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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

3,601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.36/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 544 lb · 311 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.96/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 638 lb · 156 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $155.80/cwt +10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 561 lb · 149 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,601 1,833 3,721
Feeder cattle 3,588 1,833 3,692
Slaughter cattle 13 — 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 965, Heifers 1772, Bulls 851) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 5, Heifers 8) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven in a light test. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
360–398 384 13 170.00–190.00 $182.91 $702 +7.93
430–446 437 20 167.50–200.00 $188.60 $824 +8.60
458–497 484 86 145.00–195.50 $190.43 $922 +10.77
525–545 544 37 114.00–174.00 $170.52 $928 -3.25
553–592 564 131 150.00–188.50 $175.08 $987 +0.21
603–647 633 147 141.00–171.00 $164.38 $1,041 +4.25
654 654 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,086 +34.00
655–689 663 60 138.00–171.00 $165.82 $1,099 +33.82
705–736 value added 734 36 159.00–168.00 $167.52 $1,230 —
700–748 735 65 145.00–173.50 $158.44 $1,165 +15.48
755–780 764 6 125.00–170.00 $152.71 $1,167 +12.71
771 value added 771 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,257 —
815–849 839 9 118.00–147.00 $136.56 $1,146 -17.44
852 value added 852 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,342 —
863–895 871 4 119.00–142.00 $136.09 $1,185 —
913–945 919 5 117.00–146.00 $140.04 $1,287 —
966 value added 966 17 147.00 $147.00 $1,420 —
1015 1015 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,279 —
1140 1140 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,505 —
1180–1195 1191 4 125.00–126.00 $125.25 $1,492 +0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 172.50 $172.50 $543 +8.50
350–395 373 9 157.00–190.00 $179.23 $669 +7.31
408–445 437 22 132.50–186.00 $178.34 $779 +5.26
460–483 469 16 167.00–193.00 $173.35 $813 +0.22
501–549 532 43 140.00–179.00 $166.02 $883 -3.15
575–598 588 10 140.00–162.00 $155.66 $915 +0.09
615–646 640 15 146.00–159.50 $153.10 $980 +4.07
658–690 663 7 130.00–156.00 $152.13 $1,009 +5.13
713–740 722 10 86.00–147.00 $134.69 $972 -8.31
725 value added 725 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,116 —
756–790 767 8 85.00–150.50 $140.41 $1,077 -5.59
805–824 821 7 130.00–131.00 $130.14 $1,068 —
923 923 2 91.00 $91.00 $840 —
965 965 1 93.00 $93.00 $897 —
1125 1125 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 196.00 $196.00 $708 —
484 484 9 188.00 $188.00 $910 —
509 509 7 175.00 $175.00 $891 —
553 553 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,040 —
562 562 6 171.00 $171.00 $961 —
681 681 17 170.00 $170.00 $1,158 —
709 value added 709 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,156 —
803 value added 803 19 155.50 $155.50 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 +24.00
408 value added 408 3 100.00 $100.00 $408 —
430–440 438 7 93.00–162.50 $143.45 $628 —
465 465 1 139.00 $139.00 $646 -2.17
500–533 522 3 125.00–145.00 $138.61 $724 —
548 value added 548 4 89.00 $89.00 $488 —
551 551 3 141.50 $141.50 $780 +5.96
