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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

2,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.21/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 637 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.19/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 541 lb · 110 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.77/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 538 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,447 5,934 2,724
Feeder cattle 2,447 5,934 2,724

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 650, Heifers 1086, Bulls 711) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 400-600 lbs steady to 9.00 lower; 600-800 lbs mostly 4.00-9.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, 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
320–343 337 4 150.00–189.00 $179.75 $606 —
355–375 368 3 110.00–173.00 $144.95 $533 -40.05
424 value added 424 4 190.00 $190.00 $806 —
428–449 442 11 172.00–197.00 $185.19 $819 -15.45
453 value added 453 5 200.00 $200.00 $906 +5.00
450–475 468 27 166.00–189.25 $185.56 $868 -5.57
510–549 546 55 153.00–174.50 $171.92 $939 -9.08
546 value added 546 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,005 -17.00
555–568 561 18 150.00–183.00 $179.05 $1,004 -3.03
617–620 value added 617 23 160.00–185.75 $183.50 $1,132 -3.17
610–642 640 25 160.00–165.00 $160.66 $1,028 +0.75
650–695 663 64 130.00–167.50 $162.53 $1,078 +3.09
676 value added 676 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,183 -2.04
722–748 734 31 132.00–153.00 $149.64 $1,098 -7.98
749 value added 749 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,191 —
750–764 763 10 143.00–154.00 $152.92 $1,167 +10.90
803–835 value added 829 20 130.00–173.50 $165.20 $1,370 +2.11
800–845 830 11 131.00–144.00 $140.86 $1,169 -6.55
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 -57.00
908 value added 908 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,303 +12.50
943 943 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,320 +18.25
1000 1000 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,300 +12.00
1115 1115 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,126 —
1250 1250 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 137.50–174.00 $155.33 $502 -12.32
360–390 365 13 84.00–196.50 $181.74 $663 +18.63
390 value added 390 2 145.00 $145.00 $566 —
430–447 443 7 91.00–184.00 $158.84 $704 -20.84
451–472 461 44 168.00–191.50 $185.24 $854 +5.73
534–543 538 38 149.00–171.00 $163.30 $879 -2.57
550 550 3 160.00 $160.00 $880 +2.65
573 value added 573 2 159.00 $159.00 $911 —
626–648 636 26 85.00–156.00 $122.87 $781 -30.59
654–680 657 16 136.00–154.00 $151.52 $995 +8.16
658 value added 658 2 130.00 $130.00 $855 -31.00
705 value added 705 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,029 —
702–743 730 16 139.00–149.00 $142.70 $1,042 +3.24
753–765 760 5 130.00–140.00 $136.04 $1,034 -8.34
810–820 818 9 133.00–142.50 $140.41 $1,149 +17.06
860 860 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,075 +20.53
973 973 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,119 —
1126 1126 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 22 201.00 $201.00 $985 +16.71
575 575 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,041 -7.27
594 594 9 193.00 $193.00 $1,146 +20.00
642 value added 642 12 171.00 $171.00 $1,098 -5.99
966 value added 966 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 359 5 110.00–148.00 $131.32 $471 —
435–442 438 16 149.50–155.00 $151.86 $665 +44.57
525–546 542 10 108.00–142.00 $136.59 $740 -1.56
585–593 590 3 141.00–146.00 $142.65 $842 +27.65
633 633 3 133.00 $133.00 $842 +12.00
663–680 669 3 120.00–135.00 $125.08 $837 -7.67
720–725 723 2 90.00–129.00 $109.43 $791 -11.07
770 770 1 98.00 $98.00 $755 -12.03
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 132.00 $132.00 $521 -1.05
468–485 479 6 110.00–125.00 $119.22 $571 -24.74
585 585 2 125.00 $125.00 $731 -6.00
618 618 2 129.00 $129.00 $797 +6.03
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
540 540 1 108.00 $108.00 $583 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–338 331 4 142.50–153.00 $147.87 $489 +5.26
355–382 365 24 100.00–167.50 $149.87 $547 +1.31
426–440 428 21 125.00–148.50 $143.84 $616 -4.28
450–480 457 79 121.00–154.50 $149.05 $681 +3.52
458 value added 458 6 159.00 $159.00 $728 —
521–547 541 110 122.00–144.00 $140.19 $758 -1.99
550–595 553 27 129.00–140.00 $136.88 $757 -2.07
565 value added 565 7 149.00 $149.00 $842 +14.00
605–646 637 118 125.00–146.00 $135.21 $861 -2.00
660 value added 660 21 156.00 $156.00 $1,030 +9.00
660–685 665 5 110.00–129.00 $125.09 $832 -5.21
715–740 730 21 120.00–134.00 $128.14 $935 -0.44
750 value added 750 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 —
754–755 754 6 115.00–131.00 $117.67 $887 +0.64
