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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

3,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.69/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 544 lb · 149 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.42/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 734 lb · 101 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.74/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 461 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,046 4,074 3,726
Feeder cattle 3,015 4,074 3,639
Slaughter cattle 31 — 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 974, Dairy Steers 214, Heifers 1206, Bulls 621) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 2) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, Springlake, Winchester and Wythe County.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 334 3 161.00–177.00 $171.49 $573 -28.51
369–398 381 14 163.00–203.00 $193.53 $737 -3.71
415–448 435 8 161.00–192.50 $174.33 $758 -17.37
460–495 469 55 170.00–200.00 $189.10 $887 +5.74
510–545 539 50 160.00–199.00 $190.77 $1,028 +6.50
550–568 559 80 110.00–175.50 $173.95 $972 -6.17
625–648 646 98 142.00–194.00 $177.55 $1,147 +0.55
651–668 659 26 151.00–184.00 $176.56 $1,164 +13.86
718 718 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,221 +8.55
720–745 735 95 140.00–185.00 $167.26 $1,229 +5.81
760–775 768 2 142.00–156.50 $149.32 $1,147 -12.49
825–831 830 6 131.00–152.00 $148.52 $1,233 -4.26
850–875 858 3 127.00–144.00 $138.22 $1,186 -17.79
920 920 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,242 -18.85
968 value added 968 32 161.00 $161.00 $1,558 —
965–990 982 3 123.00–141.00 $135.10 $1,327 -15.90
1035 1035 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,252 -29.00
1083 1083 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–370 368 12 193.00–209.00 $202.38 $745 +20.97
418–447 439 20 174.00–202.50 $196.27 $862 +12.76
450–485 457 36 151.00–186.00 $179.01 $818 +2.15
510–546 540 53 160.00–180.25 $177.63 $959 +2.39
551 value added 551 4 181.00 $181.00 $997 +5.89
565–575 572 8 106.00–159.00 $117.98 $675 -58.17
603 value added 603 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,049 —
623–646 639 35 164.00–189.00 $172.00 $1,099 +4.96
650–695 670 6 124.00–172.00 $151.76 $1,017 -18.25
700 value added 700 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,127 —
722–747 735 15 110.00–164.00 $151.19 $1,111 -24.27
795 795 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,169 -15.94
805–849 845 11 121.00–147.00 $143.68 $1,214 -9.32
895 895 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,172 —
960 960 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 196.00 $196.00 $751 -11.50
435 value added 435 1 189.00 $189.00 $822 -15.00
554–588 value added 559 13 186.00–190.00 $189.35 $1,058 +4.61
594–597 596 14 180.00–193.00 $189.30 $1,128 +9.30
629–648 value added 635 52 172.00–185.00 $177.78 $1,129 +3.06
652 652 16 180.00 $180.00 $1,174 +8.50
680–695 value added 683 5 166.00–173.00 $171.58 $1,172 +4.09
707 value added 707 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,138 -15.63
755 value added 755 5 120.00 $120.00 $906 -42.05
833 value added 833 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,374 -12.01
855 value added 855 11 167.00 $167.00 $1,428 —
1021 value added 1021 11 153.00 $153.00 $1,562 —
1111 value added 1111 12 145.00 $145.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 161.00 $161.00 $604 -1.47
410–436 430 7 99.00–175.00 $145.28 $625 -33.72
456–495 459 13 129.00–165.00 $157.03 $721 +4.03
520–545 525 11 115.00–158.00 $148.36 $779 -19.65
550–558 557 6 140.00–149.00 $147.52 $822 +5.80
615–630 621 10 132.00–154.00 $149.88 $931 -10.79
677 677 3 129.00 $129.00 $873 —
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 value added 297 16 183.00 $183.00 $544 —
366 value added 366 26 221.00 $221.00 $809 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1530 1353 3 116.00–140.00 $129.61 $1,754 —
1380–2015 1576 26 135.00–158.00 $149.88 $2,362 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 145.00 $145.00 $663 -7.65
551–595 556 9 120.00–154.00 $149.96 $834 +4.39
630–632 631 3 133.00–142.00 $139.01 $877 -4.48
670 670 1 144.00 $144.00 $965 +14.00
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 338 10 141.00–162.50 $154.28 $521 -9.99
353–384 373 27 153.00–174.00 $167.44 $625 +5.87
400–445 428 29 150.00–175.00 $165.23 $707 +0.59
450–495 461 98 109.00–178.00 $159.74 $736 -0.24
500–549 544 149 137.00–163.00 $158.69 $863 -1.31
554–590 559 34 130.00–157.00 $150.27 $840 -3.87
615–649 637 98 133.00–154.00 $148.54 $946 +0.35
650–659 653 25 146.00–148.00 $147.14 $961 -2.64
664 664 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,036 -7.35
700–743 729 45 110.00–147.00 $140.11 $1,021 +5.67
740 value added 740 3 114.00 $114.00 $844 -50.50
751 751 6 131.00 $131.00 $984 -10.99
828 828 6 134.50 $134.50 $1,114 -7.50
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 -8.95
910–928 922 3 109.00–118.00 $115.04 $1,061 -13.96
1008 1008 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 342 15 143.00–155.50 $152.58 $522 -4.39
366–372 368 27 174.50–176.00 $174.89 $644 +13.07
408 value added 408 8 181.00 $181.00 $738 +29.00
427–435 428 14 116.00–177.00 $172.57 $739 +16.45
452–476 457 98 146.00–177.00 $161.80 $739 +9.17
531–548 541 97 110.00–155.25 $151.96 $822 +0.61
