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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

4,818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.40/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 635 lb · 258 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.76/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 564 lb · 238 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.97/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 567 lb · 209 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,818 4,684 3,555
Feeder cattle 4,818 4,624 3,555
Slaughter cattle — 60 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1742, Heifers 1991, Bulls 1085) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, 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
310–320 315 2 125.00–140.00 $132.62 $418 -25.60
366–395 370 15 149.00–193.00 $178.19 $659 +6.66
370 value added 370 1 169.00 $169.00 $625 —
400–445 428 32 140.00–183.00 $164.32 $703 -5.73
470 value added 470 1 177.00 $177.00 $832 —
461–493 478 77 137.00–180.00 $164.85 $788 +2.26
535 535 5 164.00 $164.00 $877 +5.52
538 value added 538 13 144.00 $144.00 $775 —
500–547 542 104 138.50–173.00 $161.06 $873 +2.58
551–598 564 190 121.00–169.00 $152.58 $861 +1.38
575–598 value added 592 19 167.50–169.00 $167.88 $994 —
632 632 21 157.00 $157.00 $992 +13.03
610–649 635 215 114.00–161.50 $146.29 $929 +2.32
635–647 value added 640 22 119.00–159.00 $137.37 $879 -10.77
653–693 value added 660 39 150.00–160.00 $157.95 $1,042 +16.95
650–698 671 19 122.00–151.00 $143.10 $960 -16.32
700–706 value added 705 5 141.00–146.00 $145.01 $1,022 —
708–747 733 42 126.00–150.00 $136.89 $1,003 +4.11
757–793 764 18 123.00–139.00 $135.01 $1,031 +4.05
750–778 value added 767 6 125.00–143.00 $135.93 $1,043 —
824–835 value added 826 9 135.00–139.50 $138.49 $1,144 —
830–842 836 8 127.00–135.00 $131.76 $1,102 +7.84
963 963 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,194 —
1095 1095 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 168.00 $168.00 $601 —
402–449 value added 433 9 114.00–175.00 $156.14 $676 —
446 446 7 176.00 $176.00 $785 —
466 value added 466 11 177.00 $177.00 $825 —
483 483 10 153.00 $153.00 $739 —
504 504 10 163.00 $163.00 $822 ±0.00
508–510 value added 509 25 167.00–180.00 $173.75 $884 +9.13
550–590 value added 556 33 146.00–172.00 $162.81 $905 —
593 593 18 158.00 $158.00 $937 —
611–641 value added 634 51 149.00–164.00 $160.67 $1,019 +39.67
653–684 value added 668 41 121.00–153.00 $139.14 $929 +0.64
704–731 value added 719 40 139.00–150.50 $146.85 $1,056 +12.35
751–793 value added 766 120 132.00–156.00 $149.58 $1,146 +0.58
819–834 value added 823 24 129.00–139.50 $131.66 $1,084 —
874–898 value added 894 33 132.00–142.00 $139.66 $1,249 -1.34
963 value added 963 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,194 —
1110 value added 1110 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–328 316 8 130.00–150.00 $142.61 $451 -33.51
360–395 369 27 132.00–175.00 $162.40 $599 -4.33
410–445 431 24 137.00–171.00 $158.77 $684 -0.72
458–490 468 62 108.00–160.00 $149.85 $701 -9.92
503 value added 503 2 155.00 $155.00 $780 —
515–546 541 20 123.50–159.00 $146.93 $795 -2.70
552–575 555 59 142.00–147.00 $144.45 $802 +1.90
623–633 value added 628 4 150.50–156.00 $153.23 $962 —
625–649 646 26 128.00–140.75 $139.77 $903 +1.91
650–693 656 20 111.00–141.00 $125.59 $824 -5.73
