Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

2,480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.07/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 554 lb · 166 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.32/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 456 lb · 146 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.86/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 555 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,480	3,775	2,319
Feeder cattle	2,407	3,748	2,319
Slaughter cattle	73	27	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 843, Heifers 1129, Bulls 435) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 33) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 5.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	171.00	$171.00	$496	—
315	315	1	151.00	$151.00	$476	—
350–375	358	8	160.00–182.00	$174.22	$624	-3.41
428	428	5	172.50	$172.50	$738	+2.95
456–490	467	47	140.00–175.00	$166.78	$779	-9.05
500–543	538	9	151.00–170.00	$168.04	$904	-0.81
550–588	555	141	170.00–181.00	$173.86	$965	-5.54
609–644	640	140	112.00–170.00	$163.85	$1,049	-9.04
650–690	655	37	147.00–176.00	$169.39	$1,110	-9.02
705–735	733	67	139.00–158.00	$153.39	$1,124	-3.38
751–775	753	18	130.00–155.00	$149.86	$1,128	-16.96
815–838	830	3	135.00–146.00	$142.40	$1,182	-5.77
943	943	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,207	—
950	950	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,340	—
1007 value added	1007	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–383	366	18	158.00–183.50	$176.73	$647	+4.04
415–448	445	61	142.50–177.75	$173.21	$771	+4.42
461–495	474	15	129.00–185.50	$164.63	$780	-3.41
535 value added	535	5	186.00	$186.00	$995	+23.00
525–545	536	87	130.00–175.00	$172.76	$926	+3.80
552 value added	552	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,038	+10.00
575	575	1	154.00	$154.00	$886	-12.41
618 value added	618	10	183.00	$183.00	$1,131	—
615–648	641	31	156.00–165.00	$157.88	$1,012	-7.71
657–693	669	9	139.00–168.00	$158.24	$1,059	+9.40
720–742	736	4	116.00–156.00	$144.20	$1,061	-6.31
767–793	774	8	110.00–154.00	$142.72	$1,105	+14.72
805	805	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	+3.25
955	955	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	375	8	130.00–160.00	$142.32	$534	-17.87
458–488	466	12	139.00–158.50	$155.45	$724	-3.55
539	539	10	154.50	$154.50	$833	+9.83
590	590	1	158.00	$158.00	$932	+9.15
618–645	635	9	110.00–164.00	$145.93	$927	+8.93
660	660	1	106.00	$106.00	$700	—
735	735	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,044	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1505	1333	40	126.00–150.00	$144.45	$1,926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608 value added	608	12	165.00	$165.00	$1,003	-16.47
716 value added	716	21	156.00	$156.00	$1,117	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
395	395	1	142.00	$142.00	$561	+4.00
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	—
461	461	5	136.00	$136.00	$627	-3.59
543	543	3	131.00	$131.00	$711	-4.52
715	715	2	124.00	$124.00	$887	-4.00
765	765	1	128.00	$128.00	$979	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,009	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	338	13	142.50–155.00	$153.13	$518	—
372–388	380	10	135.00–154.00	$144.70	$550	-9.62
425–436	434	12	139.00–148.00	$146.68	$637	+3.90
450–467	457	77	117.00–152.00	$148.60	$679	-1.08
538–548	543	44	134.00–148.50	$143.71	$780	-3.24
552–585	554	166	121.00–149.00	$144.07	$798	-1.03
603–645	633	104	133.00–141.00	$136.91	$867	-1.90
650–690	653	27	122.00–140.00	$138.05	$901	+1.66
715–745	741	36	119.00–132.00	$130.56	$967	+0.54
