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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

3,721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.80/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 474 lb · 173 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.32/cwt +21.49 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 566 lb · 159 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.38/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 639 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,721 1,420 3,442
Feeder cattle 3,692 1,420 3,411
Slaughter cattle 29 — 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1035, Heifers 1670, Bulls 987) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 15, Heifers 14) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, 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
315–340 332 3 154.00–171.00 $160.49 $533 +29.49
356–385 364 5 126.00–169.00 $152.95 $557 +7.32
400–448 428 16 143.00–177.50 $162.63 $696 -4.37
450–488 473 42 141.00–164.00 $156.44 $740 +2.19
504–545 527 59 134.00–167.00 $158.30 $834 +5.53
550–590 563 103 145.00–163.50 $155.28 $874 +9.78
603–645 626 99 132.00–161.00 $149.34 $935 +10.28
650–695 664 91 130.00–153.00 $145.95 $969 +4.99
667–697 value added 678 16 139.00–149.00 $145.15 $984 —
705–746 743 37 126.00–143.50 $139.23 $1,034 +18.64
750–777 757 36 129.00–141.00 $134.47 $1,018 +0.83
806–840 821 14 134.00–139.00 $135.70 $1,114 —
895 895 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,074 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 156.00 $156.00 $530 -3.00
364–390 373 16 129.00–183.00 $166.65 $622 +23.64
420–448 431 14 144.00–167.50 $160.77 $693 +9.70
447 447 6 153.00 $153.00 $684 +1.93
455–488 467 55 147.00–165.50 $159.18 $743 +9.18
505–532 528 16 120.00–156.00 $149.38 $789 +3.66
553–595 563 77 100.00–154.00 $148.54 $836 +8.04
605–648 643 12 130.00–139.75 $138.74 $892 +7.91
653–678 664 26 134.00–145.00 $138.68 $921 —
678 value added 678 6 146.00 $146.00 $990 —
712–735 723 5 126.00–139.00 $136.16 $984 +11.98
764–765 764 5 116.00–130.50 $127.60 $975 —
808 808 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,050 +5.00
969 value added 969 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 value added 389 4 133.00 $133.00 $517 —
508 value added 508 4 152.00 $152.00 $772 —
543 543 3 144.00 $144.00 $782 —
633 633 5 146.00 $146.00 $924 —
680 680 3 139.50 $139.50 $949 —
683 value added 683 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,011 —
719 value added 719 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,035 —
763–787 777 16 133.50–152.50 $144.33 $1,121 —
786 value added 786 12 139.00 $139.00 $1,093 —
824–842 832 12 140.50–142.00 $141.37 $1,176 —
889 889 36 147.25 $147.25 $1,309 —
1016 1016 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 334 4 120.00–154.00 $138.69 $463 +17.69
362 362 7 133.00 $133.00 $481 +19.08
413–443 432 13 118.00–145.00 $135.17 $584 +14.17
465–470 468 3 131.00–136.00 $134.35 $629 +20.35
500–545 524 8 120.00–134.00 $124.88 $654 +8.88
550–555 554 7 125.00–135.00 $132.16 $732 +16.16
630–647 645 21 108.00–150.50 $146.55 $945 —
650–675 667 3 61.00–129.50 $107.24 $715 —
970 970 1 85.00 $85.00 $824 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 107.50 $107.50 $317 —
363–368 367 9 119.00–127.00 $120.76 $443 —
430 430 1 111.00 $111.00 $477 —
450–483 468 14 61.00–130.00 $96.18 $450 +0.18
515–530 523 2 93.00–114.00 $103.65 $542 -5.35
560–588 570 14 66.00–119.00 $103.45 $590 —
645 645 2 121.50 $121.50 $784 +9.50
740 740 2 134.00 $134.00 $992 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1730 1587 3 140.00–141.00 $140.64 $2,232 —
1440–1800 1640 12 136.00–155.00 $144.51 $2,370 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 65.00 $65.00 $224 —
390 390 1 93.00 $93.00 $363 —
410 410 1 84.00 $84.00 $344 —
605 605 1 70.00 $70.00 $424 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 3 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 103.00 $103.00 $340 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 334 8 113.00–140.00 $130.97 $437 +10.97
356–395 368 40 122.00–149.50 $140.45 $517 +12.73
415–427 423 34 115.00–143.00 $136.93 $579 +13.79
455–499 474 173 110.00–144.00 $133.80 $634 +2.78
500–547 536 77 123.00–136.00 $128.97 $691 +6.00
550–593 565 152 119.00–143.00 $130.97 $740 +21.14
595 value added 595 7 139.00 $139.00 $827 —
600–649 639 153 115.00–126.50 $124.38 $795 +10.19
652–675 655 19 90.00–126.00 $120.97 $792 +2.02
705–748 732 27 96.00–124.00 $117.42 $860 +4.96
750–768 752 15 115.00–123.50 $122.46 $921 +17.24
836–845 838 9 117.50–119.00 $117.84 $987 +17.84
