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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

4,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.96/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 542 lb · 271 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.46/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 632 lb · 189 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.21/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 556 lb · 151 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,476 6,108 4,642
Feeder cattle 4,476 6,052 4,642
Slaughter cattle — 56 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1441, Dairy Steers 10, Heifers 2010, Bulls 1015) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: uneven, ranging 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Dublin, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Rockingham, Shenandoah, 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
310 310 1 147.50 $147.50 $457 -9.54
363–390 375 14 144.00–185.00 $172.56 $647 +12.40
400–445 434 26 160.00–201.00 $197.14 $856 +6.57
463 value added 463 9 192.00 $192.00 $889 —
457–495 471 80 140.00–185.00 $174.03 $820 -10.47
500–548 536 103 122.00–183.00 $174.34 $934 +18.88
553–595 560 118 148.75–179.00 $169.75 $951 -2.97
553–587 value added 579 30 166.00–190.00 $183.56 $1,063 +18.56
610–642 636 90 145.50–167.50 $155.36 $988 -12.74
651–695 660 89 142.00–176.00 $166.13 $1,096 +0.51
670 value added 670 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,065 —
714–747 732 85 132.00–162.00 $147.50 $1,080 -2.15
749 value added 749 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,198 —
755–795 774 12 129.00–143.00 $138.32 $1,071 -2.55
808–846 832 23 124.00–153.00 $143.97 $1,198 +2.34
843 value added 843 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,391 —
855–869 867 11 117.00–150.00 $121.70 $1,055 -28.20
871–885 value added 874 6 131.00–140.00 $137.81 $1,204 —
918 value added 918 19 167.00 $167.00 $1,533 —
943 943 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,282 +42.73
965 965 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,322 +9.96
1147 1147 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
327 327 6 171.00 $171.00 $559 +15.32
358–396 376 30 150.00–195.00 $164.62 $619 -10.70
385 385 2 150.00 $150.00 $578 -25.32
415–440 422 18 169.00–186.00 $175.19 $739 -0.58
451–490 462 54 165.00–184.00 $177.87 $822 +8.03
502–540 529 42 60.00–174.50 $160.60 $850 -1.07
544 value added 544 12 155.00 $155.00 $843 —
552–592 563 39 61.00–163.00 $152.40 $858 -2.90
581 value added 581 4 170.00 $170.00 $988 —
603–649 633 16 123.00–155.00 $146.72 $929 -7.06
652–680 657 54 120.00–161.00 $153.41 $1,008 +3.05
705–746 743 21 121.00–148.50 $146.30 $1,087 +12.71
810–823 819 3 131.00–141.00 $137.70 $1,128 -8.80
873–885 value added 882 12 131.00–148.00 $135.21 $1,193 —
890 890 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,193 —
902 902 3 108.00 $108.00 $974 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 184.00 $184.00 $622 —
430–446 value added 441 13 171.00–202.00 $192.70 $850 —
451–488 value added 462 7 184.00–189.00 $185.26 $856 —
511–545 value added 533 30 178.00 $178.00 $949 -3.32
539–541 540 19 187.00–195.00 $191.20 $1,032 +17.26
557 value added 557 10 174.00 $174.00 $969 —
605–643 value added 618 10 156.00–171.50 $165.34 $1,022 +11.34
631 631 21 180.00 $180.00 $1,136 +9.00
687–693 value added 688 17 150.00–164.00 $161.51 $1,111 -5.49
730–746 value added 737 12 141.00–148.00 $145.05 $1,069 —
776 value added 776 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,218 —
838 value added 838 56 165.00 $165.00 $1,383 -0.50
926 value added 926 33 167.00 $167.00 $1,546 +30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 75.00 $75.00 $224 —
