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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

5,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.23/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 564 lb · 321 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.17/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 555 lb · 235 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.86/cwt -7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 540 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,149 5,535 6,569
Feeder cattle 5,149 5,512 6,569
Slaughter cattle — 23 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1890, Heifers 2203, Bulls 1056) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, ranging 7.00 lower to 7.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Dublin, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
325 325 1 134.00 $134.00 $436 -18.15
350–388 376 8 130.00–169.00 $157.14 $591 +9.94
429–430 429 5 107.50–155.00 $145.48 $624 -10.50
456–484 467 95 140.00–169.00 $159.65 $746 +10.65
464–494 value added 474 15 168.50–176.00 $173.39 $822 —
531–542 value added 534 21 141.00–161.50 $155.56 $831 —
500–543 539 32 86.00–156.00 $146.92 $792 +16.92
550–596 561 269 118.00–155.50 $149.63 $839 +0.38
578 value added 578 52 159.50 $159.50 $922 —
613–641 value added 632 9 106.00–140.00 $129.00 $815 -9.54
615–648 642 148 110.00–142.50 $134.91 $866 -6.29
655–699 662 67 120.00–140.00 $137.48 $910 -7.95
659–677 value added 665 32 141.50–150.50 $147.35 $980 -6.96
700–740 732 34 120.00–132.00 $126.40 $925 -5.39
753 value added 753 3 92.00 $92.00 $693 -49.00
750–794 761 53 115.00–135.00 $129.80 $988 -6.07
822 value added 822 52 150.00 $150.00 $1,233 —
810–840 835 12 121.00–124.00 $123.75 $1,033 -4.63
865 865 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 +1.80
875–895 888 6 95.00–131.00 $118.08 $1,049 -20.12
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 -4.00
958–969 960 7 122.00–127.50 $126.71 $1,216 +2.38
1007 1007 9 124.50 $124.50 $1,254 —
1117 1117 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–365 value added 360 4 152.00–155.00 $154.24 $555 +4.24
443 value added 443 3 157.00 $157.00 $696 +1.00
466–479 value added 473 17 156.00–173.00 $165.12 $781 —
522–539 value added 529 20 152.00–153.00 $152.41 $806 —
553–570 value added 554 14 135.50–157.00 $155.42 $861 +9.23
603–635 value added 627 31 141.00–145.50 $142.39 $893 -11.48
656 656 11 139.50 $139.50 $915 —
670–691 value added 679 38 131.00–142.50 $137.57 $934 -16.14
710–743 value added 741 107 137.00–145.50 $142.37 $1,055 —
778 value added 778 2 125.00 $125.00 $972 -16.45
810 810 32 140.00 $140.00 $1,134 —
829–846 value added 843 100 130.00–143.25 $141.11 $1,190 +3.55
860 value added 860 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 -2.50
871 871 28 140.50 $140.50 $1,224 —
946 value added 946 17 129.00 $129.00 $1,220 -19.25
1013 value added 1013 22 136.50 $136.50 $1,383 —
1180 value added 1180 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–340 329 6 150.00–162.00 $157.93 $520 +5.93
355–388 368 13 130.00–170.00 $158.88 $585 +8.17
390 value added 390 1 167.50 $167.50 $653 —
430 value added 430 3 129.00 $129.00 $555 —
429–447 437 17 106.00–160.00 $146.57 $641 -20.43
450–479 458 82 131.00–162.50 $154.43 $707 -0.07
525–548 542 25 115.00–152.00 $139.94 $758 -0.79
554–590 560 78 130.00–148.75 $145.19 $813 +5.99
555–573 value added 565 13 145.00–150.00 $147.27 $832 -3.73
629–649 637 64 123.00–140.50 $133.75 $852 -3.48
645 value added 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 -14.00
670–685 678 2 91.00–120.00 $105.34 $714 -30.33
719 value added 719 4 122.00 $122.00 $877 —
720–738 733 20 110.00–136.50 $130.13 $954 +1.81
755–784 777 6 119.50–130.00 $127.94 $994 +0.92
815–845 823 4 110.00–120.00 $114.80 $945 -5.87
885 885 1 111.00 $111.00 $982 -18.84