866 866 7 122.00 $122.00 $1,057 —
923 value added 923 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,237 —
970 value added 970 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,193 —
1100 1100 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 117.00 $117.00 $339 —
323–349 342 27 126.00–145.00 $136.02 $465 +19.02
343 value added 343 3 125.00 $125.00 $429 —
350–375 365 67 115.00–154.50 $144.24 $526 +9.32
397 397 6 131.00 $131.00 $520 —
420–449 439 91 119.00–140.00 $130.99 $575 +8.76
456–485 466 115 108.00–141.50 $135.96 $634 +4.54
500–546 544 113 118.00–132.00 $129.97 $707 +8.26
550–570 560 59 110.00–132.00 $126.70 $710 +25.70
630–639 636 55 115.00–131.25 $124.18 $790 +8.13
651–690 655 12 94.00–117.00 $111.67 $731 +5.25
705–735 725 20 100.00–121.00 $118.97 $863 +9.89
760–780 765 4 90.00–115.00 $107.52 $823 —
868–873 871 4 119.00–134.00 $126.48 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 113.00 $113.00 $365 —
359–365 361 23 121.00–140.50 $131.08 $473 +5.43
408–441 435 17 110.00–123.00 $121.24 $527 -3.41
453–490 463 48 110.00–132.25 $130.45 $604 +29.45
520–549 541 37 115.00–128.50 $126.16 $683 +9.41
553–595 556 14 110.00–121.50 $119.45 $664 —
628–630 629 14 118.50–120.50 $119.36 $751 +16.50
652–658 654 6 90.00–110.00 $103.29 $676 —
720–738 734 4 104.00–108.00 $107.02 $786 +5.02
760 760 1 103.00 $103.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 71.00 $71.00 $246 —
380 380 5 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
496 496 13 65.00 $65.00 $322 —
568 568 10 126.00 $126.00 $716 —
623 623 5 61.00 $61.00 $380 —
648 value added 648 13 125.00 $125.00 $810 —
766 766 9 61.00 $61.00 $467 —
775 value added 775 18 123.00 $123.00 $953 —
918 918 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,230 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–340 333 4 113.00–120.00 $118.21 $394 —
366 366 4 129.00 $129.00 $472 +21.00
431 431 5 129.00 $129.00 $556 +29.00
454–456 455 17 113.00–129.00 $125.70 $572 +1.20
525 525 2 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
550–575 557 13 85.00–123.00 $112.51 $627 +5.51
605–610 607 3 105.00–107.00 $105.67 $641 +5.67
657–660 658 6 104.00–107.00 $106.50 $701 —
895 895 1 81.00 $81.00 $725 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1390 1358 3 131.00–134.00 $132.00 $1,793 —
1330–1640 1431 11 133.00–148.00 $139.71 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 83.00 $83.00 $278 —
435 435 2 116.00 $116.00 $505 —
468 468 3 115.00 $115.00 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 12 120.00–167.50 $163.16 $547 —
355–384 371 28 156.00–170.00 $165.33 $613 +23.71
415–445 423 54 105.00–168.50 $158.01 $668 +18.25
472–498 489 106 129.00–155.00 $147.06 $719 -0.79
505–540 524 14 120.00–148.00 $134.40 $704 -3.50
550–584 565 100 112.00–146.00 $138.53 $783 -0.39
615–648 637 72 126.00–136.00 $132.74 $846 +7.99
655–660 658 37 90.00–132.00 $124.75 $821 -4.24
700–748 740 30 110.00–123.00 $119.34 $883 -1.66
838 838 2 112.00 $112.00 $939 -1.50
860–881 878 8 91.00–105.00 $103.29 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–343 337 43 138.00–176.00 $165.79 $559 +26.24
366–380 372 20 116.00–167.00 $152.32 $567 +17.16
402–432 416 68 150.00–169.00 $161.84 $673 +18.19
450–490 484 72 120.00–155.00 $146.16 $707 +9.39
500–545 516 44 110.00–135.00 $128.82 $665 +2.45
555–597 570 70 124.00–143.00 $133.24 $759 +3.72
600–640 626 20 110.00–132.00 $124.90 $782 +1.14
660–670 666 10 105.00–130.00 $122.79 $818 +27.79
700–745 715 3 109.00–113.00 $111.61 $798 —
770–775 773 2 77.00–108.00 $92.55 $715 —
855 855 1 99.00 $99.00 $846 —
924 924 4 71.00 $71.00 $656 —
985 985 2 60.00 $60.00 $591 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 127.00–144.00 $139.75 $486 —
356 356 6 115.00 $115.00 $409 —
415–420 418 3 117.00–143.00 $134.40 $562 +30.40
475–485 477 8 116.00–124.00 $122.35 $584 +0.35
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 —
562–590 578 7 111.00–129.00 $118.50 $685 +12.50
626–640 629 5 93.00–123.00 $116.89 $735 —
655 655 2 99.00 $99.00 $648 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 —
410–428 424 10 110.00–140.00 $128.92 $547 +12.92
455–467 465 6 110.00–120.50 $118.79 $552 +10.29
505–535 509 7 108.00–115.50 $114.37 $582 —
559–585 570 11 101.00–121.00 $114.62 $653 +6.30
600 600 1 99.00 $99.00 $594 —
658 658 2 120.00 $120.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 17 156.00 $156.00 $647 —
745 745 3 109.00 $109.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 85.00 $85.00 $306 —

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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.