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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

5,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.46/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 634 lb · 276 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.70/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 558 lb · 270 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.68/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 564 lb · 234 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,989 3,721 5,067
Feeder cattle 5,989 3,692 5,067
Slaughter cattle — 29 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2452, Holstein Steers 8, Heifers 2383, Holstein Heifers 8, Bulls 1138) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 1.00 to 15.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
369–395 378 18 140.00–171.00 $153.38 $580 +0.43
428–429 429 5 139.00–159.00 $146.99 $631 -15.64
454–486 469 102 124.00–173.00 $166.90 $783 +10.46
500–548 539 105 156.00–164.00 $161.42 $870 +3.12
550–588 559 180 124.00–165.00 $160.03 $895 +4.75
581 value added 581 6 168.00 $168.00 $976 —
575–592 583 48 117.50–183.00 $171.96 $1,003 +16.68
608–638 628 38 157.00–173.50 $163.56 $1,027 +14.22
630–632 value added 632 15 156.00–164.00 $162.40 $1,026 —
605–646 635 223 125.00–161.75 $154.85 $983 +5.51
650–675 660 74 136.00–159.00 $154.92 $1,022 +8.97
664 value added 664 16 159.00 $159.00 $1,056 +13.85
668–669 668 57 161.50–165.50 $163.60 $1,093 +17.65
705–749 737 53 136.00–149.00 $140.90 $1,038 +1.67
745 745 13 159.00 $159.00 $1,185 +19.77
753–790 759 54 115.00–146.00 $138.91 $1,054 +4.44
766–772 768 11 146.00–159.00 $155.43 $1,194 +20.96
757–792 value added 772 13 146.00–149.00 $148.29 $1,145 —
801–845 value added 805 34 137.00–148.00 $146.98 $1,183 —
822 822 9 149.00 $149.00 $1,225 +13.30
820–843 830 21 109.00–140.00 $132.79 $1,102 -2.91
850–860 855 3 109.00–130.00 $123.00 $1,052 —
913–930 918 9 131.00–136.00 $134.10 $1,231 —
923 value added 923 30 144.50 $144.50 $1,334 —
962 value added 962 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,135 —
1015 1015 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,005 —
1035 value added 1035 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,325 —
1053 1053 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,348 —
1063–1066 1065 6 134.00–140.00 $138.00 $1,470 —
1103 value added 1103 4 86.00 $86.00 $949 —
1180–1190 1185 2 84.00–114.00 $99.06 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 value added 434 8 167.00 $167.00 $725 —
463–485 471 40 167.00–177.00 $171.39 $807 —
481–495 488 21 162.00–173.00 $167.16 $816 —
488–496 value added 494 18 143.00–172.50 $164.23 $811 —
516 516 9 154.00 $154.00 $795 +10.00
516–546 526 22 164.00–185.00 $178.06 $937 +34.06
526–546 value added 530 39 154.00–169.00 $160.34 $850 +8.34
564–579 570 68 172.00–183.00 $178.60 $1,018 —
551–574 571 34 157.00–166.00 $164.98 $942 —
574–584 value added 578 10 163.00–168.50 $166.28 $961 —
606–638 618 10 86.00–145.00 $126.67 $783 -19.33
600–646 value added 623 56 143.00–172.00 $152.71 $951 —
650–669 662 86 140.00–170.00 $158.04 $1,046 +18.54
670–671 value added 670 26 139.00–155.00 $149.46 $1,001 +1.46
670 670 4 158.50 $158.50 $1,062 +19.00
711 711 20 150.00 $150.00 $1,066 —
713–730 value added 725 62 146.00–170.50 $153.39 $1,112 +9.39
