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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

3,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.35/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 547 lb · 130 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.08/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 638 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.86/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 562 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,042 3,205 3,893
Feeder cattle 3,042 3,152 3,893
Slaughter cattle — 53 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1114, Heifers 1339, Bulls 589) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Lynchburg, Marshall, 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
360–395 377 5 180.00–187.00 $184.77 $697 +10.16
401–446 435 18 164.00–193.00 $178.21 $775 +2.67
461–495 466 32 168.00–186.50 $183.84 $857 +4.96
475 value added 475 2 184.00 $184.00 $874 -6.00
500–543 534 30 160.00–188.00 $181.32 $968 +2.63
553–590 560 104 148.00–196.00 $180.57 $1,011 -0.19
552–591 value added 569 17 180.00–185.00 $182.75 $1,040 -13.24
597 597 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,075 —
600–647 639 78 151.00–175.00 $170.59 $1,090 -10.31
639–646 value added 642 10 163.00–174.00 $167.43 $1,075 -18.55
655–672 663 17 158.00–173.00 $168.94 $1,120 +3.35
664–699 682 18 170.00–172.00 $170.97 $1,166 +5.38
711–729 value added 720 38 162.50–177.50 $167.18 $1,204 +10.18
703–742 733 37 143.00–166.00 $162.96 $1,194 +0.79
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 -2.17
750–796 781 17 149.50–169.00 $163.60 $1,278 +4.60
818–838 value added 826 87 167.00–175.00 $171.64 $1,418 +18.64
870–875 871 5 149.00–159.00 $151.01 $1,315 +3.51
940 value added 940 48 163.00 $163.00 $1,532 —
945 945 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,219 -17.00
973 973 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,333 -34.00
1019–1024 1020 5 121.00–151.00 $144.98 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 327 6 163.00–181.00 $169.15 $553 +9.15
369–398 377 9 151.00–195.00 $183.29 $691 -2.62
421–440 428 10 156.00–181.00 $175.57 $751 -2.17
460–485 466 38 122.50–187.75 $183.60 $856 +11.99
493 value added 493 1 138.00 $138.00 $680 —
512–533 value added 517 8 101.00–186.00 $164.10 $848 +35.10
525–547 546 39 161.00–177.25 $176.64 $964 -0.08
554–575 564 31 164.00–191.00 $174.25 $983 +3.89
605 value added 605 5 145.00 $145.00 $877 -31.00
616 616 1 155.00 $155.00 $955 -13.18
605–638 633 19 134.00–173.00 $169.17 $1,071 +0.99
663–690 668 16 147.00–170.00 $161.80 $1,081 -7.02
675 value added 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
760–785 773 2 157.00–158.00 $157.51 $1,218 +15.29
810–820 value added 819 7 128.00–153.00 $131.53 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 value added 294 5 146.00 $146.00 $429 —
408 value added 408 2 147.50 $147.50 $602 —
545 value added 545 3 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
555–576 value added 569 32 127.50–188.00 $180.86 $1,029 -10.82
609 609 15 184.00 $184.00 $1,121 -9.16
622–625 value added 624 22 170.50–178.00 $172.20 $1,075 -6.80
640 640 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 -29.16
651–694 value added 672 50 169.00–187.00 $175.88 $1,182 +13.55
735 value added 735 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,161 -8.64
770–778 value added 775 32 156.00–160.00 $158.51 $1,228 -10.49
929 value added 929 18 159.50 $159.50 $1,482 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 1 85.00 $85.00 $233 —
363–390 373 5 134.00–150.00 $144.60 $539 -9.56
414–448 438 6 125.00–169.00 $151.69 $664 -20.31
452–497 462 18 69.00–164.00 $147.89 $683 +7.12
510–545 531 6 65.00–166.00 $136.27 $724 -12.16
555–570 558 8 131.00–165.00 $155.03 $865 +7.56
581 value added 581 16 165.00 $165.00 $959 —
616–640 626 4 89.00–136.00 $123.49 $773 -25.41
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 —
775 775 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 —
846 846 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,007 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 153.00 $153.00 $490 —
427 427 12 162.00 $162.00 $692 +10.00
475–480 478 4 89.00–142.00 $115.36 $551 -18.64
531 531 4 155.50 $155.50 $826 +4.29
610 610 1 156.00 $156.00 $952 +14.61
650 value added 650 5 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
660–665 663 3 138.00–146.00 $140.65 $933 +0.65
759 value added 759 11 177.00 $177.00 $1,343 —
834 834 1 115.00 $115.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 value added 638 20 158.00 $158.00 $1,008 —
643 643 5 155.00 $155.00 $997 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 337 6 150.00–156.00 $151.00 $509 +8.94
355–385 370 34 143.00–169.50 $159.43 $590 -0.51
427–448 438 37 135.00–161.00 $153.90 $674 +7.76
453–488 460 72 145.00–165.50 $161.54 $743 +2.29
528–549 547 130 135.00–159.50 $155.35 $850 +3.33
550–590 562 15 138.00–151.00 $146.36 $823 -6.57
583 583 8 158.00 $158.00 $921 +5.07
615 615 2 145.00 $145.00 $892 -2.64
601–647 value added 629 21 161.00–165.50 $162.64 $1,023 +6.77
