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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

3,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.55/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 639 lb · 213 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.84/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 559 lb · 162 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.56/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 458 lb · 155 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,726 3,752 5,704
Feeder cattle 3,639 3,752 5,632
Slaughter cattle 87 — 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1299, Holstein Steers 132, Heifers 1571, Bulls 637) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 25) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 6.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
325–348 337 6 169.00–190.00 $179.14 $604 -4.16
356–395 360 9 189.00 $189.00 $680 +15.15
415–448 439 22 140.00–172.00 $158.55 $696 -8.68
451–490 463 72 153.00–174.00 $168.80 $782 +2.84
505–549 542 45 136.00–161.00 $153.50 $832 -5.06
550–568 556 143 142.00–162.00 $152.90 $850 -2.55
610–648 639 141 135.75–159.00 $142.75 $912 -5.40
639 value added 639 72 154.00 $154.00 $984 -8.40
652–683 667 33 127.00–151.00 $144.75 $965 -7.25
740 value added 740 68 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 +2.16
715–745 742 81 127.00–152.00 $142.40 $1,057 +1.22
753–786 773 9 126.50–139.00 $134.27 $1,038 -2.93
823 823 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,070 +4.56
873 873 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,109 +0.43
914 value added 914 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,097 —
918–943 934 6 121.00–137.00 $131.09 $1,224 +10.75
979 979 16 135.00 $135.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 330 3 110.00–144.00 $121.15 $400 -29.85
363–390 368 18 136.00–187.50 $178.60 $657 +7.12
431 431 5 152.00 $152.00 $655 +6.00
456 value added 456 12 150.00 $150.00 $684 -8.44
450–483 460 49 145.00–163.50 $158.43 $729 -4.31
523 value added 523 21 165.00 $165.00 $863 +16.00
525–545 542 60 120.00–156.00 $146.34 $793 +0.03
550–556 554 7 135.00–152.00 $145.03 $803 -1.52
605–640 635 51 124.00–141.00 $137.97 $876 -3.08
650–675 652 13 128.00–142.00 $140.88 $919 +13.99
680 value added 680 12 148.50 $148.50 $1,010 +5.89
716–745 725 9 103.00–135.00 $125.73 $912 -24.13
727 value added 727 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,018 —
755 755 11 119.00–131.50 $126.95 $958 -0.47
800–825 808 3 122.00–124.00 $123.32 $996 +5.32
818 value added 818 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,022 -12.00
850 850 1 106.00 $106.00 $901 —
870 value added 870 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,140 —
985 value added 985 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,340 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 164.00 $164.00 $751 —
468 value added 468 22 166.00 $166.00 $777 -6.00
513 513 11 160.00 $160.00 $821 —
560–595 value added 563 99 156.50–163.00 $157.03 $884 +6.45
600 value added 600 12 164.00 $164.00 $984 —
608 608 2 119.00 $119.00 $724 —
685 value added 685 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,034 +43.00
845 845 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,048 —
1031 1031 8 107.00 $107.00 $1,103 -16.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,674 —
1460–1810 1618 20 134.00–153.00 $144.75 $2,342 —
1480–2020 1639 41 110.00–142.00 $127.81 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 366 11 115.00–139.00 $136.92 $501 -11.08
455–460 458 14 120.00–136.00 $134.43 $616 +10.30
520–543 533 11 112.00–129.00 $121.70 $649 -1.90
551–585 554 13 113.00–124.00 $123.11 $682 -21.89
605–629 624 5 124.00–135.00 $132.87 $829 -0.63
652–665 656 3 116.00–123.50 $120.97 $794 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 145.00 $145.00 $526 —
415 415 1 134.00 $134.00 $556 +6.00
455–471 464 7 134.00–148.50 $140.09 $650 +6.35
540–545 543 2 110.00–116.00 $112.99 $614 —
585–590 588 2 115.00–124.00 $119.48 $703 -10.55
620 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 —
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 -21.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 10 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 value added 885 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,106 —
1305 value added 1305 5 88.50 $88.50 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 113.00 $113.00 $661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 125.00 $125.00 $344 —
331 331 4 140.00 $140.00 $463 -10.60
360–385 368 30 126.00–156.50 $146.46 $539 -5.02
420–448 434 37 121.00–152.00 $137.02 $595 -0.95
451–473 458 155 128.50–151.00 $137.56 $630 -2.42
515–548 532 55 121.00–132.50 $129.44 $689 -6.26
551–584 559 162 125.00–138.00 $131.84 $737 -1.32
617–648 641 99 115.00–128.00 $126.06 $808 -3.48
654 value added 654 23 135.00 $135.00 $883 —
653–690 658 48 107.00–132.50 $128.40 $845 +5.48
701 value added 701 22 132.00 $132.00 $925 -1.26
710–735 729 44 108.00–121.75 $118.51 $864 -7.66
755–770 760 3 111.00–115.00 $112.35 $854 -10.88
764 value added 764 13 133.00 $133.00 $1,016 —
