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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

3,977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $182.87/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 541 lb · 174 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.93/cwt -9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 543 lb · 173 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.41/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 464 lb · 159 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,977 3,465 4,363
Feeder cattle 3,977 3,465 4,363

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1248, Heifers 1985, Bulls 744) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: uneven, mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher with light weight heifers mostly 3.00 to 9.00 lower Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, 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
296 296 4 226.00 $226.00 $669 +28.50
300 300 1 215.00 $215.00 $645 -1.36
375–390 380 36 140.00–252.50 $232.19 $882 -2.74
430–436 value added 434 6 210.00–222.00 $213.96 $929 —
424–448 444 66 150.00–253.00 $240.19 $1,066 -0.81
450–495 459 98 131.00–249.00 $240.70 $1,105 +7.98
483–496 495 28 237.00–252.00 $250.43 $1,240 +17.71
510–548 536 67 160.00–236.00 $229.83 $1,232 -1.35
552–593 555 116 150.00–246.00 $232.16 $1,288 +6.64
563–586 566 37 244.00–262.00 $246.52 $1,395 +21.00
567 value added 567 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,361 —
619 value added 619 16 245.50 $245.50 $1,520 +38.50
600–648 638 94 169.00–233.00 $216.11 $1,379 -2.40
629–644 640 15 218.00–239.00 $223.50 $1,430 +4.99
655 655 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 +14.33
650–685 665 4 159.00–218.00 $202.81 $1,349 -2.86
693 value added 693 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,455 -9.54
708–745 732 36 166.00–198.50 $190.57 $1,395 +7.82
750–788 764 33 179.00–206.00 $196.61 $1,502 +13.98
769 769 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,500 +12.37
817–820 value added 819 21 170.00–173.00 $171.43 $1,404 —
822 822 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,488 +9.30
805–845 833 8 168.00–175.00 $169.13 $1,409 -2.57
873–885 875 7 165.00–171.00 $170.13 $1,489 +5.13
888 value added 888 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,510 +0.95
938 938 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,407 +1.00
1004 1004 7 146.50 $146.50 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
325–338 331 7 180.00–232.00 $211.38 $700 -13.71
354–383 360 21 220.00–250.00 $238.54 $859 +2.26
423–443 433 19 221.00–237.00 $225.91 $978 -3.22
450–482 463 74 187.00–243.00 $235.84 $1,092 +0.90
495 value added 495 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,242 +19.63
500–548 535 77 177.50–240.00 $228.77 $1,224 +0.38
555–585 567 22 175.00–241.00 $214.54 $1,216 -13.00
557–583 value added 571 11 240.00–263.00 $250.19 $1,429 —
600–645 629 34 162.50–225.50 $217.53 $1,368 -0.11
650–681 668 38 191.00–232.50 $222.14 $1,484 +6.88
705–737 728 18 126.00–195.00 $169.51 $1,234 -14.27
762 762 14 184.50 $184.50 $1,406 +14.83
833 833 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,383 ±0.00
905 905 1 81.00 $81.00 $733 —
965–969 968 6 142.50–155.00 $152.92 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 238.00 $238.00 $814 +38.00
357–368 365 12 200.00–217.50 $215.43 $786 -24.57
420–440 435 11 147.50–235.00 $216.10 $940 -2.89
463–493 468 14 180.00–215.00 $204.86 $959 -2.74
508–524 521 10 195.00–227.00 $220.76 $1,150 -5.85
553–558 555 12 125.00–210.00 $188.41 $1,046 +14.83
610–645 626 6 90.00–210.00 $173.22 $1,084 -13.19
650–660 658 6 176.00–205.50 $200.65 $1,320 +40.65
708–727 719 7 165.00–189.50 $178.70 $1,285 -2.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 value added 402 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,005 —
508 508 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,346 —
535 value added 535 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,247 -9.00
691 691 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,499 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–433 427 4 197.50–223.00 $216.88 $926 +77.88
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 -4.15
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 -42.50
575–595 585 2 189.00–196.00 $192.44 $1,126 +27.52
638 638 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,219 -1.00
652 652 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,232 —
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
923 value added 923 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566–590 577 16 211.00–222.00 $215.93 $1,246 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 160.00 $160.00 $944 —
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
310–346 338 17 165.00–212.00 $203.19 $687 +9.15
363–395 373 45 150.00–204.00 $194.81 $727 -3.27
404–426 value added 414 9 180.00–186.00 $182.75 $757 —
400–448 432 85 172.50–201.00 $193.95 $838 -2.87
450–495 463 132 150.00–204.00 $195.47 $905 -4.69
467–470 468 27 194.00–197.00 $195.12 $913 -5.04
523–533 value added 529 14 185.00–187.00 $186.29 $985 —
541–543 542 10 184.00–187.00 $185.80 $1,007 -5.98
510–547 544 149 150.00–190.00 $181.26 $986 -10.52
550–585 561 43 142.50–189.00 $177.73 $997 -7.80
573 value added 573 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,014 -7.00
616–638 value added 619 51 159.00–182.00 $179.21 $1,109 —