326 326 1 65.00 $65.00 $212 —
353–380 364 9 125.00–163.00 $147.68 $538 -17.48
400–447 436 11 51.00–147.00 $120.14 $524 -22.99
463–485 472 14 124.00–146.00 $132.78 $627 -24.77
510–530 520 2 117.00–137.00 $126.81 $659 -8.65
555–570 563 21 125.00–145.00 $141.64 $797 -3.36
625 625 1 147.00 $147.00 $919 +5.00
665 665 1 136.00 $136.00 $904 +7.94
720–735 730 3 127.00–135.00 $132.37 $966 +29.87
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 90.00 $90.00 $252 —
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 —
368–395 373 5 90.00–159.00 $144.40 $539 +6.01
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
453–465 457 12 110.00–150.00 $143.71 $657 +8.71
553–565 554 11 101.00–150.50 $145.91 $808 +12.88
608–610 609 4 123.00–127.00 $124.00 $755 +4.93
655–675 659 9 123.00–140.00 $133.64 $881 +39.64
705 705 1 92.00 $92.00 $649 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 value added 591 7 150.00 $150.00 $886 -8.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 51.00 $51.00 $102 —
303 303 2 51.00 $51.00 $155 —
365 365 1 31.00 $31.00 $113 —
410 410 1 53.00 $53.00 $217 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 90.00 $90.00 $252 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–345 332 12 130.00–155.00 $139.67 $464 -0.73
362–381 374 40 139.00–146.00 $143.99 $539 +2.58
423–448 438 82 110.00–144.00 $137.33 $602 +0.59
453–495 474 147 116.00–148.00 $140.61 $666 +3.89
485 value added 485 2 121.00 $121.00 $587 —
515–517 value added 516 20 135.00–153.00 $146.68 $757 +7.68
500–548 544 251 120.00–148.00 $139.42 $758 +2.56
551–575 556 151 112.00–150.50 $139.21 $774 -4.71
626 value added 626 3 138.00 $138.00 $864 -1.00
606–645 632 186 96.00–139.00 $129.32 $817 -2.71
650–675 660 20 115.00–143.00 $133.25 $879 -16.25
713 713 3 126.00 $126.00 $898 +2.51
700–738 729 42 111.00–134.00 $121.85 $888 -1.64
738 value added 738 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,055 —
750–769 760 25 100.00–138.00 $130.50 $992 +9.75
798 value added 798 4 120.00 $120.00 $958 —
840 840 4 111.00–126.00 $118.50 $995 +0.97
840 value added 840 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 —
850–895 861 4 110.00–129.00 $124.06 $1,068 +9.76
913 value added 913 9 135.00 $135.00 $1,233 —
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 —
931 931 10 123.00 $123.00 $1,145 —
970–975 973 3 100.00–106.00 $101.99 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 289 7 81.00–135.00 $123.83 $358 -25.17
310–349 341 20 115.00–146.00 $136.38 $465 +3.02
350–385 360 66 85.00–159.75 $141.17 $508 +0.98
410–442 432 56 65.00–141.00 $131.85 $570 -0.75
450–485 463 106 95.00–148.50 $142.50 $660 +5.14
505–547 540 85 91.00–140.50 $136.77 $739 +3.17
550–595 564 52 125.00–144.50 $137.47 $775 +4.84
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 -32.63
615 value added 615 3 119.00 $119.00 $732 —
605–648 639 68 110.00–133.50 $130.78 $836 +3.63
658–680 662 9 100.00–135.00 $126.64 $838 -1.09
715–748 731 19 68.00–126.00 $117.12 $856 +4.81
750 value added 750 11 113.00 $113.00 $848 —
755–790 773 2 90.00–100.00 $94.89 $733 -16.38
820 820 1 101.00 $101.00 $828 +1.00
870 870 3 107.00 $107.00 $931 -1.00
945–947 946 2 94.00–99.00 $96.50 $913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 1 100.00 $100.00 $289 +20.00
305–347 343 14 81.00–156.25 $143.37 $492 +19.37
356–399 363 21 60.00–139.00 $119.57 $434 -12.40
415–439 433 25 120.00–133.00 $124.93 $541 -6.93
451–480 457 33 105.00–143.25 $133.79 $611 +6.58
505–547 538 44 107.00–135.75 $123.90 $667 -3.89
560–582 571 6 65.00–127.00 $115.01 $657 +1.47
600–645 633 10 93.00–116.00 $113.52 $719 -3.54
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–377 360 10 133.00–141.00 $138.49 $499 +7.49
440 440 8 131.00 $131.00 $576 +0.50
443 value added 443 2 148.00 $148.00 $656 —