692 value added 692 5 140.00 $140.00 $969 —
705–735 723 13 126.00–138.00 $132.57 $958 +0.63
759–760 759 6 116.00–130.00 $118.34 $898 -8.51
858 858 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 111.00 $111.00 $311 —
325 325 1 147.50 $147.50 $479 —
365–375 372 3 117.00–125.00 $122.31 $455 -5.93
400 400 1 118.00 $118.00 $472 —
450–495 457 16 118.00–140.00 $132.31 $605 —
463 value added 463 2 89.00 $89.00 $412 —
548 548 5 120.50 $120.50 $660 —
558 558 6 129.00 $129.00 $720 +1.21
628 628 2 117.00 $117.00 $735 -12.56
653–665 655 7 116.00–128.00 $117.74 $771 +7.04
754–755 754 7 117.00–122.00 $117.72 $888 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
445 445 2 126.00 $126.00 $561 +3.26
471–475 472 5 118.00–122.50 $118.91 $561 -21.09
518–528 525 6 110.00–121.00 $113.62 $597 -7.37
555–560 560 10 85.00–126.00 $121.43 $680 -1.09
600–630 620 3 106.00–116.00 $112.77 $699 +1.77
625 value added 625 16 157.00 $157.00 $981 —
656 656 4 116.50 $116.50 $764 —
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 value added 568 5 117.00 $117.00 $665 —
626 value added 626 7 52.00 $52.00 $326 —
755 value added 755 13 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
867 value added 867 8 127.50 $127.50 $1,105 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 334 23 118.00–135.00 $128.54 $429 -26.98
353–390 373 31 120.00–145.00 $138.22 $516 -5.00
410–445 429 49 116.00–140.00 $132.26 $567 -2.79
456–496 474 205 105.00–138.50 $128.55 $609 -1.61
515–548 537 70 99.00–127.00 $122.88 $660 -9.33
550–580 563 221 111.00–134.00 $125.36 $706 +0.16
573 value added 573 6 131.00 $131.00 $751 —
579 579 11 131.00 $131.00 $758 +1.00
600–647 635 147 101.00–131.00 $125.78 $799 +3.34
655–680 661 17 110.00–131.00 $119.28 $788 -5.11
715–745 729 55 111.50–128.00 $120.35 $877 +0.85
758–765 760 4 109.00–110.50 $109.87 $835 -5.78
835–842 837 9 109.00–117.00 $111.68 $935 +1.36
865 value added 865 1 82.00 $82.00 $709 —
930 value added 930 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,135 —
1000 value added 1000 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 138.00 $138.00 $262 —
310–345 329 31 80.00–122.00 $117.77 $387 -3.56
356–395 364 78 103.00–145.00 $133.95 $488 -3.25
405–447 440 68 110.00–139.00 $123.01 $541 -4.26
450–495 466 124 71.00–133.00 $127.42 $594 -3.31
484 value added 484 4 122.00 $122.00 $590 +6.00
510–545 539 112 105.00–126.00 $123.08 $663 -2.84
557–574 565 15 112.00–119.00 $117.89 $666 -4.29
608–648 636 64 109.00–125.00 $120.51 $766 +0.86
714–747 734 26 97.00–123.00 $118.14 $867 +7.67
765 value added 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —
844 value added 844 8 101.00 $101.00 $852 —
851 851 4 111.00 $111.00 $945 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–326 324 11 83.00–139.00 $124.00 $402 —
368 value added 368 3 139.00 $139.00 $512 —
394 394 5 128.00 $128.00 $504 —
418–422 420 17 141.00–144.00 $142.76 $600 —
449 value added 449 9 142.00 $142.00 $638 —
472 value added 472 3 128.00 $128.00 $604 -16.00
474 474 9 130.00 $130.00 $616 +2.00
484 484 32 117.00 $117.00 $566 -11.00
525 value added 525 18 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
553–580 value added 561 33 121.00–136.00 $132.33 $742 —
550–572 563 5 83.00–115.00 $102.50 $577 -25.63
639–649 value added 645 30 123.00–127.00 $125.28 $808 —
651–653 value added 653 52 122.00–139.50 $136.14 $889 —
702 value added 702 12 127.00 $127.00 $892 —
