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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

4,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.88/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 562 lb · 330 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.82/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 471 lb · 198 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.92/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 626 lb · 198 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,556 3,856 3,720
Feeder cattle 4,490 3,856 3,638
Slaughter cattle 66 — 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1763, Heifers 1940, Bulls 787) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 31) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 2.00 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
335–340 336 4 184.00–194.00 $191.47 $643 +6.47
370 370 1 153.00 $153.00 $566 -26.89
360–383 378 17 162.00–217.00 $184.40 $697 +4.51
407–445 436 38 159.00–206.00 $180.12 $785 -19.83
458–496 473 116 128.00–191.00 $177.03 $837 -5.85
489 value added 489 17 194.00 $194.00 $949 —
495 495 28 203.50 $203.50 $1,007 +20.62
500–549 540 31 145.00–170.00 $165.90 $896 -25.85
540 540 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,037 +0.25
550–587 554 231 155.00–186.00 $173.70 $962 +2.68
572–580 577 63 176.00–192.50 $184.40 $1,064 +13.38
586–593 value added 590 36 169.50–188.00 $184.15 $1,086 —
606–607 value added 606 11 166.00–175.50 $173.77 $1,053 -17.23
602–618 615 20 175.00–185.00 $178.71 $1,099 +16.98
600–648 629 167 146.00–169.00 $161.50 $1,016 -0.23
655 655 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 +5.74
650–688 660 39 140.00–172.00 $165.43 $1,092 +1.17
653–685 value added 668 45 170.00–176.00 $173.13 $1,157 -9.55
705–747 734 74 130.00–154.00 $148.69 $1,091 -4.05
743–744 value added 743 16 157.50–161.00 $159.03 $1,182 +9.50
754–760 value added 759 18 145.50–152.00 $146.94 $1,115 -11.72
756–781 770 11 150.00–155.00 $152.77 $1,176 +5.55
779 779 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,145 -0.22
803–849 value added 817 94 145.00–149.75 $147.97 $1,209 +2.65
808–842 824 21 125.00–146.00 $135.10 $1,113 -8.16
840 840 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 -3.26
850–870 860 3 110.00–139.50 $123.28 $1,060 -16.82
862 862 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,310 +11.90
911 value added 911 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,262 +4.00
916–948 927 26 114.00–140.00 $137.96 $1,279 —
953 953 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,163 —
961 value added 961 50 142.25 $142.25 $1,367 +1.84
1055 value added 1055 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,372 —
1160 1160 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,380 —
1280 1280 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,370 —
1445 1445 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 132.50 $132.50 $318 —
323–345 330 3 172.00–191.00 $184.39 $608 +4.00
356–390 368 39 162.00–211.00 $179.11 $659 -1.06
417–445 438 71 156.00–206.00 $175.06 $767 -10.94
443 value added 443 5 159.00 $159.00 $704 —
450–490 462 23 149.00–191.00 $167.65 $775 -4.10
467–481 value added 474 10 177.00–179.00 $177.99 $844 -11.01
505–544 538 69 140.00–179.00 $169.23 $910 -12.78
551–590 558 20 150.00–166.00 $160.56 $896 -7.89
563 value added 563 3 135.00 $135.00 $760 —
619–645 626 14 146.00–164.00 $159.10 $996 -4.59
653–663 656 31 136.00–161.50 $158.29 $1,038 -0.25
656 value added 656 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,181 +11.00
702–747 726 13 130.00–151.50 $144.67 $1,050 -6.93
752–796 773 20 138.00–148.00 $144.96 $1,121 +9.96
875 875 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 -9.01
1010 1010 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 21 211.50 $211.50 $799 —
436 436 23 211.00 $211.00 $920 —
673 673 11 176.00 $176.00 $1,184 —
858 value added 858 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,236 —
902 902 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,272 —