615–646 636 70 135.00–180.00 $169.28 $1,077 +3.72
641 641 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,218 +24.44
650–698 value added 667 22 106.00–172.00 $157.97 $1,054 -13.06
653–680 677 98 142.00–180.50 $176.06 $1,192 +10.09
703 703 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,265 +22.34
705–732 710 93 147.00–174.50 $170.13 $1,208 +12.47
707–720 value added 717 13 164.00–170.00 $165.37 $1,186 —
754–755 754 5 125.50–134.50 $132.70 $1,001 -14.46
766 value added 766 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,187 -12.00
800–810 value added 804 7 154.00–165.00 $158.75 $1,276 +13.75
800–821 816 10 140.00–160.50 $150.41 $1,227 -2.09
853 853 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,237 —
938 938 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,276 —
951 951 14 156.00 $156.00 $1,484 +10.00
953 953 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,306 -9.00
1021 1021 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,225 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
330–335 335 12 154.00–165.00 $164.10 $550 -27.58
354–393 360 108 160.00–219.00 $204.37 $736 -4.03
410–449 444 135 145.00–205.25 $199.78 $887 -2.40
453 value added 453 5 186.50 $186.50 $845 -23.50
455–495 473 49 150.00–205.50 $184.11 $871 -14.44
515–549 541 174 101.00–195.00 $182.87 $989 -4.87
550–583 565 16 145.00–174.00 $164.53 $930 -17.92
610–643 640 58 130.00–190.00 $170.88 $1,094 +2.53
654–680 657 12 150.00–177.00 $165.83 $1,090 -9.15
705–745 728 13 102.00–158.00 $146.89 $1,069 -6.36
770 770 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 168.00 $168.00 $450 —
320–345 333 2 150.00–177.50 $164.27 $547 -12.82
351–395 357 66 140.00–209.00 $188.29 $672 -8.28
410–447 443 71 125.00–200.00 $190.79 $845 -2.56
450–465 455 18 145.00–188.00 $169.67 $772 —
514 value added 514 8 193.00 $193.00 $992 —
523–548 545 69 144.00–187.00 $177.22 $966 -2.36
565 565 2 125.00 $125.00 $706 -45.08
612–645 632 29 135.00–180.00 $164.03 $1,037 +14.53
652 value added 652 9 171.00 $171.00 $1,115 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
710–735 731 6 61.00–149.00 $132.47 $968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 195.00 $195.00 $718 +5.00
430 430 11 201.00 $201.00 $864 —
455 455 4 186.00 $186.00 $846 —
502 502 8 190.00 $190.00 $954 —
538 value added 538 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,001 —
573 573 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,077 +2.50
734 value added 734 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,218 -0.38
779 779 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,293 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
360–385 371 9 145.00–187.00 $168.68 $626 —
438 438 3 158.00 $158.00 $692 —
454 454 13 168.50 $168.50 $765 -10.50
510–540 530 3 134.00–140.00 $135.92 $720 -40.50
552–553 552 13 147.00–175.00 $170.69 $942 +45.69
613 613 3 146.00 $146.00 $895 —
975 975 1 99.00 $99.00 $965 -26.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 184.00 $184.00 $615 —
532 532 9 150.00 $150.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 81.00 $81.00 $296 —
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 —
627 627 3 73.00 $73.00 $458 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 159.00 $159.00 $390 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 202.00 $202.00 $541 +2.00
328–342 338 21 226.00–249.00 $241.44 $816 +9.35
358–383 367 16 210.00–230.00 $219.90 $807 -4.82
403–445 421 61 169.00–250.00 $238.83 $1,005 +5.87
450–496 482 98 202.00–237.00 $229.74 $1,107 +6.52
510–530 522 6 187.50–236.00 $211.34 $1,103 +3.24
551–595 560 79 159.00–229.00 $209.35 $1,172 +0.90
600–646 631 36 166.00–196.00 $188.77 $1,191 -4.62
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 -11.00
753–763 757 7 151.00–171.00 $162.36 $1,229 +2.24
845 845 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,276 +15.00
850 850 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 197.50 $197.50 $583 —
305–348 342 49 176.00–254.75 $237.91 $814 +1.56
358–393 372 18 207.50–247.00 $221.17 $823 +4.88
413–440 419 87 204.00–253.75 $244.71 $1,025 -4.33
453–487 482 67 150.00–235.50 $227.65 $1,097 +7.77
500–545 513 14 181.00–231.00 $218.50 $1,121 +9.28
556–598 562 46 200.00–219.00 $212.85 $1,196 +8.76
606–643 631 24 165.00–207.00 $193.53 $1,221 +2.80
653 653 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,156 +5.46
715–745 725 4 150.00–161.00 $156.80 $1,137 -3.20
776 776 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,249 +2.00
880 880 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 359 5 157.00–204.00 $187.82 $674 +62.82
434–448 439 15 165.00–208.00 $198.01 $869 -12.69
473 473 2 175.00 $175.00 $828 —
500–540 527 5 170.00–213.00 $197.41 $1,040 +28.66
555 555 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,099 +21.00
625 625 1 141.00 $141.00 $881 —
683 683 2 145.00 $145.00 $990 —
713 713 3 135.00 $135.00 $963 -22.00
792 792 7 97.00 $97.00 $768 —
890 890 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,112 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 —
363–385 370 3 142.00–171.00 $160.95 $596 -24.05
400–424 420 6 142.00–195.00 $186.59 $784 -8.23
480 480 7 180.00 $180.00 $864 +10.50
513–545 534 9 175.00–216.00 $189.83 $1,014 —
555–585 575 4 52.00–172.00 $133.86 $770 -57.63
663 663 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 172.00 $172.00 $447 —

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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.