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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

2,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.37/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 633 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.44/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 563 lb · 119 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.98/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 462 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,165 2,586 3,820
Feeder cattle 2,119 2,586 3,734
Slaughter cattle 46 — 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 770, Heifers 946, Bulls 403) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 11) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah, 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
383 383 4 174.00 $174.00 $666 -5.12
425–444 438 8 171.00–174.00 $172.10 $754 -23.61
455–488 470 48 141.00–185.00 $171.92 $808 -6.55
493 value added 493 8 177.00 $177.00 $873 —
503–548 546 93 155.00–184.00 $173.94 $950 +7.50
550–594 564 66 148.00–187.00 $176.45 $995 +0.09
608–609 value added 608 17 170.00–173.50 $172.06 $1,046 -21.94
614–649 637 110 149.50–185.00 $164.34 $1,047 +1.84
653–690 663 37 125.00–180.00 $160.59 $1,065 +7.47
728 728 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,070 -4.84
736 value added 736 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,119 —
715–747 740 15 140.50–155.00 $147.84 $1,094 -4.00
750–791 776 9 114.00–154.00 $137.18 $1,065 -3.02
814–817 815 7 138.00–142.00 $139.72 $1,139 -5.28
1015 1015 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,259 —
1085 1085 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,421 —
1175 1175 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 155.00 $155.00 $465 —
350–390 367 17 150.00–185.00 $171.64 $630 -10.05
405–445 421 4 145.00–174.00 $166.60 $701 -4.66
429 value added 429 8 185.00 $185.00 $794 —
455–495 464 46 146.00–180.00 $170.37 $791 -3.04
495–497 value added 497 27 170.00–176.00 $175.34 $871 -14.66
549 549 16 171.00 $171.00 $939 +5.75
554–561 557 17 157.00–169.00 $165.11 $920 +1.53
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
614–645 619 7 129.00–165.00 $155.18 $961 -1.98
665–697 684 4 146.50–160.00 $155.14 $1,061 +8.36
730–740 735 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $1,081 +4.14
765–770 768 2 125.00–139.00 $132.02 $1,014 —
830 830 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 -2.45
980 980 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,127 +1.00
1036 1036 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,399 —
1109 1109 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,386 —
1195 1195 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 12 188.00 $188.00 $974 +5.50
546 value added 546 7 171.75 $171.75 $938 -18.25
553 553 21 180.00 $180.00 $995 —
571 value added 571 15 170.00 $170.00 $971 —
611–632 value added 617 14 157.50–169.00 $165.63 $1,022 -12.37
661 661 33 180.00 $180.00 $1,190 —
727–735 value added 731 11 146.00–153.50 $150.11 $1,097 —
891 value added 891 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,336 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,651 —
1195–1570 1344 7 111.00–129.00 $119.01 $1,599 —
1420–1655 1565 5 132.00–147.00 $139.84 $2,188 —
1480–1955 1706 22 125.00–158.50 $142.02 $2,423 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -18.31
408 408 4 165.00–169.00 $167.00 $681 -0.84
450 450 2 150.00 $150.00 $675 +20.00
523–533 529 8 144.00–159.00 $151.20 $800 -5.03
570 570 1 143.00 $143.00 $815 +7.71
635 635 2 140.00 $140.00 $889 -6.50
715–720 718 2 135.00–135.50 $135.25 $971 +4.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 160.00 $160.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 154.00 $154.00 $739 +4.34
547 547 2 129.00 $129.00 $706 -13.00
660–695 678 2 100.00–141.00 $121.03 $821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 4 135.00 $135.00 $417 -9.08
