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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

4,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.32/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 540 lb · 243 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.18/cwt +10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 463 lb · 164 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.68/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 562 lb · 155 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,356 5,149 3,876
Feeder cattle 4,259 5,149 3,817
Slaughter cattle 97 — 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1171, Heifers 1968, Bulls 1120) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 35) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 3.00 to 18.00 lower, mostly 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, 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
338–342 340 4 135.00–160.00 $147.57 $502 +13.57
365–385 379 13 121.00–160.00 $147.50 $559 -9.64
400–448 429 16 125.00–160.00 $147.08 $631 +1.60
451–488 471 67 131.00–170.00 $155.52 $732 -4.13
505–548 537 104 125.00–157.50 $148.07 $795 +1.15
553–583 567 118 125.00–165.50 $152.07 $862 +2.44
602–647 642 109 126.00–144.00 $134.81 $865 -0.10
655–670 664 29 115.00–135.00 $131.80 $875 -5.68
665–682 value added 672 7 140.50–143.00 $141.59 $951 -5.76
702 value added 702 3 132.00 $132.00 $927 —
735 735 3 117.00 $117.00 $860 -9.40
715–745 737 49 121.00–134.00 $131.11 $966 +4.71
750–780 757 7 124.00–127.00 $124.43 $942 -5.37
848 848 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,060 +1.25
852–875 858 9 129.00–135.00 $132.99 $1,141 -7.01
898 value added 898 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,167 —
907–947 917 13 101.00–132.00 $125.13 $1,147 +5.13
918 value added 918 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,193 —
1048 value added 1048 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,331 —
1254 value added 1254 19 90.00 $90.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–336 331 10 135.00–151.00 $139.73 $463 -18.20
335 value added 335 1 139.00 $139.00 $466 —
355–395 366 18 120.00–169.75 $159.20 $583 +0.32
415–445 438 32 107.00–168.25 $150.42 $659 +3.85
452–490 462 40 131.00–159.75 $147.93 $683 -6.50
500–548 537 42 106.00–157.50 $140.66 $755 +0.72
553–597 558 33 89.00–143.00 $139.38 $778 -5.81
553–591 value added 576 15 124.00–145.00 $136.93 $789 -10.34
613–638 value added 623 15 132.00–145.00 $138.45 $863 +9.45
630–648 646 17 110.00–132.00 $128.98 $833 -4.77
653–695 666 17 126.00–137.00 $133.05 $886 +27.71
693 value added 693 7 141.00 $141.00 $977 —
721–732 727 10 125.00–132.00 $128.48 $934 -1.65
755 value added 755 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
750–790 770 2 109.00–117.00 $112.90 $869 -15.04
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927 -1.80
905 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 7 141.00 $141.00 $558 —
493 value added 493 2 145.00 $145.00 $715 -20.12
523 523 3 105.00 $105.00 $549 —
558–562 value added 561 14 146.00–162.00 $158.59 $890 +3.17
628–637 value added 633 22 140.50–151.50 $145.96 $924 +3.57
635 635 9 144.00 $144.00 $914 —
722 722 3 132.00 $132.00 $953 —
725 value added 725 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,022 -1.37
776–784 value added 778 36 133.00–137.00 $134.55 $1,047 +9.55
809 value added 809 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,084 -7.11
840 840 2 115.00 $115.00 $966 -25.00
856 856 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,164 -4.50
850–880 value added 868 60 131.00–144.00 $141.80 $1,231 +7.80
918 value added 918 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,175 -1.00
967–973 969 23 124.50–130.00 $126.42 $1,225 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1355 1190 6 119.00–123.00 $120.84 $1,438 —
1250–2065 1555 35 102.00–143.00 $130.26 $2,026 —
1515–1615 1572 3 106.00–118.00 $111.96 $1,760 —
