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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

5,369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.24/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 465 lb · 191 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.02/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 565 lb · 179 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.49/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 563 lb · 178 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,369 4,124 3,761
Feeder cattle 5,320 4,124 3,711
Slaughter cattle 49 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1644, Heifers 2527, Bulls 1149) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 22) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 11.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah Valley, 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
325–345 335 2 155.00–180.00 $167.13 $560 -8.87
350–385 360 15 150.00–188.00 $176.88 $637 -26.28
420–445 433 42 130.00–183.00 $170.22 $737 -2.47
455–495 469 108 144.00–186.50 $182.60 $856 -7.27
490 value added 490 6 197.50 $197.50 $968 —
500–546 543 125 149.00–186.00 $181.21 $984 +13.54
554–560 557 21 125.00–192.00 $186.72 $1,040 +8.32
551–595 560 112 149.00–185.00 $176.65 $989 -1.75
555–591 value added 582 46 165.00–181.50 $177.39 $1,032 -6.11
600–648 641 78 142.00–171.00 $163.16 $1,046 -1.01
650–695 663 65 110.00–163.00 $155.05 $1,028 -8.84
663–668 value added 665 15 156.00–164.00 $159.33 $1,060 -2.67
664–691 684 29 162.50–170.00 $164.87 $1,128 +0.98
729–731 730 14 140.00–145.00 $141.79 $1,035 -9.69
700–747 736 56 125.00–151.00 $146.12 $1,075 -5.36
740 value added 740 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,117 —
750–795 value added 766 11 137.00–149.00 $141.53 $1,084 —
758–795 771 14 121.00–139.00 $130.15 $1,003 -17.15
770–785 781 25 143.00–152.50 $147.45 $1,152 +0.15
810–840 830 3 95.00–142.00 $126.71 $1,052 -8.61
843 843 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,142 +0.18
857–860 858 5 126.00–135.00 $129.61 $1,112 -2.39
860 value added 860 13 136.00 $136.00 $1,170 —
896 896 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,210 +3.00
930 930 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
923–938 value added 933 16 127.00–130.50 $129.19 $1,205 —
1050–1080 1065 2 89.00–110.00 $99.65 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 8 198.00 $198.00 $937 —
453–489 value added 479 34 171.00–195.00 $189.00 $905 —
533 533 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,007 -1.00
535 535 4 164.00 $164.00 $877 -26.00
568 568 22 187.50 $187.50 $1,065 -2.50
573 573 4 161.00 $161.00 $923 -29.00
586 value added 586 22 177.00 $177.00 $1,037 —
620–636 value added 631 58 169.00–170.00 $169.56 $1,070 —
627–646 638 14 175.00–183.00 $178.37 $1,138 —
659 659 18 184.00 $184.00 $1,213 +4.00
652–673 value added 668 48 158.00–168.00 $160.62 $1,073 -15.38
679 679 13 154.50 $154.50 $1,049 -25.50
710 710 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,001 —
743 value added 743 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,114 —
762 762 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,143 —
763–777 value added 773 43 138.00–144.00 $139.79 $1,081 -12.21
909 909 15 132.50 $132.50 $1,204 —
956 value added 956 15 124.00 $124.00 $1,185 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 173.00 $173.00 $602 -32.00
362–390 368 19 151.00–188.00 $175.81 $647 -15.22
415–437 429 29 137.50–179.00 $171.91 $737 +1.46
455–480 459 55 88.00–181.00 $170.26 $781 -15.94
500–549 530 58 150.00–184.00 $175.94 $932 -1.78
557–580 562 41 121.00–179.50 $174.08 $978 -4.82
555–582 value added 566 12 160.00–169.50 $165.43 $936 —
610–648 636 45 138.00–167.50 $160.90 $1,023 +1.17
646 value added 646 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,001 —
655 value added 655 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,100 —
655–695 671 8 80.00–157.00 $144.78 $971 -15.48
705–748 736 17 101.00–148.00 $139.02 $1,023 -0.23
768 value added 768 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,091 —
755–795 775 2 121.00–130.00 $125.62 $974 -22.11
823 823 3 109.00–113.00 $110.67 $911 -29.33
853 853 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 157.50 $157.50 $512 -13.50
352–390 377 6 145.00–160.00 $156.17 $589 +13.77
430–445 440 5 104.00–156.00 $141.60 $623 +1.12
