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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

6,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.09/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 544 lb · 334 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.43/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 471 lb · 309 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.51/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 636 lb · 305 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,469 4,818 6,576
Feeder cattle 6,407 4,818 6,487
Slaughter cattle 62 — 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

CORRECTION: Added results from Springlake State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2349, Heifers 2842, Bulls 1216) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 23) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Monterey, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 331 14 144.00–170.00 $164.19 $543 +31.57
350–392 383 24 145.00–185.00 $165.93 $636 -12.26
415–447 435 35 132.50–169.00 $163.99 $713 -0.33
455–496 474 210 137.00–180.00 $168.23 $797 +3.38
500–549 545 270 129.00–161.50 $154.62 $843 -6.44
550–581 560 184 141.00–168.00 $151.98 $851 -0.60
625 value added 625 6 151.00 $151.00 $944 +13.63
601–648 636 299 124.00–152.00 $140.30 $892 -5.99
655–657 value added 657 32 145.00–152.00 $148.25 $974 -9.70
651–690 659 73 125.00–147.50 $143.47 $945 +0.37
719–733 value added 724 14 137.00–140.00 $138.08 $1,000 -6.93
700–747 739 41 125.00–140.00 $134.48 $994 -2.41
753–775 756 15 93.00–136.00 $130.84 $989 -4.17
793–798 value added 795 13 122.00–147.00 $135.42 $1,077 -0.51
806–842 825 17 116.00–146.00 $136.56 $1,127 +4.80
858 value added 858 28 141.00 $141.00 $1,210 —
852–887 881 14 123.00–139.00 $136.76 $1,205 —
930 930 6 133.50 $133.50 $1,242 —
950–990 970 2 101.00–111.00 $105.90 $1,027 -18.10
1038 value added 1038 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,630 —
1188 1188 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,295 —
1240 1240 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,116 —
1503 1503 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,503 —
1529 1529 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 112.50 $112.50 $208 —
300–338 331 13 147.00–154.00 $153.20 $507 +10.59
355–390 373 43 153.00–181.00 $161.87 $604 -0.53
405–448 432 76 123.00–177.00 $160.17 $692 +1.40
455–495 465 64 127.00–169.00 $159.22 $740 +9.37
500–547 540 118 130.00–155.00 $148.95 $804 +2.02
555–595 575 28 122.50–147.00 $140.61 $809 -3.84
620–649 636 60 84.00–147.00 $127.60 $812 -12.17
650–681 669 20 97.50–137.00 $126.61 $847 +1.02
705–745 735 40 81.00–135.00 $126.40 $929 -6.17
763–765 764 3 50.00–131.00 $103.95 $794 -14.39
813–839 817 7 115.00–121.50 $120.55 $985 —
855–884 866 7 115.00–126.00 $123.83 $1,072 -5.17
908 value added 908 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,217 —
969 969 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 167.00 $167.00 $568 —
423 423 6 173.00 $173.00 $732 -3.00
467 value added 467 20 170.50 $170.50 $796 -6.50
469–488 485 32 169.50–170.00 $169.92 $824 +16.92
507–515 value added 511 27 159.00–159.50 $159.28 $814 -14.47
562–566 value added 564 58 158.50–162.50 $161.25 $909 -1.56
586 586 26 160.50 $160.50 $941 +2.50
604–643 value added 618 19 149.00–157.00 $153.94 $951 -6.73
608–635 627 21 151.00–158.00 $152.94 $959 —
701 701 7 135.50 $135.50 $950 —
711 711 20 150.00 $150.00 $1,066 —
724–744 value added 731 39 140.00–144.75 $141.74 $1,036 -5.11
761 761 21 136.50 $136.50 $1,039 —
797 797 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,100 —
806 806 4 121.00 $121.00 $975 —
849 value added 849 59 141.00 $141.00 $1,197 +9.34
