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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

3,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.25/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 538 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.15/cwt -9.19 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 540 lb · 114 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.89/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 541 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,179 3,644 3,379
Feeder cattle 3,179 3,496 3,379
Slaughter cattle — 148 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 981, Holstein Steers 73, Heifers 1344, Bulls 781) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 9.00 lower with lightweight cattle 4.00 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
340 340 11 177.00 $177.00 $602 +7.47
350–393 375 20 151.00–181.00 $170.91 $641 +1.92
424–445 433 43 158.00–193.00 $184.57 $799 +7.28
450–497 468 46 151.00–192.00 $177.02 $828 -1.62
505–543 541 98 139.50–183.00 $166.89 $903 -3.82
550–590 568 48 152.00–189.00 $176.95 $1,005 +4.16
611–645 637 84 130.00–177.50 $161.47 $1,029 +7.10
662–681 672 22 156.00–160.00 $157.97 $1,062 -2.53
670–698 value added 689 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,102 -11.00
730–745 740 19 137.00–150.00 $144.42 $1,069 -1.85
742 742 9 150.50 $150.50 $1,117 +4.23
750–784 764 16 135.00–145.50 $138.32 $1,057 -7.28
817 817 28 146.50 $146.50 $1,197 +3.68
835–838 836 8 129.00–141.00 $137.12 $1,146 -5.70
858 value added 858 12 144.00 $144.00 $1,236 -1.00
853–870 865 13 129.00–140.00 $138.39 $1,197 +3.13
1010 1010 1 92.00 $92.00 $929 -34.00
1090 value added 1090 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,254 —
1270 1270 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–326 326 5 157.00–173.00 $169.81 $554 +1.81
365–399 374 21 125.00–182.00 $169.85 $635 -0.28
440 440 2 159.00–169.00 $164.00 $722 -5.95
450–480 457 69 141.00–185.00 $174.28 $796 +4.01
527 value added 527 6 176.00 $176.00 $928 +7.00
530–541 540 48 125.00–176.00 $167.26 $903 -4.84
550–563 555 27 166.00–175.00 $171.24 $950 +3.85
555 value added 555 1 85.00 $85.00 $472 -89.00
600–647 638 35 139.00–166.00 $157.98 $1,008 +7.55
651–694 655 21 130.00–161.00 $155.27 $1,017 +15.81
705–745 725 17 118.00–164.50 $146.92 $1,065 +3.84
790–795 793 2 109.00–131.00 $119.97 $951 -9.55
816 816 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,110 —
879 879 1 100.00 $100.00 $879 -22.10
1053 1053 8 102.00 $102.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 value added 389 2 150.00 $150.00 $584 —
484 484 6 172.00 $172.00 $832 —
566–578 value added 570 35 172.00–199.00 $189.61 $1,081 +1.86
655–670 value added 668 29 151.00–167.00 $164.84 $1,101 -6.52
708 value added 708 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,104 +4.69
713 713 13 149.00 $149.00 $1,062 +2.84
798 798 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,229 -15.00
800 value added 800 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,160 —
856–887 value added 861 24 137.00–139.50 $138.97 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 153.00 $153.00 $505 —
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 -0.98
409–440 431 12 110.00–150.00 $135.72 $585 -21.66
450–476 473 9 125.00–159.00 $149.14 $705 +16.14
545 545 1 63.00 $63.00 $343 —
555–570 557 10 139.00–162.00 $154.57 $861 -5.37
618–629 624 7 125.00–150.00 $139.39 $870 +16.20
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 -5.79
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 146.00 $146.00 $577 -5.00
460 460 11 149.00 $149.00 $685 +0.14
546 546 8 145.00 $145.00 $792 +6.50
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 +6.00
620–645 627 4 128.00–143.00 $138.30 $867 +8.80
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 -7.00
750–785 773 3 118.00–134.00 $128.83 $996 -11.17
865–890 878 2 99.00–105.00 $101.96 $895 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 value added 355 5 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
460 value added 460 5 175.00 $175.00 $805 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 91.00 $91.00 $846 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 110.00–129.00 $119.50 $347 —
330–336 335 10 139.00–149.00 $148.02 $496 -5.75
354–381 369 32 138.00–154.00 $149.57 $552 -2.00
400–445 429 51 120.00–155.00 $149.15 $640 +1.70
452–495 464 95 123.00–152.00 $144.68 $671 -1.76
513–542 538 118 118.00–142.00 $139.25 $749 -2.72
550–565 551 38 133.00–147.50 $142.10 $783 -6.92
610–648 639 73 123.00–143.00 $133.13 $851 +2.46
653–695 661 15 125.00–137.00 $131.30 $868 -0.21
720–738 725 23 118.00–131.50 $125.33 $909 +3.16
755–767 759 11 102.00–131.00 $120.30 $913 -5.49
803–840 825 5 114.00–124.00 $120.11 $991 -4.18
856 856 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,156 +9.00
860 value added 860 2 115.00 $115.00 $989 -14.00
