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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

4,464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.36/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 642 lb · 210 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.66/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 637 lb · 196 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.45/cwt -10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 560 lb · 195 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,464 1,445 4,005
Feeder cattle 4,464 1,424 4,005
Slaughter cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1858, Heifers 1949, Bulls 657) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle 2.00 to 14.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Dublin, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, 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
323 323 2 167.50 $167.50 $541 +7.50
355–395 369 14 165.00–174.00 $168.43 $622 -4.87
435 value added 435 1 202.50 $202.50 $881 —
438 438 2 165.00 $165.00 $723 -30.00
456–490 472 54 164.50–200.00 $174.26 $823 -5.07
500–543 535 55 101.00–180.75 $172.84 $925 -22.16
550–595 561 173 155.00–189.00 $175.11 $982 -3.05
585 value added 585 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —
594–599 597 10 141.00–194.00 $167.61 $1,001 -10.55
634 634 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,090 +4.23
641 value added 641 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,083 +15.08
620–646 642 202 130.00–179.50 $169.32 $1,087 +1.55
650–699 663 103 145.00–186.00 $168.77 $1,119 +4.27
681–689 685 8 161.00–165.00 $163.01 $1,117 -1.49
700–748 733 103 130.00–168.00 $157.61 $1,155 -4.27
734 value added 734 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,292 +24.42
753–780 761 25 83.00–157.00 $147.74 $1,124 -0.13
750–765 value added 762 9 149.00–165.00 $161.50 $1,231 —
768–782 770 20 158.00–169.00 $167.32 $1,288 +19.45
800–825 811 4 130.00–147.00 $140.53 $1,140 —
841 value added 841 4 150.50 $150.50 $1,266 —
850–880 855 14 120.00–145.00 $140.79 $1,204 —
872 value added 872 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,230 +3.00
940 value added 940 53 163.50 $163.50 $1,537 —
940–945 943 2 116.00–138.00 $126.97 $1,197 —
971 value added 971 48 161.50 $161.50 $1,568 —
993 993 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,470 —
995 995 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,134 —
1024 1024 15 144.00 $144.00 $1,475 +10.00
1115 1115 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,226 —
1170 value added 1170 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
340 value added 340 1 192.50 $192.50 $654 —
340–345 343 7 167.00–175.00 $170.43 $585 —
360–393 370 28 143.00–182.50 $174.02 $644 +8.09
415 415 1 189.00 $189.00 $784 +30.74
420–445 438 10 161.00–188.00 $170.56 $747 +12.30
450–490 460 110 133.00–193.00 $176.91 $814 +6.98
509–530 value added 512 8 191.00–196.00 $191.65 $981 —
515–549 545 105 159.00–185.00 $172.67 $941 +32.67
550–590 558 51 125.00–187.00 $169.31 $945 +2.19
580–588 value added 586 4 148.00–170.00 $164.56 $964 -5.44
603 value added 603 6 152.00 $152.00 $917 —
638 638 19 187.00 $187.00 $1,193 +30.85
610–648 640 54 150.00–169.00 $166.61 $1,066 +10.46
652–685 661 21 125.00–165.00 $153.14 $1,012 +3.14
681 value added 681 6 134.00 $134.00 $913 —
708–742 734 28 95.00–162.00 $148.02 $1,086 -0.18
780 780 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 -4.00
840 840 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,100 —
858–870 862 3 112.00–141.00 $121.76 $1,050 —
900–930 925 18 125.00–134.00 $125.72 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 2 174.00 $174.00 $745 —
451–492 469 28 202.00–206.00 $204.20 $958 —
488 488 2 173.00 $173.00 $844 —
518–545 532 10 165.00–190.00 $172.89 $920 -12.26
567–579 575 22 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 —
586–588 587 6 164.00–171.00 $166.34 $976 —
615–645 value added 633 15 151.00–179.00 $167.65 $1,061 —
