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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

2,586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.10/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 553 lb · 159 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.44/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 548 lb · 134 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.08/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 456 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,586 3,616 2,313
Feeder cattle 2,586 3,586 2,313
Slaughter cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 934, Heifers 1246, Bulls 406) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
357–385 364 9 162.50–188.00 $179.12 $652 -9.43
425–448 445 15 163.00–200.00 $195.71 $871 +11.98
452–484 464 61 165.00–194.00 $178.47 $828 +3.27
520–549 548 134 158.00–167.50 $166.44 $912 +0.04
553–585 566 43 151.00–185.00 $176.36 $998 +2.85
610 value added 610 9 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —
610–648 642 99 152.50–166.00 $162.50 $1,043 +2.01
650–675 667 14 130.00–160.00 $153.12 $1,021 +3.12
708–745 732 33 133.00–166.00 $151.84 $1,111 +4.49
760–790 767 5 131.00–166.00 $140.20 $1,075 -9.57
813–826 817 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,185 +2.50
855 value added 855 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 -10.00
947 value added 947 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 339 6 152.50–182.00 $163.85 $555 —
373–395 376 19 170.00–184.75 $181.69 $683 -0.76
400–443 434 7 160.00–195.00 $171.26 $743 -5.41
460–495 462 61 145.00–191.00 $173.41 $801 +10.14
463 value added 463 17 190.00 $190.00 $880 —
530–548 540 57 130.00–168.00 $165.25 $892 -0.28
550–551 550 7 158.00–171.00 $163.58 $900 -1.38
581 value added 581 18 189.00 $189.00 $1,098 +44.30
615 value added 615 4 146.00 $146.00 $898 -13.73
634–645 642 15 156.50–159.00 $157.16 $1,009 +1.03
655–670 663 5 139.00–150.00 $146.78 $973 -14.17
700–737 721 11 141.00–145.00 $142.88 $1,030 +1.47
733 value added 733 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 -6.17
815–830 819 4 127.00–141.00 $137.45 $1,126 +2.45
950 950 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 163.00 $163.00 $623 —
459 459 17 180.00 $180.00 $826 —
516 value added 516 6 190.00 $190.00 $980 —
539 539 11 182.50 $182.50 $984 +2.93
608 value added 608 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,082 —
612–639 614 54 142.00–171.50 $169.23 $1,039 —
716 716 9 152.00 $152.00 $1,088 —
916 value added 916 55 138.00 $138.00 $1,264 —
920 920 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 366 8 139.00–178.00 $168.31 $616 -15.69
410–440 436 17 155.00–169.00 $167.84 $732 +6.08
469 469 5 130.00 $130.00 $610 -33.04
500–529 524 6 131.00–161.00 $156.23 $819 +3.26
563–595 570 9 116.00–139.00 $135.29 $771 -21.60
646 646 6 146.50 $146.50 $946 —
710–733 721 5 85.00–143.00 $130.42 $940 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 143.00 $143.00 $465 +4.00
385 385 1 148.00 $148.00 $570 -8.00
459–465 460 9 130.00–156.00 $149.66 $688 +9.40
525 525 3 142.00 $142.00 $746 +7.00
550–575 559 5 119.00–154.00 $141.29 $790 +11.29
605–620 613 3 127.00–136.00 $132.66 $813 +3.66
813 813 1 112.00 $112.00 $911 —
1045 1045 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 12 150.00 $150.00 $898 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 101.00 $101.00 $449 —
475 475 2 99.00 $99.00 $470 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 128.00 $128.00 $371 —
331–343 334 8 141.00–153.00 $144.08 $481 +1.60
360–395 372 15 126.00–158.00 $151.12 $562 +0.48
420–445 432 13 138.00–150.00 $147.58 $638 -3.52
458–483 461 105 125.00–152.00 $146.10 $674 -2.59
540–547 543 46 139.00–150.00 $146.17 $794 -6.52
550–575 553 159 130.00–151.00 $142.10 $786 -1.12
600–649 638 68 131.00–144.00 $135.85 $867 -1.93
656–680 661 13 130.00–135.00 $134.45 $889 +3.72
723–740 735 32 124.00–134.00 $130.04 $956 +2.62
758–775 767 4 114.00–124.00 $119.06 $913 -7.89
812 812 14 130.50 $130.50 $1,060 +5.00