853 value added 853 18 137.00 $137.00 $1,169 —
895 895 14 141.00 $141.00 $1,262 —
906 906 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 120.00 $120.00 $396 -27.50
375–385 380 5 118.00–147.00 $131.25 $499 +8.94
420–447 441 9 125.00–134.00 $128.63 $567 —
458–470 459 14 110.00–156.50 $153.10 $703 +20.79
520–545 537 3 113.00–118.00 $116.39 $625 -4.11
550–556 555 11 116.00–130.50 $128.38 $713 -0.62
600–645 621 15 110.00–123.00 $118.36 $735 +1.36
708–740 719 3 95.00–116.00 $102.21 $735 —
750–763 757 5 61.00–125.00 $104.10 $788 -13.62
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,682 —
1238–2015 1531 18 120.25–145.00 $134.86 $2,065 —
1415–1695 1571 20 126.00–148.00 $139.06 $2,185 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 68.00 $68.00 $235 —
460–477 471 3 126.00–148.00 $133.16 $627 +14.25
521–525 524 3 123.00–124.00 $123.67 $648 +10.05
550 550 2 119.00 $119.00 $654 -2.43
610 610 2 117.00 $117.00 $714 +4.23
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 value added 871 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,080 -3.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 98.00 $98.00 $431 —
735 735 1 101.00 $101.00 $742 —
830 830 1 99.00 $99.00 $822 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 92.50 $92.50 $259 —
315–340 326 19 110.00–129.00 $122.66 $400 -5.88
351–395 371 56 115.00–137.00 $131.20 $487 -7.02
426 value added 426 10 134.00 $134.00 $571 —
424–445 431 101 107.00–138.50 $131.17 $565 -1.09
450–495 471 309 110.00–137.00 $130.43 $614 +1.88
505–549 544 318 107.00–128.00 $124.07 $675 +1.19
545 value added 545 16 124.50 $124.50 $679 —
550–585 558 212 101.00–125.75 $122.93 $686 -2.43
569 value added 569 4 122.00 $122.00 $694 -9.00
573 573 12 127.00 $127.00 $728 -4.00
600–644 635 178 107.00–128.25 $125.18 $795 -0.60
635 value added 635 13 124.00 $124.00 $787 —
651 value added 651 6 122.00 $122.00 $794 —
653–690 662 25 117.00–124.00 $119.22 $789 -0.06
705–744 727 9 121.00–123.50 $122.42 $890 +2.07
703–739 730 59 98.00–126.00 $120.15 $877 -0.20
751–784 value added 766 11 112.00–126.00 $119.49 $915 —
750–788 768 16 103.00–123.50 $113.77 $874 +3.90
808 value added 808 62 140.25 $140.25 $1,133 —
814–847 830 12 88.00–123.00 $118.77 $986 +7.09
852 852 6 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
910–947 942 8 80.00–131.00 $124.84 $1,176 —
960 960 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,171 —
1040 1040 1 87.00 $87.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–296 285 8 82.50–131.00 $120.35 $343 —
325–349 335 38 30.00–133.50 $122.77 $411 +5.00
350–390 369 83 111.00–139.00 $134.60 $497 +0.65
400–449 432 89 115.00–132.50 $124.46 $538 +1.45
451–497 465 178 30.00–134.00 $127.28 $592 -0.14
500–546 541 188 87.00–127.00 $122.56 $663 -0.52
551–576 567 48 114.00–122.50 $119.99 $680 +2.10
553–590 568 5 121.50–123.00 $122.12 $694 +4.23
600–645 639 93 101.00–124.00 $120.61 $771 +0.10
657 value added 657 11 130.00 $130.00 $854 —
656–695 668 11 91.00–117.00 $109.02 $728 —
715–745 731 29 104.00–121.00 $117.89 $862 -0.25
770–780 777 3 80.00–110.00 $100.09 $778 —
822–840 830 15 90.00–120.00 $112.71 $935 —
960 960 1 60.00 $60.00 $576 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–335 333 14 101.00–131.00 $115.91 $386 -8.09
362–366 365 10 108.00–118.00 $110.98 $405 -17.02
460–479 474 11 91.00–128.50 $118.57 $562 -11.43
560–575 568 27 115.00–123.00 $118.80 $675 +16.30
588 588 10 140.00 $140.00 $823 +37.50
622 622 6 117.00 $117.00 $728 —
629 629 29 132.00 $132.00 $830 —
665 value added 665 3 128.50 $128.50 $855 -7.64
657–697 690 16 121.00–125.00 $124.29 $858 —
693 693 5 121.00 $121.00 $839 —
707 value added 707 27 137.00 $137.00 $969 +10.00
