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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

4,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.69/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 469 lb · 215 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.54/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 538 lb · 209 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.63/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 540 lb · 207 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,648 3,726 3,954
Feeder cattle 4,592 3,639 3,954
Slaughter cattle 56 87 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1532, Holstein Steers 235, Heifers 1852, Bulls 973) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 12) Value Added and most 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, Dublin, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake, Staunton, Winchester and Wythe County.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 156.00–205.00 $179.75 $584 +0.61
360–387 379 7 132.00–176.00 $152.80 $579 -36.20
400–443 436 15 110.00–174.00 $160.29 $699 +1.74
455–498 472 113 117.00–174.50 $163.33 $771 -5.47
493 493 5 165.00 $165.00 $813 -3.80
500–548 540 207 121.00–166.00 $154.63 $835 +1.13
551–590 565 87 100.00–166.00 $153.93 $870 +1.03
590–595 value added 594 10 158.50–161.00 $160.25 $952 —
595–598 597 30 150.00–154.00 $152.67 $911 —
600–647 639 124 110.00–150.00 $141.00 $901 -1.75
642 642 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 +17.25
648 value added 648 5 129.00 $129.00 $836 -25.00
652–696 667 88 125.00–155.00 $146.99 $980 +2.24
710–734 value added 720 12 130.00–145.00 $138.63 $998 -16.37
700–749 732 107 121.00–140.00 $135.94 $995 -6.46
750–773 759 18 110.00–148.00 $141.29 $1,072 +7.02
761–784 value added 765 21 131.00–133.00 $131.39 $1,005 —
768 768 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,206 +22.73
825–842 836 24 129.00–140.00 $132.17 $1,105 +2.17
854–895 867 6 117.00–140.00 $124.94 $1,083 -2.06
908 908 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,153 -4.09
950–998 976 6 89.00–120.00 $113.61 $1,109 -21.39
1050 value added 1050 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,186 —
1091 1091 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 208.00 $208.00 $655 +86.85
353–390 364 27 112.00–180.00 $157.25 $572 -21.35
400–430 411 5 100.00–151.00 $125.78 $517 -26.22
451–470 462 69 130.00–167.00 $154.32 $713 -4.11
540–549 544 68 140.00–151.00 $147.95 $805 +1.61
553–575 559 29 104.00–158.50 $143.08 $800 -1.95
600–649 640 69 132.00–144.00 $138.99 $890 +1.02
656–688 667 15 121.00–144.00 $131.35 $876 -9.53
705–743 731 19 109.00–139.00 $130.43 $953 +4.70
750–780 764 21 110.00–141.00 $132.66 $1,014 +5.71
805–845 823 6 131.00–139.00 $133.84 $1,102 +10.52
855–865 860 2 110.00–134.00 $122.07 $1,050 +16.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 28 174.00 $174.00 $849 +10.00
529 529 4 161.00 $161.00 $852 +1.00
567 value added 567 5 164.00 $164.00 $930 +6.97
572 572 5 134.00 $134.00 $766 —
614 614 9 148.00 $148.00 $909 +29.00
624–635 value added 630 12 145.00–147.50 $146.26 $921 -17.74
708–723 value added 717 12 137.00–138.00 $137.41 $985 —
708–739 731 12 134.50–141.00 $139.43 $1,019 —
781 value added 781 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,078 —
805–814 value added 810 65 133.00–139.00 $135.75 $1,100 —
822 822 9 130.50 $130.50 $1,073 +6.50
885 value added 885 13 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —
919 value added 919 11 137.50 $137.50 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 138.00 $138.00 $531 +1.08
425–445 443 13 110.00–139.00 $136.03 $603 —
460–477 470 5 120.00–124.00 $122.43 $575 -12.00
545–546 546 11 117.00–140.00 $129.54 $707 +7.84
553 553 2 121.00 $121.00 $669 -2.11
