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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

1,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.76/cwt ≈ $740/hd at 537 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.46/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 464 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $155.42/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 490 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,340 308 2,991
Feeder cattle 1,272 252 2,927
Slaughter cattle 68 56 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 322, Heifers 585, Bulls 365) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 29) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Trends not established due to light trading activity. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, 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
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
350–355 353 2 140.00–168.00 $153.90 $543 +27.90
400–408 404 4 153.00–161.00 $157.04 $634 -20.96
460–477 469 11 160.00–164.00 $161.11 $756 —
500–541 525 24 148.00–163.00 $158.85 $834 +3.85
550–598 559 29 145.00–167.50 $160.76 $899 +42.76
597 value added 597 12 176.00 $176.00 $1,051 —
600–648 627 36 115.00–174.00 $153.57 $963 +4.57
638 value added 638 4 146.00 $146.00 $931 —
669–690 672 8 110.00–150.00 $144.86 $973 +29.86
698 value added 698 4 106.00 $106.00 $740 —
732 value added 732 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,091 —
712–748 735 19 138.00–147.00 $142.53 $1,048 +10.53
756 value added 756 10 148.00 $148.00 $1,119 —
752–795 766 3 111.00–130.00 $117.57 $901 -19.43
821 value added 821 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,207 —
824 824 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,170 +1.34
865 value added 865 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,099 —
972 value added 972 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,312 —
1104 value added 1104 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
362–385 375 7 150.00–167.00 $157.03 $589 —
405–445 437 24 150.00–165.00 $157.73 $689 +11.50
475–480 479 4 166.00–168.00 $167.50 $802 +7.50
535–545 538 3 140.00–160.00 $153.25 $824 +7.25
551–570 556 11 151.00–157.00 $155.32 $864 —
646 646 4 143.00 $143.00 $924 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 -7.00
755 value added 755 5 121.00 $121.00 $914 —
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 -13.00
950 value added 950 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,083 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1965 1604 30 131.00–152.50 $146.83 $2,355 —
1345–1830 1609 9 144.00–152.00 $148.40 $2,388 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 value added 484 13 171.00 $171.00 $828 —
582 value added 582 7 169.50 $169.50 $986 —
659 value added 659 11 156.00 $156.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
440 440 1 149.00 $149.00 $656 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
520–522 521 4 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $649 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 2 116.00 $116.00 $629 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 3 133.00–148.00 $143.36 $463 +13.36
355–380 369 15 136.00–153.00 $145.50 $537 +3.50
416–430 424 7 143.00–154.00 $147.63 $626 +6.63
452–490 464 50 125.00–156.00 $140.46 $652 -2.29
517–548 537 70 130.00–148.00 $137.76 $740 —
552–577 563 34 120.00–145.00 $139.27 $784 +7.51
600–638 635 15 105.00–119.00 $116.26 $738 -8.74
651–658 655 39 114.50–130.00 $125.04 $819 +10.04
715–747 739 29 105.00–132.00 $118.19 $873 +0.19
765–797 787 5 85.00–118.00 $97.16 $765 —
808–825 814 3 106.00–107.00 $106.66 $868 —
870–883 value added 879 9 111.00–121.00 $117.70 $1,035 —
920–933 929 3 106.00 $106.00 $985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 6 130.00–150.00 $135.42 $437 +26.14
364–383 371 29 140.00–150.50 $146.11 $542 +15.11
419–443 437 38 125.00–139.50 $137.51 $601 -0.49
453–485 459 29 120.00–143.50 $140.99 $647 +6.63
500–540 530 35 116.00–145.00 $133.57 $708 +2.07
554–562 557 11 130.00–142.00 $134.40 $749 —
620–641 636 22 110.00–137.00 $119.69 $761 +16.69
650–675 663 2 105.00–110.00 $107.55 $713 —
737–740 738 6 70.00–113.25 $106.02 $782 -8.98
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 120.00–144.00 $131.53 $425 —
351–380 358 17 123.00–154.00 $140.78 $504 +48.78
400–425 417 5 100.00–139.00 $118.91 $496 —
450–485 464 19 117.00–144.00 $132.77 $616 +50.27
500–541 536 8 80.00–116.50 $111.14 $596 —
558 558 4 136.00 $136.00 $759 —
660–695 674 5 104.00–118.00 $109.73 $740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 value added 442 4 155.00 $155.00 $685 —
579 value added 579 27 147.00 $147.00 $851 —
667 value added 667 8 139.00 $139.00 $927 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1600 1455 7 146.00–154.00 $150.89 $2,195 —
1310–1710 1489 22 127.00–152.00 $146.86 $2,187 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 123.50 $123.50 $438 —
425–440 433 2 105.00–117.00 $111.10 $481 —
515 515 2 102.00 $102.00 $525 —
600 600 1 105.50 $105.50 $633 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–345 323 6 150.00–160.00 $157.88 $510 —
365–380 376 10 145.00–173.00 $160.72 $604 -14.28
410–437 419 15 149.00–166.00 $159.18 $667 -10.82
480–497 490 43 139.00–161.00 $155.42 $762 +6.99
508–545 538 15 148.00–155.00 $152.42 $820 +3.49
565–580 570 36 135.00–147.50 $145.92 $832 +28.92
620–635 628 7 91.00–140.00 $122.20 $767 -17.80
651–658 654 23 121.00–134.75 $132.94 $869 —
730–732 731 8 91.00–124.00 $111.65 $816 -11.35
805–838 827 3 115.00–116.00 $115.68 $957 —
850–868 863 11 113.00 $113.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–347 346 15 163.00–171.00 $168.54 $583 -18.46
350–385 368 5 137.00–160.00 $149.65 $551 -5.67
413–440 417 21 147.00–169.50 $164.31 $685 -7.69
460–495 483 31 141.00–161.00 $156.13 $754 +4.13
507–540 514 5 139.00–155.00 $151.64 $779 +6.64
563–595 570 28 115.00–148.00 $145.58 $830 —
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 -3.00
666–690 672 15 120.00–138.00 $133.66 $898 —
757–785 772 7 109.00–112.00 $111.15 $858 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
403 403 5 142.00 $142.00 $572 —
490 490 4 129.00 $129.00 $632 —
555 555 1 118.00 $118.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 11 140.00 $140.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 141.00 $141.00 $462 +20.00
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
510–545 528 2 121.00–125.00 $123.07 $650 —
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 —

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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.