645 645 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,067 -26.17
668–688 672 48 136.00–189.00 $181.69 $1,221 +7.19
673 673 15 168.00 $168.00 $1,131 -6.50
684 value added 684 6 163.50 $163.50 $1,118 -7.16
721 721 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,009 —
723 723 12 159.50 $159.50 $1,153 —
774 value added 774 17 160.50 $160.50 $1,242 —
790 790 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,185 —
793 793 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,301 —
850 value added 850 23 150.50 $150.50 $1,279 —
857 857 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,234 —
942 value added 942 9 154.00 $154.00 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 164.00 $164.00 $574 —
410–449 441 32 122.50–161.00 $156.05 $688 +8.17
450–468 464 4 119.00–155.00 $127.74 $593 -18.26
518–533 526 9 118.00–147.00 $126.83 $667 -20.17
552–580 557 10 140.00–150.00 $143.60 $800 -7.94
610 610 1 163.00 $163.00 $994 +16.54
607–628 618 8 125.00–158.00 $145.11 $897 -1.35
685 685 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,041 —
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 147.00 $147.00 $569 —
445 445 8 155.00 $155.00 $690 +20.00
520–548 542 13 131.00–162.50 $156.25 $847 —
575–593 587 3 121.00–154.00 $143.22 $841 -2.78
637 637 5 156.00 $156.00 $994 —
652 652 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,076 —
665–670 668 2 105.00–126.00 $115.54 $772 —
730–748 742 5 91.00–155.00 $127.00 $942 —
751 751 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,074 —
858 858 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,081 —
913 913 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 123.00 $123.00 $442 —
644 644 17 177.00 $177.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 —
735 735 1 75.00 $75.00 $551 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 3 150.00–151.00 $150.66 $500 -1.46
350–390 364 18 141.00–165.00 $158.05 $575 -3.95
420–439 437 9 137.00–150.00 $148.61 $649 -3.40
450–495 469 116 135.00–170.00 $154.29 $724 +1.29
492 value added 492 14 172.50 $172.50 $849 —
518–548 535 60 133.00–168.00 $147.74 $790 -3.07
553–573 558 179 132.00–155.00 $147.74 $824 -11.26
582–584 value added 583 11 170.00–172.00 $171.09 $997 +22.09
587 587 5 163.00 $163.00 $957 +2.67
614 value added 614 9 160.00 $160.00 $982 —
637 637 3 149.00 $149.00 $949 +5.14
600–648 638 184 121.00–157.00 $141.71 $904 -2.15
650–695 656 38 130.00–149.00 $140.48 $922 +1.57
677 value added 677 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,002 +11.00
700–744 728 31 120.00–139.00 $128.14 $933 +1.39
753–770 758 6 120.00–141.00 $132.70 $1,006 +1.19
771 value added 771 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,087 —
815–840 825 4 116.00–131.00 $124.07 $1,024 —
855 855 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 —
960–970 965 2 133.00–136.00 $134.49 $1,298 —
1000 1000 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,010 —
1015 value added 1015 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,269 —
1122 value added 1122 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 9 117.00–158.00 $144.41 $472 -8.20
351–390 358 63 149.50–168.00 $161.08 $577 +11.32
403–446 438 70 137.00–172.50 $154.44 $676 -0.86
452–489 458 128 130.00–163.00 $151.69 $695 -6.44
515–549 545 150 110.00–151.00 $147.10 $802 -3.81
550–585 559 79 121.00–157.00 $144.71 $809 -6.32
615 value added 615 1 148.00 $148.00 $910 —
600–646 636 73 91.00–143.00 $137.68 $876 +2.45
654 value added 654 4 147.00 $147.00 $961 —
650–682 662 15 116.00–136.00 $133.51 $884 -6.85
713–745 value added 729 4 110.00–143.00 $126.86 $925 —
710–749 738 28 100.00–137.00 $127.48 $941 +3.48
758 value added 758 2 130.00 $130.00 $985 —
805–815 810 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 8 180.00 $180.00 $788 —
484 484 7 168.00 $168.00 $813 +9.00
485 value added 485 1 134.00 $134.00 $650 -33.00
505–537 value added 532 22 131.00–176.00 $145.79 $776 -4.84
555–560 value added 557 29 146.25–166.00 $154.45 $860 -10.95
551–563 561 51 159.00–168.00 $166.44 $934 +2.69