944 944 1 100.00 $100.00 $944 -14.00
1034 1034 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,261 —
1123 1123 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 1 72.50 $72.50 $204 —
355–368 364 7 80.00–138.00 $121.85 $444 -24.15
410–449 445 31 97.00–152.00 $133.39 $594 +5.39
450 450 1 122.00 $122.00 $549 -14.90
509–536 524 11 107.00–126.00 $120.45 $631 -10.83
560–585 566 4 113.00–126.00 $122.64 $694 +3.47
596 value added 596 6 118.00 $118.00 $703 —
625 625 3 120.00 $120.00 $750 +7.18
655–690 673 2 101.00–102.00 $101.49 $683 -20.20
727 value added 727 3 110.00 $110.00 $800 —
730 730 1 81.00 $81.00 $591 -38.50
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 -15.00
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–393 374 6 101.00–147.00 $119.21 $446 -0.79
425–437 435 6 100.00–102.00 $100.33 $436 -12.67
475 475 3 116.00 $116.00 $551 -1.93
528 value added 528 4 119.00 $119.00 $628 —
513–539 531 7 95.00–123.00 $114.89 $610 —
558–563 560 6 111.00–128.00 $116.70 $654 -2.55
638 638 2 119.00 $119.00 $759 -0.98
665–685 677 3 105.00–116.00 $109.28 $740 —
715–745 731 4 90.00–109.00 $97.70 $714 —
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 +24.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 7 110.00 $110.00 $664 —
826 826 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,165 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 99.00 $99.00 $767 —
1005–1010 1008 2 70.00–104.00 $86.96 $877 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 84.00 $84.00 $424 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 11 110.00–117.00 $116.21 $375 -0.35
358 value added 358 2 120.00 $120.00 $430 —
350–395 362 49 116.00–137.50 $128.78 $466 +0.31
421–446 433 52 90.00–134.00 $128.94 $558 -3.10
450–493 468 138 118.00–135.00 $129.44 $606 -1.91
513 value added 513 12 127.00 $127.00 $652 —
515–547 541 157 93.00–127.00 $122.13 $661 -3.91
550–573 555 235 105.00–125.00 $122.17 $678 -4.23
618–649 635 149 110.00–121.50 $118.20 $751 -25.80
653–694 663 64 109.00–120.00 $116.95 $775 -8.40
700 value added 700 5 121.85 $121.85 $853 -8.59
705–748 736 45 90.00–128.00 $116.68 $859 -5.87
750–755 752 19 91.00–118.00 $112.46 $846 -2.17
800 value added 800 4 104.00 $104.00 $832 —
842 842 10 123.00 $123.00 $1,036 +4.00
873 value added 873 2 108.00 $108.00 $943 —
893 893 1 98.00 $98.00 $875 -20.70
915 915 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,125 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 329 11 109.00–134.00 $119.08 $392 -2.19
350–388 365 86 85.00–138.50 $124.80 $456 -9.82
367 value added 367 3 121.00 $121.00 $444 —
428–447 443 145 123.50–131.75 $129.71 $575 -0.14
452–495 473 44 87.00–134.00 $112.77 $533 -13.73
500–549 540 183 88.00–132.00 $115.86 $626 -7.61
557–580 560 18 95.00–117.00 $113.80 $637 -7.04
600–640 637 71 109.00–120.00 $117.06 $746 -5.38
654–681 664 19 105.00–119.00 $111.25 $739 -12.76
671 value added 671 6 119.00 $119.00 $798 +12.00
703–749 736 21 98.00–115.00 $108.18 $796 -14.59
762 762 5 111.00 $111.00 $846 -4.70
828 828 1 100.00 $100.00 $828 +16.52
944 944 1 100.00 $100.00 $944 +3.46
950 950 1 85.00 $85.00 $808 —
1055 1055 1 79.00 $79.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 value added 362 3 132.00 $132.00 $478 —
370 370 5 122.00 $122.00 $451 +6.50
403–447 value added 433 27 115.00–138.00 $124.88 $541 —
468–496 value added 479 34 120.00–140.50 $130.05 $623 —
496 496 4 122.00 $122.00 $605 —
505–525 value added 523 25 120.00–130.00 $129.23 $676 —
562 562 15 126.00 $126.00 $708 -16.00
553–598 value added 565 54 123.00–134.00 $130.11 $735 -1.54
615 value added 615 4 118.50 $118.50 $729 —
653–690 value added 655 40 110.50–130.00 $128.97 $845 -4.03
716 value added 716 27 142.00 $142.00 $1,017 +6.00
790–799 value added 796 37 106.00–124.00 $118.69 $945 —
953 value added 953 6 104.50 $104.50 $996 —
