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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

5,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.85/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 564 lb · 312 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.90/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 564 lb · 259 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.26/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 540 lb · 226 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,535 4,642 2,636
Feeder cattle 5,512 4,642 2,632
Slaughter cattle 23 — 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2045, Holstein Steers 51, Heifers 2321, Bulls 1095) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 6) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher with lightweight steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, 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
325–335 328 6 149.00–158.00 $152.15 $499 +23.37
365–398 383 24 121.00–170.00 $147.20 $564 -5.21
410–440 437 18 90.00–165.00 $155.98 $682 -5.37
467 467 6 149.00 $149.00 $696 -15.43
452–490 472 116 131.00–173.00 $160.34 $757 -4.09
501–546 532 74 117.50–152.00 $142.67 $759 -17.12
543 543 2 130.00 $130.00 $706 -29.79
551–595 563 295 119.00–167.00 $149.25 $840 -2.45
568–580 574 17 159.50–161.00 $160.20 $920 +8.50
611–618 value added 615 11 121.00–153.00 $138.54 $852 -6.46
628–629 629 20 138.00–151.00 $141.25 $888 -2.64
612–647 638 164 114.00–151.50 $141.20 $901 -2.69
651–690 656 74 110.00–144.00 $138.00 $905 -3.37
658–663 662 35 141.00–146.00 $145.43 $963 +4.06
662–688 value added 682 13 145.00–157.00 $154.31 $1,052 —
705–749 730 62 121.00–140.50 $131.79 $962 +0.58
740 740 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 +18.79
742 value added 742 16 150.50 $150.50 $1,117 +3.69
766–770 value added 767 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,081 —
760–785 771 26 123.00–140.00 $135.87 $1,048 +1.39
771 771 19 141.00 $141.00 $1,087 +6.52
818–845 833 26 119.00–134.00 $128.38 $1,069 -4.62
860–861 861 15 125.00–141.50 $138.20 $1,190 +17.20
938 938 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,163 —
968–970 969 3 113.00–130.00 $124.33 $1,205 —
989 989 31 144.00 $144.00 $1,424 —
1074 1074 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,289 -23.25
1192 1192 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–318 315 3 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $442 -4.70
334 334 5 152.00 $152.00 $508 +6.97
350–386 371 26 125.00–171.00 $150.71 $559 +7.83
400–435 424 23 118.00–159.00 $150.59 $639 -7.25
443 443 17 167.00 $167.00 $740 +9.16
450–491 462 103 135.00–160.00 $154.50 $714 -0.58
534 534 6 144.00 $144.00 $769 -1.74
518–549 541 64 135.00–155.00 $140.73 $761 -5.01
550–578 559 28 49.00–149.00 $139.20 $778 +3.00
595 value added 595 4 151.00 $151.00 $898 —
615–647 634 31 95.00–144.75 $137.23 $870 +1.93
646 value added 646 6 143.00 $143.00 $924 +4.00
651–675 660 22 111.00–141.00 $135.67 $895 -4.43
705–743 731 23 121.00–140.00 $128.32 $938 +1.53
750–755 752 3 123.00–135.00 $127.02 $955 +11.02
773–778 value added 776 4 108.00–134.00 $121.04 $939 —
810–842 832 4 114.00–131.00 $120.67 $1,004 +17.67
843 value added 843 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,205 —
850–851 851 8 127.00–130.25 $129.84 $1,105 +0.68
915 915 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,043 -13.00
998 998 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 4 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
437 value added 437 19 156.00 $156.00 $682 -12.00
519 519 9 152.50 $152.50 $791 +4.03
530 530 3 130.00 $130.00 $689 -18.47
570–584 value added 574 16 142.50–157.00 $146.19 $839 -7.81
572–595 588 33 138.50–147.00 $140.27 $825 —
605–618 value added 611 29 152.00–156.00 $153.87 $940 —
620–643 627 39 139.00–143.00 $141.74 $889 -8.26
676–696 value added 692 98 140.00–159.00 $153.71 $1,064 +14.71
722 722 9 131.00 $131.00 $946 —
759–794 value added 776 33 135.00–148.00 $141.45 $1,098 -0.10
786 786 19 136.00 $136.00 $1,069 —
814–848 value added 834 10 136.00–140.00 $137.56 $1,147 -6.02
