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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

2,038 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.78/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 661 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.83/cwt +13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 577 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.92/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 556 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,038 2,281 2,511
Feeder cattle 2,038 2,239 2,511
Slaughter cattle — 42 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 823, Heifers 893, Bulls 322) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 17.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 -7.50
380–385 383 4 159.00–184.00 $173.25 $664 +9.25
405–435 423 6 166.50–190.00 $174.92 $740 +17.48
471–495 473 12 167.00–180.00 $174.22 $824 +8.66
500–540 513 4 140.00–175.00 $159.20 $817 -11.80
516 516 8 192.00 $192.00 $991 +21.00
552–588 561 58 169.00–182.00 $172.93 $970 +6.85
595 595 49 188.00 $188.00 $1,119 —
635–643 640 66 164.50–181.25 $171.24 $1,096 +6.37
651–665 662 31 165.00–185.75 $177.80 $1,177 +10.90
697 697 25 176.00 $176.00 $1,227 +9.10
700–743 732 75 145.00–180.00 $168.31 $1,232 +16.86
760 760 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,186 +8.00
763 value added 763 27 164.50 $164.50 $1,255 —
799 799 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,238 +7.00
801 801 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,242 +9.24
880 880 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,250 —
905–915 907 8 125.00–150.00 $143.13 $1,298 -0.37
916 value added 916 20 156.00 $156.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–498 value added 494 8 195.00 $195.00 $963 —
545 value added 545 32 181.75 $181.75 $991 —
578 578 39 197.00 $197.00 $1,139 +2.50
654–667 value added 655 83 175.00–179.00 $178.75 $1,171 —
673–687 679 29 175.00 $175.00 $1,188 +5.00
756 756 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,232 —
811 value added 811 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,322 —
870 value added 870 13 144.00 $144.00 $1,253 -17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 155.00 $155.00 $547 -4.62
400–437 425 5 166.00–168.00 $166.70 $708 +3.01
450–488 468 30 165.00–186.00 $172.64 $808 +8.64
483 value added 483 6 185.00 $185.00 $894 —
520–547 541 26 167.00–175.00 $172.85 $935 +32.85
553–580 561 25 175.00–180.00 $176.27 $989 +10.55
595 value added 595 6 187.50 $187.50 $1,116 —
605–645 639 32 150.00–169.00 $160.16 $1,023 -4.02
713–730 717 4 158.00–177.00 $162.83 $1,167 +10.58
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 142.50 $142.50 $492 +14.81
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 -15.00
440 440 1 141.00 $141.00 $620 -8.50
485 485 2 138.00–155.00 $146.50 $711 +16.50
510–530 524 6 133.00–160.00 $147.98 $775 +19.98
585 585 1 70.00 $70.00 $410 -72.28
600 600 1 151.00 $151.00 $906 +18.67
700–745 718 3 135.00–154.00 $142.22 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 141.00 $141.00 $543 -20.00
400–432 424 4 129.00–165.00 $156.51 $664 —
485 485 1 162.00 $162.00 $786 +8.21
525–535 531 5 143.00–160.00 $155.78 $827 +6.78
555–575 565 2 161.00–167.00 $163.95 $926 +39.20
633 633 2 144.00 $144.00 $912 +4.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 136.00 $136.00 $480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 329 10 142.50–151.00 $146.95 $483 +12.95
378–381 380 7 144.00–148.00 $145.71 $554 -4.40
414–440 421 13 135.00–146.00 $144.06 $606 -7.97
455–475 459 39 137.00–158.00 $152.34 $699 +3.87
495 495 20 170.00 $170.00 $842 +21.53
500–542 534 31 130.00–156.00 $151.41 $809 +6.26
551–570 556 86 140.00–165.50 $154.49 $859 +6.42
558 558 12 158.00 $158.00 $882 +9.93
619 value added 619 9 152.00 $152.00 $941 —
605–638 632 48 139.50–145.00 $142.11 $898 +6.09
