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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

3,752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.46/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 541 lb · 205 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.68/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 465 lb · 186 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.60/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 557 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,752 1,779 2,570
Feeder cattle 3,752 1,779 2,570

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1478, Heifers 1614, Bulls 660) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Rockingham, 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
310–325 314 4 167.00–189.00 $183.30 $576 +20.25
365–385 380 9 110.00–189.00 $173.85 $661 -5.15
410–445 432 28 151.00–180.00 $167.23 $722 +7.18
455–495 471 117 131.00–175.00 $165.96 $782 +3.37
484–496 491 11 159.00–167.50 $163.69 $804 +1.10
503–544 542 68 147.00–163.00 $158.56 $859 +4.07
550–590 557 151 137.00–163.00 $155.45 $866 -3.55
558 value added 558 6 159.25 $159.25 $889 —
632–642 value added 638 8 158.00–165.00 $162.40 $1,036 —
600–649 639 93 137.00–157.00 $148.15 $947 +2.94
652–690 661 73 121.00–149.00 $144.07 $952 +0.72
672 672 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,021 +8.65
700–748 732 39 131.00–154.00 $141.18 $1,033 -0.18
715–746 value added 734 13 149.00–159.25 $152.84 $1,122 +17.84
753–778 757 41 129.00–140.00 $137.20 $1,039 —
766 value added 766 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,088 —
800–830 814 28 108.00–143.00 $125.44 $1,021 -5.51
810–845 value added 833 3 126.00–132.00 $130.06 $1,083 —
838 838 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,131 +4.05
857 value added 857 54 151.00 $151.00 $1,294 —
850–893 865 9 114.00–135.00 $126.57 $1,095 -6.43
900–910 903 3 120.00–121.00 $120.34 $1,087 -2.97
955 value added 955 27 137.95 $137.95 $1,317 —
1153 value added 1153 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 151.00 $151.00 $480 -35.50
365 value added 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
360–398 378 19 144.00–184.00 $171.48 $648 +5.89
400 value added 400 7 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
410–449 432 25 126.00–172.50 $146.00 $631 -4.75
450–483 468 63 144.00–166.50 $162.74 $762 +0.15
486–495 value added 491 10 153.00–162.00 $158.44 $778 —
508 value added 508 5 149.00 $149.00 $757 —
505–548 544 68 85.00–155.00 $146.31 $796 -6.50
550–595 574 14 125.00–154.00 $146.55 $841 -0.87
610–647 640 28 121.00–148.00 $141.05 $903 -6.18
647 value added 647 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,003 —
653–677 659 13 125.00–135.00 $126.89 $836 -19.46
658–670 value added 663 9 136.00–148.00 $142.61 $946 —
700–748 739 66 121.00–155.50 $149.86 $1,107 +10.57
763–795 775 6 111.00–136.00 $127.42 $988 -1.08
820 820 1 118.00 $118.00 $968 -8.00
835 value added 835 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,144 —
889 889 4 123.00 $123.00 $1,093 —
950 950 15 129.00 $129.00 $1,226 —
955 value added 955 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 value added 459 6 172.00 $172.00 $789 —
555–589 value added 572 21 145.00–156.00 $150.58 $861 —
628–645 value added 643 31 146.50–160.00 $154.85 $996 —
673 value added 673 10 108.00 $108.00 $727 —
701–705 value added 703 18 154.00–159.50 $156.44 $1,100 +2.94
757–790 value added 774 12 128.00–145.00 $136.32 $1,055 —
801 801 60 154.00 $154.00 $1,234 —
802 value added 802 50 155.50 $155.50 $1,247 +14.50
910 910 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,238 —
970 value added 970 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,280 —
1021 value added 1021 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,266 —
1036 1036 4 123.00 $123.00 $1,274 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 value added 352 2 140.00 $140.00 $493 —
360 360 3 148.00 $148.00 $533 -19.00
435 435 6 141.00 $141.00 $613 +1.00
450–460 457 3 106.00–133.00 $124.13 $567 -16.32
515–530 525 3 120.00–131.00 $123.60 $649 -2.28
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 —
633 633 3 133.50 $133.50 $845 +6.27
703 703 2 61.00 $61.00 $429 -70.03
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 144.00 $144.00 $500 —
430 430 1 128.00 $128.00 $550 -6.00
450–470 459 6 107.00–145.00 $133.74 $614 -13.68
557–587 575 5 119.00–137.00 $130.03 $748 +0.03
705 705 1 119.00 $119.00 $839 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 value added 613 6 124.00 $124.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 327 22 131.00–157.50 $150.60 $492 +2.60
361–390 380 46 125.00–160.00 $151.48 $576 -2.28
405–445 438 18 130.00–149.00 $137.97 $604 -0.77