890 value added 890 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,215 -0.59
925 value added 925 55 148.25 $148.25 $1,371 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 115.00 $115.00 $259 —
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 +4.00
361 361 6 146.00 $146.00 $527 +47.00
366–383 372 6 115.00–131.00 $126.29 $470 +27.29
439 439 4 128.00 $128.00 $562 +15.65
453 453 20 110.00–147.00 $136.90 $620 +6.06
516–549 value added 522 21 123.00–155.00 $148.59 $776 —
510–539 534 6 119.00–137.00 $131.28 $701 +24.71
555–590 564 4 114.00–121.00 $119.17 $672 -7.74
628–645 634 3 104.00–130.00 $112.82 $715 -4.92
665–675 672 3 117.00–124.00 $121.69 $818 +4.55
720 720 2 115.00–124.00 $119.50 $860 +3.50
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 91.00 $91.00 $282 —
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 +2.43
445 445 1 113.00 $113.00 $503 -2.00
464–495 471 7 112.00–121.00 $117.93 $555 -6.59
555 555 4 119.25 $119.25 $662 +5.54
605–634 628 8 110.00–124.50 $119.98 $753 +4.69
755–775 770 4 41.00–92.50 $79.88 $615 -22.62
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1610 1509 5 138.00–141.00 $139.84 $2,110 —
1425–1875 1594 12 121.00–143.50 $134.26 $2,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606–636 value added 622 13 117.00–138.50 $126.67 $788 —
655 655 2 113.00 $113.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 41.00 $41.00 $164 —
545 545 1 89.00 $89.00 $485 —
695 695 1 85.00 $85.00 $591 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 49.00 $49.00 $169 —
710 710 2 98.00 $98.00 $696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 82.00 $82.00 $213 -16.00
318–340 325 9 101.00–134.00 $116.56 $379 -11.39
350–393 379 46 100.00–139.50 $128.47 $487 +6.06
420–439 433 47 101.00–139.00 $132.04 $572 +2.49
452–497 473 214 91.00–136.00 $131.35 $621 +2.73
521 521 5 136.00 $136.00 $709 +8.26
500–548 540 221 89.00–139.50 $126.04 $681 -1.70
555 value added 555 3 133.00 $133.00 $738 —
552–585 562 238 114.00–135.00 $126.40 $710 +4.42
585 585 18 132.50 $132.50 $775 +10.52
608 value added 608 3 133.00 $133.00 $809 -0.40
629 629 15 144.00 $144.00 $906 +21.64
630–648 644 121 91.00–125.50 $121.56 $783 -0.80
650–675 654 85 114.00–127.00 $125.35 $820 +0.88
703–742 value added 716 20 129.00–131.50 $130.44 $934 —
700–740 718 49 105.00–125.00 $122.55 $880 +10.22
756–785 762 20 111.00–118.00 $114.63 $873 +6.63
770 value added 770 6 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
832 832 3 119.00 $119.00 $990 +29.00
863–885 873 9 116.00–122.00 $118.70 $1,036 -0.68
918–920 919 3 100.00–106.00 $104.00 $956 —
975 975 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 26 116.00–136.00 $121.27 $398 -15.35
361–390 370 81 110.00–140.50 $134.62 $498 +10.56
365–380 371 7 101.00–119.00 $108.89 $404 -15.17
410–446 438 108 91.00–135.00 $129.85 $569 +5.41
448 448 14 147.00 $147.00 $659 +22.56
451–495 459 86 105.00–133.00 $126.50 $581 -0.90
505–549 538 139 110.00–130.50 $123.47 $664 +4.18
551–590 562 42 81.00–128.00 $120.84 $679 -4.42
607 607 3 109.00 $109.00 $662 -8.73
610–645 635 63 95.00–128.00 $122.44 $777 +4.71
665 value added 665 1 107.00 $107.00 $712 —
655–690 667 11 107.00–130.00 $124.01 $827 +5.01
700–744 735 35 98.00–126.00 $122.77 $902 +5.85
758–775 763 5 114.50–119.00 $115.70 $883 +14.70
840–845 843 2 76.00–91.00 $83.48 $704 +19.48
885 885 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,018 +24.80
912–916 914 6 80.00–113.00 $96.54 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 —
340–345 343 3 108.00–112.00 $109.32 $375 +2.32
356–375 361 38 105.00–131.25 $123.60 $446 +6.20
425–445 434 13 105.00–120.00 $118.35 $514 +3.27
455–461 461 36 95.00–127.75 $123.98 $572 +0.91
518–543 538 66 82.50–128.25 $124.62 $670 +5.96
576–594 582 16 122.00–125.00 $122.77 $715 +6.02
615–642 633 12 107.50–124.00 $117.33 $743 +8.21
635 value added 635 2 133.00 $133.00 $845 —
650–688 665 17 111.00–123.00 $115.38 $767 +17.38
720–749 735 9 94.00–117.50 $106.74 $785 -5.26
758 758 2 115.00 $115.00 $872 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 115.50 $115.50 $432 —