450–461 458 14 142.50–170.00 $148.34 $679 +10.50
505–542 540 17 115.00–160.00 $157.52 $851 +19.17
552–556 554 7 146.00–161.00 $152.40 $844 -3.87
625–628 627 4 137.00–144.00 $142.26 $892 —
655 655 4 149.50 $149.50 $979 +20.77
740 740 1 133.00 $133.00 $984 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 139.00 $139.00 $595 —
457–462 458 14 163.00–184.00 $167.54 $767 —
468 value added 468 4 139.00 $139.00 $651 —
501–543 value added 531 17 141.00–164.00 $157.61 $837 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 144.00 $144.00 $346 —
330 330 2 142.50–157.50 $150.00 $495 —
400 400 1 152.50 $152.50 $610 —
456–470 458 8 150.00–158.00 $156.97 $719 +12.47
517–540 523 4 150.00–162.00 $158.90 $831 +20.67
561–585 565 6 127.00–134.00 $128.21 $724 -21.79
633–645 640 7 85.00–158.00 $138.42 $886 +2.72
700–740 727 3 127.00–135.00 $129.57 $942 -2.45
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1835 1588 10 148.50–156.00 $152.51 $2,422 —
1330–1895 1625 17 145.00–159.00 $149.59 $2,431 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612 —
473 473 1 88.00 $88.00 $416 —
635 635 1 91.00 $91.00 $578 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 128.00 $128.00 $375 —
331 331 15 140.00 $140.00 $463 +10.71
367–390 380 53 130.00–160.00 $150.50 $572 -6.63
422–445 433 29 131.00–150.00 $145.94 $632 -2.07
434 434 6 153.00 $153.00 $664 +4.99
451–490 465 191 128.00–151.50 $145.24 $675 -5.42
500–549 540 141 128.75–151.50 $140.54 $759 -5.51
550–595 557 133 131.00–146.00 $141.40 $788 -4.06
562–596 value added 578 40 140.00–149.00 $142.24 $822 +1.24
592 592 5 138.00 $138.00 $817 -7.46
605–646 636 107 111.00–144.50 $129.37 $823 -8.85
650–685 655 66 112.00–140.00 $127.47 $835 +1.40
661–698 667 37 129.00–150.00 $143.17 $955 +17.10
680 value added 680 2 133.00 $133.00 $904 -6.00
713–729 720 11 120.00–130.00 $125.40 $903 -9.89
715–746 735 55 104.00–122.00 $116.44 $856 -18.85
745 value added 745 24 125.00 $125.00 $931 -2.62
751–795 758 10 120.00–125.00 $124.17 $941 +3.15
762 762 6 126.00 $126.00 $960 +4.98
778 value added 778 4 124.00 $124.00 $965 —
820 820 2 114.00 $114.00 $935 -20.77
845 845 4 106.00 $106.00 $896 -28.77
852–890 857 12 100.00–120.00 $110.15 $944 -18.85
898 898 4 109.00 $109.00 $979 —
930–935 932 3 91.00–109.00 $102.98 $960 —
998 value added 998 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,098 —
1090 value added 1090 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,188 —
1180 value added 1180 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–346 341 29 130.00–150.00 $141.69 $483 +15.44
360–376 365 84 126.00–162.50 $154.31 $563 -6.02
417 value added 417 5 151.00 $151.00 $630 —
420–448 441 123 109.00–155.50 $149.07 $657 -2.22
459–490 478 81 128.00–151.00 $141.07 $674 -4.48
491 value added 491 8 154.00 $154.00 $756 —
505–545 540 134 110.00–152.50 $141.77 $766 -3.29
551–595 570 67 127.00–150.00 $136.91 $780 -5.28
575–585 value added 580 2 139.00–143.00 $141.02 $818 —
605 value added 605 3 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
600–643 625 67 99.00–143.00 $130.50 $816 -8.67
655 value added 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
650–682 661 41 103.00–136.00 $127.84 $845 -3.18
723–745 737 19 121.00–125.50 $123.16 $908 -4.93
770–788 785 6 115.00–116.00 $115.84 $909 +10.84
865–890 878 2 91.00–98.00 $94.55 $830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–380 365 22 153.00–163.00 $161.58 $590 —
433–447 438 9 149.00–153.00 $151.64 $664 +20.64
460–493 468 12 148.00–153.00 $151.68 $710 —
451–487 value added 475 28 148.00–158.00 $151.05 $717 —
476 476 11 157.00 $157.00 $747 —
510 510 2 106.00 $106.00 $541 —
531 value added 531 9 157.00 $157.00 $834 —
563–575 value added 567 38 129.00–148.00 $140.09 $794 —
550–594 569 100 149.00–157.00 $154.00 $876 +2.00
575 575 8 136.00 $136.00 $782 -16.00
614 614 7 136.50 $136.50 $838 —
633 633 10 142.00 $142.00 $899 —
639–649 value added 646 82 129.00–140.00 $132.96 $859 —
661 661 10 124.00 $124.00 $820 -19.00
718 718 5 131.00 $131.00 $941 —
756 756 4 131.00 $131.00 $990 —
759 759 6 120.00 $120.00 $911 —
772–773 value added 773 74 115.00–133.00 $131.30 $1,015 —
803 value added 803 10 115.00 $115.00 $923 —
870 value added 870 22 126.50 $126.50 $1,101 —
905–906 value added 905 23 111.00–115.00 $112.57 $1,019 —
958 value added 958 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 114.00 $114.00 $325 —
