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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.13/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 633 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.76/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 558 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 539 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 2,447 308
Feeder cattle 368 2,447 252
Slaughter cattle 19 — 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Dairy Steers 18, Heifers 141, Bulls 98) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 18, Heifers 1) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated No trends due to light holiday trading Report includes sales from: Front Royal and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 162.00 $162.00 $721 -23.19
477–490 480 4 171.00–181.00 $178.45 $857 -7.11
495 value added 495 2 161.00 $161.00 $797 —
525–540 530 3 152.00–166.00 $156.75 $831 -15.17
561–574 570 15 161.00–173.00 $168.75 $962 -10.30
630 630 18 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 +19.34
642 642 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,021 -1.66
648 value added 648 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,082 -16.50
748 748 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,152 +4.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 17 177.00 $177.00 $1,018 -4.00
622 622 9 179.00 $179.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 180.00 $180.00 $774 +21.16
455–495 470 7 145.00–174.00 $150.82 $709 -34.42
536 536 4 163.00 $163.00 $874 -0.30
578 578 4 147.00 $147.00 $850 -13.00
625 625 3 156.00 $156.00 $975 +33.13
763 763 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,114 +9.96
840 840 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,142 -4.41
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1675 1558 18 152.00–165.00 $158.71 $2,473 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 +18.14
505 505 1 49.00 $49.00 $247 —
625 625 2 145.00 $145.00 $906 +12.00
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 -0.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 152.00 $152.00 $483 +7.16
352–386 376 10 127.00–138.00 $134.91 $507 -22.82
424 424 12 152.00 $152.00 $644 +16.52
466–479 471 10 115.00–146.00 $127.61 $601 -21.88
520 520 2 110.00 $110.00 $572 -26.77
554–580 558 20 112.00–152.00 $145.76 $813 +9.76
653 653 2 134.00 $134.00 $875 +13.39
715–735 725 2 76.00–125.00 $100.16 $726 -28.46
830 830 4 115.00 $115.00 $954 ±0.00
1020 1020 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 332 3 132.00–149.00 $137.46 $456 -10.41
365 365 1 118.00 $118.00 $431 -31.87
429 429 7 148.00 $148.00 $635 +4.16
479 479 7 150.00 $150.00 $718 +0.95
533 533 10 144.00 $144.00 $768 +3.81
555 555 1 103.00 $103.00 $572 -33.88
646 646 7 133.00 $133.00 $859 -2.21
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 +4.86
903 903 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,156 —
968 968 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,191 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 19 153.00 $153.00 $825 —
578 value added 578 4 118.00 $118.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 94.00 $94.00 $367 -39.27
450–458 455 3 62.00–115.00 $97.54 $444 -39.58
595 595 1 102.00 $102.00 $607 —
665 665 1 73.00 $73.00 $485 -28.47
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,244 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 340 6 143.00–177.00 $166.42 $566 -15.43
383–390 385 4 178.00–192.00 $188.45 $726 +52.84
421 421 8 171.00 $171.00 $720 -2.07
480 480 1 156.00 $156.00 $749 -16.71
550–562 561 14 100.00–156.00 $152.08 $853 +6.21
642 642 3 147.00 $147.00 $944 +12.67
700–730 715 2 75.00–139.00 $107.67 $770 -24.64
753 753 3 99.00 $99.00 $745 —
825 825 1 79.00 $79.00 $652 +1.00
913 913 2 86.00 $86.00 $785 +4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 3 176.00–198.00 $182.82 $698 +16.09
433 433 3 170.00 $170.00 $736 -10.49
475 475 12 165.00 $165.00 $784 -7.68
540 540 1 136.00 $136.00 $734 -22.26
568 568 9 155.00 $155.00 $880 +1.70
665 665 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 +3.00
755 755 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,049 +21.00
820–844 836 6 125.00–128.00 $125.98 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
365 365 1 157.00 $157.00 $573 +22.00
443 443 3 124.00 $124.00 $549 +6.50
520 520 1 143.00 $143.00 $744 +10.00
700–713 709 3 87.00–101.00 $96.39 $683 -21.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 154.00 $154.00 $744 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 18 126.00 $126.00 $350 —

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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.