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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

1,420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.97/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 543 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.92/cwt +11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 559 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.02/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 462 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,420 4,356 2,521
Feeder cattle 1,420 4,259 2,521
Slaughter cattle — 97 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 695, Bulls 462) Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 9.00 higher in a light test due to holiday. Report includes sales from Hollins, Lynchburg, 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
310 310 1 131.00 $131.00 $406 -16.57
375–390 380 3 143.00–147.00 $145.63 $553 -1.87
412 412 6 167.00 $167.00 $688 +19.92
453–481 466 30 148.00–163.00 $154.25 $719 -1.27
508–547 539 39 143.00–161.00 $152.77 $823 +4.70
585 585 4 145.50 $145.50 $851 -6.57
606–647 618 19 130.50–143.00 $139.06 $859 +4.25
652–659 656 37 127.00–149.00 $140.96 $925 +9.16
705–725 712 3 112.00–125.00 $120.59 $859 +3.59
755–757 756 17 127.50–137.00 $133.64 $1,010 +9.21
870 870 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,088 -7.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 159.00 $159.00 $522 +19.27
372–380 374 7 140.00–160.00 $143.01 $535 -16.19
418–443 437 13 146.00–169.00 $151.07 $660 +0.65
458–460 459 4 150.00 $150.00 $688 +2.07
518–549 541 12 145.00–148.00 $145.72 $788 +5.06
554 554 16 140.50 $140.50 $778 +1.12
625–646 637 11 129.00–134.00 $130.83 $833 +1.85
710–731 723 5 123.00–126.00 $124.18 $898 -4.30
835 835 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 121.00 $121.00 $405 +15.76
390–395 393 2 87.50–140.00 $113.92 $448 -3.04
428 428 2 121.00 $121.00 $518 +4.17
495 495 1 114.00 $114.00 $564 -7.60
543 543 3 116.00 $116.00 $630 -2.94
565 565 1 116.00 $116.00 $655 -1.00
747 747 2 108.00 $108.00 $807 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 95.00 $95.00 $318 +47.50
460 460 1 96.00 $96.00 $442 -12.00
527 527 2 109.00 $109.00 $574 +7.24
637 637 2 112.00 $112.00 $713 +15.41
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 337 3 120.00 $120.00 $404 +2.09
373–384 379 16 126.00–130.00 $127.72 $484 +0.02
400–440 431 25 110.00–129.00 $123.14 $531 -3.03
452–480 462 75 119.00–136.75 $131.02 $605 +5.49
500–546 543 112 119.00–126.00 $122.97 $668 +1.65
553–576 559 20 94.00–115.00 $109.83 $614 -10.60
618–640 634 41 111.50–115.00 $114.19 $724 -1.26
650 650 21 118.00–119.00 $118.95 $773 +5.08
730–745 743 7 100.00–114.50 $112.46 $836 +2.61
753–770 757 4 100.00–107.00 $105.22 $797 -4.23
811 811 4 100.00 $100.00 $811 -10.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 117.00 $117.00 $386 +1.81
354–388 361 31 110.00–141.25 $134.92 $487 +4.91
413–420 417 8 120.00–126.00 $122.23 $510 -2.25
451–480 454 57 119.00–136.00 $131.42 $597 +8.24
529–548 543 66 119.00–124.00 $121.71 $661 +6.47
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 -19.72
610–646 641 22 111.00–117.00 $116.05 $744 +4.46
652–676 667 8 103.00–113.50 $106.42 $710 -4.76
710–736 729 18 90.00–116.75 $109.08 $795 +0.97
830 830 2 80.00 $80.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–371 368 17 110.00–139.75 $125.65 $462 -1.75
425–434 434 29 112.50–129.50 $124.65 $541 +22.33
475 475 2 101.00 $101.00 $480 -16.79
524–537 535 27 110.00–118.25 $116.75 $625 +2.15
640–642 642 7 90.00–105.00 $102.86 $660 -0.26
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 +10.63
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 108.00 $108.00 $391 -1.68
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 +7.50
455 455 20 124.50 $124.50 $566 +22.96
560 560 12 107.00 $107.00 $599 +11.96
618 618 3 100.00 $100.00 $618 +7.28
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–375 366 14 134.00–146.00 $141.62 $518 -3.26
419–443 428 41 132.00–163.00 $139.76 $598 -2.15
451–492 486 57 135.00–156.00 $147.85 $719 +14.86
500–549 525 14 129.00–139.00 $137.90 $724 +6.65
550–595 559 76 120.00–145.00 $138.92 $777 +11.24
620–640 623 20 120.00–127.00 $124.75 $777 +6.24
658–661 659 26 124.50–131.00 $128.99 $850 +13.11
745 745 12 121.00 $121.00 $901 +7.37
770 770 2 119.00 $119.00 $916 +21.00
844 844 4 113.50 $113.50 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–342 341 10 133.00–155.00 $139.55 $476 -19.97
357–379 372 6 127.00–139.00 $135.16 $503 -11.40
400–441 417 33 136.00–155.00 $143.65 $599 -1.60
455–488 483 34 131.00–138.00 $136.77 $661 +5.60
510–536 532 12 80.00–133.00 $126.37 $672 ±0.00
552–585 560 22 113.00–131.00 $129.52 $725 +3.23
622–643 627 13 117.00–129.00 $123.76 $776 +4.29
685 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 -10.13
838 838 2 102.50 $102.50 $859 +12.05
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 90.00 $90.00 $300 +5.22
410 410 8 116.00 $116.00 $476 +0.46
492 492 5 108.50 $108.50 $534 -8.39
564–585 568 6 93.00–111.50 $108.32 $615 -7.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 100.00–108.00 $104.00 $456 -10.36
457 457 3 122.00 $122.00 $558 -5.00
553 553 4 106.00 $106.00 $586 +12.79

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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.