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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

1,861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.45/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 563 lb · 105 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.24/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 548 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.13/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 540 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,861 2,480 1,855
Feeder cattle 1,861 2,407 1,855
Slaughter cattle — 73 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 603, Heifers 857, Bulls 401) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle mostly steady to 11.00 lower Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 174.00 $174.00 $656 -0.22
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 -2.50
458–490 467 37 135.00–185.00 $169.41 $791 +2.63
548–549 548 29 163.50–185.50 $175.28 $961 +7.24
555–588 563 105 124.00–178.00 $172.45 $971 -1.41
600–648 642 81 155.50–178.50 $161.62 $1,038 -2.23
653–677 658 29 143.00–175.50 $164.50 $1,082 -4.89
670 value added 670 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,146 —
710–738 729 36 149.00–160.50 $156.42 $1,140 +3.03
743 value added 743 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,189 —
778 778 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,151 -1.86
923 value added 923 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 15 151.00–183.75 $176.21 $657 -0.52
430 430 2 167.50 $167.50 $720 -5.71
453–480 460 42 147.00–185.25 $177.13 $815 +12.50
515–543 541 50 155.00–179.25 $175.44 $949 +2.68
552–588 562 10 159.00–169.00 $163.23 $917 +9.23
628–645 641 30 131.00–165.00 $161.82 $1,037 +3.94
679 679 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,086 +1.76
731–740 733 10 146.00–155.00 $153.18 $1,123 +8.98
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 -26.72
1002 1002 8 91.00 $91.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–367 366 3 140.00–146.00 $144.01 $527 +1.69
405–442 426 7 142.00–155.00 $149.40 $636 —
475–485 480 2 140.00–148.00 $144.04 $691 -11.41
532–543 536 9 125.00–153.00 $140.67 $754 -13.83
605–648 640 7 125.00–153.00 $143.64 $919 -2.29
840 840 2 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 +3.00
425 425 1 119.00 $119.00 $506 -1.00
473 473 3 143.00 $143.00 $676 +7.00
506 506 3 136.00 $136.00 $688 —
550–575 560 4 103.00–133.00 $122.35 $685 —
603–645 615 7 135.00–158.00 $146.57 $901 —
658 658 4 149.00 $149.00 $980 —
780 780 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,115 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 12 169.50 $169.50 $995 —
704 704 11 159.00 $159.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 8 171.00 $171.00 $1,194 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 150.00 $150.00 $507 -3.13
361–395 368 15 140.00–160.75 $156.48 $576 +11.78
428 428 6 146.00 $146.00 $625 -0.68
453–478 464 56 140.50–154.25 $149.68 $695 +1.08
505–549 548 101 133.00–148.00 $147.24 $807 +3.53
554–568 560 41 134.50–150.00 $141.96 $795 -2.11
620–648 637 83 120.00–142.75 $140.78 $897 +3.87
654–690 659 19 121.00–136.50 $131.06 $864 -6.99
701 value added 701 6 130.00 $130.00 $911 —
725–742 735 31 120.00–139.00 $134.24 $987 +3.68
738 738 3 130.00 $130.00 $959 -0.56
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 -1.00
843 843 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,130 -1.35
880 880 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,021 —
900 900 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 +3.00
985 985 1 93.00 $93.00 $916 —
1025 1025 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,179 —
1200 1200 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 150.00 $150.00 $488 +12.50
350–395 356 25 129.00–170.00 $162.18 $577 +5.00
416–449 439 26 131.00–144.50 $140.82 $618 -6.97
453–486 461 72 113.00–153.25 $148.98 $687 -1.34
510–542 540 84 91.00–149.50 $147.13 $795 +0.66
560–580 570 18 138.00–148.00 $142.18 $810 +5.07
625–639 634 57 126.00–142.50 $137.28 $870 -3.87
760–780 763 8 126.00–134.50 $133.41 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 -10.00
360–367 365 12 135.00–159.00 $152.50 $557 +2.53
438–448 444 16 125.00–133.00 $130.25 $578 -3.97
450–460 450 32 144.00–154.00 $153.68 $692 +4.36
535–537 537 17 118.00–148.25 $143.16 $769 +12.88
553–561 557 11 122.00–135.00 $129.04 $719 -11.55
628–645 632 16 125.50–137.00 $133.65 $845 +6.90
690 690 1 123.00 $123.00 $849 +13.00
727 727 2 127.00 $127.00 $923 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 148.00 $148.00 $506 —
385 385 1 111.00 $111.00 $427 -30.27
410–424 423 14 103.00–146.00 $143.02 $605 —
515–540 536 10 122.00–142.50 $138.84 $744 —
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 -4.83
645 645 2 136.00 $136.00 $877 +9.04
655–675 665 2 119.00–130.00 $124.42 $827 -1.58
737 737 2 122.00 $122.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 143.50 $143.50 $669 —
567 567 3 115.00 $115.00 $652 —
692 value added 692 7 130.00 $130.00 $900 —
782 value added 782 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,024 -4.00
858 858 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 9 140.00 $140.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 115.00 $115.00 $521 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 343 12 118.00–185.50 $178.66 $613 +1.75
352–380 366 7 148.00–173.00 $158.99 $582 -3.83
410–445 416 54 149.00–179.75 $170.60 $710 +2.48
460–491 488 56 150.00–173.00 $167.59 $818 +3.60
515–520 518 2 150.00–161.00 $155.47 $805 +7.14
550–563 560 37 127.00–159.25 $155.34 $870 -2.24
628–645 630 19 130.00–144.50 $142.94 $901 -3.32
665–680 668 10 132.00–141.50 $137.15 $916 -11.10
730 730 1 118.00 $118.00 $861 -21.00
960 960 1 102.00 $102.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–341 338 10 156.00–180.00 $175.38 $593 +15.38
360–375 368 2 123.00–164.00 $143.08 $527 -29.21
415–445 420 24 126.00–174.50 $168.74 $709 +1.56
458–494 486 41 146.00–172.50 $164.54 $800 +2.02
515–525 523 5 154.50–165.00 $162.93 $852 +5.91
554–575 566 34 130.00–161.50 $154.41 $874 -4.34
619–625 620 23 116.00–147.25 $144.19 $894 -1.68
654–685 666 16 119.00–146.00 $142.53 $949 +2.53
730 730 2 136.00 $136.00 $993 +4.54
770–790 779 4 122.00–131.50 $128.46 $1,001 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 151.00 $151.00 $551 —
419–438 422 13 127.00–153.00 $148.85 $628 +3.85
475–487 483 10 122.00–142.00 $136.76 $661 -2.42
548 548 4 143.00 $143.00 $784 —
566 566 3 142.00 $142.00 $804 +15.63
930 930 1 101.00 $101.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 -5.90
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 2 140.00 $140.00 $952 —

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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.