340–345 344 4 101.00–124.00 $118.31 $407 -26.96
359–395 364 53 137.00–159.50 $145.43 $529 -7.23
400–445 434 41 124.00–149.00 $138.86 $603 -8.00
450–461 455 55 130.00–150.00 $143.19 $652 +12.90
530–545 535 38 109.00–134.00 $126.60 $677 -15.29
543 543 3 81.00 $81.00 $440 -60.89
550 550 9 143.75 $143.75 $791 +16.16
600–635 616 8 118.00–136.00 $125.99 $776 +3.02
670–685 678 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $695 —
708–735 717 4 70.00–105.00 $94.99 $681 —
760–795 772 3 63.00–108.00 $92.55 $714 -7.45
890 890 1 81.00 $81.00 $721 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 362 6 112.50–149.00 $142.61 $516 +2.04
410–426 424 8 115.00–139.00 $136.10 $577 -2.90
454 454 6 139.50 $139.50 $633 +3.98
535 535 1 129.00 $129.00 $690 -8.50
562–590 567 16 110.00–127.50 $124.68 $707 +4.68
623 623 3 113.00 $113.00 $704 -5.42
660 660 3 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
770–780 773 3 101.00–115.00 $110.29 $853 +2.32
875 875 1 71.00 $71.00 $621 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 6 136.00 $136.00 $691 —
662 value added 662 33 140.00 $140.00 $927 —
695 695 5 126.00 $126.00 $876 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1415 1313 2 132.00–135.00 $133.38 $1,751 —
1245–1715 1452 11 150.00–155.00 $152.11 $2,209 —
1305–1600 1476 9 151.00–161.50 $155.60 $2,297 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 137.00 $137.00 $511 —
450 450 5 136.00 $136.00 $612 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 142.00 $142.00 $795 —
610 610 1 84.00 $84.00 $512 —
815 815 1 72.00 $72.00 $587 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 124.00 $124.00 $676 —
633 633 2 109.00 $109.00 $690 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 119.00 $119.00 $357 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–330 321 9 162.50–175.00 $170.59 $548 -3.58
350–388 365 50 117.50–184.00 $167.06 $610 -22.14
400–445 422 80 126.00–178.00 $162.89 $687 -24.01
460–495 483 99 134.00–178.00 $164.26 $793 -4.27
500–549 526 44 130.00–168.00 $156.43 $823 +0.31
550–587 574 93 100.00–156.00 $149.50 $858 -8.17
627–648 638 77 132.00–158.00 $146.13 $932 -3.51
653 653 8 136.00 $136.00 $888 -6.34
655 value added 655 6 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
700–725 708 6 120.00–131.00 $127.13 $900 -10.59
755–787 765 13 125.00–138.50 $132.81 $1,016 —
800–830 815 2 99.00–119.00 $108.82 $887 +3.82
853–875 862 5 110.00–124.00 $115.69 $997 -9.80
944 value added 944 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,104 —
960 960 1 93.00 $93.00 $893 —
1335 1335 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 167.50 $167.50 $402 —
323–347 341 70 155.00–185.00 $171.25 $584 -25.16
367–390 374 11 168.00–175.00 $170.06 $636 -6.44
405–437 416 72 134.00–180.00 $165.09 $687 -19.82
470–498 489 85 135.00–172.25 $153.57 $751 -12.86
502–545 517 47 110.00–161.00 $152.92 $791 +1.24
550–580 570 67 134.00–157.50 $147.80 $842 -6.42
617–646 633 23 90.00–150.00 $143.36 $907 +2.12
664–695 676 21 116.00–146.00 $140.06 $947 +3.60
710–728 726 8 90.00–137.00 $131.25 $953 +6.25
750–775 752 12 114.00–128.00 $126.80 $954 +10.80
815–835 823 3 105.00–113.00 $109.35 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 157.00 $157.00 $614 —
428–444 436 24 124.00–157.00 $151.88 $662 +14.93
465–495 475 3 136.00 $136.00 $646 —
523–545 531 12 116.00–141.00 $136.53 $725 +4.13
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 —
600–642 636 7 95.00–124.00 $120.09 $764 -7.91
710–725 718 2 98.00–105.00 $101.54 $729 -5.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 18 153.00 $153.00 $528 —
485 485 16 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
711 711 7 135.00 $135.00 $960 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 122.00 $122.00 $409 —
352–398 366 9 139.00–158.00 $151.76 $555 +3.31
412–425 413 10 136.00–153.50 $151.70 $627 -5.76
486 486 8 138.50 $138.50 $673 -1.88
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 -13.10
580 580 5 122.50–126.00 $124.60 $723 -11.40
613–628 621 4 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $770 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 125.00 $125.00 $612 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 64.00 $64.00 $259 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 100.00 $100.00 $355 —

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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.