652 652 20 150.00 $150.00 $978 +20.50
657 657 5 145.00 $145.00 $953 +15.50
715–746 729 23 126.00–143.00 $131.13 $956 +1.91
747 747 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,195 +30.78
759 value added 759 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,009 —
845 845 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,183 +8.66
1087 1087 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 137.50 $137.50 $461 +0.32
350–395 355 46 125.00–151.00 $147.85 $525 -5.79
425–449 446 38 142.50–157.00 $154.83 $691 +2.83
461–480 467 41 142.00–161.75 $154.66 $722 +5.32
510–548 542 63 139.00–154.75 $151.05 $819 +8.65
550–565 557 23 140.00–152.00 $147.75 $823 +11.51
605–642 635 17 129.00–141.00 $136.07 $864 -5.36
655 655 10 146.00 $146.00 $956 +22.98
715 715 2 131.00 $131.00 $937 +15.52
755–765 758 3 121.00–131.50 $127.97 $970 -1.53
930 930 3 103.00 $103.00 $958 -38.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 value added 466 7 160.50 $160.50 $748 +28.50
488 488 4 161.50 $161.50 $788 —
495 495 9 159.00 $159.00 $787 —
569 569 21 158.00 $158.00 $899 +1.96
609 value added 609 76 150.25 $150.25 $915 +7.25
726 726 21 162.00 $162.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 145.50 $145.50 $506 -2.95
355–375 372 6 118.00–138.00 $130.00 $484 -6.69
400–445 430 3 122.00–126.00 $124.76 $536 -7.02
450–482 463 23 127.50–143.50 $134.58 $623 -7.19
505–538 535 13 127.00–132.00 $131.64 $704 -9.50
558–565 561 6 120.00–144.00 $134.86 $757 -1.99
630–645 641 7 121.00–125.00 $123.88 $794 -5.12
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 +25.72
725–730 727 3 120.00–136.00 $126.98 $923 +16.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 value added 444 18 167.00 $167.00 $741 —
467 value added 467 21 161.00 $161.00 $752 —
505 value added 505 15 161.00 $161.00 $813 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–347 346 11 131.00–134.00 $133.19 $461 +15.19
440 440 1 123.00 $123.00 $541 -11.00
457 457 7 143.00 $143.00 $654 +0.08
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 -16.96
575–593 587 3 124.00–143.00 $130.20 $764 +11.20
620 620 2 120.00–126.00 $123.00 $763 —
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 +11.95
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 +29.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 81.00 $81.00 $284 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 182.50 $182.50 $628 +14.75
356–378 366 15 159.00–174.00 $166.35 $609 +2.35
405–439 427 34 149.00–190.00 $172.01 $734 +4.42
450–493 484 38 147.50–187.50 $161.37 $781 +3.66
515–543 534 10 148.50–171.00 $162.27 $867 -1.34
559–573 564 19 148.00–159.50 $156.43 $882 +0.45
600–648 633 22 129.50–156.00 $146.95 $930 +2.45
675–690 683 2 101.00–125.00 $113.13 $773 -33.39
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 -11.74
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 -26.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–339 334 8 157.00–176.00 $173.87 $581 +3.30
352–386 360 17 151.00–177.50 $167.00 $601 +16.66
400–433 414 21 150.00–185.00 $166.91 $691 -3.62
470–498 488 28 125.00–165.00 $159.67 $779 +4.13
537–546 541 9 154.50–160.00 $157.52 $852 +1.06
560–585 566 18 140.00–155.00 $151.07 $855 +2.44
631 631 4 140.00 $140.00 $883 +3.43
650–654 653 10 136.00–145.50 $141.45 $924 -4.55
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 -17.90
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–435 417 4 135.00–143.00 $140.91 $588 -6.34
490 490 6 151.00 $151.00 $740 +19.10
545 545 3 148.00 $148.00 $807 —
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
695 695 1 131.00 $131.00 $910 —
720 720 1 129.00 $129.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–478 467 6 152.50–153.00 $152.74 $713 +10.24
573–583 578 4 135.00–145.00 $140.04 $809 +0.04

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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.