867 867 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,032 -7.00
945 945 3 104.00 $104.00 $983 —
955 955 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,146 —
964 964 8 126.00 $126.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–284 277 2 100.00–136.00 $117.55 $326 -20.45
300–333 326 11 125.00–143.00 $135.51 $442 -21.78
361–390 364 58 135.00–161.50 $154.94 $564 +3.46
399 value added 399 5 141.00 $141.00 $563 —
405–449 441 93 115.00–150.00 $143.96 $635 -5.99
452–490 458 71 99.00–154.50 $143.95 $659 -1.43
515 value added 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -5.00
505–547 540 113 100.00–141.50 $138.05 $745 -8.13
550–570 553 33 117.00–152.00 $148.28 $820 +3.97
610–648 629 59 119.00–143.00 $134.20 $844 +2.41
655–668 658 4 102.50–135.00 $126.75 $834 +0.81
725–749 742 8 92.00–130.00 $118.45 $879 -6.62
752–753 752 10 120.00–128.00 $126.40 $951 +9.82
842 842 2 80.00–107.50 $93.75 $789 -14.34
851 851 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 136.00 $136.00 $475 —
359–395 365 32 100.00–158.00 $141.38 $516 -6.60
406–442 439 57 100.00–140.00 $137.09 $602 -1.48
455–480 461 28 100.00–142.50 $129.01 $595 -7.73
505–545 536 38 100.00–139.75 $133.84 $717 -1.38
553 553 3 118.00 $118.00 $653 —
615 615 9 127.00–129.00 $127.89 $787 +13.92
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785 -2.00
710–737 726 4 80.00–118.00 $106.63 $774 +11.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 136.00 $136.00 $438 —
374 374 5 138.00 $138.00 $516 —
420–423 421 10 134.00–143.00 $141.19 $594 —
469 value added 469 5 144.00 $144.00 $675 -10.98
514 514 5 143.00 $143.00 $735 +15.00
550 value added 550 12 159.00 $159.00 $874 +6.49
572 572 5 148.00 $148.00 $847 -3.70
619–642 value added 639 31 137.00–140.50 $140.06 $895 +1.06
650–658 value added 656 21 139.00–141.00 $140.53 $922 -2.47
764 value added 764 4 100.00 $100.00 $764 -35.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 148.50 $148.50 $512 —
405–448 442 30 119.00–139.00 $136.18 $602 +19.15
550–565 552 17 113.00–139.00 $133.14 $735 —
630 630 7 121.00 $121.00 $762 +7.00
725–735 730 2 108.00–118.00 $113.03 $825 -16.97
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 124.00 $124.00 $314 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 +30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 139.00 $139.00 $403 —
328–338 330 14 146.00–178.00 $167.76 $554 -5.63
350–380 361 17 155.00–181.00 $168.04 $607 +13.45
405–445 418 64 130.00–186.00 $167.39 $700 -2.24
460–495 488 67 130.00–190.00 $160.87 $785 -4.42
500–547 532 63 126.00–167.00 $157.44 $838 -1.29
555–585 561 79 133.00–166.00 $150.92 $847 -4.70
608–649 637 57 122.00–146.00 $141.61 $902 -1.95
661–680 665 7 100.00–136.00 $124.74 $830 -14.96
708–745 730 13 124.50–126.00 $125.53 $916 +1.77
855–875 865 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $1,008 +14.06
1140 1140 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–339 336 28 140.00–175.00 $168.34 $566 +14.53
350–390 365 9 163.00–181.00 $171.49 $626 +2.05
405–434 424 59 122.00–184.00 $165.64 $702 -4.75
450–496 480 81 131.00–187.00 $164.36 $789 +10.94
510–532 528 35 132.00–160.00 $152.28 $804 -3.08
555–581 564 30 131.00–151.00 $146.43 $826 -1.70
617–649 630 25 110.00–142.00 $135.90 $856 -3.39
650–663 660 8 129.00–141.00 $137.26 $906 -2.08
718–731 729 13 122.00–128.00 $127.09 $926 +0.53
765 765 2 120.50 $120.50 $922 -1.25
832 832 3 120.00 $120.00 $998 —
1055 1055 1 90.00 $90.00 $950 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 8 150.00 $150.00 $496 —
394 394 4 160.00 $160.00 $630 +11.58
425 425 10 150.00 $150.00 $638 +16.32
465–487 484 8 140.50–143.00 $140.80 $681 +3.80
573–595 575 14 121.00–131.00 $130.26 $749 +0.26
615–640 632 3 131.00 $131.00 $828 —
910 910 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–375 360 5 135.00–149.00 $146.08 $526 -6.88
430–435 432 12 163.00 $163.00 $704 +16.00
556–595 564 11 130.00–144.00 $141.91 $800 -6.09
680 680 1 109.00 $109.00 $741 —
725 725 1 103.00 $103.00 $747 +8.00
855 855 1 91.00 $91.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 117.00 $117.00 $567 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 131.00 $131.00 $422 —
460–487 471 9 114.00–131.00 $125.14 $589 —
540–547 544 14 132.00–135.00 $133.72 $727 —
625 625 4 135.50 $135.50 $847 —
655 655 8 132.00 $132.00 $865 —
775 775 3 113.00 $113.00 $876 —
975 975 1 77.00 $77.00 $751 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 3 108.00 $108.00 $891 —
941 941 16 109.75 $109.75 $1,033 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 137.00 $137.00 $588 —
580 580 3 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 97.50 $97.50 $424 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 —
715 715 1 76.00 $76.00 $543 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 85.00 $85.00 $361 —

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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.