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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

4,074 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.13/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 724 lb · 153 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.98/cwt ≈ $1,491/hd at 909 lb · 144 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.71/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 540 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,074 2,593 3,752
Feeder cattle 4,074 2,573 3,752
Slaughter cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1796, Heifers 1626, Bulls 652) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, Shenandoah Valley, 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
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
372–396 384 15 181.00–215.00 $197.24 $757 +16.61
403–445 value added 420 5 181.00–196.00 $187.36 $787 +17.36
426–429 428 10 191.50–192.00 $191.70 $820 -1.49
463–485 475 83 133.00–191.00 $183.36 $871 +2.02
453–490 value added 481 15 180.00–190.00 $185.74 $893 —
515 value added 515 1 171.00 $171.00 $881 +25.95
503–546 541 86 157.00–189.75 $184.27 $997 +2.66
550–598 561 95 157.00–189.00 $180.12 $1,010 -2.37
558–562 value added 561 13 194.00–199.00 $197.47 $1,108 —
613–648 640 119 146.00–181.00 $173.98 $1,113 +0.86
646 646 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,143 +3.88
651–690 659 29 136.00–169.00 $162.70 $1,072 -9.94
671 value added 671 14 179.00 $179.00 $1,201 —
650–676 674 24 180.00–185.00 $184.60 $1,244 +11.96
704–731 value added 712 27 175.00–176.00 $175.30 $1,248 —
710–737 731 20 148.00–169.00 $161.45 $1,180 -0.74
751–767 757 33 150.00–168.00 $161.81 $1,225 +3.65
789–792 791 16 176.00–178.00 $177.00 $1,400 +7.02
799 value added 799 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,246 -4.26
805–828 value added 813 12 153.00–157.00 $155.64 $1,265 +4.64
813–835 827 9 134.00–159.00 $152.78 $1,263 +1.11
853–880 857 14 136.00–160.00 $156.01 $1,337 —
885 value added 885 15 163.50 $163.50 $1,447 -4.50
898 898 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,347 —
900–905 value added 904 13 140.00–159.00 $154.63 $1,398 —
920–928 922 7 151.00–155.00 $153.85 $1,418 +16.85
970 970 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,465 —
1038 1038 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,557 —
1051 value added 1051 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 11 207.50 $207.50 $797 +9.50
435 value added 435 12 204.00 $204.00 $887 —
442 442 7 196.00 $196.00 $866 —
455–490 value added 478 8 152.00–215.00 $193.77 $926 —
527 value added 527 5 188.00 $188.00 $991 —
543 543 5 168.00 $168.00 $912 —
554–590 value added 563 44 173.00–191.00 $184.74 $1,040 —
589 589 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,060 —
600–649 value added 615 33 170.00–179.00 $174.72 $1,075 -0.53
648 648 22 198.00 $198.00 $1,283 +14.50
652–696 value added 671 76 160.00–186.00 $167.49 $1,124 +3.29
671 671 15 171.50 $171.50 $1,151 -10.95
719 719 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,201 +13.00
707–748 value added 724 145 148.00–182.25 $176.63 $1,279 +4.21
756–777 value added 758 28 150.00–163.00 $162.05 $1,228 —
812–817 value added 813 52 166.00–181.50 $177.01 $1,439 —
828 828 52 171.00 $171.00 $1,416 +10.00
901–934 value added 909 144 159.25–166.00 $163.98 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–335 322 7 171.00–205.00 $178.88 $576 -1.12
362–390 371 9 163.00–200.00 $181.41 $673 -2.56
400–448 441 18 171.50–190.50 $183.51 $809 +2.39
