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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

3,856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.14/cwt -8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 540 lb · 188 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.02/cwt -10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 557 lb · 185 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.60/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 467 lb · 159 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,856 3,717 4,140
Feeder cattle 3,856 3,568 4,140
Slaughter cattle — 149 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1221, Heifers 1712, Bulls 923) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, 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
335 335 2 185.00 $185.00 $620 +2.09
382–385 383 12 168.00–191.00 $179.89 $689 +3.33
432 value added 432 12 205.00 $205.00 $886 —
433–435 433 25 142.00–203.00 $199.95 $866 +15.44
454–495 465 100 158.00–218.00 $182.88 $850 -1.18
533 value added 533 14 187.00 $187.00 $997 +42.00
530–547 543 67 160.00–201.00 $191.75 $1,041 +18.06
550–573 557 185 160.00–187.00 $171.02 $953 -8.87
602 value added 602 9 191.00 $191.00 $1,150 +72.00
610–648 639 103 156.00–179.00 $161.73 $1,033 -5.20
652–665 661 32 144.50–180.00 $164.26 $1,086 -5.74
654–682 value added 666 16 167.00–193.00 $182.68 $1,217 +8.61
697 697 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,241 —
717–743 value added 738 10 147.00–160.00 $149.53 $1,104 -0.47
727–748 739 55 136.00–155.00 $152.74 $1,129 -2.97
754–781 value added 764 25 157.00–161.00 $158.66 $1,212 +1.19
758–778 766 16 136.00–152.00 $147.22 $1,128 -11.78
809–831 value added 815 40 141.00–147.00 $145.32 $1,184 +0.10
837–843 841 16 133.00–146.00 $143.26 $1,205 +1.38
850–884 value added 865 52 135.00–151.00 $148.18 $1,282 —
875–898 895 8 139.00–140.25 $140.10 $1,254 +3.10
930 value added 930 17 134.50 $134.50 $1,251 —
968–972 value added 968 42 125.00–142.50 $140.41 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–329 327 6 173.00–184.00 $180.39 $590 +0.39
359–390 369 18 130.00–192.00 $180.17 $665 +8.12
400–448 428 19 159.00–206.00 $186.00 $796 +11.47
458–490 464 59 102.00–191.00 $171.75 $797 +2.00
495 value added 495 3 189.00 $189.00 $936 —
531–539 537 36 160.00–213.00 $182.01 $977 +12.18
555–593 573 20 150.00–179.00 $168.45 $965 +9.31
636–640 639 22 160.00–164.50 $163.69 $1,046 -0.10
650–670 659 25 140.00–167.00 $158.54 $1,045 +17.13
689 value added 689 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,164 -1.00
700–742 726 9 146.00–153.50 $151.60 $1,101 +0.91
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 -2.14
815 815 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,076 +20.00
850–864 861 5 130.00–135.00 $134.01 $1,154 +5.17
930 930 1 105.00 $105.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 139.00 $139.00 $452 -14.88
355 355 7 151.00 $151.00 $536 -20.00
425–448 445 15 149.00–164.00 $156.35 $696 +4.14
525–540 535 3 150.00–155.00 $151.64 $811 -9.49
554–570 557 11 137.50–166.00 $157.61 $878 +14.93
620–641 637 8 127.00–153.00 $146.38 $932 +36.20
745 745 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,013 —
840 840 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 175.00 $175.00 $542 —
513–524 value added 520 14 168.00–186.00 $179.66 $934 +4.66
595 value added 595 14 179.50 $179.50 $1,068 +11.93
744 value added 744 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,146 +5.33
797 value added 797 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,180 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
320 320 1 141.00 $141.00 $451 —
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 +25.00
530 530 1 144.00 $144.00 $763 —
552–555 553 5 98.00–142.00 $133.16 $736 -7.82
610–620 615 2 134.00–148.00 $140.94 $867 —
660–680 667 3 134.00–139.50 $137.63 $918 +15.30
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 —
850 850 1 106.00 $106.00 $901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 14 130.00–157.00 $154.00 $514 +10.12
356–395 370 52 121.00–158.00 $153.83 $569 +5.78
411–445 417 27 135.50–154.00 $151.64 $632 -3.92
455–492 467 159 139.50–164.00 $150.60 $703 -0.04
505–547 540 188 128.00–147.50 $142.14 $768 -5.87
558–595 561 43 129.00–150.50 $143.22 $803 -3.13
619 value added 619 5 143.00 $143.00 $885 +5.50
603–643 639 110 124.50–142.00 $133.59 $854 -2.88
657 657 5 141.00 $141.00 $926 +5.01
655–695 658 43 124.00–130.00 $129.64 $853 -6.35
695 value added 695 4 138.00 $138.00 $959 -5.50
703–735 value added 714 12 129.00–137.50 $134.58 $961 -7.75
