Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

2,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.89/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 545 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.24/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 462 lb · 110 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.71/cwt -6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 641 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,900	4,396	953
Feeder cattle	2,776	4,396	819
Slaughter cattle	124	—	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 902, Heifers 1189, Bulls 685) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 32) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 7.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	184.00	$184.00	$627	—
365–375	370	19	194.00–204.00	$199.41	$738	+5.03
405–442	439	15	160.00–196.00	$192.36	$844	+3.22
460–486	464	46	165.00–196.00	$192.95	$895	+0.88
510–549	546	90	160.00–185.00	$172.32	$941	-6.39
550–575	554	11	160.00–180.00	$176.58	$978	-3.42
600–649	641	98	143.00–171.00	$160.71	$1,030	-5.14
650–660	655	14	130.00–172.00	$161.20	$1,056	-2.94
693 value added	693	46	168.00	$168.00	$1,164	+0.54
709–748	735	56	140.00–163.00	$153.61	$1,129	-9.75
760 value added	760	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—
840	840	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,134	-6.00
912	912	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,140	-14.00
931 value added	931	20	148.00	$148.00	$1,378	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–333	332	3	172.00–189.00	$183.37	$609	+20.13
356–395	364	31	157.50–208.00	$200.29	$729	+18.17
415–445	442	53	136.00–194.00	$189.27	$837	+10.49
466	466	5	180.00	$180.00	$839	-8.94
508–541	534	43	145.00–179.00	$173.55	$927	-3.17
550–593	556	19	170.00–181.00	$177.27	$986	-2.37
635–645	641	27	159.50–166.00	$162.36	$1,041	+0.58
643 value added	643	6	150.00	$150.00	$964	—
651–695	662	14	152.00–164.00	$160.46	$1,062	+2.43
720–748	737	23	145.00–152.50	$150.25	$1,107	-1.21
753	753	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,122	+7.09
833	833	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,083	-5.00
1025	1025	1	91.00	$91.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451 value added	451	5	185.00	$185.00	$834	—
490	490	12	208.00	$208.00	$1,019	—
565 value added	565	10	184.50	$184.50	$1,042	—
589	589	34	196.50	$196.50	$1,157	+15.50
638	638	32	187.00	$187.00	$1,193	—
677	677	30	185.00	$185.00	$1,252	+17.00
739	739	18	165.00	$165.00	$1,219	—
865	865	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,194	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,762	—
1325–1400	1365	3	131.00–138.00	$134.37	$1,834	—
1320–1785	1551	66	134.00–155.00	$143.85	$2,231	—
1420–1825	1605	22	144.00–155.00	$150.21	$2,411	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	364	5	144.00–161.00	$150.63	$548	-49.37
435–445	443	5	143.00–151.00	$144.57	$640	-12.03
455	455	1	161.00	$161.00	$733	+10.00
535–548	545	4	152.00–154.50	$153.89	$839	-6.45
580–593	589	4	144.00–153.00	$149.76	$882	—
610–631	626	4	143.00–148.50	$147.16	$921	+33.98
650	650	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	+21.76