618–649 639 6 65.00–141.00 $116.49 $744 -24.51
650 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930 —
815 815 1 101.00 $101.00 $823 —
1215 1215 1 70.00 $70.00 $850 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 152.50–155.00 $153.80 $658 —
485 485 1 119.00 $119.00 $577 -12.00
510–520 515 2 110.00–137.00 $123.37 $635 +2.37
560–585 573 2 99.00–119.00 $109.22 $626 +4.22
605 605 1 101.00 $101.00 $611 —
715–720 717 3 106.00–109.00 $108.00 $774 —
845 845 1 71.00 $71.00 $600 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 117.00 $117.00 $526 —
540 540 1 95.00 $95.00 $513 —
558 558 2 117.00 $117.00 $653 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1575 1497 3 145.00–150.00 $147.61 $2,210 —
1505–1700 1603 2 158.00–160.00 $158.94 $2,548 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 112.50 $112.50 $129 —
250 250 1 95.00 $95.00 $238 —
310 310 1 62.50 $62.50 $194 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 121.00 $121.00 $327 —
311–349 332 14 100.00–164.50 $152.75 $507 +12.75
355–385 374 21 119.00–159.00 $148.41 $555 -6.15
420–448 432 31 105.00–159.00 $153.27 $662 -2.98
450–495 470 148 120.00–154.00 $148.00 $696 -1.62
500–549 544 311 128.00–153.00 $139.36 $758 -2.26
560–587 567 83 116.00–148.00 $141.89 $805 -3.11
602–649 638 156 115.00–142.00 $133.96 $855 -2.69
650–674 671 19 115.00–140.00 $137.55 $923 +2.45
705–740 732 24 102.00–135.00 $122.71 $898 -5.11
747 747 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,008 +7.18
755–794 765 17 93.50–140.00 $133.29 $1,020 +7.10
856–880 860 6 129.00–136.00 $134.81 $1,159 —
994 994 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,312 —
1123 1123 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 95.00 $95.00 $238 —
307–349 337 18 110.00–157.00 $144.96 $489 +3.85
359–395 374 47 112.50–169.00 $155.12 $580 -6.04
409–432 427 73 100.00–165.00 $152.90 $653 -2.10
461 461 8 160.50 $160.50 $740 +11.47
455–490 465 92 126.00–156.00 $151.23 $703 +2.20
500–549 538 138 75.00–147.75 $140.23 $754 -1.90
550 550 2 120.00 $120.00 $660 -20.00
560–563 value added 561 16 130.00–151.00 $145.73 $818 —
555–579 574 26 130.00–140.00 $138.31 $794 -1.69
610–638 value added 629 24 139.00–149.50 $144.30 $908 —
600–645 634 48 75.00–140.50 $129.26 $820 -6.39
657–688 676 15 127.00–146.00 $134.39 $908 —
690 value added 690 15 129.00 $129.00 $890 —
728–740 732 6 107.00–132.00 $117.21 $858 -10.52
756–790 759 22 112.00–136.50 $131.28 $996 +4.28
860 860 2 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
1090 1090 1 84.00 $84.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–437 424 26 112.50–160.00 $146.30 $620 —
439 value added 439 4 148.00 $148.00 $650 —
478 478 11 145.00 $145.00 $693 —
516 516 7 135.00 $135.00 $697 —
560 560 11 143.00 $143.00 $801 —
551–574 567 16 140.50–147.50 $145.37 $824 —
655–698 value added 658 28 130.00–151.00 $149.41 $983 —
681 681 11 132.00 $132.00 $899 —
674–696 690 37 146.50–149.00 $147.16 $1,015 —
712 712 9 124.00 $124.00 $883 —
828–848 value added 844 9 115.00–138.00 $132.98 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 337 9 100.00–150.00 $129.92 $438 —
361–390 373 15 120.00–162.50 $152.36 $568 +0.34
415–435 427 7 100.00–145.50 $127.16 $543 -12.17
455–490 459 19 120.00–150.00 $141.83 $651 -3.53
503–543 534 20 60.00–140.00 $123.74 $661 -10.51
550–595 567 10 103.00–135.00 $127.28 $722 +1.28
610–637 628 6 95.00–129.00 $117.99 $741 -10.84
658–663 661 4 109.00–117.00 $113.02 $747 —