1495–1860 1647 18 126.00–136.50 $131.17 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 40.00–82.00 $61.38 $169 -11.12
325–340 333 4 62.50–121.00 $105.24 $350 —
360–365 363 3 113.00–125.00 $116.96 $425 -4.89
420–447 438 10 30.00–131.00 $116.83 $512 -16.56
450–480 465 15 82.50–143.00 $121.60 $565 -0.40
465 value added 465 5 110.00 $110.00 $512 —
500–548 534 7 60.00–131.00 $118.94 $635 -1.51
570 570 2 117.00 $117.00 $667 -5.64
625–648 637 6 110.00–130.00 $119.82 $763 -0.18
745 745 1 99.00 $99.00 $738 +18.00
855 855 1 103.00 $103.00 $881 —
910 910 1 95.00 $95.00 $864 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 47.50 $47.50 $152 —
362–390 371 3 100.00–115.00 $109.75 $407 -9.46
425 425 1 50.00 $50.00 $212 -50.33
475 475 1 108.00 $108.00 $513 -8.00
500–525 513 2 91.00–112.00 $101.76 $522 -13.13
563 563 5 104.00 $104.00 $586 -12.70
635–648 644 3 91.00–108.00 $96.59 $622 -22.41
671 671 3 110.00 $110.00 $738 +0.72
765–785 775 2 98.00–100.00 $99.01 $767 -4.99
860–880 867 3 105.00–106.00 $105.66 $916 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 70.00 $70.00 $399 —
621 value added 621 5 61.00 $61.00 $379 —
625 625 1 49.00 $49.00 $306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 2 119.00 $119.00 $866 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 72.50 $72.50 $243 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 109.00 $109.00 $278 —
327–338 331 18 109.00–136.00 $117.91 $390 +1.70
361–394 377 32 123.00–134.75 $127.70 $481 -1.08
412–441 429 59 110.00–127.00 $126.17 $541 -2.77
452–493 470 144 101.00–129.00 $125.53 $590 -3.91
500–549 540 243 97.00–132.00 $121.32 $655 -0.81
550–598 562 128 107.00–125.75 $120.43 $677 -1.74
618 618 3 122.00 $122.00 $754 +3.80
605–648 637 124 105.00–117.00 $115.45 $735 -2.75
655–677 664 53 100.00–116.00 $113.87 $756 -3.08
724 value added 724 5 110.00 $110.00 $796 -11.85
705–745 738 62 94.00–114.50 $109.85 $811 -6.83
758–778 768 11 95.00–125.00 $109.45 $841 -3.01
783 value added 783 6 107.00 $107.00 $838 —
818–847 839 15 109.00–114.00 $110.01 $923 -12.99
868 868 8 111.00 $111.00 $963 +13.00
900 900 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,035 -8.00
1005 1005 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,055 —
1015–1028 1022 4 83.00–85.00 $84.01 $859 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 80.00 $80.00 $218 —
328–345 333 14 109.00–126.00 $115.19 $384 -3.89
353–390 364 64 112.00–138.25 $130.01 $473 +5.21
400–449 434 61 70.00–131.50 $124.48 $540 -5.23
450–494 463 164 109.00–124.75 $123.18 $570 +10.41
515–549 538 59 49.00–124.00 $115.24 $620 -0.62
550–585 554 109 88.00–122.50 $120.72 $669 +6.92
552–568 value added 557 7 126.00–134.50 $132.02 $735 —
600–648 638 61 80.00–118.25 $111.59 $712 -5.47
639 value added 639 4 121.00 $121.00 $773 —
652–690 657 12 58.00–119.00 $111.18 $730 -0.07
705–747 742 35 85.00–114.00 $108.11 $802 -0.07
775 775 3 90.00 $90.00 $698 -21.00
860–865 863 3 80.00–95.00 $90.02 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–340 325 4 83.00–108.00 $98.12 $319 —
350–385 360 22 109.00–132.75 $127.40 $459 +5.45
415–448 431 14 57.00–120.00 $102.32 $441 -24.15
451–463 456 45 105.00–125.00 $117.79 $537 +7.32
472 value added 472 7 115.00 $115.00 $543 +2.00
503–546 535 44 50.00–120.00 $114.60 $613 -2.99
550–590 556 36 51.00–117.75 $112.25 $624 +2.88
620–649 642 23 76.00–113.00 $103.12 $662 -2.92
675 675 1 105.00 $105.00 $709 +7.82
725–738 731 8 67.00–100.00 $91.37 $668 +3.37
770 770 2 100.50 $100.50 $774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 114.00 $114.00 $374 —
372 372 8 116.00 $116.00 $432 -6.00
435 435 9 121.00 $121.00 $526 —
448 value added 448 5 114.00 $114.00 $511 -10.88
498 498 3 123.00 $123.00 $613 +1.00
539 539 8 130.00 $130.00 $701 —
537–545 value added 540 17 127.00–135.00 $131.68 $711 +2.45
572 572 13 128.00 $128.00 $732 +2.00
603 603 12 130.00 $130.00 $784 —
618 value added 618 2 114.00 $114.00 $705 -4.50
670–678 value added 674 12 119.00 $119.00 $802 -9.97