625–640 636 7 95.00–127.00 $104.53 $665 -28.34
650–662 657 4 81.00–118.00 $108.81 $715 -12.16
705 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
825–843 837 3 75.00–105.00 $84.86 $710 —
1056 1056 1 69.00 $69.00 $729 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218 1218 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,474 —
1070–1495 1356 42 128.00–133.25 $130.68 $1,772 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 1 140.00 $140.00 $480 —
390–395 393 2 116.00–139.00 $127.57 $501 -17.43
432 432 1 107.50 $107.50 $464 -26.50
478–480 479 6 133.00–136.00 $134.50 $644 -5.59
504–530 511 8 122.00–134.00 $124.54 $636 +11.55
562–595 570 4 125.00–134.00 $127.35 $726 +7.87
618–648 630 5 105.00–111.00 $108.53 $684 -19.47
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 70.00 $70.00 $224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 11 141.00 $141.00 $475 +1.00
365–371 368 50 119.00–152.00 $141.65 $521 -4.81
400–438 430 62 119.00–154.00 $136.49 $587 -0.53
452–492 469 215 119.00–144.00 $135.69 $636 -1.87
506–546 538 198 110.00–132.00 $130.13 $700 +0.69
539 value added 539 11 138.00 $138.00 $744 —
552–580 557 112 120.00–135.50 $128.75 $717 -3.09
572 572 3 121.00 $121.00 $692 -10.84
600–646 636 127 118.00–138.00 $127.69 $812 +1.63
639 value added 639 6 130.00 $130.00 $831 —
651–689 658 48 110.00–128.50 $123.36 $812 -5.04
664–688 675 36 125.00–134.00 $129.33 $873 +0.93
703 703 5 130.00 $130.00 $914 +11.49
705–749 734 67 103.00–126.00 $121.25 $890 +2.74
735–744 value added 742 9 119.00–124.00 $122.90 $912 —
779 value added 779 21 125.00 $125.00 $974 -8.00
804 804 7 126.00 $126.00 $1,013 +13.19
810–825 818 2 118.00–123.00 $120.48 $986 +7.67
870–872 872 4 107.00–117.00 $109.50 $955 —
960–995 978 2 79.00–100.00 $89.31 $873 —
1055 1055 3 74.00 $74.00 $781 —
1070 1070 1 71.00 $71.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 135.00 $135.00 $389 —
323–340 332 9 125.00–142.00 $135.55 $450 -8.77
357–395 369 70 100.00–154.50 $137.53 $507 -14.51
400–445 438 59 100.00–137.00 $128.11 $561 -9.30
451–495 459 110 110.00–139.00 $131.90 $605 -4.72
502–548 540 154 109.00–137.00 $125.72 $679 -1.87
563–573 568 14 115.00–134.50 $130.50 $741 +2.10
605–649 637 78 103.00–134.00 $126.92 $808 +1.04
660–695 672 3 115.00–123.00 $120.24 $808 -1.38
675 value added 675 2 121.00 $121.00 $817 —
713–738 725 18 115.00–123.00 $121.01 $877 +2.03
754 value added 754 4 91.00 $91.00 $686 —
757 757 2 108.00 $108.00 $818 -4.17
865 865 1 99.00 $99.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–295 276 3 100.00–107.00 $103.40 $285 —
355–390 364 22 100.00–134.50 $120.44 $438 -14.45
420–448 439 6 91.00–120.00 $101.15 $444 -31.15
456–495 458 50 82.00–131.00 $128.67 $589 +6.93
506–546 540 43 90.00–127.00 $124.48 $672 +3.43
555–595 576 16 107.00–130.00 $120.11 $692 —
610–637 628 11 99.00–118.00 $108.22 $680 -5.77
660–665 663 2 104.00–114.00 $109.02 $723 -2.76
712 712 1 92.00 $92.00 $655 -8.47
790 790 1 91.00 $91.00 $719 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 132.00 $132.00 $432 —
375 375 1 124.00 $124.00 $465 -25.31
454–475 456 19 97.00–123.50 $120.60 $550 +23.10
535–538 537 26 115.00–123.50 $121.08 $650 +3.32
628–640 630 8 114.00–121.00 $120.11 $757 +7.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 130.00 $130.00 $450 +3.00
353–390 355 16 101.00–135.00 $103.33 $367 —
495 495 4 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
567 567 3 136.00 $136.00 $771 +22.00
617 value added 617 10 130.00 $130.00 $802 -4.00
660–694 683 6 118.00–123.50 $121.73 $831 —
708–748 value added 735 9 105.50–120.50 $110.32 $811 -19.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 value added 686 12 95.00 $95.00 $652 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1360 1118 5 100.00–115.00 $107.50 $1,202 —
1070–1416 1300 7 129.00–131.50 $129.95 $1,689 +1.64