454–489 473 47 156.00–187.50 $176.86 $837 -13.13
485 value added 485 1 184.00 $184.00 $892 —
500–545 539 43 143.00–181.25 $175.24 $945 -2.28
551–595 557 25 141.00–188.50 $176.15 $981 -0.33
565–594 value added 585 13 173.00–176.00 $175.11 $1,024 —
603–646 629 38 160.00–175.00 $167.04 $1,051 -0.13
654–688 657 28 130.00–173.75 $170.01 $1,117 +4.02
684 value added 684 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,122 —
713–739 718 37 143.00–184.00 $175.46 $1,260 +23.61
737 value added 737 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,223 +10.34
758–770 763 5 154.00–169.00 $162.94 $1,243 —
819 819 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,253 +13.00
853 853 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,169 —
961 value added 961 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,307 —
1090 1090 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,559 —
1109 1109 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,497 —
1201 1201 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,525 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 106.00 $106.00 $355 —
459–475 469 10 149.00–155.00 $152.65 $716 -3.35
507–543 535 22 151.00–168.00 $160.24 $857 +11.24
571–585 574 5 140.00–147.00 $145.57 $836 -3.95
610–645 633 6 133.00–154.00 $143.49 $908 -3.51
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
715–745 732 3 73.00–145.00 $119.19 $872 -29.81
771 771 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,079 —
825 825 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 141.00 $141.00 $444 -10.00
372–395 376 6 160.00–163.00 $162.47 $611 +12.83
422 422 2 179.00 $179.00 $755 +26.50
453–473 463 4 153.00 $153.00 $708 -13.37
530–540 538 4 165.00–169.00 $168.01 $904 +13.01
552–582 560 8 68.00–157.00 $141.72 $794 -21.64
610–625 617 3 157.00–165.00 $160.67 $991 +6.72
775 775 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 value added 506 5 181.00 $181.00 $916 -13.00
674 674 17 145.00 $145.00 $977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–343 334 20 159.00–173.00 $164.27 $549 +7.70
375–398 379 31 156.75–167.00 $161.57 $612 -0.50
401–440 430 33 145.00–171.00 $164.64 $708 -4.14
457–490 470 100 145.00–167.50 $159.98 $752 -0.10
475 value added 475 3 154.00 $154.00 $732 —
514–548 536 81 133.00–158.75 $150.13 $805 -4.87
540 540 6 160.00 $160.00 $864 +5.00
550–597 558 113 143.00–158.25 $154.14 $860 -0.57
591 value added 591 5 163.50 $163.50 $966 +23.50
594 594 4 165.00 $165.00 $980 —
610–633 value added 629 25 137.00–169.25 $164.25 $1,033 —
605–645 633 74 129.00–161.25 $148.19 $938 -10.55
653 value added 653 3 152.00 $152.00 $993 -1.50
652–685 659 77 138.00–163.25 $149.78 $987 -4.16
662–683 664 27 155.50–164.00 $163.35 $1,085 +9.41
700–745 740 30 130.00–147.00 $134.44 $995 -5.04
747 value added 747 3 164.50 $164.50 $1,229 —
750–776 760 22 136.00–146.00 $141.99 $1,079 +4.50
768–796 780 17 146.00–156.00 $151.80 $1,184 +14.31
833 833 8 142.00 $142.00 $1,183 +15.00
875–895 885 2 125.00–133.00 $128.95 $1,141 +5.95
900 900 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,161 —
966–995 value added 974 10 114.00–126.00 $124.08 $1,209 —
990 990 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–343 336 19 156.00–158.00 $156.97 $527 -2.95
350–396 367 27 135.00–174.50 $161.82 $594 -6.70
438 value added 438 3 152.00 $152.00 $666 —
425–448 440 83 138.00–170.00 $156.12 $687 -9.88
460–481 471 56 144.00–165.50 $152.63 $719 -8.82
534 value added 534 24 169.00 $169.00 $902 +3.00
500–549 541 102 131.00–159.75 $151.35 $819 -4.66