766 value added 766 6 114.00 $114.00 $873 -4.69
816 value added 816 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,044 —
855 855 4 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
894 value added 894 6 105.00 $105.00 $939 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 101.00 $101.00 $268 —
305–315 310 2 89.00–96.00 $92.56 $287 —
375–395 377 13 106.00–110.00 $109.68 $413 +2.01
445 445 10 92.50 $92.50 $412 +1.50
454–455 454 21 20.00–107.50 $101.54 $461 -9.92
540 540 11 108.00 $108.00 $583 -3.31
554–565 560 9 90.00–99.00 $95.04 $532 -8.08
600–645 625 11 65.00–103.50 $92.72 $580 -1.95
741 741 3 95.00 $95.00 $704 -12.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1250 1129 4 90.00–122.00 $104.29 $1,177 —
1010–1520 1309 29 112.00–146.00 $126.19 $1,652 —
1220–1580 1400 2 128.00–131.00 $129.69 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 111.00 $111.00 $456 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 4 91.00 $91.00 $183 —
440 440 1 83.00 $83.00 $365 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 69.00 $69.00 $286 —
615 615 1 61.00 $61.00 $375 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 99.00 $99.00 $485 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 15 118.00–164.00 $143.75 $486 -22.63
350–395 367 19 106.00–166.00 $144.88 $532 -18.83
415–440 425 47 118.00–153.00 $141.91 $603 -11.87
451–497 477 111 91.00–154.00 $132.99 $634 -3.43
503–543 526 55 116.00–141.00 $131.25 $690 -5.31
554–577 562 155 111.00–135.00 $127.68 $718 -3.69
615–648 637 41 98.00–126.00 $118.51 $755 -4.36
651–689 661 90 95.00–128.00 $115.88 $766 +2.47
740–748 746 22 100.00–116.00 $113.63 $848 -3.28
755–760 758 5 90.00–102.00 $98.00 $743 +3.68
806–810 807 8 86.00–87.00 $86.87 $701 -24.72
850–875 856 5 94.00–108.00 $100.04 $856 +7.55
985 985 1 69.00 $69.00 $680 —
1085 1085 1 68.00 $68.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–349 342 42 123.00–170.00 $159.52 $546 -7.10
350–390 368 15 121.00–166.00 $146.56 $539 -8.85
410–446 425 63 128.00–151.50 $145.25 $617 -5.01
455–499 486 90 116.00–142.00 $131.17 $637 -1.70
511–548 528 28 109.00–137.00 $126.37 $667 -2.63
550–580 565 60 109.00–137.00 $126.29 $714 -0.76
605–649 638 34 89.00–125.50 $119.47 $762 +0.18
653–678 662 12 88.00–121.00 $105.13 $696 -10.45
705–722 718 4 100.00–109.00 $102.21 $734 -5.32
778 778 3 108.50 $108.50 $844 +23.50
810–848 843 7 62.00–105.50 $90.45 $762 +7.05
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 336 4 37.00–100.00 $84.78 $285 —
385 385 1 71.00 $71.00 $273 -45.00
416–425 418 13 113.00–117.00 $115.54 $483 +11.75
460–490 487 14 102.00–118.50 $116.89 $569 +2.88
500–545 523 2 97.00–100.00 $98.56 $515 —
560–583 566 16 112.00–116.50 $115.34 $653 +5.29
660 660 1 103.00 $103.00 $680 +8.70
943 943 2 65.00 $65.00 $613 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 112.00 $112.00 $291 —
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
425–448 437 4 109.00–120.00 $114.36 $500 +7.32
475 475 6 121.00–133.00 $127.00 $603 +11.22
515–540 532 3 113.00–124.00 $116.55 $620 +2.55
555–591 578 8 86.00–106.00 $93.21 $539 -22.23
633–645 636 13 108.00–118.00 $115.66 $736 +34.84
665–670 667 3 92.00–107.00 $97.03 $647 —
740 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 9 115.00 $115.00 $758 —
732 732 7 106.00 $106.00 $776 +2.00
843 843 3 88.00 $88.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 9 142.00 $142.00 $535 —
504 504 10 125.00 $125.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 67.00 $67.00 $285 +7.00
555 555 1 67.00 $67.00 $372 +16.00
615 615 1 75.00 $75.00 $461 —
735 735 1 58.00 $58.00 $426 +30.00
998 998 2 50.00 $50.00 $499 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 30.00–61.00 $45.97 $152 —
500–545 523 2 60.00–65.00 $62.39 $326 —
628 628 2 55.00 $55.00 $345 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943 943 7 97.00 $97.00 $915 —

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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.