1030 value added 1030 1 90.50 $90.50 $932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 90.00 $90.00 $207 —
358–390 365 39 101.00–133.25 $121.95 $445 -1.65
415 value added 415 3 116.00 $116.00 $481 —
426–448 442 51 110.00–130.00 $126.47 $559 +8.12
456–475 457 24 106.50–117.00 $110.47 $505 -13.51
465 value added 465 3 113.00 $113.00 $525 —
513 value added 513 6 119.00 $119.00 $610 —
500–547 542 43 87.00–121.50 $117.59 $637 -7.03
560–580 562 14 89.00–113.00 $109.37 $615 -13.40
615–637 635 21 90.00–112.50 $106.04 $673 -11.29
651–672 660 11 81.00–100.00 $97.18 $641 -18.20
700 700 1 88.00 $88.00 $616 -18.74
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 367 6 89.00–116.00 $107.67 $395 +2.87
443 443 4 91.00 $91.00 $403 -5.94
456–495 459 29 90.00–113.50 $111.46 $512 -4.97
519 value added 519 5 125.00 $125.00 $649 —
528–547 544 19 111.00–113.00 $111.31 $606 -6.32
550–595 573 2 100.00–106.00 $103.12 $591 -7.16
620–633 630 5 77.00–99.00 $94.67 $596 -10.03
735 735 2 107.00 $107.00 $786 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 value added 539 8 123.00 $123.00 $663 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 45.00 $45.00 $216 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.00 $142.00 $405 —
326–335 332 16 158.00–171.50 $166.38 $552 +27.63
376–395 379 15 130.00–170.00 $163.71 $620 +13.40
420–435 423 73 104.00–161.00 $153.78 $650 +3.18
450–498 478 94 110.00–149.00 $136.42 $652 -0.23
500–544 534 83 119.00–139.60 $136.56 $729 -8.77
553–585 571 84 115.00–138.00 $131.37 $750 +0.46
608–647 639 88 90.00–126.00 $122.87 $785 -3.79
650–693 670 33 100.00–122.50 $113.41 $760 -5.13
728–733 729 20 105.00–122.50 $116.91 $852 +3.10
761–784 770 6 85.00–97.00 $94.32 $726 -17.66
820–830 828 5 111.00–114.00 $111.59 $924 +3.59
853–870 862 2 91.00–94.00 $92.49 $797 +9.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–343 337 46 155.00–171.00 $166.62 $562 +12.17
355–372 366 15 102.00–168.00 $155.41 $569 +12.39
410–445 418 70 85.00–156.25 $150.26 $628 -0.77
450–486 480 89 95.00–138.00 $132.87 $638 +1.75
501–547 538 47 117.00–134.00 $129.00 $694 -5.61
553–565 561 58 119.00–132.00 $127.05 $713 +0.39
600–646 633 36 112.00–124.50 $119.29 $755 -5.60
651–663 654 9 114.00–121.00 $115.58 $756 +1.61
700–726 721 10 100.00–109.00 $107.53 $775 +1.01
750 750 2 83.00–87.00 $85.00 $638 -23.73
807–823 814 5 69.00–89.00 $83.40 $679 -26.57
921 921 5 84.00 $84.00 $774 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 116.00 $116.00 $418 +4.35
405–417 415 10 103.50–105.00 $103.79 $431 -7.99
455–484 472 23 80.00–132.00 $114.01 $538 -0.67
558–572 561 13 100.00–114.50 $110.05 $617 -4.08
610–615 613 2 87.00–88.00 $87.50 $536 —
659–685 664 5 91.00–107.00 $94.30 $626 -2.07
723 723 2 79.00 $79.00 $571 —
755 755 1 79.00 $79.00 $596 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 100.00 $100.00 $360 -29.00
440–443 442 6 91.00–115.00 $107.04 $473 -23.77
463–470 468 7 109.00–133.00 $115.78 $542 +5.38
540 540 2 114.00 $114.00 $616 -10.49
555–580 562 7 98.00–125.00 $115.44 $649 +2.79
615–625 620 2 59.00–103.00 $80.82 $501 -11.18
749 749 1 65.00 $65.00 $487 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 130.50 $130.50 $497 -14.50
636 636 7 114.00 $114.00 $725 —
731 731 4 104.00 $104.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 60.00 $60.00 $267 -33.00
575 575 1 51.00 $51.00 $293 —
663 663 2 65.00 $65.00 $431 —
735 735 1 28.00 $28.00 $206 —
750 750 1 61.00 $61.00 $458 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 53.00 $53.00 $135 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068 1068 6 54.00–57.00 $55.50 $593 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 2 61.00 $61.00 $433 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 80.00 $80.00 $880 +5.00

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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.