862–893 866 7 114.00–127.00 $125.09 $1,083 -1.77
930 930 10 131.00 $131.00 $1,218 +45.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 132.00 $132.00 $325 —
315–340 324 7 135.00–152.50 $141.51 $458 +9.32
355–367 362 60 114.00–159.75 $154.92 $561 -3.15
428–447 438 48 121.00–148.00 $145.08 $635 -1.71
450–490 456 118 109.00–152.00 $147.08 $671 +0.33
522–548 535 86 135.50–148.00 $142.74 $764 -0.05
552 value added 552 18 152.00 $152.00 $839 —
552–580 559 20 118.00–147.00 $143.57 $803 +5.16
621 value added 621 5 144.00 $144.00 $894 —
600–637 626 53 130.00–140.00 $138.47 $867 +1.42
660–665 662 9 125.00–136.00 $128.12 $848 -7.13
665 value added 665 6 135.00 $135.00 $898 —
722 value added 722 3 132.00 $132.00 $953 -2.00
715–743 735 7 122.00–126.00 $123.11 $905 -8.76
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 -14.00
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 +6.14
353–385 364 30 125.00–155.00 $143.96 $524 -4.68
443 443 44 136.00–144.00 $141.09 $625 +5.62
466–495 478 13 93.00–137.00 $131.97 $631 -16.81
529–545 535 19 122.00–138.50 $135.30 $724 -2.98
550–568 561 5 122.00 $122.00 $684 -16.38
640–644 641 12 112.00–127.00 $121.98 $782 -7.10
668–690 672 5 124.00–130.00 $125.23 $842 —
720–722 721 4 93.00–114.00 $107.76 $777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 140.50 $140.50 $556 -13.50
461 461 14 152.00 $152.00 $701 —
559 559 22 152.50 $152.50 $852 —
578 value added 578 5 154.00 $154.00 $890 —
647 value added 647 13 143.50 $143.50 $928 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 9 131.00 $131.00 $426 —
440 440 13 140.00 $140.00 $616 +9.00
450–490 463 4 107.00–133.00 $122.70 $568 -16.80
543–545 545 14 117.00–135.50 $132.87 $724 +0.82
566 566 5 113.00 $113.00 $640 ±0.00
628 628 6 125.00 $125.00 $785 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -7.38
735 735 1 102.00 $102.00 $750 +31.00
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 131.00 $131.00 $375 —
430 value added 430 11 156.00 $156.00 $671 —
584 value added 584 11 144.00 $144.00 $841 —
691 value added 691 6 141.00 $141.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 value added 593 11 131.00 $131.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 101.00 $101.00 $465 +8.00
535 535 1 83.00 $83.00 $444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 185.00 $185.00 $601 +8.71
350–375 355 22 170.00–182.00 $179.64 $638 +5.96
418–439 423 37 140.00–174.00 $166.05 $702 -4.14
450–496 483 41 145.00–165.00 $159.87 $772 -5.08
505–547 541 24 134.00–156.00 $152.62 $826 -3.13
553–570 555 22 132.00–157.50 $153.38 $851 +3.42
610–648 637 24 110.00–149.00 $139.94 $891 -0.26
668 668 2 143.00 $143.00 $955 +15.64
740–744 743 9 121.00–128.00 $126.45 $940 —
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 -34.31
833 833 1 87.00 $87.00 $725 -23.89
920 920 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,030 —
1040 1040 1 89.00 $89.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 9 187.00 $187.00 $611 +12.50
360–390 368 10 158.00–170.00 $165.67 $610 -7.09
417–435 422 22 147.50–172.00 $165.19 $697 -4.08
455–495 478 22 151.00–167.00 $166.20 $794 +1.58
508–548 533 20 153.50–165.00 $161.59 $861 +9.69
550–590 567 44 136.00–165.00 $152.56 $865 +0.87
600–639 629 21 138.00–156.00 $148.99 $937 +3.45
658–668 664 7 140.00–153.00 $145.52 $966 +13.21
723 723 2 121.00 $121.00 $875 -11.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -25.00
445–449 447 7 137.50–157.50 $148.88 $665 -1.12
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 -44.83
548 548 4 147.00 $147.00 $806 +10.44
623–630 625 4 87.00–141.00 $127.39 $796 +9.89
675 675 1 97.00 $97.00 $655 —
762 762 1 85.00 $85.00 $648 -18.00
812 812 4 93.00 $93.00 $755 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 139.50 $139.50 $590 +3.91
480–495 492 9 95.00–139.00 $132.26 $651 -9.20
558 558 7 133.50 $133.50 $745 +1.41
615 615 1 133.00 $133.00 $818 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 4 130.00 $130.00 $870 —

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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.