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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

4,396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.81/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 544 lb · 219 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.97/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 465 lb · 184 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.31/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 635 lb · 169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,396 2,942 1,227
Feeder cattle 4,396 2,874 1,227
Slaughter cattle — 68 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1424, Heifers 1956, Bulls 1016) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, 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
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 —
350–390 371 17 176.00–209.00 $194.38 $721 +6.46
431–442 437 10 180.50–198.00 $189.14 $827 -0.86
450–483 461 105 161.00–197.00 $192.07 $885 +0.08
495 495 5 187.00 $187.00 $926 -4.99
500–536 value added 503 12 145.00–200.50 $195.57 $984 —
518–547 545 116 163.00–186.00 $178.71 $974 +0.99
557 557 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,003 +1.23
550–586 559 85 163.00–184.50 $176.37 $986 -2.40
567–581 value added 575 21 145.00–195.00 $188.50 $1,084 —
622 622 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,151 +12.00
627–628 value added 627 21 145.00–178.50 $172.11 $1,079 +9.44
617–648 637 142 145.00–174.00 $165.85 $1,056 +7.44
650–689 668 41 158.00–168.00 $164.14 $1,096 +6.07
662–677 value added 670 22 145.00–171.00 $167.46 $1,122 +11.05
706–748 730 38 149.00–161.00 $154.16 $1,125 +5.25
706–747 733 23 159.00–172.00 $163.36 $1,197 +14.45
752–773 760 37 135.00–159.00 $152.16 $1,156 +4.42
826 826 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,165 -5.00
850–867 864 10 131.00–141.00 $139.80 $1,208 +0.80
928 928 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,290 —
955 value added 955 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,146 —
955 955 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,366 +8.00
1206 1206 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–297 294 2 102.50–167.50 $134.61 $396 —
318–340 328 4 137.50–190.00 $163.24 $535 +3.46
361–398 375 12 100.00–208.00 $182.12 $683 -3.05
414–449 440 30 95.00–201.00 $178.78 $787 +3.91
450–495 454 71 177.00–194.50 $188.94 $858 +2.05
472–493 value added 486 3 122.50–135.00 $130.95 $636 -41.55
507 value added 507 5 186.00 $186.00 $943 +36.00
525–546 542 67 115.00–193.00 $176.72 $958 +1.93
550–570 553 37 166.00–187.00 $179.64 $993 +19.01
599 value added 599 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,006 —
640–648 644 44 155.00–165.00 $161.78 $1,042 +2.10
668–690 675 12 149.00–168.00 $158.03 $1,067 +13.25
728–740 733 10 143.00–157.00 $151.46 $1,110 +6.46
756–795 771 5 135.00–151.00 $141.91 $1,094 -0.09
788 value added 788 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,024 —
810 810 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,094 +5.51
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 value added 442 5 195.00 $195.00 $862 —
520–533 value added 527 13 161.00–190.50 $180.19 $950 —
585 585 12 181.00 $181.00 $1,059 +29.14
609–642 value added 627 49 168.50–180.25 $177.43 $1,112 —
698 698 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,173 +21.87
701 value added 701 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,143 —
788 value added 788 63 159.50 $159.50 $1,257 —
883 value added 883 18 144.00 $144.00 $1,272 —
928 value added 928 90 145.00–149.50 $146.65 $1,361 —
1052 value added 1052 15 138.75 $138.75 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 165.00 $165.00 $540 +3.00
361 value added 361 3 170.00 $170.00 $614 —
364 364 4 200.00 $200.00 $728 +49.78
420–445 433 2 153.00–160.00 $156.60 $678 +2.08
452 452 4 151.00 $151.00 $683 +5.13
515–542 531 15 135.00–166.00 $160.34 $851 +12.08
533 value added 533 2 154.00 $154.00 $821 —
625–627 627 5 65.00–146.00 $113.18 $710 -42.32
680–697 685 5 100.00–150.00 $138.24 $947 —
725–735 728 3 111.00–139.00 $129.58 $943 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 147.50–150.00 $148.79 $562 +4.79
443 443 3 155.00 $155.00 $687 ±0.00
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -17.00
533 value added 533 2 154.00 $154.00 $821 —
527–548 534 4 135.00–146.00 $141.70 $757 +1.40
558 558 4 138.50 $138.50 $773 -21.84
625 625 1 147.00 $147.00 $919 —
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 +7.00
725 725 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 +4.00
803 803 4 124.00 $124.00 $996 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 81.00 $81.00 $652 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 162.00 $162.00 $530 +8.20
355–375 370 61 135.00–169.00 $157.05 $581 +3.58
410–440 433 35 131.00–161.00 $152.97 $662 +6.80