450–495 465 181 124.00–159.50 $139.98 $651 -1.03
465 value added 465 5 129.00 $129.00 $600 —
527 value added 527 3 119.00 $119.00 $627 —
500–547 541 202 122.00–144.00 $135.70 $734 +3.61
551–583 557 49 119.00–143.00 $133.16 $742 -0.78
603–605 604 8 125.00–140.00 $128.76 $778 -3.14
617 value added 617 11 133.00 $133.00 $821 —
600–649 641 80 124.00–142.50 $129.54 $830 -2.36
654–671 663 19 117.00–131.00 $122.92 $815 -1.29
692 692 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,003 —
703–730 value added 724 51 132.25–136.00 $133.26 $965 -0.24
700–741 729 34 95.00–135.00 $126.17 $920 +7.19
750–795 768 24 108.00–128.00 $123.23 $946 +3.37
813–815 value added 814 15 120.00–137.75 $130.64 $1,063 —
839 839 2 111.00 $111.00 $931 +1.00
850–893 870 12 52.00–129.00 $114.14 $993 —
870 value added 870 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
903 903 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–337 329 15 125.00–159.00 $148.01 $487 +14.01
355–398 374 39 110.00–161.50 $146.15 $547 -8.69
405–448 439 76 90.00–151.50 $142.31 $625 +7.02
451–495 461 72 74.00–146.00 $133.95 $618 -4.98
471 value added 471 3 125.00 $125.00 $589 —
505–545 542 103 100.00–143.50 $136.28 $739 -0.64
551–585 562 39 119.00–130.50 $127.92 $719 -1.57
600–648 641 62 115.00–133.00 $130.76 $838 +1.67
642 value added 642 7 125.00 $125.00 $802 —
658 658 5 110.00 $110.00 $724 -6.79
658–685 671 14 104.00–129.50 $121.90 $818 +5.11
700–745 729 20 74.00–128.00 $124.08 $905 -0.92
800 800 1 94.00 $94.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 149.50 $149.50 $604 —
438 value added 438 7 135.00 $135.00 $591 —
552–590 value added 557 68 133.50–150.50 $146.04 $813 +6.54
579 579 7 141.00 $141.00 $816 —
574–590 583 17 124.00–128.00 $126.38 $737 —
638 value added 638 23 131.50 $131.50 $839 —
646 646 25 145.00 $145.00 $937 —
657 value added 657 19 133.00 $133.00 $874 —
725 value added 725 7 123.00–129.00 $127.29 $923 —
897 value added 897 23 125.50 $125.50 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 136.00 $136.00 $466 —
360–381 372 16 111.00–138.00 $132.14 $492 -1.74
435–445 442 3 116.00–132.00 $126.75 $560 +36.75
453–480 458 47 110.00–136.00 $127.62 $584 -5.25
530–542 540 21 115.00–134.00 $131.17 $708 +22.17
551–592 566 7 40.00–114.00 $100.83 $571 -28.32
635–645 643 8 111.00–115.50 $114.39 $736 -7.03
657–675 665 10 118.00–126.00 $120.37 $800 +11.30
725 725 4 104.00 $104.00 $754 -4.00
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 122.00 $122.00 $67 —
445 445 2 131.00 $131.00 $583 +16.00
458–460 459 7 106.00–128.50 $122.05 $560 -8.07
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 -15.00
656–695 666 4 81.00–112.00 $103.91 $692 —
735 735 1 94.00 $94.00 $691 —
875 875 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 value added 483 5 126.00 $126.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 323 9 176.00–189.00 $184.87 $597 +15.51
365–388 386 14 159.00–186.00 $182.45 $704 +11.13
415–445 426 28 141.00–180.00 $171.75 $732 +4.05
451–499 478 86 139.00–162.00 $156.22 $747 +2.28
501–549 530 60 120.00–158.00 $146.77 $778 -0.08
550–575 562 82 126.00–150.50 $138.85 $780 -0.45
604 value added 604 7 150.00 $150.00 $906 —
610–644 631 19 101.00–136.00 $126.05 $795 -5.92
650–680 665 23 117.00–134.00 $125.12 $832 +2.86
743 743 11 121.00 $121.00 $899 +2.50
858 858 4 116.00 $116.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 336 17 171.00–195.00 $190.30 $639 -0.29
354–381 364 18 130.00–183.00 $173.52 $632 +17.53
405–438 422 54 120.00–180.00 $167.89 $708 -2.75
469–494 487 50 140.00–151.00 $149.17 $726 +1.19
500 value added 500 5 142.50 $142.50 $712 —
510–543 536 9 120.00–139.50 $134.45 $721 -8.71
553–595 563 32 120.00–148.00 $136.56 $769 -0.07
625–649 638 22 116.00–135.00 $130.17 $830 -1.23
665 665 3 126.00 $126.00 $838 -0.91
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
750–790 760 4 98.00–126.50 $119.09 $905 —
878 878 3 87.00–118.00 $107.67 $945 —
925 925 1 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–358 357 4 122.00–140.00 $131.03 $468 —
420–445 434 7 140.00–141.00 $140.59 $610 —
490 490 1 121.00 $121.00 $593 —
520 value added 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 —
528–540 530 7 100.00–129.00 $121.22 $642 -10.08
624 624 6 124.00 $124.00 $774 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 152.50 $152.50 $564 -29.50
434 434 7 168.00 $168.00 $729 +25.85
450–495 484 4 129.00–134.00 $130.16 $630 -4.84
585 585 1 117.00 $117.00 $684 -8.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 9 119.00 $119.00 $783 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 66.00 $66.00 $531 —

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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.