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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

4,124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.05/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 540 lb · 215 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.29/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 442 lb · 213 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.66/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 461 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,124 2,900 1,341
Feeder cattle 4,124 2,776 1,341
Slaughter cattle — 124 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 969, Holstein Steers 20, Heifers 2045, Bulls 1090) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 5.00 higher with heavier cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke, 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 2 176.00 $176.00 $581 -8.00
353–375 356 8 191.00–205.00 $203.16 $723 +3.75
410–448 437 11 133.00–186.00 $172.69 $755 -19.67
450–487 470 95 158.00–194.50 $189.87 $892 -3.08
505–545 539 11 151.00–172.00 $167.67 $904 -4.65
550–580 556 139 167.50–189.00 $178.40 $992 +1.82
583 value added 583 10 183.50 $183.50 $1,070 —
630–649 643 107 151.50–166.75 $164.17 $1,056 +3.46
654–675 657 8 136.00–168.00 $163.89 $1,077 +2.69
682 value added 682 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,105 -6.00
725–748 736 38 142.00–156.00 $151.48 $1,115 -2.13
754–778 759 12 145.00–150.00 $147.30 $1,118 —
800–802 value added 802 10 133.00–150.00 $146.61 $1,176 —
830–838 837 13 115.00–137.00 $135.32 $1,133 +0.32
887 887 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,171 —
1107 1107 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,328 —
1320 1320 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 12 205.00 $205.00 $705 +21.63
353–388 374 26 148.00–221.00 $191.03 $714 -9.26
405–441 436 12 163.00–179.00 $170.45 $743 -18.82
453–480 459 60 150.00–193.50 $186.20 $855 +6.20
530–542 537 71 154.00–188.00 $177.72 $954 +4.17
556–568 561 23 158.50–183.00 $178.90 $1,004 +1.63
620–645 639 42 137.00–176.00 $159.73 $1,021 -2.63
655–663 657 14 159.50–163.00 $160.26 $1,053 -0.20
705–742 727 13 119.00–152.50 $139.25 $1,012 -11.00
755–790 765 10 130.00–156.00 $147.73 $1,130 -1.27
820 820 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 +10.00
960 960 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,210 —
968 968 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 4 190.00 $190.00 $952 —
550 value added 550 15 195.00 $195.00 $1,072 +10.50
556 556 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,056 -6.50
681 681 20 180.00 $180.00 $1,226 -5.00
688 688 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,032 -35.00
692 value added 692 15 176.00 $176.00 $1,218 —
786 value added 786 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,195 —
852 852 7 139.50 $139.50 $1,189 +1.50
964 964 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,195 —
967 value added 967 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 171.00 $171.00 $573 —
350–378 364 4 140.00–145.00 $142.40 $518 -8.23
425–431 430 6 139.00–148.00 $140.48 $604 -4.09
463–490 467 15 131.00–145.00 $137.84 $644 -23.16
500–540 530 4 133.00–140.00 $138.35 $733 -15.54
552–565 553 16 132.00–158.50 $156.27 $864 —
653–665 657 9 110.00–148.50 $128.73 $846 -31.27
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
750–785 762 3 120.00–145.00 $136.41 $1,039 —
820 820 1 114.00 $114.00 $935 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 139.00 $139.00 $549 —
455–457 457 8 141.00–145.00 $144.50 $660 —
532–548 536 9 138.00–139.00 $138.23 $741 +3.23
595 595 1 150.00 $150.00 $892 —
600–640 620 6 118.00–149.00 $135.70 $841 -10.30
715–725 720 2 129.00–135.00 $132.02 $951 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
827 827 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 79.00 $79.00 $727 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 80.00 $80.00 $544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 5 117.00–135.00 $129.29 $425 -27.99
350–392 365 76 130.00–164.75 $157.13 $574 -7.49
410–445 428 47 125.00–154.00 $148.01 $633 -1.90