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	147.00	$147.00	$522	-1.79
443	443	5	155.00	$155.00	$687	±0.00
544	544	6	135.00	$135.00	$734	-6.70
633	633	5	146.00	$146.00	$924	-1.00
828 value added	828	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,159	—
880	880	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	—
960	960	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	4	169.00	$169.00	$703	—
513 value added	513	6	159.00	$159.00	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	335	11	150.00–160.00	$157.28	$527	-4.72
358–362	359	28	156.00–167.00	$164.62	$591	+7.57
420–445	436	25	143.00–157.00	$149.91	$654	-3.06
453–495	462	110	143.00–163.25	$155.24	$717	+5.04
539–549	545	115	135.00–154.50	$148.89	$811	+2.08
554–585	561	62	116.00–157.00	$145.78	$818	-2.28
605–647	640	86	130.50–146.00	$140.89	$902	+3.10
657–695	662	11	120.00–143.50	$139.94	$926	+6.51
688 value added	688	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,032	—
729–749	740	13	126.50–134.00	$130.59	$966	+0.49
750–754	754	17	105.00–135.00	$131.49	$991	+7.73
808	808	2	122.00	$122.00	$986	-9.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–340	339	5	145.00–160.50	$151.18	$513	-9.13
350–383	362	55	147.00–168.75	$166.66	$603	+3.00
395	395	3	145.00	$145.00	$573	-18.66
409–448	443	96	148.00–159.00	$155.62	$689	+4.38
450–489	460	64	137.00–163.00	$157.25	$723	+8.93
510–542	541	83	120.00–146.50	$145.44	$787	-1.37
550–569	562	40	125.00–154.50	$147.79	$831	+4.76
600–644	637	50	130.00–143.00	$134.63	$858	-8.06
730–733	732	11	127.25–130.00	$129.00	$944	+4.55
753	753	3	116.00	$116.00	$873	-13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–368	364	27	145.00–161.50	$157.69	$574	+7.38
405–447	445	53	124.00–150.00	$145.64	$648	+9.11
458–465	460	6	131.00–140.00	$137.31	$632	-5.21
503–537	533	30	127.00–149.75	$143.47	$765	+12.34
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	—
615–641	636	10	129.00–132.50	$131.82	$838	+19.08
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	+1.44
700	700	1	117.00	$117.00	$819	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	11	165.00	$165.00	$789	—
552	552	34	168.00	$168.00	$927	—
632	632	32	152.00	$152.00	$961	+6.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	138.00	$138.00	$466	+18.00
410	410	1	132.50	$132.50	$543	-4.34
460–465	464	15	126.00–145.00	$139.97	$649	—
537	537	10	140.50	$140.50	$754	+1.44
555–585	574	4	118.00–131.00	$124.21	$713	-23.79
636	636	3	120.00	$120.00	$763	-5.00
680	680	1	126.00	$126.00	$857	—
720	720	2	119.00	$119.00	$857	+22.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1353	1285	3	124.00–128.50	$127.16	$1,634	—
1255–1498	1386	10	136.00–151.00	$142.66	$1,977	—
1275–1750	1479	19	142.00–154.00	$149.44	$2,210	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–349	344	15	170.00–201.00	$196.47	$676	-1.33
358–385	367	8	156.00–195.50	$183.38	$673	+5.35
410–421	418	86	164.00–194.50	$190.00	$794	+6.59
455–489	481	49	156.00–183.00	$177.95	$856	+0.29
501–545	520	43	150.00–166.00	$163.36	$849	+1.57
560–590	568	59	140.00–163.00	$151.66	$861	-6.26
630–645	641	24	138.00–157.50	$149.73	$960	-4.23
665–673	666	19	144.00–151.00	$150.26	$1,001	+9.32
723	723	3	137.00	$137.00	$991	-7.21
843	843	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,012	-6.29
865	865	1	115.00	$115.00	$995	-13.00
1065	1065	1	90.00	$90.00	$958	—
1130	1130	1	87.00	$87.00	$983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–344	339	32	182.25–211.00	$201.26	$682	-0.25
360–390	383	4	178.00–188.00	$180.35	$691	+7.22
400–435	418	54	140.00–190.00	$184.11	$770	-0.12
460–497	487	58	140.00–180.00	$167.96	$818	-5.91
542–548	544	8	150.00–151.00	$150.62	$819	-0.83
555–583	569	37	125.00–156.00	$152.45	$867	-3.35
620–645	639	17	141.00–157.50	$148.54	$949	-2.48
650–670	663	3	136.00–139.00	$136.98	$908	-11.14
728	728	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,005	+3.00
800	800	1	123.00	$123.00	$984	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	167.00	$167.00	$548	+18.00
352	352	2	148.00	$148.00	$521	+11.00
414–429	422	10	151.50–156.00	$153.71	$649	-9.29
505	505	14	142.00–145.00	$142.86	$721	-7.14
566	566	5	128.00	$128.00	$724	-10.75
700	700	1	121.00	$121.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	367	3	147.00–173.00	$155.27	$570	-37.23
459–475	460	14	129.00–151.00	$149.38	$687	+1.59
521	521	6	142.00	$142.00	$740	—
565	565	6	130.00	$130.00	$734	-4.32
625	625	1	124.00	$124.00	$775	—
670	670	1	88.00	$88.00	$590	-44.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	4	141.50	$141.50	$941	+2.50
778	778	2	123.00	$123.00	$957	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	117.00	$117.00	$632	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	80.00	$80.00	$400	—

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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.