758–797 value added 762 32 133.00–150.50 $148.78 $1,134 +9.78
764–783 768 27 157.00–161.00 $157.91 $1,213 +13.58
786 786 17 150.50 $150.50 $1,183 +6.17
803–825 810 13 137.00–149.00 $145.24 $1,176 +3.87
817 value added 817 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,168 —
853–859 855 34 134.00–146.00 $142.45 $1,218 -4.80
852–865 859 23 143.00–143.50 $143.22 $1,230 -4.03
858–897 value added 865 71 137.50–153.00 $150.28 $1,300 —
912–936 929 47 142.00–145.00 $144.19 $1,340 —
982–983 982 14 138.00–141.00 $139.71 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226 226 1 136.00 $136.00 $307 —
292 292 1 158.00 $158.00 $461 —
310–333 322 4 131.00–155.00 $147.66 $475 -8.34
364–380 371 24 145.00–177.00 $165.32 $613 -1.33
410–446 431 35 141.00–174.00 $168.37 $726 +7.60
451–495 465 61 98.00–170.50 $158.58 $737 -0.60
529 value added 529 5 150.00 $150.00 $794 —
505–542 538 53 140.00–157.75 $151.75 $816 +2.37
550–570 568 37 149.00–162.00 $153.27 $871 +4.73
581 value added 581 6 156.00 $156.00 $906 —
592 592 12 174.00 $174.00 $1,030 +25.46
615–648 636 39 57.50–155.00 $145.40 $925 +6.66
653–656 655 10 135.00–154.00 $139.89 $916 +1.21
710–746 736 26 120.00–146.00 $132.58 $976 -3.58
770 770 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,109 +16.40
833 833 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,058 -3.00
865–895 880 4 110.00–117.00 $113.44 $998 —
920–945 928 4 59.00–133.00 $108.70 $1,009 —
1155 1155 1 68.00 $68.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 366 5 132.00–139.00 $137.58 $504 +4.58
444 444 1 130.00 $130.00 $577 -5.17
450–485 468 23 101.00–154.50 $146.31 $685 +11.96
505–546 543 15 121.00–148.00 $146.33 $795 +21.45
554–595 568 6 125.00–129.00 $127.32 $723 -4.84
605–642 629 7 100.00–139.00 $121.86 $766 -24.69
660 660 2 99.00–120.00 $109.50 $723 +2.26
691 value added 691 5 143.00 $143.00 $988 —
733 733 2 85.00 $85.00 $623 —
753 753 3 129.00 $129.00 $971 —
840 840 1 50.00 $50.00 $420 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 111.00 $111.00 $383 —
362–381 368 3 85.00–115.00 $104.66 $385 -16.10
467–485 471 6 49.00–124.00 $110.47 $520 +14.29
527 527 1 115.00 $115.00 $606 +11.35
551 value added 551 4 126.00 $126.00 $694 —
555–560 557 15 108.00–126.00 $118.95 $663 +15.50
615–643 633 8 120.00–125.00 $122.22 $774 +0.72
715–735 725 2 93.00–128.00 $110.26 $799 -23.74
800–848 832 3 81.00–91.00 $84.21 $701 —
960 960 1 99.00 $99.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876 876 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,113 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 106.00 $106.00 $281 —
705 705 1 71.00 $71.00 $501 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 111.00 $111.00 $522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 —
310–345 325 17 125.00–138.00 $129.75 $422 -1.22
350–389 364 39 87.00–150.00 $138.86 $505 -1.59
365 value added 365 1 136.00 $136.00 $496 —
418–442 429 19 100.00–141.00 $133.48 $573 -3.45
458 value added 458 8 135.00 $135.00 $618 —
451–490 463 180 110.00–141.50 $135.84 $629 +2.04
479 479 10 146.50 $146.50 $702 +12.70
542 value added 542 4 137.00 $137.00 $743 —
500–549 543 215 110.00–137.00 $132.87 $721 +3.90
550–598 555 193 117.00–135.00 $130.99 $727 +0.02
554–556 value added 555 28 145.25–145.50 $145.37 $807 —
551–579 571 49 119.00–143.00 $137.72 $786 +6.75
