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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

3,824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.34/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 470 lb · 165 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.84/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 557 lb · 156 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.31/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 564 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,824 4,648 3,549
Feeder cattle 3,824 4,592 3,549
Slaughter cattle — 56 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1183, Heifers 1808, Bulls 833) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Culpeper, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake and Winchester Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle mostly steady to 7.00 lower ***CORRECTION: Update made to 500-lb ML1 Bulls***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 324 4 160.00–188.00 $181.52 $588 +1.77
375–388 385 10 151.00–191.00 $176.35 $679 +23.55
415–449 436 18 111.00–175.00 $167.51 $730 +7.22
460–486 472 66 144.00–175.00 $166.23 $785 +2.90
500–545 515 36 131.00–161.00 $151.96 $783 -2.67
531 value added 531 4 163.00 $163.00 $866 —
550–598 557 156 116.00–167.00 $152.84 $851 -1.09
600 600 9 140.50 $140.50 $843 —
609–612 value added 610 10 149.00–151.00 $149.60 $913 —
606–648 636 97 129.00–166.00 $143.85 $915 +2.85
658–689 668 56 129.00–149.00 $144.21 $963 -2.78
704–747 733 51 120.00–145.00 $136.44 $1,000 +0.50
735 735 60 163.00 $163.00 $1,198 +27.06
756–788 776 19 124.00–143.00 $134.22 $1,042 -22.78
815–830 823 3 118.00–137.00 $130.62 $1,075 -1.55
820–838 value added 824 14 135.00–143.00 $141.26 $1,164 —
850 850 5 130.00–133.00 $131.80 $1,120 +6.86
910 910 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,165 +1.00
950 value added 950 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,130 —
951–970 955 5 121.00–124.00 $121.61 $1,161 +8.00
1005–1033 1026 4 114.00–120.00 $115.47 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 151.00 $151.00 $445 —
323–325 324 4 113.00–170.00 $141.59 $459 -66.41
358–372 364 8 156.00–179.00 $167.70 $610 +10.45
418–445 425 15 144.00–166.50 $159.43 $678 +33.65
457–497 468 55 115.00–164.00 $156.64 $733 +2.32
528–543 540 51 135.00–154.50 $148.99 $805 +1.04
550–593 561 32 127.00–146.00 $140.30 $787 -2.78
557–569 value added 562 17 120.00–153.00 $139.24 $783 —
605–636 633 43 121.00–146.00 $135.70 $859 -3.29
652–690 660 13 118.00–138.00 $133.36 $880 +2.01
718–745 728 25 112.00–135.00 $129.49 $943 -0.94
765 765 1 118.00 $118.00 $903 -14.66
801–815 804 5 129.00–140.00 $137.77 $1,108 +3.93
868 868 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,215 +17.93
900 900 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 142.00 $142.00 $459 —
380 380 3 159.00 $159.00 $604 —
518 518 9 150.00 $150.00 $777 -11.00
564 value added 564 12 162.00 $162.00 $914 -2.00
610 610 14 142.00 $142.00 $866 -6.00
610 610 18 151.50 $151.50 $924 +3.50
649 value added 649 36 155.00 $155.00 $1,006 +8.74
724 724 15 154.50 $154.50 $1,119 +15.07
725–740 value added 736 38 130.00–152.50 $147.25 $1,084 +9.84
801 value added 801 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,113 +3.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.00 $132.00 $436 —
387 387 2 132.00 $132.00 $511 -6.00
403–440 414 6 103.00–131.00 $119.85 $496 -16.18
460 460 11 136.50 $136.50 $628 +14.07
543–545 543 17 131.00–131.25 $131.19 $712 +1.65
555 555 1 108.00 $108.00 $599 -13.00
632 632 10 119.00 $119.00 $752 +14.47
657–670 659 6 108.00–128.00 $111.39 $734 +2.58
735–745 742 3 86.00–110.00 $94.60 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 7 140.00–147.00 $141.00 $642 +6.50
529 529 6 121.50 $121.50 $643 -3.04
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 -9.35
598 598 6 105.00 $105.00 $628 -22.35
600–645 624 4 100.00–123.00 $113.29 $707 +4.76
650–660 655 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $737 —
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926 —
755 755 1 111.00 $111.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 6 145.00 $145.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 value added 284 4 110.00 $110.00 $312 —
334–345 337 15 125.00–131.00 $129.64 $437 -11.36
355–395 369 40 123.00–155.00 $147.21 $543 +5.56
369 value added 369 6 123.00 $123.00 $454 —
415–447 428 55 119.00–147.00 $135.50 $580 -0.99
450–492 470 165 94.00–139.50 $133.34 $627 -2.35
505 505 5 126.00 $126.00 $636 -4.13
506–549 545 129 110.00–127.00 $124.37 $678 -5.76
550–597 564 146 120.00–141.00 $129.31 $729 +0.56
624–643 630 6 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $754 -8.03
610–649 643 90 116.00–142.00 $128.26 $825 +0.57
653–684 669 35 119.50–141.00 $131.22 $878 +1.89