350–390 372 19 140.00–160.00 $153.60 $571 +2.48
415–447 429 25 126.00–157.00 $144.60 $620 -2.98
461 461 4 152.00 $152.00 $701 +5.90
459–499 474 85 130.00–150.00 $143.92 $682 -2.18
484–487 value added 485 9 144.00–150.00 $145.34 $705 —
500–540 538 80 130.00–144.00 $141.58 $762 -4.59
554–582 563 119 137.00–149.00 $145.44 $819 +3.34
612–637 632 65 120.00–139.00 $131.95 $834 -3.90
655 value added 655 14 140.25 $140.25 $919 —
655–680 659 43 124.00–138.50 $136.13 $897 +1.68
713–746 734 23 121.00–132.00 $126.91 $932 -3.13
768–798 780 5 115.00–132.00 $125.04 $975 +5.98
855–895 858 12 122.00–127.00 $126.57 $1,086 +1.48
935 935 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,159 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 328 12 131.00–143.00 $138.61 $455 -2.90
361–386 367 41 145.00–153.00 $149.88 $550 -5.04
378 value added 378 4 155.00 $155.00 $586 —
410 value added 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 —
418–445 428 16 131.00–151.00 $139.20 $596 -5.88
460 value added 460 5 155.00 $155.00 $713 —
450–495 462 102 126.00–156.00 $144.49 $668 -2.59
517–547 537 61 131.00–147.25 $141.19 $758 -1.55
558 558 8 145.50 $145.50 $812 +1.93
635–648 645 7 121.00–135.00 $131.61 $849 -6.86
650–675 661 20 100.00–134.00 $128.34 $848 +0.22
730 730 2 119.00 $119.00 $869 -4.11
750–755 752 3 114.00–124.00 $120.65 $907 +10.65
825 825 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,023 —
1000 1000 1 98.00 $98.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 341 6 125.00–139.00 $136.88 $467 +6.88
350–372 362 4 125.00–140.00 $135.40 $490 -8.56
430–449 442 15 124.00–140.00 $135.71 $600 -5.38
454 454 9 137.75 $137.75 $625 +5.78
544 544 13 129.50–134.00 $131.92 $718 -3.38
555–570 557 14 121.00–140.00 $137.22 $764 +15.22
603–640 623 11 112.50–126.00 $121.45 $757 -0.53
675 675 2 104.00 $104.00 $702 -21.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 value added 470 8 158.00 $158.00 $743 —
553 553 21 146.00 $146.00 $807 -6.50
562–587 value added 575 18 154.00 $154.00 $886 ±0.00
758 value added 758 12 133.00 $133.00 $1,008 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1555 1325 7 128.00–155.00 $137.35 $1,820 —
1265–1535 1433 4 131.00–151.00 $141.16 $2,023 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -15.00
522 522 2 125.00 $125.00 $652 -7.87
530 530 1 133.00 $133.00 $705 +0.13
618 618 3 120.00 $120.00 $742 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 5 159.00–177.50 $163.94 $538 -23.06
360–380 375 14 142.50–173.00 $160.09 $600 -5.58
402–435 427 21 145.00–170.00 $158.62 $677 -6.57
458–497 486 48 150.00–169.00 $161.14 $783 -5.06
515–538 528 11 124.00–155.00 $146.73 $775 -14.86
551–590 566 38 140.00–158.50 $150.33 $851 -2.23
600–643 631 32 135.00–148.00 $138.63 $875 -10.36
655–680 663 22 119.00–151.00 $144.76 $960 -0.76
729–745 731 9 109.00–128.00 $124.18 $908 +3.18
847 847 13 108.00 $108.00 $915 —
954 954 4 99.00 $99.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
330–349 346 15 160.00–176.50 $173.80 $601 -11.20
360–390 371 12 147.50–171.00 $164.83 $612 -14.81
410–441 417 31 120.00–173.00 $162.56 $678 -3.49
477–498 486 31 145.00–166.00 $159.65 $776 -0.22
530–548 535 10 136.00–150.00 $140.30 $751 -12.32
563–581 576 8 141.00–156.00 $147.16 $848 -6.22
600–648 627 14 135.00–152.00 $140.42 $880 +0.48
650–660 655 7 121.00–136.00 $126.87 $831 -16.13
700–730 725 6 110.00–134.00 $130.14 $944 +3.69
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 ±0.00
453–460 454 9 105.00–162.00 $147.26 $669 +47.26
538 538 4 139.00 $139.00 $748 -8.00
576 576 4 135.00 $135.00 $778 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
405 405 2 138.00 $138.00 $559 -1.50
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
582 582 2 134.00 $134.00 $780 +0.50

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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.