559–598 571 9 127.00–146.00 $136.79 $781 -26.96
600–613 606 17 143.25–146.50 $144.80 $877 -7.20
602–647 value added 635 24 110.00–143.50 $140.28 $891 -10.14
664 664 20 147.00 $147.00 $976 —
701–731 717 25 139.50–142.00 $140.67 $1,009 —
795 value added 795 1 109.00 $109.00 $867 —
947 947 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 127.50 $127.50 $319 —
338–346 343 8 143.00–159.00 $148.91 $511 +3.91
352–385 360 35 117.00–159.50 $150.20 $541 +19.20
408–448 441 33 126.00–157.50 $140.81 $621 -1.19
451–461 453 42 130.00–151.50 $147.33 $667 +6.33
510–549 543 57 115.00–144.50 $140.50 $763 +5.99
555–595 562 9 91.00–134.00 $124.31 $699 -17.69
588 value added 588 2 120.00 $120.00 $706 —
605–643 627 8 117.00–133.00 $127.89 $802 +1.91
658 658 9 138.00 $138.00 $908 —
750 750 2 122.00 $122.00 $915 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 110.00–135.00 $117.91 $386 —
359–370 361 19 146.50–153.00 $151.95 $549 +12.95
415–442 441 39 87.00–146.50 $142.96 $630 —
465 465 1 117.00 $117.00 $544 —
505–535 519 5 127.00–157.00 $134.38 $697 +5.38
550–555 551 31 116.00–145.50 $141.66 $781 —
600–635 630 7 123.00–133.00 $131.64 $829 +10.64
650–680 665 2 83.00–104.00 $93.26 $620 —
705–720 713 2 103.00–125.00 $113.88 $812 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 6 165.00 $165.00 $855 —
519 519 7 116.00 $116.00 $602 —
619 619 9 115.00 $115.00 $712 —
621 621 20 151.00 $151.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 4 135.00 $135.00 $720 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 107.00 $107.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 106.00 $106.00 $450 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 97.00 $97.00 $340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–346 341 9 163.00–180.00 $173.52 $592 +9.48
352–398 363 9 160.00–177.50 $166.50 $604 -12.50
410–440 418 33 121.00–192.50 $168.52 $704 +1.38
453–499 487 75 125.00–170.00 $160.77 $783 -7.20
534–546 541 27 160.00–174.00 $167.26 $905 +6.53
550–593 571 45 140.00–162.00 $157.56 $900 -5.94
610–630 627 27 132.00–156.00 $149.80 $939 +6.80
650–695 667 18 110.00–157.00 $143.50 $957 -7.50
730–740 736 5 135.00–137.00 $135.79 $999 +4.79
758 758 3 117.00 $117.00 $887 -21.50
825–827 827 4 120.00–127.50 $125.63 $1,039 +0.63
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 24 137.00–180.00 $174.63 $602 +4.93
350–380 354 12 120.00–175.00 $162.30 $575 +2.22
412–443 418 51 135.00–188.00 $169.08 $707 +5.44
460–490 485 30 80.00–165.00 $159.70 $775 -4.96
500–540 516 33 135.00–170.00 $157.99 $815 +1.99
563–574 567 40 148.00–161.00 $158.48 $899 +7.53
627–642 635 15 150.00–151.50 $150.81 $958 +4.65
654–695 668 22 121.00–155.00 $139.97 $935 -3.05
718–720 719 3 100.00–132.00 $121.31 $872 —
755–770 761 6 88.00–123.00 $115.48 $879 -14.52
770 value added 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 —
800–810 805 2 114.00–119.00 $116.52 $938 —
895 895 1 81.00 $81.00 $725 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 133.00 $133.00 $459 —
350 350 7 164.00 $164.00 $574 —
411–448 422 25 125.00–163.00 $159.11 $671 +21.11
453–490 482 12 127.00–144.00 $140.21 $676 —
520–545 525 5 118.00–133.00 $125.73 $660 —
560–573 564 16 135.00–148.00 $146.69 $827 —
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 —
695 695 1 109.00 $109.00 $758 —
730–740 734 5 74.00–118.00 $104.95 $770 -29.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
375 375 1 74.00 $74.00 $278 —
460–495 464 15 120.00–145.00 $138.60 $643 —
550–595 560 16 87.50–150.00 $134.56 $754 —
673 673 3 128.00 $128.00 $861 —
745 745 2 113.00 $113.00 $842 —
808 808 2 107.00 $107.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 150.00 $150.00 $708 —
820 820 3 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 81.00 $81.00 $247 —
405–415 410 2 107.00–123.00 $114.90 $471 —
480 480 1 108.00 $108.00 $518 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 84.00 $84.00 $428 —

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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.