739 739 7 107.00 $107.00 $791 -15.48
850 850 2 68.00 $68.00 $578 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 97.50 $97.50 $332 —
372–395 380 3 108.00–159.00 $141.31 $537 -7.69
425–448 439 11 100.00–146.00 $136.49 $599 —
475 475 2 121.00 $121.00 $575 -17.00
525–532 530 4 75.00–109.00 $100.58 $533 -29.42
558–560 559 9 116.00–131.00 $124.32 $695 —
605 605 3 130.50 $130.50 $790 —
683 683 2 107.00 $107.00 $731 -16.00
725–735 732 3 89.00–126.00 $113.78 $833 -9.72
975 975 1 97.50 $97.50 $951 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 14 160.50 $160.50 $899 —
627 627 5 146.00 $146.00 $915 —
759 value added 759 5 112.00 $112.00 $850 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1430 1317 3 140.00–152.00 $145.44 $1,915 —
1490–1640 1543 5 155.00–159.00 $156.60 $2,416 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 value added 635 3 121.00 $121.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 99.00 $99.00 $366 —
415 415 1 81.00 $81.00 $336 —
515 515 1 81.00 $81.00 $417 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 38.00 $38.00 $51 —
250 250 1 51.00 $51.00 $128 —
355 355 1 55.00 $55.00 $195 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 171.00 $171.00 $479 —
320–347 339 9 162.00–178.00 $170.30 $577 -0.99
355–380 375 14 142.00–191.00 $182.25 $683 -2.75
405–445 423 34 122.00–187.00 $170.49 $721 +3.53
470–493 485 66 152.00–188.00 $171.52 $832 +15.79
505–543 517 27 136.00–167.00 $159.19 $823 -5.56
558–593 561 149 127.00–162.00 $155.80 $874 +10.08
617–648 638 67 111.00–150.00 $143.05 $913 +5.30
651–695 655 22 133.50–145.00 $141.41 $926 +4.05
741–749 746 19 133.00–138.00 $134.83 $1,006 -5.17
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 -16.00
875–885 880 2 87.50–122.50 $104.90 $923 —
938–945 942 4 81.00–98.00 $89.47 $843 —
995 995 1 82.00 $82.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 338 44 160.00–187.00 $167.71 $567 -1.45
352–380 364 8 149.00–175.00 $163.22 $594 -1.78
410–445 420 47 115.00–189.00 $174.72 $734 +4.77
464–497 480 57 158.00–181.00 $165.46 $794 +9.69
503–544 520 40 141.00–162.00 $154.82 $805 -1.54
553–573 560 45 141.00–147.50 $144.48 $809 -0.94
624–635 628 30 129.00–142.00 $133.81 $840 +7.21
650–660 659 37 129.00–134.50 $131.36 $866 -4.64
701–740 723 12 100.00–116.00 $107.86 $780 -27.26
765 765 9 122.50–127.50 $126.94 $971 —
839 839 4 87.00 $87.00 $730 -33.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 157.00 $157.00 $531 —
350–353 352 3 120.00–153.00 $130.94 $461 -1.56
413 413 4 150.00 $150.00 $620 +20.00
492 492 8 140.00 $140.00 $689 +17.00
500–522 517 4 100.00–110.00 $102.42 $530 -5.58
560–580 570 6 57.00–129.00 $113.84 $649 +3.84
635 635 2 90.00 $90.00 $572 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 16 142.00 $142.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 130.00 $130.00 $433 +30.00
415 415 3 150.00 $150.00 $622 +65.00
490 490 1 85.00 $85.00 $416 -53.00
530–535 531 4 50.00–110.00 $65.11 $346 -73.89
550 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 —
685 685 2 90.00 $90.00 $616 —
765 765 1 74.00 $74.00 $566 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 183.00 $183.00 $891 —
530 530 6 132.50 $132.50 $702 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 119.00 $119.00 $524 —
475 475 1 30.00 $30.00 $142 —
505 505 1 98.00 $98.00 $495 —
615 615 1 84.00 $84.00 $517 —

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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.