612–646 640 107 141.00–164.00 $153.78 $984 +6.14
656–678 662 15 139.50–150.00 $143.29 $949 +2.56
718 718 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,134 +25.94
725–748 739 29 133.00–142.00 $137.78 $1,018 +5.72
761–780 765 6 108.00–138.00 $130.25 $996 +5.38
773 773 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,136 +22.13
810–825 818 2 126.00–134.00 $130.04 $1,064 -1.34
825 value added 825 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 —
850 850 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,148 —
865 value added 865 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,246 —
980 980 1 101.00 $101.00 $990 -19.00
1130 value added 1130 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 150.00 $150.00 $514 -3.09
355–383 362 44 110.00–169.50 $161.37 $584 -1.43
419–440 433 15 110.00–142.00 $124.81 $540 -25.42
452–478 460 92 140.00–163.25 $158.42 $729 -2.86
472–483 476 5 150.00–160.00 $154.06 $733 -7.22
492 value added 492 5 160.00 $160.00 $787 —
520–548 543 102 124.00–157.50 $155.45 $844 +2.20
551–569 557 24 110.00–148.00 $144.42 $804 -4.32
557 value added 557 5 136.00 $136.00 $758 —
620–637 value added 633 4 129.00–150.00 $144.86 $917 +10.86
625–646 635 65 138.00–151.50 $149.68 $950 +3.86
655–663 658 6 121.00–141.00 $136.49 $898 +6.89
675 value added 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
700–736 723 14 115.00–142.75 $135.67 $981 +19.54
818 818 2 111.00 $111.00 $908 -14.00
927–930 928 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,160 +37.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 value added 295 2 131.00 $131.00 $386 —
392 392 5 170.00 $170.00 $666 —
467–478 value added 471 5 132.50–138.00 $135.77 $639 -20.23
483 483 8 165.00 $165.00 $797 +47.50
513–536 value added 525 52 157.00–171.00 $161.33 $847 -4.17
553 553 6 162.00 $162.00 $896 —
564 value added 564 4 138.00 $138.00 $778 -29.48
603 value added 603 52 156.50 $156.50 $944 —
630 630 3 148.00 $148.00 $932 -16.00
653–657 value added 657 17 96.00–165.00 $156.93 $1,031 -4.47
659 659 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,038 —
749 value added 749 19 147.50 $147.50 $1,105 —
928 value added 928 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 1 155.00 $155.00 $422 —
352–372 360 32 140.00–158.00 $150.63 $542 -0.36
438–446 443 28 129.00–151.50 $142.93 $633 +15.13
450–497 454 24 115.00–150.00 $142.92 $649 -2.76
515–545 538 23 119.00–151.00 $141.59 $762 -6.62
550–575 552 19 129.00–139.00 $137.51 $759 —
578 value added 578 14 138.00 $138.00 $798 —
617–644 630 18 130.00–147.00 $138.73 $874 +21.73
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 154.00 $154.00 $551 +17.19
430–442 442 26 132.00–162.75 $161.60 $714 +8.79
455 455 1 122.50 $122.50 $557 -2.93
503–526 522 11 128.00–160.00 $155.42 $811 +10.42
560–579 570 2 133.00–140.00 $136.56 $778 -1.16
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 +11.57
710 710 1 134.00 $134.00 $951 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 156.00 $156.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–346 336 15 175.00–192.50 $186.06 $625 +11.67
381 381 8 185.00 $185.00 $705 +6.70
414–438 424 47 142.50–188.50 $180.30 $764 -2.37
465–490 486 70 153.00–174.00 $171.28 $832 +5.45
517–535 530 22 132.00–170.50 $156.07 $827 -9.87
550–590 571 43 150.00–158.00 $156.80 $895 -0.47
612–648 637 44 130.00–156.25 $148.35 $945 -1.04
663–685 670 3 132.00–145.00 $140.57 $942 -4.96
730–741 739 6 124.00–135.00 $133.19 $984 -3.92
754–795 765 11 124.00–141.00 $128.72 $985 -1.28
817 817 3 103.00 $103.00 $842 —
860 860 2 96.00 $96.00 $826 -39.00
930 930 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,028 +15.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 141.00 $141.00 $360 —
321–349 336 24 167.00–180.00 $173.37 $583 -8.52
351–390 357 29 158.00–198.00 $191.21 $683 +25.63
412–430 416 50 110.00–185.00 $176.04 $732 +4.21
450–490 480 29 148.00–172.00 $164.12 $788 +0.40
500–541 534 12 144.00–167.00 $147.59 $788 +23.46
565–580 570 31 98.00–163.25 $159.85 $911 +8.91
621–648 638 22 136.00–158.00 $144.87 $924 -1.31
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 +12.28
740 740 6 125.00 $125.00 $925 -11.68
765 765 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,025 +1.00
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 +8.00
950 950 2 96.00 $96.00 $912 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 153.00 $153.00 $520 +27.32
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -10.00
428 428 7 172.50 $172.50 $738 +34.13
473–495 493 14 151.00–158.00 $157.52 $777 +15.50
505 505 1 147.00 $147.00 $742 +16.00
572 572 5 155.00 $155.00 $887 +7.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 150.00 $150.00 $522 —
410 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 -9.00
457–468 459 9 145.00–166.00 $161.25 $740 +26.25
538 538 6 146.00 $146.00 $785 +18.97
557–570 561 7 137.50–140.00 $138.23 $775 -0.16
733 733 2 120.00 $120.00 $880 —
800 800 1 85.00 $85.00 $680 —

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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.