–128.00 $118.98 $872 -1.07
753–780 763 13 92.00–126.50 $119.86 $915 +5.52
770 value added 770 3 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
835 835 2 110.00 $110.00 $918 +5.33
960 960 2 93.00 $93.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 120.00–141.00 $134.00 $442 +12.00
360–395 371 23 122.00–162.00 $154.84 $574 +8.24
407–449 442 33 102.50–142.00 $135.29 $598 +4.47
450–499 466 39 126.50–144.00 $138.93 $647 +3.92
532 value added 532 11 134.50 $134.50 $716 —
530–549 545 96 103.00–139.00 $136.92 $746 +2.77
558–565 559 6 127.00–130.00 $129.49 $724 +5.24
600–640 630 43 104.00–133.25 $129.09 $813 +4.72
675–695 688 3 104.00–123.00 $116.79 $804 -0.90
731 731 6 125.00 $125.00 $914 +3.69
760 760 4 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $931 +1.50
1045 1045 1 67.00 $67.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–366 363 7 131.00–136.00 $133.88 $486 +2.95
425 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 -36.77
450–485 453 21 110.00–137.00 $132.87 $602 +10.25
537 537 3 109.00 $109.00 $585 -17.73
550–581 556 25 92.00–135.00 $129.15 $718 —
620–630 625 11 95.00–133.00 $121.42 $759 +8.94
650–688 681 6 95.00–120.00 $109.07 $743 -5.93
732 732 2 108.00 $108.00 $791 +1.00
800 800 1 96.00 $96.00 $768 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 119.00 $119.00 $381 —
382 382 2 138.00 $138.00 $527 -0.81
448 448 2 115.00 $115.00 $515 —
460–495 463 12 70.00–136.00 $130.12 $602 +12.96
515–538 534 10 124.00–134.00 $132.44 $707 +12.31
565 565 1 122.00 $122.00 $689 +13.00
641 641 4 120.00 $120.00 $769 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 139.00 $139.00 $539 —
557 value added 557 10 139.50 $139.50 $777 —
745 745 8 127.00 $127.00 $946 —
750 750 7 126.00 $126.00 $945 —
835 835 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 4 125.00 $125.00 $689 —
634 value added 634 5 140.00 $140.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 85.00 $85.00 $361 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 333 9 156.00–191.00 $169.36 $564 +2.45
362–393 370 11 161.00–182.00 $171.32 $634 +9.24
405–443 422 35 136.00–179.50 $167.70 $708 +5.63
473–493 486 37 142.00–162.50 $153.94 $748 +6.82
501–549 531 36 140.00–149.00 $146.85 $780 -4.15
553–563 556 34 124.00–144.25 $139.30 $775 +3.38
602–638 631 29 127.00–134.00 $131.97 $833 +2.08
650–680 670 3 120.00–127.00 $122.26 $819 -2.42
710 710 2 114.00–123.00 $118.50 $841 ±0.00
792 792 3 105.00 $105.00 $832 -21.00
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 -14.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–336 335 9 150.00–195.50 $190.59 $638 +20.38
375–385 382 8 130.00–164.00 $155.99 $596 +4.99
416–442 422 32 130.00–182.00 $170.64 $720 +7.15
460–499 487 23 138.00–152.00 $147.98 $721 +1.57
500–545 514 13 117.00–148.00 $143.16 $736 +16.90
555–597 567 35 125.00–140.00 $136.63 $775 +3.60
605–643 625 8 120.00–136.00 $131.40 $821 +11.63
655–685 674 5 110.00–133.00 $126.91 $855 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 182.00 $182.00 $646 +38.00
425–445 438 3 132.00–147.00 $142.15 $623 +11.99
491 491 6 135.00 $135.00 $663 +5.00
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -9.00
554–585 561 8 115.00–128.00 $125.16 $702 +4.00
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 -24.05
650 650 2 106.00 $106.00 $689 —
720 720 1 106.00 $106.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–545 534 4 122.00–141.00 $131.30 $701 —
578 578 2 120.00 $120.00 $694 -2.66
715 715 1 76.00 $76.00 $543 —
1070 1070 1 72.00 $72.00 $770 —

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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.