609–648 640 172 115.00–133.00 $123.90 $793 -0.48
640 value added 640 3 124.00 $124.00 $794 —
640–643 642 16 132.00–138.00 $135.01 $867 +10.63
650–699 653 91 116.00–127.00 $125.69 $821 +4.72
662 662 10 139.00 $139.00 $920 +18.03
671 value added 671 7 120.00 $120.00 $805 —
732 732 9 130.00 $130.00 $952 +12.58
721–740 735 53 95.00–123.50 $120.82 $888 +3.40
750–788 762 30 116.00–130.00 $121.79 $928 -0.67
773 773 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 +13.54
780 value added 780 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 —
811 811 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,119 +20.16
825–841 839 10 113.00–133.00 $129.24 $1,084 +11.40
868–869 869 9 121.00–124.00 $122.33 $1,063 +0.33
878 value added 878 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,054 —
904 904 8 115.00 $115.00 $1,040 —
905 905 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,032 —
958 958 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,169 —
964 value added 964 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,195 +1.00
1110 1110 2 85.00 $85.00 $944 -34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–340 324 6 117.50–137.50 $125.91 $408 -10.11
352–385 363 65 122.00–154.50 $145.10 $527 +0.86
425–440 431 21 91.00–141.00 $131.60 $567 +0.61
434 434 7 138.00 $138.00 $599 +7.01
452–484 459 192 119.00–145.00 $139.51 $640 +3.55
510–547 544 136 116.00–138.00 $132.38 $720 +2.41
554–585 562 77 115.00–131.50 $128.75 $724 +2.05
600–645 630 42 119.00–129.00 $126.82 $799 +2.64
650–693 658 21 113.00–126.00 $118.13 $777 +6.46
723–739 736 16 107.00–122.50 $119.76 $881 +0.79
768 value added 768 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,068 —
760–795 775 8 100.00–132.00 $120.32 $932 +12.80
815 815 2 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
915 915 3 80.00 $80.00 $732 —
965 965 1 85.00 $85.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 129.00 $129.00 $480 -1.00
420 420 15 135.00 $135.00 $567 —
459–494 466 37 130.00–149.50 $143.70 $670 +78.70
458–490 value added 479 15 135.00–144.50 $138.03 $661 —
450–494 484 47 118.00–142.50 $137.37 $665 +72.37
537 537 6 133.00 $133.00 $714 —
525–549 539 17 137.00–144.50 $141.49 $763 —
570 value added 570 7 133.00 $133.00 $758 —
569–592 579 38 138.00–142.50 $139.37 $807 +13.37
630 630 7 126.50 $126.50 $797 +65.50
640–644 value added 641 33 129.50–132.00 $130.18 $834 +5.18
675 675 12 124.00 $124.00 $837 —
709 709 10 131.00 $131.00 $929 —
756–764 value added 760 15 143.00–147.00 $144.88 $1,101 +21.88
770 770 15 138.50 $138.50 $1,066 +77.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 125.00 $125.00 $422 +12.00
357–395 367 23 75.00–146.75 $127.96 $470 -3.12
407–436 428 12 107.50–123.00 $121.60 $520 +0.36
450–490 456 36 110.00–133.75 $128.22 $585 -2.23
543–544 543 34 123.00–126.50 $124.54 $676 -1.62
560–569 568 6 122.00–123.00 $122.16 $694 +2.71
600–643 636 10 95.00–122.00 $112.58 $716 -6.78
685 685 1 33.00 $33.00 $226 -70.29
738–743 740 5 105.00–115.00 $110.98 $821 +3.96
755–765 760 3 106.00–110.00 $107.67 $818 +4.67
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–368 354 13 114.00–139.00 $127.91 $453 -1.09
400–433 423 4 89.00–127.00 $114.61 $485 -14.39
453–498 465 22 84.00–128.00 $120.19 $559 -5.51
528–538 536 6 92.50–119.00 $114.65 $615 +4.65
554–558 554 19 123.00–124.50 $124.34 $689 +11.83
652–663 655 7 108.00–109.00 $108.29 $709 +1.79