1016 1016 15 136.00 $136.00 $1,382 —
1056 1056 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 145.00–147.50 $146.22 $465 +7.22
355–362 361 5 153.00–157.00 $153.79 $555 +2.79
425–440 434 10 136.00–169.50 $160.11 $695 +3.76
451–490 466 11 147.00–189.00 $169.85 $792 —
528–547 541 9 161.00–163.00 $162.35 $878 +10.71
557–573 562 9 140.00–157.00 $151.23 $850 -6.38
617 617 5 150.50 $150.50 $929 +4.12
661–695 668 5 118.00–140.00 $135.42 $905 —
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 -6.00
750 750 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 —
910 910 1 95.00 $95.00 $864 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,457 —
1310–1590 1480 6 131.00–138.00 $135.10 $1,999 —
1495–1535 1515 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $1,864 —
1405–1890 1642 26 126.00–150.10 $138.21 $2,269 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 +34.00
355–390 377 3 129.00–165.00 $148.81 $561 —
410 410 1 90.00 $90.00 $369 -66.00
435–440 439 6 128.00–150.00 $146.37 $643 -9.63
460 460 3 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 -5.00
560–590 576 8 130.00–155.00 $137.10 $790 +3.94
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -10.94
653 653 5 145.00 $145.00 $947 +7.37
730–745 739 4 120.00–135.00 $130.03 $961 -7.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 value added 709 5 116.00 $116.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 103.00 $103.00 $603 —
610 610 1 90.00 $90.00 $549 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 140.00 $140.00 $952 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 128.00–155.00 $141.15 $407 —
309–315 310 5 145.00–156.00 $147.23 $456 -6.77
360–385 369 39 142.00–160.00 $149.74 $553 -4.09
403 403 8 164.00 $164.00 $661 +12.36
421–438 433 33 139.00–165.00 $153.51 $665 +1.87
451–493 468 175 140.00–154.50 $149.44 $699 -1.16
494 value added 494 8 139.00 $139.00 $687 —
498 498 15 160.00 $160.00 $797 +9.40
500–545 541 184 130.00–150.00 $141.83 $767 -0.31
552 552 3 153.00 $153.00 $845 +9.78
550–585 561 120 129.00–146.00 $143.16 $803 -0.06
570 value added 570 8 160.25 $160.25 $913 —
600–647 634 137 87.50–141.00 $135.90 $862 +2.31
645 value added 645 1 141.00 $141.00 $909 -2.00
650–665 654 26 115.00–134.00 $133.07 $870 -7.93
664 value added 664 8 145.00 $145.00 $963 +7.00
685 685 5 134.00–140.00 $138.80 $951 +9.16
702–737 725 9 134.00–145.00 $141.45 $1,026 +14.65
728 value added 728 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,005 +3.42
723–740 733 15 111.00–127.75 $126.36 $926 -0.44
750–778 765 22 114.00–134.00 $122.94 $940 -2.94
800–834 826 8 126.00–137.00 $134.33 $1,110 +8.83
820–845 834 6 101.00–132.00 $116.92 $975 -3.36
819–842 value added 838 24 130.00–132.00 $131.67 $1,103 —
870 870 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,122 —
900–905 903 2 117.00–127.00 $122.01 $1,102 —
1010 1010 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,343 +39.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 117.50 $117.50 $300 —
328 328 6 153.00 $153.00 $502 -1.96
315–346 333 14 140.00–158.00 $145.67 $485 -9.29
352–393 368 90 120.00–165.00 $154.91 $570 -4.26
405–444 437 81 80.00–163.50 $153.08 $669 +1.58
450–488 455 180 129.00–152.00 $148.77 $677 -0.66
505–548 539 133 134.50–149.00 $141.32 $762 -0.96
554–575 564 12 136.00–143.50 $141.08 $796 -9.23
594 value added 594 7 159.50 $159.50 $947 —
608 608 2 118.00 $118.00 $717 -15.42
605–648 637 51 121.00–139.00 $131.97 $841 -1.45
650–690 660 22 115.00–134.00 $128.11 $846 -4.18
723–746 735 13 113.00–132.00 $123.16 $905 -3.80
750–775 753 21 113.00–128.00 $126.12 $950 +10.12
841 841 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,076 —
875 875 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,006 +11.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 111.00 $111.00 $216 —
250–283 272 3 135.00–137.00 $136.39 $371 +6.39
310–345 329 6 130.00–159.00 $144.11 $474 -4.01
351–383 359 30 98.00–157.75 $148.38 $533 -1.43
413–445 432 23 114.00–162.00 $149.46 $646 +3.57
450–460 455 58 126.00–151.50 $142.37 $648 +1.95
505–539 530 28 126.00–140.00 $135.85 $720 -4.13
