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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

4,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.08/cwt +3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 555 lb · 287 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.58/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 636 lb · 194 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.22/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 539 lb · 174 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,232 5,141 4,356
Feeder cattle 4,190 5,141 4,259
Slaughter cattle 42 — 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1276, Heifers 1913, Bulls 1001) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 7) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven ranging 7.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 379 9 142.00–200.00 $178.30 $676 -4.98
405–434 428 7 158.00–196.00 $182.32 $780 +4.53
462–488 470 67 150.00–194.00 $181.26 $852 -0.06
512–517 value added 515 8 175.00–180.00 $177.51 $914 —
508–548 540 166 145.00–192.00 $174.06 $940 +5.81
552–577 569 78 145.00–184.00 $171.28 $975 -1.44
608–625 value added 615 5 166.00–172.00 $168.44 $1,036 -8.56
600–649 639 137 134.00–164.00 $154.68 $988 -6.98
651–663 658 33 135.00–159.00 $156.19 $1,028 -0.04
659–690 value added 666 35 162.00–174.00 $171.93 $1,145 -1.92
705–735 730 23 132.00–152.50 $148.65 $1,085 -6.50
731 731 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,170 +4.85
735–737 value added 736 6 155.00–156.00 $155.67 $1,146 —
759–780 761 34 146.00–156.00 $154.88 $1,179 -2.98
750–776 value added 770 18 154.00–162.00 $159.55 $1,229 —
817 817 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,176 +3.07
840 value added 840 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,243 —
855–885 860 6 132.00–139.00 $137.67 $1,184 -8.98
877 value added 877 11 148.00–150.50 $149.82 $1,314 —
915–925 920 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $1,210 -15.51
974 value added 974 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,325 —
1040 1040 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,310 +25.00
1069 value added 1069 18 137.50 $137.50 $1,470 —
1520 1520 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 160.00–180.00 $169.93 $583 -10.07
363–385 370 15 158.00–204.00 $190.66 $705 +14.73
400–447 439 14 116.00–188.00 $166.74 $732 -6.56
454–489 464 80 151.00–184.25 $176.60 $819 +1.96
515–545 540 79 133.00–175.00 $165.13 $892 +0.57
551 value added 551 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,047 +23.00
555–580 569 12 137.00–171.00 $163.24 $929 +2.99
635 value added 635 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,022 +12.00
610–648 639 55 132.50–169.00 $153.12 $978 +1.88
651–665 658 12 141.00–149.00 $147.74 $972 +2.29
710–738 730 22 134.00–150.00 $147.70 $1,078 +0.64
748 value added 748 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 -12.00
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 -43.00
755 value added 755 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,193 —
778 778 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,144 -5.00
810–846 835 6 119.00–130.00 $127.24 $1,062 +1.64
963 value added 963 4 148.50 $148.50 $1,430 —
970 970 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 11 176.00 $176.00 $950 -4.00
547 value added 547 9 180.00 $180.00 $985 -5.79
563–566 value added 564 30 186.00–190.00 $188.80 $1,065 +8.93
620–646 631 17 164.00 $164.00 $1,035 —
672 672 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,001 -19.00
704–719 value added 714 22 155.50–163.00 $158.19 $1,129 -6.35
725 725 6 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 -10.00
758 value added 758 17 163.00 $163.00 $1,236 -1.09
844 844 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,224 —