710–723 719 3 81.00–85.00 $83.68 $602 —
750–755 753 2 84.00–113.00 $98.55 $742 —
810 810 1 87.00 $87.00 $705 —
970 970 1 89.00 $89.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 122.50 $122.50 $341 —
446 446 10 130.00 $130.00 $580 —
732 732 14 124.00 $124.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 114.00 $114.00 $542 -1.00
520 520 2 113.00 $113.00 $588 —
680 680 1 82.00 $82.00 $558 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 162.00 $162.00 $535 -1.16
350–385 362 44 150.00–174.00 $168.19 $609 +2.86
412–445 419 90 120.00–173.00 $165.96 $695 +7.95
450–498 481 125 115.00–164.00 $152.71 $735 +5.65
505–549 539 25 133.00–159.00 $145.87 $786 +11.47
551–586 561 164 109.00–153.00 $139.21 $781 +0.68
615–645 636 70 102.50–140.00 $130.89 $832 -1.85
650–688 660 58 111.00–137.00 $127.63 $842 +2.88
710–740 737 16 97.50–142.00 $115.79 $853 -3.55
786 786 2 75.00 $75.00 $590 —
808–835 822 5 90.00–102.00 $92.80 $763 -19.20
925 925 1 62.50 $62.50 $578 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–340 338 14 132.50–172.00 $165.88 $561 +0.09
350–375 358 37 135.00–175.00 $169.52 $607 +17.20
406–445 412 76 46.00–170.00 $162.20 $668 +0.36
455–496 483 80 125.00–158.00 $148.93 $719 +2.77
530–540 531 8 120.00–138.00 $135.71 $721 +6.89
555–580 563 57 112.00–151.00 $135.40 $762 +2.16
600–649 636 49 113.00–144.00 $127.21 $809 +2.31
705–730 718 2 105.00–138.00 $121.79 $874 +10.18
753–797 768 3 89.00–110.00 $102.73 $789 +10.18
815–843 835 5 70.00–93.00 $85.89 $717 —
865 865 1 87.00 $87.00 $753 -12.00
918–925 922 2 73.00–74.00 $73.50 $678 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 358 14 102.50–134.00 $124.20 $445 +5.20
405–416 415 15 130.00–133.00 $132.61 $550 +3.69
450–490 488 25 91.00–125.00 $123.75 $604 +4.96
518 518 2 136.00 $136.00 $704 +21.63
562–563 562 9 123.00–124.50 $124.17 $698 +9.55
605 605 1 98.00 $98.00 $593 -1.00
655–683 664 6 101.00–123.00 $115.46 $767 -4.54
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —
840 840 1 81.00 $81.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–283 272 3 99.00–110.00 $106.63 $290 —
315–325 320 2 102.00–135.00 $118.76 $380 -20.99
356 356 4 131.00 $131.00 $466 +16.00
428–435 430 3 120.00–135.00 $129.95 $559 -4.45
493 493 3 130.00 $130.00 $641 +7.65
518–549 546 12 106.00–110.00 $109.68 $599 -1.32
568 568 3 116.00 $116.00 $659 -2.50
688 688 3 97.50 $97.50 $671 -1.50
733 733 3 55.00 $55.00 $403 —
969 969 1 69.00 $69.00 $669 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 155.00 $155.00 $580 —
758 758 4 112.00 $112.00 $849 —
860 860 3 70.00 $70.00 $602 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 78.00 $78.00 $273 -7.00
425 425 3 81.00 $81.00 $344 —
558–575 564 3 46.00–99.00 $80.98 $457 —
870 870 1 60.00 $60.00 $522 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 2 84.00 $84.00 $584 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 90.00 $90.00 $216 —
465 465 1 84.00 $84.00 $391 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 value added 666 6 79.00 $79.00 $526 —
798 value added 798 2 74.00 $74.00 $591 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 value added 746 4 85.00 $85.00 $634 —
810 value added 810 4 90.00 $90.00 $729 —
825 825 1 70.00 $70.00 $578 —

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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.