535 535 22 155.00 $155.00 $829 +17.00
573–580 value added 579 15 144.00–150.00 $148.81 $862 -10.19
622 622 11 152.00 $152.00 $945 +21.50
630–633 value added 631 26 138.00–140.00 $138.62 $875 -18.38
651–680 value added 658 29 141.50–150.50 $147.96 $974 +1.96
803–824 value added 820 14 125.00–138.50 $135.67 $1,112 +6.92
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 12 129.00–149.00 $142.33 $484 +33.33
410 410 1 108.00 $108.00 $443 -3.09
462–490 465 27 81.00–138.50 $128.91 $599 +3.03
527 527 3 129.00 $129.00 $680 +14.17
507–542 534 38 109.00–134.25 $131.06 $700 +16.23
558–575 564 3 101.00–117.00 $106.44 $600 -5.28
606 value added 606 1 55.00 $55.00 $333 —
603–648 631 15 100.00–120.00 $109.47 $691 —
655–673 663 6 75.00–119.00 $101.02 $670 -16.23
710 710 1 101.00 $101.00 $717 -3.33
717 717 1 87.00 $87.00 $624 -17.33
838 838 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,014 —
1023 1023 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 68.00 $68.00 $258 —
605 605 8 111.00 $111.00 $672 —
614 614 6 110.00 $110.00 $675 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 40.00 $40.00 $64 —
387 387 7 116.00 $116.00 $449 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 113.00 $113.00 $557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 333 18 137.00–171.00 $155.37 $517 -11.03
352–383 366 25 164.00–185.00 $175.92 $644 +5.28
413–440 425 54 157.00–181.00 $170.01 $723 +7.14
450–496 480 76 145.00–179.00 $160.24 $769 +7.15
505–549 540 74 129.00–165.00 $158.47 $856 +2.05
551–593 570 114 110.00–158.00 $146.65 $836 +4.87
628–649 635 96 119.00–149.00 $141.81 $900 +2.91
654–690 657 35 128.00–132.00 $129.83 $853 +5.54
702–735 724 26 119.00–132.00 $126.96 $919 +1.94
761 761 4 112.00 $112.00 $852 -6.44
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 —
875 875 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 +19.44
923 923 2 85.00 $85.00 $785 -10.00
975 975 1 87.00 $87.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 1 75.00 $75.00 $213 —
315–348 337 30 135.00–192.00 $179.68 $606 +24.37
353–395 376 18 110.00–173.00 $158.05 $594 -6.00
403–445 422 77 91.00–175.00 $159.71 $674 -1.89
460–496 481 50 129.50–175.00 $158.17 $761 +7.54
502–535 506 20 119.00–150.00 $144.95 $733 +12.15
552–577 564 70 130.00–165.00 $149.46 $843 +12.33
621–628 622 14 130.00–140.75 $139.97 $871 +16.59
650–688 666 30 119.00–132.00 $127.88 $852 +2.88
735–743 738 15 117.00–126.00 $122.38 $903 +8.71
760–765 763 2 75.00–127.00 $100.91 $770 -9.09
812–830 821 2 71.00–87.00 $79.09 $649 -29.75
850–885 868 3 71.00–106.00 $90.84 $788 —
920 920 3 80.00 $80.00 $736 -8.26
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 137.00 $137.00 $480 —
425–429 428 7 140.00–164.00 $160.60 $687 +22.45
451–485 474 14 81.00–150.00 $128.59 $610 +0.80
538–540 539 3 120.00–138.00 $131.99 $711 —
564 564 16 139.75 $139.75 $788 +21.20
730 730 2 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 75.00 $75.00 $214 —
315 315 1 105.00 $105.00 $331 -35.99
355 355 1 65.00 $65.00 $231 -101.00
407 407 5 101.00 $101.00 $411 —
475 475 1 145.00 $145.00 $689 +14.65
508–545 515 5 85.00 $85.00 $438 -50.00
550–561 554 8 85.00–129.00 $117.11 $649 -9.03
606–633 624 3 81.00–105.00 $97.23 $607 —
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 +3.00
810 810 1 85.00 $85.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 value added 390 1 194.00 $194.00 $757 —
443 value added 443 5 186.50 $186.50 $826 —
516 value added 516 5 171.00 $171.00 $882 —
656–678 662 7 120.00–133.00 $129.20 $855 +0.20
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 61.00 $61.00 $287 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
956 956 10 87.00 $87.00 $832 —

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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.