814 814 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,050 +5.59
868 868 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,076 +29.91
895 value added 895 2 106.00 $106.00 $949 -22.00
995 995 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,094 -10.00
1060–1085 1073 2 102.00–104.00 $102.99 $1,105 +14.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 101.00 $101.00 $258 —
305–341 332 9 127.50–159.00 $144.84 $481 +0.62
359–380 362 34 110.00–170.25 $157.73 $571 +15.17
425 value added 425 2 151.00 $151.00 $642 —
415–449 436 38 95.00–148.00 $135.48 $591 -13.49
450–485 459 93 124.50–155.75 $149.49 $686 +22.49
510–544 538 102 81.00–143.00 $136.77 $736 -1.45
552 552 9 136.00 $136.00 $751 +4.92
613 value added 613 6 148.01 $148.01 $907 +3.01
600–646 637 28 103.00–139.75 $134.23 $855 +2.45
650–680 658 16 100.00–125.00 $120.61 $794 -5.43
723 value added 723 12 149.00 $149.00 $1,077 —
725–735 728 16 110.00–139.00 $128.62 $936 -6.92
753 753 4 124.00 $124.00 $934 -0.21
831 831 4 115.00 $115.00 $956 +16.93
865 865 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,064 —
915–930 923 2 79.00–123.00 $100.82 $931 -8.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 4 140.00–148.00 $144.15 $480 +26.85
350–380 364 24 100.00–163.50 $133.27 $485 -12.38
410–438 434 7 100.00–106.00 $105.19 $457 -29.14
452–465 454 29 115.00–142.25 $137.12 $623 +13.58
515–545 539 20 89.00–140.50 $130.41 $703 -6.17
550–560 557 3 127.50–132.00 $130.52 $727 +5.37
605–648 633 6 105.00–124.00 $118.37 $749 +8.04
658–668 664 5 90.00–109.00 $101.47 $674 -20.77
730 730 1 93.00 $93.00 $679 -4.48
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 +13.00
818 818 2 115.00 $115.00 $941 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–373 367 20 105.00–145.00 $134.84 $495 +2.15
454 454 20 140.50 $140.50 $638 +19.30
510–539 531 13 75.00–138.00 $117.90 $626 -6.68
623–631 629 10 85.00–129.00 $116.87 $735 -0.46
660 660 1 108.00 $108.00 $713 +13.78
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 +3.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 131.00 $131.00 $427 —
375–386 383 8 115.00–130.00 $126.33 $484 -4.67
535 value added 535 5 146.00 $146.00 $781 -16.50
602 value added 602 17 148.50 $148.50 $894 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 98.00 $98.00 $343 —
508 508 2 116.00 $116.00 $589 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 87.00 $87.00 $387 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
320–346 342 18 147.00–183.50 $177.03 $605 -2.85
355–372 368 16 161.00–171.00 $166.73 $614 +1.23
400–441 428 46 145.00–184.75 $180.49 $772 -1.64
460–492 487 50 161.00–181.00 $172.68 $841 +2.65
502–548 542 37 140.00–166.00 $158.26 $858 +7.89
553–595 562 42 130.00–158.00 $153.30 $862 -0.58
600–645 626 25 130.00–143.00 $140.56 $880 -1.20
653 653 34 151.00 $151.00 $986 +13.81
712–733 729 16 120.00–149.00 $144.64 $1,054 -4.33
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 -8.73
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 -23.49
925 925 1 90.00 $90.00 $832 —
970 970 1 83.00 $83.00 $805 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–342 338 29 148.00–188.50 $181.85 $615 -5.12
380–390 385 4 95.00–163.00 $135.61 $522 -50.39
405–435 421 63 117.50–185.00 $173.07 $729 -1.82
453–493 480 64 156.00–180.00 $172.71 $829 +5.21
500–540 530 20 147.50–161.00 $149.05 $790 +7.82
550–585 561 53 122.00–157.00 $145.87 $818 +2.11
623–635 625 13 125.00–135.50 $134.33 $840 -3.04
650–695 662 13 98.00–140.00 $132.66 $878 +1.87
710–748 741 13 86.00–142.00 $132.31 $980 +7.80
845 845 1 78.00 $78.00 $659 -31.88
880 880 1 96.00 $96.00 $845 -4.00
925–930 928 2 80.00–83.00 $81.50 $756 -36.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 107.00–130.00 $118.50 $409 +9.50
350 350 7 137.50 $137.50 $481 -5.00
412–418 414 7 141.00–141.50 $141.36 $585 +7.03
473–482 480 10 101.00–134.50 $127.15 $610 -3.85
545 545 1 145.00 $145.00 $790 +30.58
558–590 564 8 90.00–126.00 $108.19 $610 -14.42
655–660 658 3 102.00–114.00 $105.98 $697 -20.02
705–730 718 2 95.00–115.00 $104.83 $753 —
970–975 973 2 69.00 $69.00 $671 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 10 136.50 $136.50 $878 —
690 690 16 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 +14.00
782 782 3 115.00 $115.00 $899 —
814 814 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 114.00–126.00 $120.00 $336 —
368 368 2 135.00 $135.00 $497 —
438 438 2 100.00–135.00 $117.50 $515 —
455–463 461 5 141.00–167.00 $161.87 $746 +13.92
541 541 4 133.00 $133.00 $720 +5.41
560–585 572 5 115.00–142.50 $134.15 $767 —
638 638 3 127.50 $127.50 $813 —
740 740 1 117.50 $117.50 $870 —
820 820 1 90.00 $90.00 $738 +7.50
885 885 1 75.00 $75.00 $664 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 50.00 $50.00 $278 —

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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.