741 741 67 144.00 $144.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 77.50 $77.50 $163 —
356–384 369 25 77.50–129.00 $114.08 $421 -9.01
435–449 448 15 80.00–115.00 $108.73 $487 -17.21
450–485 457 59 95.00–127.00 $121.73 $556 +5.57
515–548 542 37 90.00–124.00 $119.29 $647 -1.41
560–578 565 21 60.00–117.00 $103.80 $586 -1.91
624–646 632 29 89.00–118.50 $106.22 $671 -4.35
685 685 6 127.00 $127.00 $870 —
718–740 729 13 108.00–116.00 $112.53 $820 +31.42
770 770 1 89.00 $89.00 $685 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 129.00 $129.00 $468 +13.63
434 434 2 109.00 $109.00 $473 -4.00
457–458 458 21 85.00–127.50 $121.44 $556 +7.55
525–542 533 7 98.00–114.00 $104.23 $556 -4.58
550–570 552 24 87.00–120.50 $117.86 $651 +9.69
630 630 8 117.00 $117.00 $737 +8.52
650–653 652 4 51.00–87.00 $68.96 $450 -42.04
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 +9.00
848 848 1 95.00 $95.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–389 384 8 99.00–123.00 $117.25 $450 —
475 475 14 124.00 $124.00 $589 +5.00
681 681 5 120.00 $120.00 $817 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,392 —
1130–1500 1312 9 126.00–144.00 $133.23 $1,748 —
1309–1351 1326 13 127.00–129.50 $128.93 $1,710 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 96.00 $96.00 $518 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 51.00 $51.00 $293 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 1 145.00 $145.00 $407 —
305–349 336 21 125.00–169.00 $153.96 $517 -3.30
360–385 377 24 120.00–159.00 $154.25 $582 -8.71
400–440 425 63 135.00–157.00 $149.49 $635 -6.58
450–498 486 166 126.00–157.00 $140.64 $684 -9.97
505–549 541 18 100.00–149.00 $137.89 $746 -2.84
550–587 562 175 123.00–148.00 $138.12 $776 +2.26
615–646 630 81 114.00–137.00 $123.64 $779 -2.15
651–680 662 20 110.00–125.00 $118.61 $785 -11.60
716–745 722 14 69.00–117.00 $104.14 $752 -4.22
751–795 773 20 97.00–119.00 $107.43 $830 —
858 858 3 103.50 $103.50 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 117.50 $117.50 $311 -6.50
332–348 339 39 92.50–169.00 $157.34 $533 +2.46
350–395 373 16 120.00–157.00 $140.24 $523 -17.65
410–442 420 96 120.00–157.50 $149.53 $628 -0.89
450–495 484 93 113.00–146.00 $136.30 $660 -1.43
500–548 526 53 118.00–137.00 $134.46 $707 +3.57
550–575 561 64 113.00–135.50 $130.05 $730 -1.17
600–640 625 35 87.00–118.50 $111.35 $696 -12.52
650–665 653 38 110.00–128.00 $120.46 $787 +3.64
701–747 719 18 92.00–108.00 $101.82 $732 -13.86
837 837 1 91.00 $91.00 $762 -13.00
1015 1015 1 85.00 $85.00 $863 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 125.00 $125.00 $440 +16.80
420–422 422 13 120.00–133.00 $130.01 $549 +15.62
477–494 491 24 109.00–121.00 $116.31 $571 -6.37
530–540 537 6 52.50–115.50 $100.44 $539 -13.45
575 575 4 109.00 $109.00 $627 -7.19
615–635 625 2 88.00–111.00 $99.68 $623 +0.08
663 663 5 104.00 $104.00 $690 +17.00
733 733 3 91.00 $91.00 $667 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 +13.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 50.00 $50.00 $112 —
364–381 369 7 127.00–129.00 $127.59 $471 +3.65
408–418 413 6 94.00–139.00 $116.77 $482 -0.69
455 455 6 123.00 $123.00 $560 -4.75
530–547 545 8 110.00–115.50 $114.83 $626 +4.88
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 +7.49
600–630 606 5 30.00–117.00 $88.61 $537 -18.71
658 658 2 105.00 $105.00 $691 —
780 780 1 83.00 $83.00 $647 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 5 139.00 $139.00 $724 —
653 653 5 120.00 $120.00 $784 —
760 760 2 103.00 $103.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 80.00 $80.00 $344 —
465 465 1 75.00 $75.00 $349 —

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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.