550–575 561 18 124.00–135.00 $133.36 $748 +7.07
600–646 634 18 72.00–131.00 $121.31 $769 -3.24
663 663 4 125.00 $125.00 $829 +5.00
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
775 775 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 145.00 $145.00 $468 —
371 371 4 146.00 $146.00 $542 +11.00
420–448 428 30 149.00–164.50 $159.64 $683 —
471 471 18 159.00 $159.00 $749 +10.59
502 value added 502 6 141.00 $141.00 $708 +24.00
583–588 587 20 137.00–151.50 $147.90 $868 —
570–597 589 16 145.00–146.00 $145.70 $858 —
595 value added 595 4 137.00 $137.00 $815 -2.50
621 value added 621 5 145.00 $145.00 $900 +5.41
640 640 4 136.00 $136.00 $870 +1.50
685 685 22 145.50 $145.50 $997 +12.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 385 3 127.00–140.00 $135.55 $522 -11.98
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544 +10.00
456–480 460 25 87.00–147.50 $137.53 $633 -8.72
530–542 540 17 117.00–139.00 $134.55 $727 +0.13
553 553 3 121.00 $121.00 $669 +12.00
615–645 630 9 115.00–123.50 $121.94 $768 +9.06
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 —
723 723 3 120.50 $120.50 $871 +14.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,538 —
1115–1535 1362 28 124.00–144.00 $135.35 $1,843 —
1390–1520 1455 2 139.00–145.00 $141.87 $2,064 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 119.00 $119.00 $393 —
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
400 400 1 111.00 $111.00 $444 —
510–530 520 2 108.00–110.00 $108.98 $567 —
640 640 1 79.00 $79.00 $506 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 135.00 $135.00 $502 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 109.00 $109.00 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–349 345 10 180.50–199.00 $187.76 $648 +19.00
350–390 360 21 162.00–200.00 $179.89 $648 +6.53
403–449 426 47 150.50–177.00 $165.63 $706 -1.17
460–493 479 82 131.00–180.00 $166.49 $797 -2.87
505–545 532 60 138.00–173.00 $160.91 $856 +2.77
550–575 562 78 136.00–164.00 $153.26 $861 -4.41
620–645 632 40 130.00–154.00 $145.63 $920 -2.37
655–663 658 13 134.00–141.00 $136.24 $896 -6.99
713–735 727 8 121.00–135.00 $126.15 $917 -8.65
765–795 786 5 118.00–131.00 $123.21 $968 -8.32
905 905 1 88.00 $88.00 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 340 20 150.00–186.00 $180.24 $613 +0.23
358–388 377 20 135.00–189.00 $174.59 $658 -5.41
403–443 422 65 121.00–176.50 $170.18 $718 +0.70
450–495 482 54 139.00–175.00 $161.03 $776 -3.54
504–540 521 19 131.00–162.50 $150.68 $785 -0.22
550–595 564 82 105.00–158.00 $148.56 $838 -4.61
613–645 621 20 135.00–145.00 $140.14 $870 +0.09
653–680 662 8 93.00–141.00 $131.09 $868 -19.38
705–720 716 4 111.00–119.00 $116.49 $834 -18.72
753–770 762 4 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $880 —
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 145.00 $145.00 $406 —
318–331 325 7 140.00–142.00 $141.16 $459 -36.84
355–390 364 7 109.00–168.00 $142.23 $518 —
415–444 439 7 85.00–165.00 $149.37 $656 -13.63
455–490 468 7 115.00–131.00 $126.99 $594 -28.01
530–541 538 6 120.00–144.00 $136.08 $732 -0.92
580 580 2 119.00 $119.00 $690 -34.09
688 688 2 133.00 $133.00 $915 +8.00
750 750 1 87.00 $87.00 $652 —
870 870 1 81.00 $81.00 $705 —
965 965 1 89.00 $89.00 $859 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 65.00 $65.00 $218 -87.00
375 375 2 120.00–162.00 $141.00 $529 +5.00
402–430 406 9 103.00–157.50 $148.31 $602 +0.47
480–494 491 9 135.00–145.50 $143.22 $703 +2.09
502–546 522 11 87.00–137.00 $126.58 $661 +7.78
551 551 3 134.00 $134.00 $738 ±0.00
600–638 628 4 115.00–122.00 $118.71 $745 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -21.00
750–760 755 2 85.00–109.00 $96.92 $732 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 175.00 $175.00 $606 —
633 633 5 135.00 $135.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 142.00 $142.00 $483 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
555 555 1 89.00 $89.00 $494 —
735 735 1 91.00 $91.00 $669 —

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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.