558–590 565 12 100.00–150.50 $140.09 $792 -4.05
600–646 636 42 97.00–153.00 $143.17 $911 +3.23
640 value added 640 4 145.00 $145.00 $928 —
650–672 660 24 132.00–141.00 $136.27 $899 -10.95
710–746 724 12 125.00–138.00 $136.10 $985 +3.29
758–775 764 3 107.00–114.00 $111.63 $853 -32.02
815–830 823 2 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $893 -22.89
918 918 2 103.00 $103.00 $946 -9.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 112.00 $112.00 $274 —
348 348 11 137.00 $137.00 $477 -4.82
350–385 364 10 128.00–150.00 $142.76 $520 —
430–448 444 16 135.00–150.00 $137.19 $609 -7.61
450–460 452 23 110.00–160.00 $147.16 $665 +4.79
505–530 517 3 112.00–135.00 $121.27 $627 -17.48
557–575 560 17 120.00–140.00 $134.91 $755 -16.61
585 value added 585 6 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
636–638 637 11 107.00–130.00 $117.44 $748 -18.36
655–680 668 2 108.00–124.00 $115.85 $774 —
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 -1.00
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
360–385 373 2 135.00–143.00 $139.13 $519 -20.87
437–445 440 3 114.00–135.50 $128.25 $564 —
450 450 26 156.00 $156.00 $702 +14.45
550–570 551 28 127.00–138.00 $137.31 $757 -10.69
615–631 629 14 140.00–145.00 $144.30 $908 +4.30
713–733 721 5 108.00–129.00 $120.46 $869 -8.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 value added 368 2 165.00 $165.00 $607 —
380 380 3 178.00 $178.00 $676 —
529 value added 529 6 156.00 $156.00 $825 —
562–592 value added 578 32 156.00–163.50 $162.42 $939 -2.00
586 586 7 151.00 $151.00 $885 -14.81
719–745 value added 730 7 108.00–155.00 $128.55 $938 -17.68
895 value added 895 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,164 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 28 179.00 $179.00 $591 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 533 2 61.00–64.00 $62.48 $333 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1410 1360 2 154.00–157.00 $155.56 $2,116 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 165.00–179.00 $169.62 $565 -4.09
350–380 368 9 151.00–197.00 $176.86 $651 -7.82
415–435 422 45 153.00–183.00 $176.21 $744 -6.43
450–498 488 59 159.00–177.00 $174.19 $850 -1.62
505–545 527 40 148.00–186.00 $181.93 $959 +12.55
555–575 568 83 151.00–168.00 $162.24 $922 -2.04
609–638 629 39 144.00–177.00 $161.08 $1,013 +11.68
650–665 656 18 139.00–149.00 $147.66 $969 -10.58
740–743 742 3 120.00–141.00 $134.02 $994 +7.93
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
820–843 835 3 130.00–133.00 $132.02 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–343 341 18 170.00–197.00 $193.16 $659 +9.41
350–385 371 11 135.00–196.00 $174.69 $648 -5.42
405–430 419 50 154.00–184.50 $176.54 $740 +1.71
460–495 487 44 145.00–175.00 $162.64 $792 -4.06
502–545 520 10 150.00–169.00 $162.61 $846 +0.83
560–595 563 28 141.00–158.00 $156.39 $880 +2.77
630–634 633 11 150.00–153.00 $150.54 $953 -1.23
652–659 655 13 148.00–148.75 $148.46 $972 +4.88
725–744 740 13 124.00–143.00 $135.64 $1,004 -7.03
805 805 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 +2.09
427–434 431 10 148.00–165.00 $156.43 $674 -14.59
492 492 12 144.50 $144.50 $711 —
500–505 503 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $737 -5.00
563–566 564 22 149.00–154.50 $152.74 $861 +14.00
650 650 3 148.00 $148.00 $962 —
845 845 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 192.00 $192.00 $733 —
470 470 3 176.00 $176.00 $827 —
500–530 value added 515 2 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $827 —
548 548 3 156.00 $156.00 $855 —
650 value added 650 8 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
732 value added 732 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 155.00 $155.00 $663 -5.34
532 532 3 155.00 $155.00 $825 +8.31
568 568 5 146.00 $146.00 $829 —
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 —
790 790 2 119.00 $119.00 $940 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–347 345 11 145.00–151.00 $149.35 $515 —
468–480 471 14 111.00–145.00 $135.19 $637 —
508 508 4 149.00 $149.00 $757 —
550–583 564 16 140.00–146.00 $143.70 $810 —
615–644 641 11 141.00–146.00 $145.56 $933 —
670 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 —
745–746 746 9 133.00–139.50 $138.78 $1,035 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
810 810 1 119.00 $119.00 $964 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 130.00 $130.00 $443 —
403 403 5 141.00 $141.00 $568 —
545 545 3 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
550–578 564 4 143.00 $143.00 $807 —
727 727 5 129.00 $129.00 $938 —
952 952 41 129.00 $129.00 $1,228 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 137.00 $137.00 $607 —
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 —
553–560 554 6 143.00–145.00 $144.66 $801 —
658–675 665 5 141.00–142.00 $141.59 $942 —
752–778 756 19 120.00–134.00 $132.48 $1,002 —
820 820 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,099 —
905 905 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,140 —
957 957 3 97.00 $97.00 $928 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–248 241 7 152.00–162.00 $153.18 $369 —
358 358 6 146.00 $146.00 $523 —
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
530 530 1 133.00 $133.00 $705 —
745 745 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,013 —

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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.