552–575 559 61 130.00–149.50 $144.14 $806 -12.17
615–636 631 28 135.00–155.75 $139.94 $883 -11.81
653–678 661 34 144.00–148.50 $147.22 $973 +12.95
737–747 743 17 126.00–138.00 $132.81 $987 —
765–780 770 3 141.00–145.00 $143.65 $1,106 +8.72
800–825 813 2 125.00–138.00 $131.40 $1,068 —
923–933 926 4 91.00–130.00 $112.29 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
480–490 value added 486 15 158.00–162.00 $159.58 $776 —
554–565 556 22 146.00–169.00 $165.81 $922 +14.81
555–556 value added 556 31 160.00–169.50 $164.42 $914 +13.42
622–626 value added 624 23 140.00–165.50 $155.48 $970 —
631 631 21 168.00 $168.00 $1,060 +30.00
639–646 643 15 148.00–152.00 $149.86 $964 +11.86
656 value added 656 25 155.00 $155.00 $1,017 -1.38
660 660 51 169.75 $169.75 $1,120 +9.75
743–744 value added 743 40 139.00–156.00 $146.23 $1,086 -1.77
759–783 value added 765 17 129.00–160.50 $144.99 $1,109 —
829 value added 829 5 120.00 $120.00 $995 —
870 value added 870 16 143.00 $143.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–333 332 7 132.00–165.00 $141.82 $471 +8.79
405–448 441 27 130.00–160.50 $144.80 $639 +1.51
471 value added 471 5 139.00 $139.00 $655 —
455–498 484 15 130.00–148.50 $142.37 $689 -13.78
520–540 531 15 128.00–146.00 $138.75 $737 +1.98
552–560 553 11 132.00–153.50 $151.52 $838 +0.56
620–649 643 12 126.00–144.00 $135.80 $873 -1.15
710 710 1 119.00 $119.00 $845 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 +15.00
460–490 475 2 140.00–143.00 $141.55 $672 -10.58
520–539 533 3 108.00–131.00 $123.52 $658 -28.30
550 550 9 148.00 $148.00 $814 +14.37
634 634 5 140.00 $140.00 $888 +34.33
665–683 677 3 126.00–133.00 $128.29 $869 -10.71
705–748 737 4 129.00–130.00 $129.24 $952 +6.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 value added 485 23 173.00 $173.00 $839 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 322 4 168.00–176.00 $173.71 $559 -1.46
355–395 374 32 175.00–200.00 $184.68 $691 -5.06
415–448 424 32 140.00–207.50 $182.64 $774 -0.86
460–489 481 41 155.00–185.00 $175.81 $846 -0.19
500–548 528 76 152.00–178.00 $169.38 $894 -3.60
555–595 575 53 158.00–170.00 $164.28 $945 +6.35
624–648 639 30 141.00–158.50 $149.40 $955 -4.86
652–675 658 25 147.00–161.00 $158.24 $1,041 +10.75
705–742 729 7 120.00–139.00 $126.09 $919 -8.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–348 333 22 162.50–203.50 $183.75 $612 -10.35
373–386 379 7 167.00–197.00 $180.11 $683 -2.21
407–440 426 38 150.00–196.50 $174.83 $745 -6.43
460–488 486 33 150.00–175.00 $166.70 $810 -2.27
503–549 533 36 127.00–175.50 $161.78 $862 -6.16
558–595 577 34 140.00–161.00 $153.62 $886 -0.22
620–644 640 24 145.00–154.00 $151.77 $971 +6.73
650–675 666 11 134.00–148.00 $143.58 $956 +5.34
732–748 734 19 115.00–146.00 $142.67 $1,047 +8.27
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 +6.00
839 839 4 124.00 $124.00 $1,040 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 3 133.00–162.00 $151.91 $574 -7.09
405–421 419 7 115.00–180.00 $171.02 $717 +5.02
500 500 8 151.50 $151.50 $758 +2.16
555–575 572 12 125.00–156.00 $138.74 $794 -5.26
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 158.00 $158.00 $553 —
440–447 444 5 154.00–170.00 $160.34 $712 +7.15
460–495 478 2 139.00–155.00 $146.71 $701 —
525–545 530 4 140.00–149.00 $146.69 $777 +0.97
614 614 7 146.00 $146.00 $896 —
718 718 1 131.00 $131.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 7 132.00 $132.00 $817 —

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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.