866 866 14 149.50 $149.50 $1,295 —
1043 1043 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–390 385 3 154.00–167.50 $158.55 $610 -30.45
410–448 437 8 40.00–154.00 $133.82 $585 -18.45
453–490 458 8 155.00–157.50 $157.17 $720 +20.14
505–543 538 14 134.00–150.00 $144.06 $775 +8.01
558 558 2 133.00 $133.00 $742 +3.59
619–640 624 9 120.00–135.50 $131.75 $822 -4.25
675 675 2 136.00 $136.00 $918 +13.64
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,242 —
1305–1735 1497 31 140.00–161.50 $150.82 $2,258 —
1510–1630 1568 3 148.00–151.00 $149.69 $2,347 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 120.00 $120.00 $470 -5.84
418–425 420 4 104.00–125.00 $119.68 $503 +4.68
465 465 1 111.00 $111.00 $516 —
535–543 540 8 103.00–135.00 $124.16 $670 -1.11
646 646 3 116.00 $116.00 $749 -6.13
660 660 3 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
730 730 2 115.00 $115.00 $840 +4.30
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 100.00 $100.00 $310 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 76.00 $76.00 $201 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 318 10 120.00–157.50 $146.31 $465 +19.61
363–385 369 31 121.00–164.00 $149.10 $550 +0.83
410–435 425 30 110.00–160.00 $147.48 $627 +6.44
451–493 465 167 126.00–149.00 $143.16 $666 +2.65
478 value added 478 4 134.00 $134.00 $641 —
500–548 527 94 124.00–147.75 $140.31 $739 +5.85
553 value added 553 10 148.00 $148.00 $818 —
550–586 555 277 120.00–147.00 $140.83 $782 +3.11
603–645 636 194 120.00–142.00 $134.58 $856 +3.84
650–661 659 10 132.50–136.50 $135.71 $894 -15.20
658–688 value added 671 15 124.00–149.00 $140.99 $946 +3.49
707 value added 707 5 136.00 $136.00 $962 -14.50
705–749 734 60 115.00–144.00 $137.94 $1,012 -5.56
754–775 757 15 114.00–131.00 $120.75 $914 +2.50
830 830 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,212 +25.12
835 value added 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
925 925 1 88.00 $88.00 $814 -31.67
973 value added 973 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 334 11 103.00–145.00 $135.95 $454 +16.53
351–392 364 86 125.00–169.00 $157.28 $572 +2.50
420–449 439 57 107.50–163.00 $150.00 $658 +2.01
456–490 464 170 81.00–154.00 $143.91 $668 +9.58
510–542 538 30 110.00–140.00 $132.84 $715 +3.59
551–595 554 109 89.00–149.50 $140.15 $776 +1.52
551–585 value added 557 6 110.00–135.00 $130.62 $728 —
630–648 643 72 115.00–139.50 $132.21 $850 +2.37
652–695 664 15 100.00–139.00 $127.24 $845 +3.54
696 value added 696 8 138.00 $138.00 $960 —
730 value added 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 +10.00
700–748 734 18 110.00–139.50 $136.31 $1,001 +13.77
750 750 2 79.00 $79.00 $592 -25.01
900–910 907 3 79.00–110.00 $99.74 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 87.00 $87.00 $204 —
320–345 339 14 101.00–146.00 $139.63 $473 +10.13
364–379 370 13 100.00–144.00 $123.46 $457 -11.79
405–443 431 15 84.00–138.50 $126.46 $545 +2.78
451–465 452 33 105.00–130.00 $126.22 $571 -10.63
505–542 533 36 102.00–142.00 $133.92 $714 +11.07
602 602 5 144.00 $144.00 $867 +32.67
615–635 622 9 83.00–130.00 $120.93 $752 +9.60
662–675 665 11 110.00–131.00 $127.25 $846 +32.33
715–735 725 2 92.00–107.00 $99.40 $721 -8.71
750–755 753 5 70.00–110.00 $100.38 $756 -0.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 value added 467 7 144.00 $144.00 $672 +4.69
555–599 value added 571 41 131.00–158.00 $145.34 $830 -3.75
608–624 value added 620 26 129.50–154.00 $141.01 $874 -11.99
624 624 12 137.00 $137.00 $855 -12.00
747 value added 747 9 133.00 $133.00 $994 -12.03
761 value added 761 19 146.50 $146.50 $1,115 +13.05
874 874 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,193 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 374 6 81.00–141.00 $119.18 $446 -14.23
440 440 17 139.00 $139.00 $612 +9.82
