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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 4, 2022

1,445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.16/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 570 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.85/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 536 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.86/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 636 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,445 1,861 2,194
Feeder cattle 1,424 1,861 2,194
Slaughter cattle 21 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 495, Heifers 680, Bulls 249) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 4) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: No trend due to light holiday receipts. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Marshall, Shenandoah Valley and Springlake.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
361–371 364 9 166.00–187.50 $173.30 $631 -0.70
446 446 4 195.00 $195.00 $870 +25.00
457–482 474 25 162.00–196.00 $179.33 $850 +9.92
522–524 value added 524 5 172.50–184.00 $181.71 $952 —
535 535 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,043 +19.72
560–594 570 67 156.00–186.00 $178.16 $1,016 +5.71
601–630 605 7 176.00–185.00 $183.66 $1,111 —
620–640 value added 628 3 145.00–159.00 $153.92 $967 —
605–645 640 54 145.00–178.00 $167.77 $1,074 +6.15
650 650 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,209 +21.50
664 664 5 164.50 $164.50 $1,092 ±0.00
690 value added 690 2 145.00–149.00 $147.00 $1,014 -24.00
710–713 712 12 168.00–169.00 $168.25 $1,198 +11.83
707–745 725 24 141.00–180.00 $161.88 $1,174 +5.46
713–745 value added 729 2 148.00–155.00 $151.58 $1,105 -8.42
753–785 758 7 147.50–150.00 $147.87 $1,121 -0.13
851 value added 851 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,174 —
895 895 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,280 —
1019 1019 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 210.00 $210.00 $890 —
507–520 510 9 172.00–189.00 $185.15 $944 —
520 value added 520 7 161.00 $161.00 $837 —
560–588 value added 577 10 168.00–190.00 $176.54 $1,019 —
624–626 624 38 189.00–192.50 $191.67 $1,196 —
674–697 value added 680 20 166.00–173.00 $170.66 $1,160 —
694 694 7 174.50 $174.50 $1,211 +3.50
846 value added 846 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–391 381 11 159.00–169.00 $165.93 $632 -10.28
432–437 435 10 145.00–167.00 $158.26 $688 -9.24
460–478 469 13 158.00–179.00 $169.93 $797 -7.20
522 522 1 140.00 $140.00 $731 -35.44
553–567 558 32 157.50–172.00 $167.12 $933 +3.89
565 value added 565 4 170.00 $170.00 $960 —
625 625 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,081 +11.18
625–640 630 7 130.00–170.00 $156.15 $984 -5.67
670 670 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,179 +16.00
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 -10.00
740–748 743 7 142.00–152.50 $148.20 $1,101 -4.98
760 760 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,155 +36.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–446 441 12 100.00–160.00 $147.88 $652 -1.52
490 490 1 146.00 $146.00 $715 +1.96
540 540 1 147.00 $147.00 $794 +6.33
551–564 553 7 143.00–153.00 $151.54 $838 —
612–625 617 4 136.00–152.00 $146.46 $904 +2.82
705 705 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,015 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1420 1405 4 149.00–154.00 $151.01 $2,122 —
1315–1785 1607 13 147.00–167.00 $159.62 $2,565 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 +16.00
453 453 8 150.00 $150.00 $680 +7.00
559–560 559 3 144.00–150.00 $146.00 $816 +23.65
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 value added 608 8 154.00 $154.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–341 337 8 152.00–152.50 $152.12 $513 +2.12
380 380 10 162.00 $162.00 $616 +5.52
430–431 431 7 142.00–156.00 $152.01 $655 +6.01
455–474 466 20 152.50–155.00 $153.00 $713 +3.32
525–529 value added 527 2 151.00–153.00 $152.00 $801 —