691–693 692 73 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $937 +6.01
709–742 732 55 120.50–137.00 $127.04 $930 +5.79
759–764 762 13 124.00–134.50 $128.02 $976 —
765–785 773 11 104.00–119.00 $115.99 $897 —
817 value added 817 13 120.00 $120.00 $980 —
815–840 827 3 95.00–113.00 $104.38 $863 -16.10
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 -9.50
860–877 873 4 92.00–116.00 $110.09 $961 +0.59
920 920 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 —
985 985 1 55.00 $55.00 $542 -34.31
1020 1020 1 88.00 $88.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 336 14 119.00–142.00 $131.89 $443 -3.66
350–380 371 28 112.00–152.00 $140.29 $520 +2.76
400–448 430 37 110.00–143.00 $130.34 $560 +2.23
455–495 463 138 92.00–137.50 $130.94 $606 -0.96
500–547 540 95 101.00–129.50 $127.10 $686 +1.38
555–595 566 63 90.00–156.50 $139.24 $788 +8.74
600–646 628 74 102.00–134.50 $123.89 $778 -3.03
655–670 659 19 116.00–132.00 $125.22 $825 +4.98
703 703 2 109.00 $109.00 $766 -12.01
725–743 733 18 97.00–122.00 $118.54 $869 -2.47
778 value added 778 2 116.00 $116.00 $902 +25.00
820–823 822 5 85.00–111.00 $105.82 $870 —
875 875 1 91.00 $91.00 $796 -8.00
930 930 1 84.00 $84.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 1 82.00 $82.00 $274 —
357–385 373 12 83.00–129.00 $119.86 $447 -0.58
420–440 430 11 91.00–121.00 $115.33 $496 +14.18
450–470 451 27 97.00–129.75 $128.27 $578 -0.40
515–549 537 73 100.50–130.00 $121.81 $654 -2.67
565–595 580 2 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $632 -11.08
605–641 636 37 97.00–126.00 $119.33 $759 +11.11
715–747 736 3 101.00–102.00 $101.68 $748 +9.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 124.00 $124.00 $470 +20.67
545 value added 545 11 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
589 value added 589 19 128.00 $128.00 $754 —
601–622 value added 618 53 119.00–141.50 $135.00 $834 +5.00
690 value added 690 16 123.00–125.00 $124.38 $858 —
729 value added 729 9 136.00 $136.00 $991 +25.68
731 731 7 108.00 $108.00 $789 —
735–743 737 20 129.00–130.00 $129.70 $956 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 126.00 $126.00 $498 +2.00
400 400 2 98.00 $98.00 $392 —
455–485 460 8 95.00–121.50 $116.97 $538 -3.63
510–546 536 16 105.00–124.00 $120.83 $648 -0.25
550 550 2 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
638 638 8 118.00 $118.00 $753 -2.11
730 730 1 55.00 $55.00 $402 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 120.00 $120.00 $348 —
532 value added 532 23 130.00 $130.00 $692 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 21 131.00 $131.00 $574 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 75.00 $75.00 $248 —
550 550 1 74.00 $74.00 $407 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 331 10 153.00–201.00 $178.99 $592 +1.11
370–393 382 17 136.00–190.00 $178.46 $682 +18.10
400–440 425 54 127.00–167.00 $156.16 $664 -2.02
457–495 490 82 120.00–154.00 $142.72 $699 -8.34
507–541 533 44 120.00–154.50 $143.04 $762 +5.93
550–577 566 87 120.00–143.00 $136.07 $770 -7.00
610–638 634 28 110.00–131.00 $128.54 $815 +7.61
661–679 673 14 121.00–124.00 $122.95 $827 -12.22
715–742 738 19 95.00–121.00 $115.64 $853 +11.38
768–782 776 5 81.00–113.00 $99.44 $772 -21.54
800–845 832 5 106.00–108.00 $106.38 $885 —
945 945 1 61.00 $61.00 $576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 336 13 125.00–183.00 $164.64 $553 -1.64
360–380 370 6 145.00–170.00 $163.20 $604 +43.89
411–445 421 76 120.50–165.25 $158.03 $665 +2.71
450–498 485 101 65.00–160.00 $143.81 $697 -0.26
505–545 525 36 122.50–140.00 $135.71 $712 -0.29
555–576 569 58 121.00–139.00 $134.96 $768 +2.62
621–649 628 41 50.00–130.00 $123.40 $775 +0.61
720–731 729 6 113.00–115.00 $113.33 $826 +10.67
805–820 810 3 68.00–71.00 $69.99 $567 -49.51
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 19 181.50 $181.50 $623 —
367 367 2 124.00 $124.00 $455 -7.00
421 421 8 126.00 $126.00 $530 -6.00
485 485 8 122.50 $122.50 $594 +2.61
500–530 515 2 115.00–119.00 $116.94 $602 +16.27
556 556 7 122.00 $122.00 $678 +15.68
680 680 1 92.00 $92.00 $626 +0.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 119.00 $119.00 $315 —
355 355 1 110.00 $110.00 $390 +5.00
435–445 444 10 120.00–123.00 $120.29 $534 -6.29
460–485 469 4 89.00–110.00 $94.93 $445 -20.41
502 502 5 122.00 $122.00 $612 +5.14
563–578 572 5 105.00–114.00 $110.46 $632 +11.59
623 623 4 93.00 $93.00 $579 +28.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
654 654 6 125.00 $125.00 $818 +7.00
701 701 5 91.00 $91.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 —
480 480 1 79.00 $79.00 $379 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014 1014 10 86.00 $86.00 $872 +3.00

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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.