760	760	2	121.00	$121.00	$920	-5.00
833 value added	833	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,108	—
835–843	840	3	130.00–138.00	$135.35	$1,137	+10.35
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	137.50	$137.50	$440	-16.79
354–375	363	51	130.00–162.75	$157.18	$571	+4.17
405–444	434	11	122.50–152.50	$147.79	$641	+4.58
453–480	456	146	110.00–155.50	$150.32	$685	+0.64
508–549	538	138	120.00–151.25	$146.47	$788	+5.57
555–590	562	5	130.00–139.00	$137.11	$771	-6.46
577 value added	577	5	158.00	$158.00	$912	—
618–637	628	39	139.00–142.00	$141.15	$886	+2.95
650–675	655	5	125.00–132.00	$130.56	$855	+3.34
700–732	724	9	117.00–139.00	$128.46	$930	+4.56
880	880	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	141.00	$141.00	$486	-5.00
350–390	356	20	109.00–161.50	$149.97	$534	-4.24
403 value added	403	4	139.00	$139.00	$560	—
413–444	430	16	129.00–138.00	$134.22	$577	+3.22
460–490	461	37	112.50–151.00	$149.32	$688	+7.57
518–541	532	21	125.00–135.00	$130.28	$693	-6.10
550–565	551	31	121.00–142.75	$140.59	$775	+24.87
615–641	634	11	110.00–132.00	$126.75	$804	+0.77
675	675	3	110.00	$110.00	$742	+27.92
760	760	1	119.00	$119.00	$904	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	111.00	$111.00	$305	—
365–380	375	3	121.00–151.00	$141.27	$530	-2.73
450–495	454	11	91.00–141.75	$136.72	$621	-0.64
500	500	1	119.00	$119.00	$595	—
560–566	565	10	125.00–143.50	$139.83	$790	+19.07
600–640	621	4	118.00–140.00	$126.96	$788	-3.04
686	686	4	126.00	$126.00	$864	+10.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1460	1273	33	110.00–153.50	$135.58	$1,726	-5.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	150.00	$150.00	$562	—
492 value added	492	10	169.00	$169.00	$831	—
792 value added	792	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,069	-6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614 value added	614	8	145.00	$145.00	$890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	5	160.00	$160.00	$538	-11.60
350–376	365	11	153.00–180.00	$172.29	$629	+4.72
403–435	427	36	148.00–175.00	$167.18	$714	+4.92
450–492	486	59	142.50–172.00	$162.52	$790	+0.16
532–536	533	16	137.50–165.00	$157.02	$837	-10.25
553–577	566	39	150.00–160.75	$158.75	$899	+9.94
600–648	633	30	120.00–150.00	$145.87	$923	+0.36
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	-11.87
720–743	737	4	125.00–140.00	$131.46	$969	+1.91
825	825	1	108.00	$108.00	$891	-17.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–344	338	20	158.00–185.75	$176.91	$598	-4.83
355–390	376	11	150.00–170.00	$162.82	$612	+12.91
410–431	416	42	153.00–178.25	$168.12	$699	+4.62
463–490	486	37	127.50–170.25	$163.99	$797	+11.31
505–540	532	17	140.00–155.00	$148.33	$789	-1.67
555–588	560	26	144.00–158.75	$157.58	$882	+6.74
619–643	630	11	140.00–147.00	$146.26	$921	+6.15
651–678	657	9	139.00–151.00	$148.25	$974	+3.58
730	730	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,015	+15.24
760	760	2	111.00	$111.00	$844	—
850	850	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,003	-4.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	145.00	$145.00	$587	-5.35
470–495	488	7	134.00–151.00	$139.18	$679	+2.51
510	510	1	123.00	$123.00	$627	-11.00
551–558	554	5	121.00–130.00	$126.37	$700	+4.37
633	633	3	143.00	$143.00	$905	+23.00
730–735	733	2	113.00–138.00	$125.46	$920	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	155.00	$155.00	$535	—
370	370	2	125.00	$125.00	$462	-45.00
483	483	2	132.50	$132.50	$640	-15.50
535–543	540	3	102.50–122.50	$115.90	$626	—
770	770	2	117.00	$117.00	$901	—

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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.