450–488 462 168 136.00–161.00 $150.20 $694 -3.45
498 498 16 159.00 $159.00 $792 +5.35
508–549 544 219 139.00–150.00 $146.81 $799 -3.76
554–598 560 100 122.00–155.00 $148.06 $829 -1.07
566 value added 566 24 153.25 $153.25 $867 —
596 596 7 156.00 $156.00 $930 +1.00
603 value added 603 5 145.00 $145.00 $874 +5.00
603–643 637 103 126.50–140.25 $137.79 $878 +1.39
652–693 658 81 121.00–144.00 $133.43 $878 -10.17
704 value added 704 25 145.50 $145.50 $1,024 +13.50
705–740 733 66 121.00–139.00 $130.10 $954 -3.90
733 733 11 153.50 $153.50 $1,125 +19.50
783–795 786 9 104.00–133.00 $123.76 $973 -4.24
833 value added 833 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,158 —
820–842 840 9 130.00–132.00 $131.78 $1,107 —
863 863 3 101.00 $101.00 $872 -13.09
913 value added 913 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,205 +1.00
915–939 927 2 106.00–142.00 $124.23 $1,152 +53.23
997 value added 997 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,226 —
1008 1008 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,381 +16.00
1065 value added 1065 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–339 325 15 130.00–178.00 $160.31 $521 +21.41
354–393 360 95 128.00–168.75 $163.66 $589 +7.77
400–449 445 141 85.00–163.00 $151.24 $673 +4.55
450–491 460 98 132.00–160.00 $148.32 $682 -4.71
500–548 540 157 130.00–151.00 $146.81 $793 +5.33
550–578 557 27 115.00–150.00 $143.03 $797 -5.08
600–648 635 64 130.00–155.00 $142.69 $906 +6.45
654–696 661 22 113.00–137.00 $133.62 $883 +12.62
700–749 735 21 113.00–130.75 $124.45 $915 -0.59
753 753 3 129.00 $129.00 $971 +9.00
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–338 330 6 145.00–178.00 $161.10 $532 +40.77
358–362 359 26 148.00–153.00 $150.31 $540 +6.47
402–444 439 28 70.00–142.00 $136.53 $599 +1.91
450–489 461 28 128.00–149.00 $142.52 $657 -4.17
531–546 541 30 80.00–148.25 $131.13 $709 -5.12
640–641 640 4 94.00–119.00 $112.74 $722 -10.88
650–662 655 6 100.00–133.00 $118.56 $777 —
710–745 736 4 111.00–119.00 $117.07 $862 -3.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 value added 451 12 148.50 $148.50 $670 —
533 533 6 154.50 $154.50 $823 +21.10
553–566 value added 558 26 140.00–156.00 $148.31 $828 -11.44
601 601 15 146.00 $146.00 $877 -2.00
652 value added 652 31 148.00 $148.00 $965 +14.00
762 value added 762 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,029 +25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 -6.17
360–365 363 3 134.00–146.00 $137.96 $501 +1.94
420–446 435 12 133.00–140.00 $136.84 $595 —
505–545 541 9 105.00–143.00 $139.06 $752 +3.06
593 593 3 148.00 $148.00 $878 +20.00
625 625 3 125.00 $125.00 $781 +5.00
710 710 2 95.00–99.00 $97.00 $689 -17.00
800 800 1 89.00 $89.00 $712 —
880 880 1 95.00 $95.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 113.00 $113.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–349 344 18 177.50–209.00 $197.80 $680 +11.29
368–374 373 10 170.00–180.00 $178.03 $664 +15.81
410–430 420 89 151.00–195.50 $183.41 $770 +1.10
450–496 482 115 149.00–189.00 $177.66 $856 -0.39
500–547 513 56 135.00–173.00 $161.79 $830 -7.29
554–585 562 127 130.00–167.00 $157.92 $888 -0.97
600–648 638 64 144.00–157.00 $153.96 $982 +2.50
656–664 659 16 130.00–144.00 $140.94 $929 -2.13
725–737 736 20 135.00–145.00 $144.21 $1,061 +15.54
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 -11.58
813–848 823 9 103.00–133.50 $126.29 $1,039 +2.21
852 852 8 128.00 $128.00 $1,091 +27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 211.00 $211.00 $597 —
308–341 337 53 189.00–210.00 $201.51 $679 +23.04
358–382 371 7 137.50–188.00 $173.13 $642 -17.89
400–432 419 81 163.00–194.00 $184.23 $772 -1.71
454–492 483 89 156.00–184.00 $173.87 $840 -0.05
508–543 529 32 136.00–165.00 $151.45 $801 -6.25
555–577 566 50 137.00–161.25 $155.80 $882 +0.01
620–640 627 10 144.00–153.50 $151.02 $947 +4.84
652–685 658 15 135.00–154.00 $148.12 $975 +21.12
736 736 5 135.00 $135.00 $994 —
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +2.50
865 865 1 86.00 $86.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 192.50 $192.50 $674 +25.29
437–445 439 4 143.00–145.00 $143.51 $630 +1.42
450–455 450 15 131.00–149.00 $147.79 $665 —
558–590 561 10 120.00–136.00 $134.32 $754 —
673 673 2 132.00 $132.00 $888 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 165.00 $165.00 $462 —
332 332 2 149.00 $149.00 $495 -1.00
385 385 1 137.00 $137.00 $527 +10.00
430 430 2 163.00 $163.00 $701 +23.49
473 473 4 143.00 $143.00 $676 +4.70
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
555 555 4 135.00–140.00 $138.75 $770 -2.86
600 600 1 137.00 $137.00 $822 +1.00
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
675 675 3 139.00 $139.00 $938 —

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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.