452–480 461 200 131.00–153.50 $150.66 $695 -4.58
515–544 540 215 125.00–152.00 $146.05 $789 -2.84
552–590 559 41 140.00–148.00 $145.46 $813 -0.32
579 value added 579 4 141.00 $141.00 $816 —
609–649 637 162 128.00–145.50 $138.22 $880 -2.67
661 value added 661 9 139.00 $139.00 $919 -11.00
653–690 667 8 69.00–136.00 $126.07 $841 -13.87
706–748 734 74 117.00–147.50 $135.29 $993 +4.70
731–744 value added 734 17 125.00–136.00 $127.62 $937 —
755–792 763 22 106.00–135.00 $121.02 $923 -10.47
837–845 840 15 127.00–140.00 $134.77 $1,132 +12.77
856 856 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 131.00 $131.00 $360 —
305–345 334 7 121.00–146.00 $126.25 $422 -24.93
353–392 360 133 140.00–166.75 $160.33 $577 -6.33
410–445 442 213 125.00–156.00 $151.29 $669 -4.33
451–487 477 48 125.00–150.00 $145.55 $694 -11.70
500–545 536 196 126.00–152.00 $145.06 $778 -0.38
551–558 553 28 126.00–147.00 $142.19 $786 -5.60
605–642 635 88 130.00–144.94 $139.17 $884 +4.54
650–655 652 3 127.00–139.00 $131.02 $854 —
703–745 732 31 120.00–136.50 $128.09 $938 -0.91
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -11.00
805–813 811 9 110.00–112.00 $110.44 $896 —
1230 1230 3 80.00 $80.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 130.00 $130.00 $266 —
328–342 334 10 135.00–155.00 $145.27 $485 —
360–371 365 41 120.00–161.75 $152.66 $557 -5.03
428–447 441 73 117.50–155.00 $146.86 $648 +1.22
458–475 463 8 121.00–141.00 $130.29 $603 -7.02
520–540 536 43 137.00–143.00 $141.89 $761 -1.58
550–556 555 5 127.00–130.00 $127.59 $708 +7.59
630–648 642 15 101.00–127.50 $122.97 $789 -8.85
767 767 3 100.00 $100.00 $767 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 124.00 $124.00 $353 —
350–360 358 9 115.00–147.25 $140.57 $503 —
425 425 1 139.00 $139.00 $591 +6.50
460–482 462 29 115.00–138.00 $135.52 $626 -4.45
544 544 28 137.50 $137.50 $748 -3.00
566 566 4 120.00 $120.00 $679 -4.21
639–642 640 17 117.00–121.00 $118.42 $758 -1.58
755–765 759 5 87.00–117.00 $107.97 $819 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 131.00 $131.00 $576 —
591 591 46 152.00 $152.00 $898 —
653 653 18 143.00 $143.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 89.00 $89.00 $445 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 340 12 169.00–181.00 $174.17 $592 -22.30
352–385 359 37 160.00–196.50 $189.20 $679 +5.82
400–438 421 109 160.00–190.00 $186.90 $787 -3.10
454–495 480 134 161.00–181.00 $168.53 $809 -9.42
501–546 529 93 140.00–167.00 $156.12 $826 -7.24
550–581 566 84 148.00–159.00 $157.67 $892 +6.01
623–637 632 52 135.00–154.00 $149.64 $946 -0.09
656–685 663 8 138.00–143.50 $142.34 $944 -7.92
720–730 729 14 136.00–138.00 $137.72 $1,004 +0.72
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 -15.00
853–855 854 4 120.00–131.00 $125.49 $1,072 +10.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 73 189.00–205.00 $196.41 $666 -4.85
350–390 375 16 150.00–182.00 $176.50 $662 -3.85
403–440 418 87 150.00–195.00 $184.91 $773 +0.80
468–493 488 82 139.00–177.00 $166.43 $812 -1.53
503–547 520 30 131.00–157.00 $151.68 $789 +1.06
557–589 561 64 140.00–161.00 $154.22 $865 +1.77
621–647 633 40 114.00–149.00 $141.24 $894 -7.30
660–695 672 6 121.00–142.50 $136.46 $917 -0.52
714 714 4 125.00 $125.00 $892 -13.00
750–765 761 7 111.00–121.00 $116.00 $883 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–363 360 9 148.00–150.00 $148.45 $534 +0.45
405–413 413 26 150.00–157.75 $157.46 $650 +3.75
486–490 487 20 123.00–145.00 $140.38 $684 —
520–535 528 2 116.00–130.00 $123.10 $650 -19.76
560 560 8 136.00 $136.00 $762 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
433–436 435 7 125.00–153.00 $136.95 $596 —
515–545 543 12 132.00–137.00 $132.40 $719 -9.60
638 638 14 128.00 $128.00 $817 +4.00
665 665 1 69.00 $69.00 $459 -19.00
700 700 2 107.00 $107.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 5 139.00 $139.00 $901 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 12 105.00–117.00 $114.00 $649 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 60.00 $60.00 $344 —
765 765 4 94.00 $94.00 $719 —

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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.