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 119.00 $119.00 $470 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -6.00
860 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 96.00 $96.00 $365 —
480 480 1 109.00 $109.00 $523 —
660 660 1 92.00 $92.00 $607 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 18 102.00–198.00 $177.88 $583 -1.45
350–381 372 17 140.00–189.00 $160.36 $597 -16.00
400–443 427 74 135.00–170.00 $158.18 $675 -3.80
439 439 10 165.00 $165.00 $724 +3.02
450–496 480 114 131.00–166.00 $151.06 $725 +0.14
500–548 521 53 125.00–150.00 $137.11 $714 -6.03
550–590 562 126 121.00–150.00 $143.07 $804 +4.22
615–649 639 55 100.00–137.00 $120.93 $773 -4.96
652–690 654 25 105.00–138.00 $135.17 $884 +15.74
703–743 728 9 93.00–130.00 $104.26 $759 -20.26
763–767 765 8 115.00–127.00 $120.98 $925 —
855–865 858 3 51.00–91.00 $77.56 $665 —
975 975 1 73.00 $73.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 1 135.00 $135.00 $308 —
270–295 276 4 131.00–137.00 $135.40 $374 —
330–348 339 37 100.00–185.00 $166.28 $564 -14.24
352–395 361 16 110.00–140.00 $119.31 $431 -52.75
406–440 417 72 110.00–163.00 $155.32 $648 -3.50
455–498 478 79 112.00–159.00 $144.07 $689 -5.23
502–545 537 33 110.00–140.00 $136.00 $730 -1.42
550–576 559 49 118.00–140.00 $132.34 $740 +2.66
610–645 629 26 108.00–127.00 $122.79 $772 +2.83
653–680 661 14 98.00–108.00 $103.32 $683 -19.50
727–748 738 6 91.00–114.00 $102.66 $758 -5.67
805 805 1 119.50 $119.50 $962 +30.45
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 131.00 $131.00 $468 -6.50
400 400 2 132.00 $132.00 $528 +2.91
456–487 476 16 118.50–127.00 $119.89 $571 -0.11
520–535 530 3 77.50–118.00 $100.67 $534 -16.33
555–584 562 16 80.00–116.00 $106.32 $598 -16.18
650–690 664 5 83.00–99.00 $91.07 $605 -1.93
774 774 1 70.00 $70.00 $542 -20.00
846 846 1 72.50 $72.50 $613 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 81.00 $81.00 $259 —
360 360 2 105.00 $105.00 $378 -19.40
420–427 425 4 123.00–137.50 $126.58 $538 +5.58
455–488 480 4 110.00–117.00 $115.34 $554 -8.66
500–543 514 9 110.00–120.00 $116.86 $601 +0.54
560–580 571 7 88.00–120.00 $98.87 $565 -17.13
634 634 1 65.00 $65.00 $412 —
653 653 2 98.00 $98.00 $640 +4.12
715–720 718 3 51.00–93.00 $79.06 $568 —
755–785 770 2 75.00–81.00 $78.06 $601 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
655 655 3 118.00 $118.00 $773 +4.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 75.00 $75.00 $300 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 126.00 $126.00 $265 —
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
368 368 9 119.00 $119.00 $438 —
459 459 19 111.00 $111.00 $509 +14.00
554–556 554 32 91.00–104.00 $102.37 $567 —
638 638 13 98.00 $98.00 $625 -1.00
685 685 1 60.00 $60.00 $411 —
738–749 746 7 59.00–89.00 $80.52 $601 -1.98
755 755 1 72.00 $72.00 $544 —
830 830 2 89.00 $89.00 $739 —
1048 1048 2 51.00 $51.00 $534 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 366 5 91.00–120.00 $108.59 $397 +14.59
461–485 464 9 100.00–126.00 $122.98 $571 +18.98
538–543 542 16 98.00–99.00 $98.12 $532 —
645 645 1 64.00 $64.00 $413 —
656–679 659 28 79.00–100.00 $96.91 $639 —
725 725 2 89.00 $89.00 $645 —
760 760 10 89.00 $89.00 $676 —
839 839 7 95.00 $95.00 $797 —
940 940 2 93.00 $93.00 $874 —
1038 1038 2 83.00 $83.00 $862 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 118.00 $118.00 $304 —
354–375 366 21 93.00–100.00 $97.10 $355 —
422–446 436 22 92.00–100.00 $96.83 $422 +39.33
450–470 452 11 60.00–90.00 $87.16 $394 —
518–549 540 10 65.00–98.00 $88.50 $478 —
640 640 1 53.00 $53.00 $339 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 84.00 $84.00 $399 —
640 640 1 63.00 $63.00 $403 —

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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.