511 511 12 135.00 $135.00 $690 +4.50
553 553 19 142.00 $142.00 $785 —
565–588 value added 576 24 130.00–133.00 $131.65 $758 —
601 601 21 137.00 $137.00 $823 +32.00
666 666 9 125.00 $125.00 $832 —
688 value added 688 21 133.00 $133.00 $915 —
719 value added 719 12 136.00 $136.00 $978 +20.12
746 746 33 129.50 $129.50 $966 +24.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–383 361 7 97.50–115.00 $104.80 $378 +4.30
403–425 416 5 95.00–100.00 $96.94 $403 -2.71
457–497 466 14 114.50–117.00 $116.43 $543 +5.81
528–532 532 16 115.00–118.00 $117.63 $626 -1.29
550–590 573 9 97.50–116.00 $110.28 $632 +0.67
620–632 630 6 93.00–107.00 $104.70 $660 -1.44
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 +13.00
747 747 2 113.00 $113.00 $844 +16.89
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 142.00 $142.00 $523 —
410 410 4 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
518 518 6 112.00 $112.00 $580 —
604–640 614 36 130.00–136.00 $134.26 $824 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1445 1336 6 123.00–148.00 $134.16 $1,792 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 11 109.00–151.00 $138.75 $448 -6.46
354–398 378 27 120.00–163.00 $150.31 $568 -3.55
405–445 431 65 102.50–165.00 $150.60 $649 -5.45
454–498 486 150 112.50–146.00 $136.65 $664 -5.85
500–546 541 53 100.00–150.00 $145.33 $786 -0.21
556–595 565 124 100.00–148.00 $130.91 $740 +0.04
600–648 634 75 89.00–140.00 $126.66 $803 +0.17
652–697 663 29 107.00–121.00 $118.54 $786 +2.73
705–739 734 7 100.00–116.00 $113.81 $835 +8.01
752–775 756 10 71.00–121.00 $111.98 $847 +11.48
838 838 3 108.00 $108.00 $905 +13.13
890 890 1 83.00 $83.00 $739 -19.00
1050 1050 1 71.00 $71.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 122.00 $122.00 $336 +19.00
315–345 334 16 110.00–165.00 $154.45 $516 +7.10
350–398 373 30 106.00–157.00 $143.02 $533 -10.07
408–442 422 91 134.00–164.50 $151.03 $637 -0.49
455–490 481 84 100.00–149.00 $131.12 $631 -4.81
501–542 530 41 105.00–144.00 $134.61 $713 +10.19
555–575 568 43 101.00–130.75 $126.66 $719 -2.34
610–642 636 23 106.00–138.50 $124.89 $794 +9.95
650–662 660 17 89.00–117.00 $113.97 $752 -0.03
725–730 728 2 101.00–112.00 $106.52 $775 -3.83
763–783 767 12 85.00–112.00 $108.73 $834 —
812–845 820 4 107.00–111.00 $109.97 $902 +13.97
895 895 1 89.00 $89.00 $797 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 129.00 $129.00 $458 —
438–446 442 21 121.00–136.00 $130.81 $578 —
453–474 468 8 106.00–119.00 $110.40 $517 -10.05
520–547 544 15 100.00–127.00 $124.49 $677 +10.54
555–596 581 16 81.00–120.00 $112.65 $654 -27.35
623 623 2 92.00 $92.00 $573 -23.00
668–677 673 5 66.00–110.00 $92.54 $623 -16.46
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 134.00 $134.00 $454 +29.00
375–380 378 2 89.00–134.00 $111.65 $422 -5.35
425–448 438 4 97.50–117.00 $111.78 $490 -8.06
475–482 480 9 110.00–116.00 $114.68 $550 +2.25
569–590 573 10 95.00–116.50 $114.13 $654 +5.37
655–680 673 4 85.00–113.00 $96.37 $649 +0.37
785 785 1 67.50 $67.50 $530 -12.50
930 930 1 86.00 $86.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 30.00–40.00 $34.96 $113 —
395 395 1 37.00 $37.00 $146 —
418 418 2 93.00 $93.00 $389 —
535 535 2 95.00 $95.00 $508 —
538 value added 538 11 136.00 $136.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 145.00 $145.00 $534 —
448 448 5 155.00 $155.00 $694 —
533 533 2 134.00 $134.00 $714 —
668 668 4 111.00 $111.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 3 59.00 $59.00 $468 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 15 122.00 $122.00 $523 —
767 767 17 96.00 $96.00 $736 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 2 115.00 $115.00 $552 —
540 540 1 113.00 $113.00 $610 —
610 610 2 112.00 $112.00 $683 —
843 843 2 100.00 $100.00 $843 —
1105–1149 1125 3 75.00 $75.00 $844 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 —
674 674 8 106.00 $106.00 $714 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 62.00 $62.00 $217 —
470 470 1 56.00 $56.00 $263 -14.00

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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.