703–748 734 37 90.00–139.50 $126.80 $931 +0.95
750–780 752 29 87.50–129.50 $125.88 $947 -15.62
799 value added 799 13 126.50 $126.50 $1,011 +1.50
821 821 18 125.50 $125.50 $1,030 +15.01
836–846 842 11 119.00–121.00 $120.28 $1,013 +9.79
873 value added 873 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,100 +2.00
990 990 1 98.00 $98.00 $970 —
1045 1045 1 94.00 $94.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–332 330 20 142.00–157.00 $154.96 $511 +8.61
362–383 368 59 132.00–165.00 $159.17 $586 +2.36
405–449 442 148 118.00–163.00 $151.50 $670 -0.02
451–493 466 82 141.00–159.00 $149.43 $696 -0.98
510–546 538 116 120.00–146.00 $142.28 $765 -3.55
560–575 567 39 119.00–154.50 $150.31 $852 +5.56
603–636 622 30 123.00–135.50 $133.42 $830 -1.42
650–670 654 40 89.00–136.00 $132.29 $865 -0.97
656 value added 656 9 138.00 $138.00 $905 —
729–743 734 24 124.00–129.50 $126.96 $932 +4.54
765 765 1 116.00 $116.00 $887 -16.00
860–875 868 2 102.00–105.00 $103.51 $898 -7.49
930 930 1 101.00 $101.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 —
330–348 345 24 140.00–156.50 $148.12 $511 +4.12
375–393 385 6 134.00–164.00 $149.81 $577 +2.50
400–447 441 61 132.00–149.00 $145.89 $643 -1.54
458–462 461 15 129.00–148.00 $140.42 $647 +0.23
525–543 539 36 117.00–143.75 $139.98 $754 +11.18
552–587 558 12 125.50–130.00 $126.29 $705 -13.24
600–635 621 14 110.00–133.00 $124.55 $773 +24.46
665–675 670 2 120.00 $120.00 $804 +6.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 value added 372 7 149.50 $149.50 $556 —
388 388 2 135.00 $135.00 $524 -22.00
457–474 465 18 124.00–159.50 $148.41 $690 —
496 value added 496 11 160.00 $160.00 $794 +15.00
535 value added 535 1 117.00 $117.00 $626 —
540 540 4 153.00 $153.00 $826 —
592 value added 592 7 139.50 $139.50 $826 -5.32
614–620 value added 617 15 138.00–141.00 $139.59 $861 -8.16
648 648 3 134.50 $134.50 $872 -11.50
658–691 value added 676 20 130.00–139.00 $135.50 $916 —
693 693 9 133.00 $133.00 $922 —
709–721 value added 718 14 116.00–128.00 $124.61 $895 —
883 883 11 129.00 $129.00 $1,139 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–390 367 5 118.00–155.50 $147.53 $541 +42.26
448 448 2 121.00 $121.00 $542 -4.00
458 458 13 146.25 $146.25 $670 +5.76
529–548 539 13 129.50–138.50 $134.42 $725 +1.59
580 580 1 109.00 $109.00 $632 -10.00
607–625 613 6 100.00–124.00 $112.88 $692 +11.88
742 742 3 106.00 $106.00 $787 -22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–346 335 13 149.00–181.00 $168.76 $565 +0.60
350–398 378 24 154.00–181.00 $173.36 $655 +5.04
416–442 425 63 144.00–188.00 $166.80 $709 -2.20
450–495 482 104 140.00–188.00 $169.36 $816 -1.49
501–548 532 72 129.00–167.00 $158.14 $841 +5.63
558–580 566 84 130.00–170.00 $157.67 $892 -0.05
620–641 630 49 120.00–158.00 $148.00 $932 -3.52
655–670 657 23 125.00–156.00 $143.23 $941 -4.88
726–735 730 7 124.00–143.00 $134.80 $984 +4.80
770–790 774 7 112.50–138.00 $131.53 $1,018 +10.91
830 830 3 122.00–126.00 $123.33 $1,024 +22.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 347 53 150.00–185.25 $180.01 $625 +7.90
382–384 384 12 180.00 $180.00 $691 +9.30
413–442 419 69 142.50–179.00 $169.48 $710 -0.52
455–490 484 78 135.00–183.00 $164.57 $797 -7.49
503–544 519 25 135.00–168.00 $150.90 $783 -2.20
553–590 562 66 130.00–156.50 $153.17 $861 +4.05
622–649 643 23 121.00–147.00 $140.05 $901 -2.20
670–690 677 3 147.50–152.00 $150.47 $1,019 -2.59
710–716 715 6 106.00–141.00 $135.21 $967 —
823 823 2 101.00 $101.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–390 382 6 145.00–173.00 $167.25 $639 —
454 454 7 168.50 $168.50 $765 —
528 528 2 131.00 $131.00 $692 —
561–566 563 13 146.00–157.00 $149.41 $841 —
743 743 2 120.00 $120.00 $892 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 178.00 $178.00 $570 +23.26
423 423 4 163.00 $163.00 $689 +0.52
471 471 8 155.00 $155.00 $730 +48.98
534 534 4 137.00 $137.00 $732 -15.00
555–563 557 10 150.50–153.75 $153.09 $853 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +17.47
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
835 835 1 95.00 $95.00 $793 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 152.00 $152.00 $520 +10.00
385 385 1 136.00 $136.00 $524 +31.16
400–420 417 7 147.50–150.00 $147.84 $616 -5.16
496–497 496 12 140.50–143.00 $141.13 $700 +7.13
515–545 530 2 112.00–126.00 $118.80 $630 -0.20
571 571 5 134.00 $134.00 $765 -7.00
665 665 1 121.00 $121.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 83.00 $83.00 $544 —
995 995 1 81.00 $81.00 $806 —

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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.