758–776 value added 768 97 128.00–137.25 $132.57 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 113.00 $113.00 $333 —
338–346 343 6 106.00–118.00 $109.94 $377 -1.57
365–368 366 11 117.00–124.00 $123.09 $451 -4.30
428 value added 428 4 119.00 $119.00 $509 —
425–449 445 31 115.00–129.25 $125.94 $560 +1.28
455–468 459 28 112.50–120.00 $116.16 $533 +0.71
533–543 541 23 100.00–123.00 $120.70 $653 +0.34
553–580 560 16 81.00–117.00 $105.71 $592 -12.82
608–646 631 26 100.00–116.00 $110.57 $698 +3.41
710–732 728 6 79.00–92.00 $81.11 $590 -8.04
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 -2.69
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–385 368 6 110.00–116.50 $115.37 $425 -2.72
447 447 7 113.00 $113.00 $505 +18.97
452–495 468 19 97.50–118.00 $113.89 $533 -2.27
525–543 530 13 87.00–115.00 $108.81 $577 -8.80
555–580 563 8 85.00–115.00 $108.17 $609 -4.83
610 value added 610 4 124.00 $124.00 $756 —
612–645 633 8 90.00–119.00 $108.48 $687 -0.45
653 653 2 111.00 $111.00 $725 —
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 +5.00
783 783 2 106.00 $106.00 $830 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 126.00 $126.00 $331 —
492 492 11 119.00 $119.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 338 24 137.00–170.00 $157.26 $532 -2.41
350–381 374 18 140.00–175.00 $162.96 $609 -0.61
412–449 429 85 135.00–167.00 $156.07 $670 -0.61
465–498 489 96 136.00–162.00 $150.61 $736 +4.01
505–548 527 102 120.00–148.16 $140.73 $742 +2.67
555–580 562 80 115.00–146.00 $135.86 $764 -2.75
600–645 629 62 114.00–133.00 $125.79 $791 -2.82
651–680 659 16 119.00–139.00 $130.21 $858 +12.35
708–743 734 8 106.00–119.00 $108.36 $795 -10.20
822–843 827 8 100.00–105.00 $101.27 $838 +3.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 2 151.00 $151.00 $337 +16.00
290 290 1 124.00 $124.00 $360 —
324–348 339 42 121.00–166.00 $154.88 $525 -13.39
360–396 384 30 110.00–179.00 $157.89 $606 +8.28
408–445 425 96 87.50–158.50 $150.42 $639 -4.50
450–496 482 98 116.00–152.00 $137.73 $664 -3.97
505–545 526 7 112.00–141.00 $130.89 $688 -1.91
551–577 565 61 114.00–139.00 $131.22 $741 +2.36
600–645 624 28 82.50–131.00 $123.87 $773 +3.10
658–669 664 16 110.00–123.50 $116.82 $776 +6.59
705–740 735 11 109.00–117.00 $115.68 $850 +31.68
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 -3.00
838 838 2 104.00 $104.00 $872 —
850 850 1 106.00 $106.00 $901 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 374 6 119.00–125.00 $123.94 $464 +1.94
418–435 428 11 116.00–126.00 $117.46 $503 +1.79
452–464 459 9 126.00–130.00 $127.75 $586 +2.04
525–534 533 14 98.00–115.00 $109.95 $586 -6.05
560–569 567 8 112.00–114.00 $113.51 $644 -9.99
610–645 621 13 107.00–108.00 $107.32 $666 +0.11
725 725 1 81.00 $81.00 $587 -6.00
784 784 5 80.00 $80.00 $627 —
820 820 1 76.00 $76.00 $623 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 4 84.00–120.00 $108.20 $414 —
415–426 420 12 65.00–119.50 $114.39 $480 -14.78
485–493 487 14 112.50–125.50 $122.68 $597 -2.08
525–546 540 7 110.00–124.00 $113.89 $615 -10.43
570–575 571 5 109.00–118.00 $116.19 $663 -8.35
610–618 616 4 97.00–107.50 $99.60 $614 —
655 655 1 87.00 $87.00 $570 -2.32
755–780 768 2 80.00–94.00 $86.89 $667 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 18 143.00 $143.00 $515 —
458 458 17 120.00 $120.00 $550 —

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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.