452–488 466 5 105.00–110.00 $107.09 $499 -9.64
513–549 541 13 81.00–117.00 $112.01 $606 -15.99
560 560 1 91.00 $91.00 $510 -10.39
655–660 658 3 114.00–115.00 $114.67 $755 +7.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 26 154.00 $154.00 $1,041 —
780 780 9 147.00 $147.00 $1,147 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1475 1258 4 141.00–160.00 $147.25 $1,852 —
1320–1400 1360 2 147.00–151.00 $148.94 $2,026 —
1390 1390 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,863 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 31.00 $31.00 $67 —
263 263 2 71.00 $71.00 $187 —
325 325 1 59.00 $59.00 $192 —
400 400 1 59.00 $59.00 $236 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 81.00 $81.00 $263 —
415 415 1 65.00 $65.00 $270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–342 329 16 140.00–201.00 $188.89 $621 +19.95
350–395 376 25 136.00–189.00 $181.18 $681 +4.72
410–440 423 68 160.00–197.00 $178.73 $756 +5.52
455–492 485 88 138.00–179.00 $160.76 $780 -2.20
525–546 535 17 134.00–176.00 $158.68 $849 +20.93
555–578 567 154 130.00–174.00 $155.29 $880 +6.26
626–648 630 41 118.00–142.00 $132.86 $837 -7.13
650–659 655 58 125.00–149.00 $146.11 $957 +27.32
725–733 730 30 113.00–146.00 $141.79 $1,035 +8.68
784–785 784 8 95.00–135.00 $129.99 $1,019 +14.99
830 830 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,013 +12.62
860 860 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 +21.46
920 value added 920 1 98.00 $98.00 $902 —
1045 value added 1045 1 87.00 $87.00 $909 —
1055 1055 1 86.00 $86.00 $907 +16.00
1120 1120 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,008 —
1290 1290 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–341 337 45 170.00–201.50 $189.73 $639 +2.94
375–382 381 12 160.00–189.00 $184.24 $702 +15.24
405–445 420 76 91.00–189.00 $173.94 $731 +3.34
458–495 482 68 130.00–167.00 $156.21 $753 -4.34
513–545 531 15 128.00–167.50 $153.23 $814 +6.28
559–580 562 72 126.00–164.00 $149.28 $839 +2.12
615–645 632 27 120.00–137.50 $132.00 $834 +1.85
654–695 666 14 89.00–138.00 $134.07 $893 +19.82
720–746 738 6 83.00–145.00 $128.70 $950 +6.67
765–790 778 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,058 +12.00
820 820 2 110.00 $110.00 $902 +21.00
860 860 3 115.50 $115.50 $993 +28.50
930 930 1 83.00 $83.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 375 5 90.00–146.00 $116.07 $435 —
454–473 462 17 94.00–143.00 $130.40 $602 +28.03
510 510 1 141.00 $141.00 $719 +26.95
558 558 3 100.00 $100.00 $558 +22.50
630–640 635 5 61.00–126.00 $89.77 $570 -3.00
650–658 657 7 81.00–122.50 $116.63 $766 —
738 738 2 112.50 $112.50 $830 -1.50
750 750 1 91.00 $91.00 $682 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 362 11 100.00–120.00 $118.07 $427 -8.14
418–428 421 7 116.00–163.00 $149.34 $629 +1.31
510–528 517 8 108.00–124.00 $117.87 $609 +13.87
573 573 4 105.00 $105.00 $602 -15.00
655 655 1 103.00 $103.00 $675 +3.52
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 82.00 $82.00 $366 —
550 550 6 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 152.00 $152.00 $555 —
647 647 6 138.50 $138.50 $896 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 69.00 $69.00 $248 -56.00
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 —
515–520 518 2 41.00–81.00 $61.10 $316 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 63.00–79.00 $70.72 $202 —
358 358 2 86.00 $86.00 $308 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 119.00 $119.00 $433 —
427 427 3 119.00 $119.00 $508 +5.00
505 505 4 116.00 $116.00 $586 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 14 112.00 $112.00 $291 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 95.00 $95.00 $451 —
717 717 3 92.00 $92.00 $660 —

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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.