805–840 822 7 105.00–117.00 $112.81 $927 +1.81
828 value added 828 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,093 +1.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–349 344 20 116.00–149.00 $144.32 $496 -3.69
360–384 365 44 119.00–161.00 $152.04 $555 +5.89
423–433 431 40 123.00–151.00 $137.41 $592 -4.90
451–490 457 93 118.00–148.00 $136.62 $624 +2.67
515–546 542 152 119.00–129.25 $127.59 $692 -8.69
561–590 567 16 110.00–134.00 $128.40 $728 +0.48
600–645 635 69 110.00–127.00 $125.88 $799 -4.88
650–698 670 26 109.00–126.00 $121.62 $815 -0.28
705–727 725 22 108.00–124.00 $118.98 $863 -5.10
761–790 765 9 100.00–115.00 $112.17 $858 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 127.00 $127.00 $419 —
423 423 8 130.00 $130.00 $550 -19.50
478 value added 478 30 130.00 $130.00 $621 —
529 value added 529 12 136.00 $136.00 $719 —
551 value added 551 27 137.00 $137.00 $755 -9.04
590 590 2 114.00 $114.00 $673 -12.38
610 value added 610 25 134.00 $134.00 $817 +2.50
651 value added 651 10 127.00 $127.00 $827 -6.00
716 value added 716 4 130.00 $130.00 $931 +2.71
837 value added 837 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,088 —
863 863 3 91.00 $91.00 $785 —
907 907 9 113.00 $113.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 -16.00
358–370 362 16 123.00–137.75 $134.89 $488 +2.75
439–445 440 31 120.00–134.50 $132.30 $582 +5.55
454–469 460 17 111.00–129.50 $121.74 $560 -5.88
500–543 536 47 71.00–128.50 $121.05 $649 -10.12
611–620 617 9 113.00–116.00 $113.99 $703 -0.40
650–670 658 5 110.00–113.00 $111.78 $736 -8.59
700–723 715 4 99.00–105.00 $100.47 $718 -3.53
950 950 1 79.00 $79.00 $750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–374 371 13 100.00–155.00 $149.31 $554 —
446 446 18 128.50 $128.50 $573 -2.50
470 470 2 75.00–120.00 $97.50 $458 -24.55
515–533 529 4 117.00–118.00 $117.76 $623 —
550 550 12 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
600–648 632 3 110.00–114.00 $112.73 $712 +7.73
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 +15.00
790 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1525 1327 19 119.00–137.00 $128.31 $1,703 —
1365–1550 1461 6 125.00–151.00 $139.61 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 value added 565 4 116.00 $116.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 117.00 $117.00 $351 —
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
570 570 1 122.00 $122.00 $695 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 2 116.00 $116.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 331 8 130.00–187.00 $179.33 $594 -5.54
355–392 373 15 137.00–191.00 $176.36 $658 -6.09
412–440 420 58 100.00–169.75 $161.98 $680 -9.77
474–496 485 85 140.00–160.00 $150.92 $732 -5.30
510–539 533 11 125.00–147.50 $143.14 $763 -3.63
553–578 561 76 131.00–146.00 $138.85 $779 ±0.00
625–648 634 39 116.00–129.00 $125.89 $798 -0.16
655–678 675 14 80.00–125.00 $119.43 $806 -5.69
700–731 728 10 120.00–125.00 $124.52 $907 +3.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 348 19 141.00–183.00 $180.52 $628 -9.78
351–384 358 22 139.00–179.00 $172.06 $616 -1.46
409–427 412 61 137.00–166.50 $158.82 $654 -9.07
458–499 484 53 127.00–155.00 $149.30 $723 +0.13
541–545 542 9 125.00–141.00 $137.42 $745 +2.97
553–585 564 42 90.00–134.50 $129.68 $731 -6.88
605–640 630 9 92.00–127.00 $119.96 $756 -10.21
658–680 675 10 112.00–127.00 $122.82 $829 -3.18
738–740 739 3 107.00–109.00 $108.33 $801 —
755–770 764 6 86.00–107.00 $102.99 $787 -16.10
825–840 833 2 84.00–94.00 $89.05 $742 —
860 860 1 95.00 $95.00 $817 -12.67
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 137.50 $137.50 $502 -15.00
410–443 427 6 119.00–140.00 $129.09 $551 -38.91
467 467 2 120.00 $120.00 $560 -10.16
530–535 533 2 116.00–118.00 $117.00 $624 —
565 565 4 122.50 $122.50 $692 +5.50
645 645 1 103.00 $103.00 $664 —
680 680 1 93.00 $93.00 $632 —
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
850 850 1 71.00 $71.00 $604 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 362 3 114.00–130.00 $124.40 $450 -6.63
435 435 2 121.00 $121.00 $526 -19.59
483 483 4 124.00 $124.00 $599 +3.00
533–545 535 6 113.00–117.00 $116.32 $622 -4.90
560 560 1 116.00 $116.00 $650 —
650–690 670 2 90.00–98.00 $93.88 $629 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
655 655 3 114.00 $114.00 $747 -5.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 124.00 $124.00 $678 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 7 102.00 $102.00 $542 —
580 580 1 71.00 $71.00 $412 —
806 806 13 93.00 $93.00 $750 —
939 939 53 110.25 $110.25 $1,035 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279 —
463 463 2 97.00 $97.00 $449 —
624 624 35 99.00 $99.00 $618 —
740 740 1 82.50 $82.50 $610 —
1140 1140 1 50.00 $50.00 $570 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 94.00 $94.00 $348 —
454 454 8 104.00 $104.00 $472 —
1050 1050 4 76.00 $76.00 $798 —
1115 1115 1 65.00 $65.00 $725 —
1228 1228 2 57.00 $57.00 $700 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 57.50 $57.50 $239 —
730 730 1 72.00 $72.00 $526 —

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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.