500–547 536 62 140.00–164.00 $150.81 $808 +3.57
576 576 8 159.00 $159.00 $916 +17.04
560–585 577 31 137.00–174.00 $160.33 $925 +18.37
590 value added 590 1 149.00 $149.00 $879 —
624–640 626 18 135.00–145.00 $143.86 $901 +3.08
650 value added 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 —
652–661 657 26 137.00–141.00 $138.91 $913 +7.85
715 715 1 131.00 $131.00 $937 -3.24
709–724 720 12 91.00–132.50 $126.75 $913 -7.49
750–768 763 12 129.00–139.50 $131.51 $1,003 +11.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 340 13 132.00–158.00 $152.61 $519 +2.61
375–386 384 7 137.50–152.50 $149.76 $575 -12.42
397 value added 397 2 112.50 $112.50 $447 —
426–448 445 54 142.00–157.50 $155.30 $691 +14.48
455–495 476 30 143.00–160.00 $158.13 $753 +9.15
480 value added 480 1 158.00 $158.00 $758 —
530–546 533 29 150.25–154.00 $150.91 $804 +3.78
559–575 561 19 137.00–154.50 $151.03 $847 +8.85
627–648 636 20 124.00–137.00 $135.23 $860 -2.05
633–648 644 11 150.00–153.00 $152.20 $980 +14.92
658–680 669 2 132.00–149.00 $140.36 $939 —
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
767 767 2 123.00 $123.00 $943 -10.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 6 159.00 $159.00 $685 —
468 468 2 166.00 $166.00 $777 +22.50
476 476 5 159.00 $159.00 $757 +15.50
499 value added 499 5 167.00 $167.00 $833 —
509–518 512 13 160.00–169.00 $166.20 $851 —
531 531 8 167.50 $167.50 $889 —
536–545 value added 542 18 121.00–157.00 $150.63 $816 —
566–580 573 15 159.00–168.00 $163.75 $938 +48.75
579–581 value added 580 10 163.00–167.00 $165.40 $959 —
582 582 30 162.25 $162.25 $944 +47.25
621 621 13 152.00 $152.00 $944 —
620–626 value added 622 15 148.00–157.00 $150.42 $936 —
683–692 value added 685 27 146.00–150.00 $146.90 $1,006 +16.90
733 value added 733 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 145.00 $145.00 $502 +14.00
388 388 2 131.00 $131.00 $508 -21.50
438 438 7 142.00 $142.00 $622 +11.75
454 454 5 141.00 $141.00 $640 -12.68
532–547 541 20 130.00–136.00 $134.51 $728 -8.65
555 555 3 142.00 $142.00 $788 +12.96
619 value added 619 1 115.00 $115.00 $712 —
623–633 630 3 124.00–130.00 $125.98 $794 -7.67
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 139.00 $139.00 $539 +28.00
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 -9.02
508 508 3 129.00 $129.00 $655 -9.84
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -17.00
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 -15.00
625 value added 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1355 1330 2 147.00–149.00 $148.02 $1,969 —
1400–1420 1410 2 161.00–162.00 $161.50 $2,277 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–338 337 8 155.00–167.00 $164.04 $553 -11.34
371 371 3 179.00 $179.00 $664 +35.92
412–425 415 17 155.00–175.00 $167.14 $694 -1.60
454–490 471 14 156.00–183.00 $167.97 $791 +3.43
500–546 511 24 151.00–164.50 $160.73 $821 -2.20
576–580 578 27 151.00–174.00 $163.50 $945 +9.09
643 643 4 140.00–146.00 $143.00 $919 -1.19
670 670 10 148.00–153.00 $151.00 $1,012 +8.47
738 value added 738 1 135.00 $135.00 $996 —
740 740 2 131.00 $131.00 $969 -5.00
768 768 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,064 +10.04
825 825 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,031 —
905 value added 905 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–344 344 10 169.00–172.50 $169.70 $584 -8.96
372–389 378 3 157.50–165.00 $160.08 $605 +1.09
404–442 425 17 145.00–170.00 $163.64 $695 -6.96
462–490 480 18 159.00–165.50 $164.66 $790 -2.93
515 515 2 156.00 $156.00 $803 +0.53
559–592 565 15 146.00–155.00 $150.95 $853 -4.39
610–645 639 6 146.00–147.00 $146.16 $934 +3.22
660–672 668 3 140.00–144.50 $143.02 $955 +5.87
770 770 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–433 431 4 140.00–150.00 $147.54 $636 -2.46
520 520 2 145.00 $145.00 $754 +35.00
621 621 2 137.00 $137.00 $851 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 138.00 $138.00 $586 -10.85
720 720 1 134.00 $134.00 $965 —

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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.